Aisha is 15. She observes the behaviour of the two people shown in the table.
| Person observed | Relationship and contact with Aisha | Behaviour and consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Maya, aged 16 | Aisha's netball team captain, whom Aisha admires and trains with twice a week | On four occasions, Maya takes cash from a charity collection tin. Her teammates praise her and she is not caught. |
| An adult aged about 40 | An unfamiliar person whom Aisha sees once | The adult pushes a cyclist to the ground during an argument. Aisha watches the adult being arrested and criticised by bystanders. |
Using social learning theory, explain which behaviour Aisha is more likely to imitate. Refer to both observations in your answer.
After copying one of the behaviours, Aisha's teammates praise her and she is not caught.
Explain how this outcome is likely to affect Aisha's future behaviour, according to social learning theory.
135 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs, covering 1.2.1 SLT: identification with role models, 1.2.2 SLT: observation and imitation, 1.2.3 SLT: vicarious reinforcement, 1.2.4 SLT: direct reinforcement and internalisation; criticisms, 1.2.5 SLT research study: Cooper and Mackie (1986), 1.2.6 Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory, 1.2.7 CNS, arousal and criminal personality, 1.2.8 Brain function, synapses and dopamine in psychoticism, 1.2.9 Dopamine reward, RAS and cortex in extroversion, 1.2.10 Autonomic nervous and limbic system in neuroticism, 1.2.11 Early socialisation and conditioning; criticisms, and 1.2.12 Criminal Personality research study: Heaven (1996). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.