Social Learning Theory
Introduction: Social cognitive theory is a subset of cognitive theory. Primarily focused onthe ways in which we learn to model the behavior of others, social cognitive theory can be seen in advertising campaigns and peer pressure situations. It can also be useful when informing the treatment of psychological disorders, including phobias.
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Conclusion: The most popular experiments performed by Bandura is the famous bobo doll experiment. Children observed as adults modeled either violent or passive behavior towards the doll, and this observation was found to influence the manner in which the children subsequently interacted with the dolls.