Facts about Social Learning Theory

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   Bandura's Social Learning Theory distinguished itself from strict behaviorism by incorporating cognitive factors, treating humans as active processors of information rather than passive responders.

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   Observational learning in Social Learning Theory requires four cognitive processes: attention, retention, motor reproduction, and motivation.

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   A key concept in Social Learning Theory is self-efficacy, a person's belief in their own ability to execute behaviors needed to produce specific outcomes.

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   In Social Learning Theory, reinforcement and punishment influence whether an observed behavior is actually performed, not just learned.

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   Albert Bandura developed Social Learning Theory, emphasizing that people learn behaviors by observing and imitating others, demonstrated through his Bobo doll experiments.

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