ALBERT BANDURA OBSERVATIONAL SOCIAL LEARNING

ALBERT BANDURA’S
OBERVATIONAL-SOCIAL
LEARNING THEORY
BY: ROMMEL LUIS C. ISRAEL III

WHO IS ALBERT BANDURA?
• Born on December 4, 1925, in
Canada
• Earned psychology degree from
the University of British Columbia
in 1949
• Earned his MA degree in 1951
and his Ph.D. in clinical
psychology in 1952
• Best known for his social
learning theory, the concept of
self-efficacy, and his famous
Bobo doll experiments
Reference: Cherry, Kendra (2019). Albert Bandura’s Influence On The Field Of Psychology. Retrieved March 12, 2020, from
https://www.verywellmind.com/albert-bandura-biography-1925-2795537.

•It describes the process of learning
through watching others, retaining the
information, and then later replicating
the behaviors that were observed.
WHAT IS OBSERVATIONAL
LEARNING?
Reference: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Observational Learning Affects Behavior. Retrieved March 12, 2020, from
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-observational-learning-2795402.

•It is also referred to as shaping, modeling, and
vicarious reinforcement
• It tends to be the most common during
childhood as children learn from the authority
figures and peers in their lives.
LEARNING?

LEARNING?
• Individuals that are observed are called models.
In society, children are surrounded by many
influential models, such as parents within the
family, characters on children’s TV, friends
within their peer group and teachers at school.
These models provide examples of behavior to
observe and imitate, e.g., masculine and
feminine, pro and anti-social, etc.
Reference: Macleod, Saul (2016). Bandura- Social Learning Theory. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from
https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html.

•It plays an important role in the socialization
process
- as children learn how to behave and
respond to
others by observing how their parents
and other
caregivers interact with each other and
with
LEARNING?

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3 CORE
CONCEPTS OF
SOCIAL
LEARNING
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IMAGE FROM: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from
https://www.verywellmind.com/social-learning-theory-2795074.

1. PEOPLE CAN LEARN
THROUGH OBSERVATION
•children learn and imitate behaviors
they have observed in other people
REFERENCE: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from

1. PEOPLE CAN LEARN
THROUGH OBSERVATION
Bandura identified three basic models of observational
learning:
1. A live model, which involves an actual individual
demonstrating or acting out a behavior
2. A verbal instructional model, which involves
descriptions and explanations of a behavior
3. A symbolic model, which involves real or fictional
characters displaying behaviors in books, films,
television programs, or online media.

1. PEOPLE CAN LEARN
THROUGH OBSERVATION
Observational learning does not even necessarily
require watching another person to engage in an
activity:
- Hearing verbal instructions, such as listening to a
podcast,
can lead to learning
- can also learn by reading, hearing, or watching the
actionsREFERENCE: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from

2. MENTAL STATES ARE
IMPORTANT TO LEARNING
INTRINSIC REINFORCEMENT
• Described by Bandura as a form of internal rewards,
such as
- pride
- satisfaction
- sense of accomplishment
This emphasis helps connect learning theories to
cognitive developmental theories. Bandura describes
this approach as a 'social cognitive theory.'REFERENCE: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from

3. LEARNING DOES NOT
NECESSARILY LEAD TO A
CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR
While behaviorists believed that learning led
to a permanent change in behavior,
observational learning demonstrates that people
can learn new information without
demonstrating new behaviors.

STEPS INVOLVED IN THE
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING
AND MODELING PROCESS

1. ATTENTION
PAY ATTENTION IN ORDER TO LEARN
• Anything that distracts your attention is going to
have a negative effect on observational learning
• If the model is interesting or there is a novel aspect of
the situation, you are far more likely to dedicate your
full attention to learning.

2. RETENTION
•Retention can be affected by a number of
factors, but the ability to pull up information
later and act on it is vital to observational
learning.

3. REPRODUCTION
Pay
attention
to the
model
Retain the
informatio
n
Perform the behavior
you observed
Further practice for
improvement and skill
advancement

4. MOTIVATION
Reinforcement and punishment play an important role in
motivation
- experiencing these motivators can be highly effective
- observing others experiencing these motivators is
also
effective
example:
if you see another student rewarded with
extra credit
for being to class on time, you might start to
show up aREFERENCE: Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from

IMPORTANT IMPLICATION OF
BANDURA’S THEORY IN THE
FIELD OF EDUCATION

Both teachers and parents recognize
how important it is to model
appropriate behaviors.

Other classroom strategies such as
encouraging children and building self-
efficacy are also rooted in social
learning theory.

Life would be incredibly difficult and
even dangerous if one had to learn
everything he know from personal
experience.

So much of life is rooted in social
experiences
- observing others plays such a vital role
in how
one acquire new knowledge and skills.

REFERENCES
Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Observational Learning Affects Behavior.
Retrieved March 12, 2020, from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-
observational-learning-2795402.
Macleod, Saul (2016). Bandura- Social Learning Theory. Retrieved March 11, 2020,
from https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html.
Cherry, Kendra (2019). How Social Learning Theory Works. Retrieved March 11, 2020,
from https://www.verywellmind.com/social-learning-theory-2795074.

REFERENCES
Cherry, Kendra (2019). Albert Bandura’s Influence On The Field Of
Psychology. Retrieved March 12, 2020, from
https://www.verywellmind.com/albert-bandura-biography-1925-2795537.

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