PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Malcolm Turnbull, Bobo Doll Experiment, Social Learning Theory
14 Jun 2018
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Lecture 18 - Thursday 4 May 2017
PSYC20006 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
LECTURE 18
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING
OVERVIEW
•1. How do children come to understand others?
•How to manipulate others etc.
•2. How do children’s social worlds contribute to their development?
•Social development.
1. HOW DO CHILDREN COME TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS?
•3. If the child feels comfortable with the behaviour it might make them feel happy or excited and
they might take it on themselves. But if an activity is difficult or confronting and challenges their
understanding of the world, they might not be so willing to copy this.
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
•Social Learning Theory: The development of self concepts occurs alongside the development of
thinking about others (social cognition).
•Children learn by:
•(1) observing the behaviours of others, and
•(2) observing how others react to those behaviours.
•(3) observing how they (the child) feel about those behaviours.
BOBO DOLL EXPERIMENT
→ Albert Bandura
•Kids watch an adult be really mean to a doll and
then be punished or rewarded. Kids then, when
alone in a room with the doll, mostly copied the
adult if they saw rewards, didn’t copy the adult if
they saw punishments. Those who saw no
punishment or reward still copied sometimes.
•Difference between girls and boys; girls who saw
rewards still only performed as many hurtful
behaviours as boys who saw punishment.
•Children who witnessed the actor being punished
for their aggressive behaviour were less likely to
imitate the violent behaviour, unprompted.
•Children easily reproduced the behaviours when
prompted and offered incentives.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOCIAL
LEARNING THEORY
•1. Learning through “observing behaviours and
reactions” is not just limited to aggression:
•Cultural practices and traditions through cultural learning.
•2. Learning through “observing behaviours and reactions” is not just limited to childhood:
•Adults engage in social learning too. Politicians in action. Discussing possibility of cutting
particular supports to families with low incomes. Malcolm Turnbull has been asked by Bill
Shorten ‘how many families will be affected by these cuts?’ people behind Malcolm Turnbull
while he disses Shorten are laughing. He hasn’t actually answered the question. Malcolm calls
him a ‘sycophant’; sucking up to billionaires but asking Turnbull about the poor people. The
people laughing, stomping, calling out, clapping are endorsing his behaviour. This shows !
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Document Summary
How do children come to understand others: how to manipulate others etc, 2. How do children"s social worlds contribute to their development: social development, how do children come to understand others, 3. If the child feels comfortable with the behaviour it might make them feel happy or excited and they might take it on themselves. But if an activity is difficult or confronting and challenges their understanding of the world, they might not be so willing to copy this. Albert bandura: kids watch an adult be really mean to a doll and then be punished or rewarded. Kids then, when alone in a room with the doll, mostly copied the adult if they saw rewards, didn"t copy the adult if they saw punishments. Learning through observing behaviours and reactions is not just limited to aggression: cultural practices and traditions through cultural learning, 2.
