Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura

Introduction

Social Learning

It is also known as vicarious learning, observational, imitation, modeling or social cognitive learning, this learning is based on a social situation in which at least two people involved: the model, which performs a certain behavior and the principal making the observation such conduct, this observation determines learning, as opposed to learning by knowledge, social learning the learner receives no reinforcement, but in any case this falls in the model here does learning by imitation of behavior that receives reinforcement.

Discussion

Bandura studies learning through observation and self-control and gives a significant importance to the role played by the media ...