Women's University in Africa

WOMEN`S UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA

Addressing gender disparity and fostering equity in University Education

INTAKE 13

NAME: KASU IDI C. W130244

TITTLE OF ASSIGNMENT: Social Learning theory explains all learning and behaviour. Discuss?

PROGRAMME: BSc (Hons) Psychology

COURSE TITTLE: Human Learning and behaviour

DUE DATE: 14 April 2014

LECTURER’S NAME: Mr. Zenda

SESSION: Evening

SEMESTER: 2:1

YEAR: 2

LECTURER’S COMMENTS:

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Question: Social Learning Theory explains all learning and behaviour. Discuss

Learning is defined as any relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of experience as noted by Robbins, (1998). Belkin and Gray (1997) defines learning as a change in the individual as a result of some intervention. Social learning theory as proposed by Bandura has a motive to explain socialisation and understanding its impact on human learning. The effect of the development of an individual as it emphasises on the societal molding rather than one’s mind and also considers the formation of one’s identity to be a learned response to social stimuli. Bandura illustrated that much learning occurs through the observation and imitation of models and that it can be maintained through reinforcement. However, social learning does not explain all learning as learning is also innate and instinctual.

While social learning theorists acknowledge that childhood experience is important, they also believe that the identity people acquire is formed more by the behaviour and attitudes of othe...

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