The Social Learning Theory And Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction:
Theories play a vital part in our life. Thus, the Social Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory has a significant impact on our lives. Both of these theories emphasis on the developmental aspect of life. Social learning theory focuses on learning come from observation. Whereas, Social Cognitive Theory is more comprehensive and emphasizes on the process of triangulate reciprocal determinism: behavior, personal factors and environment. Additionally, "self-efficacy" is the core factor precise in the triangulate mechanism. These theories has implication in current life scenarios. A basic principle of Social Learning Theory is that people learn not only through their own experiences, but also by observing the actions of others

Also, the social environment plays a more active role in shaping the behavior of people through corrections, motivation and at times punishment. Whereas, Social Cognitive Theory on the other hand deals with observational learning, that is learning through the actions of others; so people change their behaviors by observing what happens in their environment not necessarily because they are instructed or advised to do so by members of the social

Social Learning accentuates the predominantly power of learning through social rewards and punishments, together with indirect reinforcements and modeling. Social Cognitive theories build on social theories and reflects that individual’s cognitive processes are influenced by behavioral associations. “Social learning theorists claim that the way that people think, plan, perceive and believe is an important part of learning. Social learning theorists claim that the way that people think, plan, perceive and believe is an important part of learning.” (Studentuk) Conditioning theories undertake direct linking between behavior and learning whereas Cognitive theories permits for the learning process to be altered by