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Social Learning Theory
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Social learning theory explains how people acquire new behaviors, attitudes and emotional reactions through observing and imitating others. Bandura's formulation frames learning as a cognitive process occurring in a social context, with reciprocal determinism: an individual's behavior is shaped by the environment, and the environment is in turn shaped by the individual's behavior. The term predates Bandura, first used by Neal Miller and John Dollard in 1941.
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Core ClaimLearning is not purely behavioral but a cognitive process occurring in a social context, through observation and imitation, with behavior and environment shaping each other reciprocally. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Social learning theory is a psychological theory of social behavior that explains how people acquire new behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions through observing and imitating others.
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Learning is not purely behavioral; rather, it is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context
2. Wikipedia: Albert Bandura
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Social Learning Theory
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