Psychology SL
Psychology SL
9
Chapters
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Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking Social Cognitive Theory

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The buzzy bees of social learning

Primary and secondary socialization are like the ABCs of how we learn cultural norms. Think of these norms as the rules of a game—just like how you wouldn't dare touch a soccer ball with your hands unless you're the goalkeeper, cultural norms tell us what to do and not do in a society.

 

Imagine if we never updated these rules though? We'd be playing a very outdated game. That's why these norms can change over time, just like how soccer started to use VAR!

The bandura's boombox

Albert Bandura, the rockstar of social cognitive theory, used to call it social learning theory. He wanted to explain how we learn from observing others—kind of like how we all learned the latest TikTok dance!

 

Remember learning can be direct (doing something yourself) or indirect (watching someone else do it).

The pavlov's puppy & skinner's pigeon

Before Bandura, we had classical and operant conditioning, explaining social learning like dog tricks.

 

Classical conditioning: Pavlov (not a DJ, but a scientist) noticed his dogs would start drooling when they heard a bell ring because they associated it with food (yum!). This is like how our stomachs growl at the smell of pizza.

 

Operant conditioning: Skinner (also not a DJ, but another scientist) realized that behaviours can be strengthened or weakened by rewards or punishments. Like how we are more likely to clean our rooms if we know we'll get extra video game time!

Behaviorists' blindspot

The behaviorists focused more on the observable behaviors and their responses to stimuli. They were like chefs focused only on the main dish and ignoring the appetizers and desserts.

 

But Bandura (2005) thought this was too simple and didn't explain complex social phenomena. For instance, we didn't learn languages by speaking gibberish until something made sense—just imagine the chaos!

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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking Social Cognitive Theory

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Last edited on 14th Jun 2024

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The buzzy bees of social learning

Primary and secondary socialization are like the ABCs of how we learn cultural norms. Think of these norms as the rules of a game—just like how you wouldn't dare touch a soccer ball with your hands unless you're the goalkeeper, cultural norms tell us what to do and not do in a society.

 

Imagine if we never updated these rules though? We'd be playing a very outdated game. That's why these norms can change over time, just like how soccer started to use VAR!

The bandura's boombox

Albert Bandura, the rockstar of social cognitive theory, used to call it social learning theory. He wanted to explain how we learn from observing others—kind of like how we all learned the latest TikTok dance!

 

Remember learning can be direct (doing something yourself) or indirect (watching someone else do it).

The pavlov's puppy & skinner's pigeon

Before Bandura, we had classical and operant conditioning, explaining social learning like dog tricks.

 

Classical conditioning: Pavlov (not a DJ, but a scientist) noticed his dogs would start drooling when they heard a bell ring because they associated it with food (yum!). This is like how our stomachs growl at the smell of pizza.

 

Operant conditioning: Skinner (also not a DJ, but another scientist) realized that behaviours can be strengthened or weakened by rewards or punishments. Like how we are more likely to clean our rooms if we know we'll get extra video game time!

Behaviorists' blindspot

The behaviorists focused more on the observable behaviors and their responses to stimuli. They were like chefs focused only on the main dish and ignoring the appetizers and desserts.

 

But Bandura (2005) thought this was too simple and didn't explain complex social phenomena. For instance, we didn't learn languages by speaking gibberish until something made sense—just imagine the chaos!

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