MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials

5. Social Learning Theory Explained: Bandura, Modelling and the Bobo Doll Experiment

Aalap Asurlekar Season 1 Episode 5

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Children learn by watching. So do adults. And Albert Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment proved it in a way that changed psychology forever.

In this episode, we explore how behaviours are learned through observation and imitation. We cover positive and negative punishment, modelling and Bandura's social learning theory, explaining how watching others shapes what we do. These principles help explain why children exposed to aggression may reproduce it, and why role modelling is such a powerful tool in both education and clinical practice.

Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone interested in how social behaviour is learned and transmitted. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.1.

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