Aker (1966) proposed theory called social learning theory. He argues that the social learning theory has primarily four major theoretical concepts, such as differential association, definition, differential reinforcement, and imitation. He claimed that, the chance that person will engage in criminal behavior is increased when they differentially associate with others who are known to have committed crime in the past. Aker said, the person is more likely to commit crime when he or she associated himself or herself with person who have history of involvement in crime on previous (Cochran, Maskaly, Jones, & Sellers, 2017).
Social learning theory (1966) claims that the differential association is process which come through in relationship of …show more content…
The data were collected through the email correspondent from undergraduate instructors in college and university with agreement to collect the information from students in class. The main independent variable were students who involved in digital piracy and traditional deviance while in college. The results revealed on the digital piracy that both gender and age have significantly predict involvement in digital piracy prior to the introduction of the social learning constructs. However, on the tradition deviance the outcome shown that the social learning significantly mediate the relationship between age and digital piracy. The result is that gender is not a significant predictor of digital piracy through SLT. (Cochran, Jones, Jones, & Sellers, (2016).
Furthermore, the third study measured the best efficient ways of assessing the validity of a theory, or the influence of the correlate, to employ meta- analytic techniques which offer quantitative summaries. The data were gathered through a self-administered survey of students who were attending university. The main dependent variable of study were the students who involved in violence while attending the college. The major outcome of the research shown that the male students in college were more violence in college compare to the female students. (Cochran, Jones, Jones, & Sellers,
Social learning theory (1966) claims that the differential association is process which come through in relationship of …show more content…
The data were collected through the email correspondent from undergraduate instructors in college and university with agreement to collect the information from students in class. The main independent variable were students who involved in digital piracy and traditional deviance while in college. The results revealed on the digital piracy that both gender and age have significantly predict involvement in digital piracy prior to the introduction of the social learning constructs. However, on the tradition deviance the outcome shown that the social learning significantly mediate the relationship between age and digital piracy. The result is that gender is not a significant predictor of digital piracy through SLT. (Cochran, Jones, Jones, & Sellers, (2016).
Furthermore, the third study measured the best efficient ways of assessing the validity of a theory, or the influence of the correlate, to employ meta- analytic techniques which offer quantitative summaries. The data were gathered through a self-administered survey of students who were attending university. The main dependent variable of study were the students who involved in violence while attending the college. The major outcome of the research shown that the male students in college were more violence in college compare to the female students. (Cochran, Jones, Jones, & Sellers,