Bandura Social Learning Theory Essay

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Behaviourism came about in response to psychoanalysis Freud, Erikson and Jung. Behaviourists thoughts were that psychology should focus on observable, measureable, external processes instead of internal processes in order for psychology to be a science. Bandura Social Learning theory falls somewhere between Freud’s Internal processes, introspection and Skinners external, observational behaviours, conditioning because social learning theory emphasizes both internal and external processes. Bandura Social Learning theory hypostatises that the course of learning is a cognitive process which may take place in either a social context and can also occur purely through observation or direct instruction. This can be found to be possible without of learning by doing or through direct reinforcement. In addition to learning through observations of behaviour, learning has been also found to occur through the observation of rewards and punishments. Operant Conditioning is a type of …show more content…
It is essential for the development of the children both physically and mentally. The physical aspect is essential for the management of juvenile arthritis as it is a subconscious way of strengthening the muscles that support the effected joints of the children. This is essential for the development as the bones grow during the development of the children. If the supporting structure is weak there is a greater risk of misalignment during the development of the child. This is critical as growth spurts will occur during the child’s development, if misalignment occurs there is no imitate healthcare professionals available due to the lack of resources available in the country. Children playing is a natural thing to a child during physical play children are subconsciously strengthening their muscles whether it be playing with games that involve the use of their upper body or running around using their whole