Social learning theory

Social learning theory is one of the theories of digital crime in the chapter that a researcher can use to explain the cause of the digital crime. Robert L. Burgess was first recommended by Ronald L. Akers’ practice social learning theory as an overall clarification of criminal and deviant activities. He continues to progress, exam, and improve the theory as a social psychological description of criminal and deviant behavior, and prolonged it to a Social Structure Social Learning model. While…

rape, or rape culture, is a somewhat misunderstood term in mainstream society. Many people shy away from the expression because it seems at first glance to demonize all men as evil predators. In reality, however, rape culture refers to a much broader social phenomenon that addresses both men and women. In an article for the Globe and Mail, for instance, Jordan Venton-Rublee defines a rape culture as “the environment that puts the onus on the victim, not the perpetrator”. Marshall University…

According to Bandura (1986), cognitive prrocess have importants links with the environment and behavior. His early researched program on observational learning termed as either imitation or moedeling, which is learning that occur through observing what others do, best explains my situation. Social cognitive theorist stress that people acquire a wide range of behviour and that these observation form an important part of life-span development (Santrock, p.22). In my case, upon…

he Nature Vs Nurture debate is a pair of opposing viewpoints, concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behaviour are either inherited (genetics) or acquired (characteristics). It is known that a particular combination of our genes are inherited from our parents. For example, the colour of our eyes, hair and pigmentation of the skin are all part of our genetic makeup, determined from our parents. This is the nature side of the debate, arguing that the coding of our genes…

According to the cognitive social learning theory, parental characteristics can influence gender typing in relations to the type of role models that are available for children to mimic. Normally, the father plays a critical role in the development of children’s gender roles but due to my…

Rooted in the concepts of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning, the social-cognitive perspective stems from the social learning theory as it observes developing personality as one socially interacts with his or her environment (Franzoi p. 570). Since every behavior one observes will not be retained, the theory also proposes that individuals adopt behaviors through modeling and motivation that reflect his or her locus of control, learned helplessness, optimism…

Following psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder, I believe that a good way to explain Vlad Dracula’s violent behavior is through social learning theory. Social Learning Theory is the belief that, learning is a cognitive process that occurs through of social contexts, either through observation or instruction, experienced as an adolescent. As I described earlier in this paper, at the age of, either 12 or 13, Dracula, along with his brother Ruda, were both sent to be captives of the…

Two theories that informed practice at my internship at teen court is psychodynamic theory and social learning theory. Completing the GAIN-SS with teens provides a quick assessment to identify any areas of concern relating to substance abuse, criminal, internal, and external behaviors. Teens will share emotions and thoughts about events influencing them to engage in delinquent behavior such as stealing, domestic violence, and using illegal substances. Teens express feelings of depression and…

self-efficacy were identified through focus groups conducted for diabetes patient and based on the self-efficacy theory. The self-efficacy theory was developed by Albert Badura in 1994. Bandura (1994) defined self-efficacy as the belief in one’s ability to succeed in a particular situation. The beliefs are the determinants of how people think, behave, and feel. According to the self-efficacy theory, all people identify goals they want to accomplish, things they want to change, and thing they…

vicious cycle of chaotic social and personal influences that Bandura called reciprocal determinism. That is, external factors, such as rewards and punishments, internal factors, such as beliefs or thoughts, and behavior as explained in chapter 13 in our textbook. He observed violence at a tender age and believed that the world operates as such. I rationalize that Bray’s behavior and cognitive process can be evaluated through social cognitive theory. Social cognitive theory states that a fraction…