Process of mediation

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Mediational processes

It focuses on mental factors and how the mental factors are involved in learning. Bandura

believes that humans are active information processors and think about relationship between

their behaviour and its consequence.

The mental factors mediate in the learning process to determine whether aa new response is

required. There are four mediation processes proposed by Bandura;

 Attention

The extent to which we are exposed. For a behaviour to be imitated, it has to grab

our attention. attention is there for an extremely important in whether a behaviour

influences other imitating it.

 Retention

How well the behaviour is remembered.