Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive

Learning
Aileen C. Gapasin, LPT
Bobo Doll Experiment
 Models

Real life Symbolic Representational

 Importance of Models

May cause the

May
reappearance
Observer may strengthen or
of responses
inquire new weaken every
that we
responses existing
apparently
response
forgotten
 Constructs of SCT
5

1 2 3 6
4

Reciprocal Observational
Expectations
Determinism Learning

Behavioral
Reinforcements Self-efficacy
Capability
Reciprocal Determinism

Description:
Dynamic and

d
reciprocal
interaction of
person, the
behavior and
his/her
environment.
 Reciprocal Determinism
Person/Individual
Involves your personality, cognitive Example:
factors, expectations, beliefs and unique When a student who is
characteristics. attempting to understand
Environment statements made by the
Physical surroundings and stimuli, such teacher during a lesson asks a
as other people or objects that influence question, the asking of the
your behavior. question can direct the
Behavior teacher to slow down the pace
Aspect consists of what you are doing , to provide more details about
or things you are saying the topic.
Behavioral Capability

Description:
Person's actual
ability to perform a
behavior through
essential
knowledge and
skills.
Observational Learning

Description:
Acquiring new
behavior by
watching someone
else perform it and
observing the
outcomes.
Reinforcements

Description:
The internal or
external responses
to a person's
behavior that affect
the likelihood of
continuing or
discontinuing the
behavior.
Expectations

Description:
• Anticipated
consequences of
a person's
behavior.
• derive largely
from previous
experience.
Self-efficacy

Description:
The level of a
person's
confidence in his or
her ability to
successfully
perform a behavior.
 Attention

Retention
Phases of
Observational
Learning Reproduction

Motivation
 Attention

-mere exposure does not ensure acquisition of behavior. Observer

must attend to recognize the distinctive features of the model’s
response.

Retention

-reproduction of the desired behavior implies that student

symbolically retains that observed behavior.
 Reproduction

-after observation, physical skills and coordination are needed for

reproduction of the behavior learned.

Motivation

-although observer acquires and retains ability to perform the

modeled behavior, there will be no overt performance unless
conditions are favorable.
 Educational Implication

Teachers should be aware of their behaviour since

children do not do just what adults tell them to do but
rather what they see adults do.
 References

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-reciprocal-determinism-2795907

https://study.com/academy/lesson/reciprocal-determinism-definition-example.html
http://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-
Modules/SB/BehavioralChangeTheories/BehavioralChangeTheories5.html

https://www.studocu.com/en/document/our-lady-of-fatima-university/facilitating-learner-centered-
teaching/lecture-notes/cognitive-theories-and-metacognition/2743543/view