Saturday, October 12, 2013
Theoretical Comparison: Bandura & Skinner
Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory and B.F. Skinner Operant Conditionding Learning Theory
Bandura Social Learning Theory "attempts to understand people as conscious, thinking beings who can have an influence on their environment." (HBSE. pg. 92). Bandura believes that learning is basis on an observational learning style, what we see role models in our lives do we in turn exhabit that same learing behavior. This theory was reveal oneday as our grandchild watch me putting my eyelishes in one by one over a period of time, as a result she took her baby doll and act as if she was putting in eyelishes and was saying the same thing i did while putting them in, because of observational learning learning can occur by observing others this theory is very true.
However Skinner operant conditionding learning was basis on the fact that learning "occurs when responses are controlled by their consequence and the behavaior is repeated when followed by positive consequences and it is not repeated when followed by neutral or negative consequences."(91). Skinner theory is applys two concepts of operant learning are reinforcement and punishment these two concepts are fine but with Bandura theory are more of a eye opening concepts, with Skinner it will requrie a person to expect something be it positive or negative.
Bandura theory states it better " in society children are surrounded by many influential models and these models provide examples of masculine and feminine behavior to observe and imitate."(saul mcleod. 2011).
Bandura social learning theory is one that must be applyed in our daily lives.
Ashford, J., & LeCory, C.W. (2009). Human behavior in the Social Environment: A multidimensional perspective. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Belmont, CA. USA
McLeod, S. A. (2011). Albert Bandura/Social Learning Theory- simply Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html
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Bandura's observational learning only applies in limited situations such as the child who is raised in a drug free home only to become the "black sheep" of the family. I prefer the theories of Skinner who actually applied his operant conditioning to the raising of his own children. However, that said, I agree with you that Bandura's theory is one that has to be applied in an active way in order to be true.
ReplyDeleteThe learner has used Skinner's learning theory on a consecutive basis. Working in a Christian preschool, positive reinforcement was something used frequently. Preschoolers have a very short attention span and a mind of their own. However, when the learner used gummy bears to reward right choices, it encouraged them to do what was asked of them.
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