Q-Z: Social Learning 2

[Andy]

Please post the strengths and weaknesses of the Social Learning
Theory.

Also please list and describe Erik Erikson's 8 stages of Psychsocial
Development

[Kelsey Santoro]

Strengths:
1) Explains the role of social influence from the media, peers and parents.
2) Covers a wide range of explanations such as the importance of cognitive factors rather than suggesting we have control.

Weaknesses:
1) Reductionist - could be other factors affecting behavior such as genetics.
2) It's questionable whether vicarious reinforcements are consistent enough to change behavior.

1. Infancy: Birth to 18 Months - major emphasis is on the mother's positive and loving care for the child, with a big emphasis on visual contact and touch. If we pass successfully through this period of life, we will learn to trust that life is basically okay and have basic confidence in the future
2. Early Childhood: 18 Months to 3 Years - we learn to master skills for ourselves.
3. Play Age: 3 to 5 Years - we experience a desire to copy the adults around us and take initiative in creating play situations.
4. School Age: 6 to 12 Years - we are capable of learning, creating and accomplishing numerous new skills and knowledge, thus developing a sense of industry
5. Adolescence: 12 to 18 Years - development mostly depends upon what is done to us.
6. Young adulthood: 18 to 35 - we seek one or more companions and love. If we're not successful, isolation and distance from others may occur.
7. Middle Adulthood: 35 to 55 or 65 - we tend to be occupied with creative and meaningful work and with issues surrounding our family.
8. Late Adulthood: 55 or 65 to Death - much of life is preparing for the middle adulthood stage and the last stage is recovering from it. Perhaps that is because as older adults we can often look back on our lives with happiness and are content, feeling fulfilled with a deep sense that life has meaning and we've made a contribution to life, a feeling Erikson calls integrity

[Ashlyn Reynolds]

   There were many strengths and weaknesses of the Social Learning Theory. One strength was that the theory explained the role of social influence from the media, peers, and parents. another strength was that there was a strong body of research to support this theory. There were also weaknesses of the theory. One was that the theory was overly simplistic. It equated humans and other animals. It failed to include cognition, emotion, and biology.

         Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development:

Erik Erikson described development that occur throughout the lifespan. 

Stage 1: Infancy: Birth to 18 Months - major emphasis is on the mother's positive and loving care for the child, with a big emphasis on visual contact and touch. If we pass successfully through this period of life, we will learn to trust that life is basically okay and have basic confidence in the future

Stage 2: Early Childhood: 18 Months to 3 Years - we learn to master skills for ourselves. 

Stage 3:  Play Age: 3 to 5 Years - we experience a desire to copy the adults around us and take initiative in creating play situations.

Stage 4: School Age: 6 to 12 Years - we are capable of learning, creating and accomplishing numerous new skills and knowledge, thus developing a sense of industry

Stage 5: Adolescence: 12 to 18 Years - development mostly depends upon what is done to us.

Stage 6: Young adulthood: 18 to 35 - we seek one or more companions and love. If we're not successful, isolation and distance from others may occur. 

Stage 7: Middle Adulthood: 35 to 55 or 65 - we tend to be occupied with creative and meaningful work and with issues surrounding our family. 

Stage 8:  Late Adulthood: 55 or 65 to Death - much of life is preparing for the middle adulthood stage and the last stage is recovering from it. Perhaps that is because as older adults we can often look back on our lives with happiness and are content, feeling fulfilled with a deep sense that life has meaning and we've made a contribution to life, a feeling Erikson calls integrity

[erutherford2013]

There were quite a few strengths and weaknesses to the social learning theory. It explained the social influence of parents, media and day to day activities.
            Erik Erikson's 8 stages of Psychosocial Development

1. Trust Vs. Mistrust
2. Autonomy Vs. Shame and Doubt
3. Initiative VS. Guilty
4. Industry Vs. Inferiority
5. Identity Vs. Confusion
6. Intimacy Vs. Isolation
7. Generativity Vs. Stagnation
8. Integrity Vs. Despair

[Katrina Rice]

[michael thomas]

There were many strengths and weaknesses of the Social Learning Theory. One strength was that the theory explained the role of social influence from the media, peers, and parents. another strength was that there was a strong body of research to support this theory. There were also weaknesses of the theory. One was that the theory was overly simplistic. It equated humans and other animals. It failed to include cognition, emotion, and biology.

         Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development:
Erik Erikson described development that occur throughout the lifespan.

Stage 1: Infancy: Birth to 18 Months - major emphasis is on the mother's positive and loving care for the child, with a big emphasis on visual contact and touch. If we pass successfully through this period of life, we will learn to trust that life is basically okay and have basic confidence in the future

Stage 2: Early Childhood: 18 Months to 3 Years - we learn to master skills for ourselves.

Stage 3:  Play Age: 3 to 5 Years - we experience a desire to copy the adults around us and take initiative in creating play situations.

Stage 4: School Age: 6 to 12 Years - we are capable of learning, creating and accomplishing numerous new skills and knowledge, thus developing a sense of industry

Stage 5: Adolescence: 12 to 18 Years - development mostly depends upon what is done to us.

Stage 6: Young adulthood: 18 to 35 - we seek one or more companions and love. If we're not successful, isolation and distance from others may occur.

Stage 7: Middle Adulthood: 35 to 55 or 65 - we tend to be occupied with creative and meaningful work and with issues surrounding our family.

Stage 8:  Late Adulthood: 55 or 65 to Death - much of life is preparing for the middle adulthood stage and the last stage is recovering from it. Perhaps that is because as older adults we can often look back on our lives with happiness and are content, feeling fulfilled with a deep sense that life has meaning and we've made a contribution to life, a feeling Erikson calls integrity

[Samantha Soucie]

Strengths:
One of the great strengths of SLT is that it combines several
important models of learning. It's clear that children are motivated to imitate a behavior if that
behavior is seen as a good thing.

 

Weaknesses:

The main weakness is that it doesn't stress the
child's actual cognitive development. While there are some cognitive
insights in SLT

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Andy <sche...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Alex Taylor]

Strengths:
One of the great strengths of SLT is that it combines several

important models of learning. It is clearly behaviorist in that it
advocates that children are motivated to imitate a behavior if that
behavior is seen as resulting in praise or some other kind of reward

Weaknesses:


The main weakness of this theory is that it does not stress the

child's actual cognitive development. While there are some cognitive

insights in SLT.

Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development:

[Julian Neloms]

One of the great strengths of Social learning theory is that it combines several important models of learning. Children are seen according to Social learning theory as fairly easy to teach. Motivation comes through praise.

 

The main weakness of this theory is that it does not stress the child's actual cognitive development. Motivation is not given a cause. It is easy to see how both adults and children mimic masters in learning new tasks.

 

1. Oral-Sensory-Trust vs. Mistrust-The infant must form a first loving, trustingrelationship with the caregiver, or develop a sense of mistrust.

 

2.Muscular-Anal-Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt-Thechild's energies are directed toward the development of physical skills,including walking, grasping, and rectal sphincter control. The child learnscontrol but may develop shame and doubt if not handled well.

 

3. Locomotor-Independence-The child continues to become more assertive and to take moreinitiative, but may be too forceful, leading to guilt feelings.

 

4. Latency-Industryvs. Inferiority-Thechild must deal with demands to learn new skills or risk a sense of inferiority,failure and incompetence.

 

5. Adolescence-Identity vs. Role Confusion-The teenager must achieve a sense of identity in occupation, sexroles, politics, and religion.

 

6. Young Adulthood-Intimacy vs. Isolation-The young adult must develop intimate relationships or sufferfeelings of isolation.

 

7. Middle Adulthood-Generativity vs. Stagnation-Eachadult must find some way to satisfy and support the next generation.

 

8. Maturity-EgoIntegrity vs. Despair-The culmination is a sense ofoneself as one is and of feeling fulfilled.