Dr. Albert Bandura  
      Bobo Doll Study
    Self-Direction 		  
     
  Children do what you do... so be careful.  
   
Social cognitive theory distinguishes between enactive and vicarious learning		  
  • Enactive learning is learning by doing and experiencing the consequences of your actions (self-regulation of behavior, goal directed behavior, self-monitoring)
  • Vicarious learning is learning by observing others
Four elements of observational learning
  • Attention
  • Retention
  • Production
  • Motivation and Reinforcement
  Videos
Bandura Video  (9:58 Minutes)
 The Doll Experiment (3:23 Minutes) 
 Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment (3:47 Minutes)