Psychological Modeling: Conflicting Theories

by Albert Bandura (Editor)

Overview

The phenomenon of learning has always been of fundamental interest to psychologists. Although much of the research in this area approaches the process of learning as a consequence of direct experience, this volume is principally concerned with learning by example.

A widening interest in modeling and vicarious processes of learning has been apparent in recent years. Psychological Modeling highlights the most important work done in the subject and offers an extensive review of the major theories of learning by modeling. In his introductory essay, the editor identifies the most important controversial issues in the field of observational learning and reviews a large body of research findings.

Among the questions debated in this volume are: How do observers form an internal model of the outside world to guide their actions? What role does reinforcement play in observational learning? What is the relative effectiveness of models presented in live action, in pictorial presentations, or through verbal description? What is the scope of modeling influences? What factors determine whether people will learn what they have observed? What types of people are most susceptible to modeling influences, and what types of models are most influential in modifying the behavior of others?

This volume deals with an important problem area in a lively fashion. Its special organization makes it a stimulating adjunct to all courses in psychology - undergraduate and graduate - in which psychological modeling is discussed. It also provides a readable introduction for educators and other professionals seeking reliable information on the state of knowledge in this area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367626600
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/10/2021
Series:	Psychology Press & Routledge Classic Editions
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Albert Bandura is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University. He is known as the originator of social learning theory (renamed the Social Cognitive Theory) and the theoretical construct of self-efficacy, and is also responsible for the influential 1961 Bobo doll experiment. The first edition of Psychological Modeling was published by Transaction Publishers in 1971.

Table of Contents

Preface Albert Bandura vii

Analysis of Modeling Processes Albert Bandura, Stanford University 1

1 Mimicry in Mynas (Gracula Religiosa); A Test of Mowrer's Theory Brian M. Foss, Birkbeck College, University of London 63

2 A Comparative Test of the Status Envy, Social Power, and Secondary Reinforcement Theories of Identificatory Learning. Albert Bandura, Stanford University Dorothea Ross, Stanford University Sheila A. Ross, Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation 70

3 Symbolic Coding Processes in Observational Learning Marvin D. Gerst, University of California, San Diego 89

4 Influence of Models' Reinforcement Contingencies on the Acquisition of Imitative Responses Albert Bandura, Stanford University 112

5 The Development of Imitation by Reinforcing Behavioral Similarity to a Model Donald M. Baer, University of Kansas Robert F. Peterson, University of Illinois James A. Sherman, University of Kansas 128

6 Influence of Response Consequences to a Social Model on Resistance to Deviation Richard H. Walters, University of Waterloo Ross D. Parke, University of Wisconsin 151

7 Imitation and Grammatical Development in Children Dan I. Slobin, University of California, Berkeley 166

8 Effects of Age and Rule Familiarity on the Production of Modeled Language Constructions Robert M. Liebert, State University of New York Stony Brook Richard D. Odom Jae H. Hill Ray L. Huff, Vanderbilt University 178

9 Observationally Induced Changes in Children's Interrogative Classes Ted L. Rosenthal Barry J. Zimmerman Kathleen Durning, University of Arizona 188

Name Index 203

Subject Index 207