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Although observational learning can take place at any stage in life, it is thought to be particularly important during Childhood , particularly as Authority becomes important. Because of this, social learning theory has influenced debates on the effect of Television violence and parental Role Model s. Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment is widely cited in psychology as a demonstration of observational learning and demonstrated that children are more likely to engage in Violent play with a life size rebounding doll after watching an adult do the same. Observational learning allows for learning without any change in behavior and has therefore been used as an argument against strict Behaviorism which argued that behavior change must occur for new behaviors to be acquired. REQUIRED CONDITIONS Bandura called the process of social learning ''modelling'' and gave four conditions required for a person to successfully model the behaviour of someone else:
:A person must first pay attention to a person engaging in a certain behavior (the model).
:Once attending to the observed behavior, the observer must be able to effectively remember what the model has done.
:The observer must be able to replicate the behavior being observed. For example, juggling cannot be effectively learned by observing a model juggler if the observer does not already have the ability to perform the component actions (throwing and catching a ball).
:The observer must be motivated to carry out the action they have observed and remembered, and must have the opportunity to do so. For example, a suitably skilled person must want to replicate the behavior of a model juggler, and needs to have an appropriate number of items to juggle to hand. EFFECT ON BEHAVIOR Social learning may affect behavior in the following ways:
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