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chd2220 Reflection Assignment One

The social learning theory proposes that children learn through observing and imitating others, especially parents and peers. This theory explains how modeling influences children's actions and cognitive development as they learn rules from complex behaviors. As children get older, they have more control over who they choose to imitate, such as their friends. While important, the social learning theory has limitations as it does not account for children's own role in their development. The document then provides a personal example from childhood of how the author and her dance classmates influenced each other's styles and trends through observational learning and imitation of their peers.

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The social learning theory proposes that children learn through observing and imitating others, especially parents and peers. This theory explains how modeling influences children's actions and cognitive development as they learn rules from complex behaviors. As children get older, they have more control over who they choose to imitate, such as their friends. While important, the social learning theory has limitations as it does not account for children's own role in their development. The document then provides a personal example from childhood of how the author and her dance classmates influenced each other's styles and trends through observational learning and imitation of their peers.

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Reflection Assignment #1: Application of Theory to Self

Sara E. Ottesen

Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University

CSD 2220-0002: Child Growth and Development

Dr. Spencer Youngberg

February 9, 2023
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Part One

The social learning theory was heavily influenced by Albert Bandaura. This theory

helped to improve research relating to social development. The theory focuses on “modeling,

also known as imitation or observational learning, as a powerful source of development” (Berk,

2022, p. 17). This suggests that children act in ways that they see others doing. This can include

parents or other children. This theory has evolved to also help understand cognition. For

example, “Bandara has shown that children’s ability to listen, remember, and abstract general

rules from complex sets of observed behaviors affects their imitation and learning” (Berk, 2022,

p. 17). This explains that observing others not only affects a child’s actions, but their learning as

well. When the child gets older, they can have more control in who they become close to. This

gives them more say in who they want to imitate, even without realizing it (Berk, 2022). For

example, the friends they choose to have will impact their growth similar to how a parent would.

Although this theory presents important ideas, it does have some limitations. It does not take into

account the role a child has for their growth and development. This leads to a “narrow view of

important environmental influences.”

Part Two

Social learning theory was a part of my life when I was in second to third grade. I was a

dancer and tried to fit in with the rest of the class by wearing similar clothes. I remember

wearing a similar ballet skirt and shoes that the other girls were wearing. After a few weeks, I

decided to branch out and start wearing plastic flower clips in my hair. A few weeks later,

everyone had them. Since my friends and I were watching each other, each of our styles

changed. We influenced one another to follow the trends within our class. In addition, we were

all selecting specific people to imitate. We decided to be friends and look up to one another
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because of our shared connection with dance. This connects to the social learning theory since

we chose to model after people with similar characteristics (Berk, 2022).


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References

Berk, L. E. (2022). Infants and children: Prenatal through middle childhood (9th ed.). SAGE

Publications.

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