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socio-cultural level of analysis
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Psychology
11th Grade
05/16/2014

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Norm- 
Definition

A set of rules based on socially or culturally shared beliefs of how an individual ought to behave. 


Term
Social Learning Theory
Definition
- Assumes that humans learn behaviour through observational learning, in other words we can learn new things simply by observing or watching other people do it.
Term

Factors involving social learning;

Attention

Definition
In order to adapt to or learn something new, we need to pay attention, concentrate and focus on the model first. For example in school, in order to learn any new subject or topic we need to pay attention in class first.
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Retention
Definition

You need to also be able to remember what you've observed and in order for you to remember it you need to be very focused. It can also be generally defined as the ability to continue performing the same task or doing the same thing after a period of not engaging in the activity.

For example if you have a math class in the morning and you learn some sort of formula and later maybe around lunch time you must be able to remember the formula without having used it sometime in the middle.

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Motor Reproduction
Definition
- The observer has to be able to replicate the action. This basically includes physical capabilities, self observation of reproduction. Just by simply watching someone do something you won't be able to copy it, you need to be able and capable of doing it as well.
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Motivation
Definition
- Learners must want to demonstrate what they have learnt. In order to learn someting new or perform a new task,your willingness to do it and how much are you motivated into doing it is basically what this point is.
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