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Social learning theory integrated the
1. behavioral and humanistic theory
2. behavioral and cognitive theory
3. humanistic and psychoanalytic theory
4. None of the above

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : behavioral and cognitive theory

Albert Bandura is the founder of social learning theoryThe social cognitive theory explains behavior in terms of a continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitivebehavioral, and environmental determinants. It emphasizes that people learn by observing others. According to him, social learning occurs within the social context where people learn from each other through observation, imitation, and modeling.

  • Albert Bandura emphasizes the importance of observing, modeling, and imitating the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others.
  • Social learning theory considers how both environmental and cognitive factors interact to influence human learning and behavior. 
  • It has become perhaps the most influential theory of learning and development.
  • According to Bandura, children must learn social behavior by observing the actions of significant people in their lives, their parents, sibling, teachers, peers, and television heroes. 

Social learning theory integrated the behavioral and cognitive theory because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation and provides a wide range of learning that happens in real-life situations.​ In social learning theory, Albert Bandura (1977) agrees with the behaviorist learning theories of classical conditioning and operant conditioning. However, he adds two important ideas:

  1. Mediating processes occur between stimuli and responses.
  2. Behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.

Social learning theory is often described as the ‘bridge’ between traditional learning theory (i.e., behaviorism) and the cognitive approach. This is because it focuses on how mental (cognitive) factors are involved in learning.

  • Observational learning could not occur unless cognitive processes were at work. These mental factors mediate in the learning process to determine whether a new response is acquired.
  • Behavioral theory studies observable and external behavior.
  • Cognitive theory can scientifically study internal behavior.
  • For example, a child learns to pick up a bat and strike a ball after observing cricket matches being played in the neighborhood. This behavior is learned as a result of imitating and modeling the players.

Hence, we can conclude that social learning theory integrated behavioral and cognitive theory.

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