Commanding Conditioning: A Critical Reflection on Social Learning Theory

Introduction
Two weeks after taking up the course I gradually discovered and learned many different learnings and in-depth knowledge. Hence, with the help of related concepts, theories that we discussed, it served as a way for us to fully understand how “influential models”  and “social factors” will influence an “individual”. And with the help of deep research, careful discussion and having the source materials needed, it helped to situate the concept developed by Albert Bandura.Albert Bandura for instance, is an influential social cognitive psychologist, developed the Social Learning Theory. However, scholars dominated his time and did not believe in his idea. Learning, according to them, is the result of classical and operational conditioning. To show that children learn and are influenced by simple observation, Bandura conducted the "Bobo Doll experiment," in which children learn violence, aggression, and other social behaviors through observation. On the other side, kindness and compassion can be imitated.According to Bandura, we learn through socializing with others and those around us—in simple greetings, conversation.We tend to assimilate, observe, and imitate an individual's behavior when we witness or see it, regardless of whether it is a positive or rewarding experience. And because we are imitating that aspect and behavior, we are unaware that we are doing so (Nabavi, 2012).
Introducing different theories.

On the one hand, Bandura believes in classical conditioning and operant conditioning theory. However, he believes that it is also critical to align the two critical concepts. Observational learning, in which behavior is learned through observation of the environment (Mcleod,2023). Mediating processes take place between stimuli and responses. Influential models (friends, classmates, parents, characters on children’s TV, teachers etc)for example, have a large impact on the standing model in observational learning. Because of the aforementioned influential models, an individual is affected by how they socialize, move, and act, which often results in imitating the behavior they see and experience.As an example, a child might see her parents washing dishes or folding clothes. Using observational learning, the child will imitate this, and later on he will also wash the plate and fold clothes as she saw in influential models such as his parents.Meanwhile, Bandura describes mediational processes as an active "Informational processor" that examines the relationship between behavior and consequences. On the one hand, Bandura proposes four mediational processes. Attention, the ability to focus on a behavior in order to form a mental representation. Retention refers to how a model (individual) remembers it, which influences whether or not it can be imitated. Reproduction, where the model's ability to do and perform what influential models do. Finally, the motivation is how much the observer wants to imitate something.

 Using the social learning theory, I suddenly remembered the well-known saying "kung ano ang puno siya ang bunga," which we frequently overlook. On the one hand, it can be compared to social learning theory, in which influential models and social factors have a significant impact on how a model (individual) acts and how an individual becomes a person. On the one hand, it is vital that we fully grasp the fact that our actions have a significant impact on one another. A personality is formed through and with its aid, which will later imitate the behavior that he/she has experienced and witnessed.

Draft

Sa nakalipas na mga araw, iba’t ibang mga kaalaman at karunungan ang labis kong naunawaan at naintindihan. Sa tulong mga diskurso at talakayan, iba’t ibang mga ideya na nagbabanggaan at opinyon na nagiging dahilan kung kaya’t madalas din akong mapa tanong at pa wonder.At sa ika dalawang linggo na aming naging talakayan sa asignaturang psych 101 iba’t ibang mga teorya din ang aming tinalakay at labis kong naunawaan at naintindihan. Isa nga dito ay ang teoryang Social learning theory na binuo at ginawa ni Albert Bandura, kung saan malaki ang impluwensya na ginagawa ng mga influential models (gaya ng mga guro, kaibigan, magulang at marami pang iba) sa kung paano gagalaw, kikilos at makiki salamuha ang isang modelo (individual). Sa pamamagitan ng mga ito at dahil na rin sa  impluwensya ng mga influential models at social factors dito nabuo at unti-unting nabubuo ang isang personalidad ng isang indibidwal.
Sa isang banda, malaki ang naging impluwensya ng nasabing teorya sa makabagong panahon. Dahil dito unti-unting nasagot at ating nalaman na malaki ang epekto sa behavior ng isang indibidwal sa kung ano ang kanyang naranasan  at nakita sa mga influential factors. Dagdag pa rito, naging maagap na rin tayo sa pagpapalabas gaya halimbawa sa mga telebisyon kung saan mas madalas nakikita ng mga bata na maaaring maging dahilan upang sa gayon ay gayahin o dili kaya naman ay gayahin.Dagdag pa rito, ito rin ay naging daan upang magkaroon ng iba’t ibang mga talakayan na tungkol  sa ating mga behaviors. Kaya’t patunay lamang ito na naging malaking bahagi ang teoryang ito upang magkaroon tayo ng sapat na kaalaman at karunungan kung paano tayo dapat na umaksyon o paano natin maaaring gamitin ang impluwensya na maaari nating ipakita na nagsisilbing modelo na kanilang gagayahin. Kung kaya’t sa aking pagtatapos nais ko lamang mag iwan ng isang pahayag na “Ang bawat aksyon, ay marapat lamang tignan, maging maingat at mapanuri”

References;
Mclead, S. (2023, February 16). Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. Simply Psychology.Retrieved from:Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory (simplypsychology.org)
Social Learning Theory. (2011.August 16) Psychology Today. Retrieved from: Social Learning Theory | Psychology Today

Cherry, K. (2021, November 12). Albert Bandura:Biography, Theories, and impact. Explore Psychology.Retrieved from:Albert Bandura: Biography, Theories, and Impact - Explore Psychology