Question

How simple and straightforward is the social learning theory

Answer 1

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(Answer) Social Learning Theory: Suggests that people learn from observing people in social settings. To illustrate the theory, let us assume that John and Jane are two students in a classroom. John prefers to not have too many friends or acquaintances whereas Jane spends time after class to interact with people around her.

John is not able to absorb information from friends, teachers and people from the university in a way that Jane does. Jane knows about the courses, the study material, networking events etc. Furthermore, Jane talks to people about their personal lives and interactions and learns a great deal about people and situations in a way that prepares her for her own future.

This is straightforward because the more one might expose themselves to absorbing information, the more intelligent one might become through heuristics. Social learning theory, therefore, entails learning through socialising.