Bandura

I agree with most aspects of Bandura's social cognition theory. I agree with Bandura's idea that imitation is a powerful force. It makes sence to me that a child would learn through observing and learning from others around them. If a child was never around other people who were speaking, then they would never develop the ability to say speak even simple words such as dada. I also agree with bandura that people have the ability to to learn something they see or hear, even if this thing does not fulfill a need that they are currently seeking or if they are not rewarded. In Bandura's theory, he states that "the seed has been planted for later use when appropriate." Although I agree that a person has the ability to learn, even if it does not fulfill what they are currently seeking, I do not believe that they will remember what they learn if it goes unused for a long amount of time. Lastly, I agree with Bandura that new behaviors mostly come from a combination of previous learned behaviors. For example, a child with older siblings will most likely learn different behaviors from each of his/her siblings, and as a result, his/her behavior will be a combination of the older sibling's behaviors.