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Social Learning Theory

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

Social Learning Theory, proposed by Albert Bandura, suggests that people learn through observation, imitation, and modeling. According to this theory, individuals acquire new behaviors based on what they observe from their environment and the consequences that follow those behaviors.