Albert Bandura's social learning theory describes the process by which people acquire new information, forms of behavior, or attitudes from others, first-hand or through proxy. The likelihood that a behavior will occur will depend on the amount of reinforcement it receives and the value the individual associates with it. While some behaviors may be rewarded, others may produce unfavorable reactions. An individual will learn from the consequences of these actions and when a similar situation arises, they will modify their behavior based on what has been most successful in the past. Through social learning theory, one can absorb new behaviors from others or form attitudes. towards something that can in turn influence behavior. The attitudes we acquire can sometimes be implicit or explicit and, depending on the strength of these attitudes and environmental factors, behaviors can arise. If implicit attitudes are strong and an opposing explicit attitude is weak, the behavior will unconsciously represent the implicit attitude. Prejudicial attitudes, in their implicit or explicit form, can manifest themselves in discriminatory behaviors or negative behaviors directed towards members of a different social group. . By observing or listening to those around them, especially those with whom they are in relationships, people may adopt attitudes or behaviors toward other individuals or groups with whom they have never been associated. In addition to discriminatory behaviors, social learning theory can also influence aggressive behaviors. Although aggression can be learned at any age, children tend to be susceptible to socially learning aggressive behaviors from physically abusive parents, their community, video games, etc. Additionally, new aggressors might...... middle of paper... ...behavioral, social learning theory also incorporates other topics learned in the classroom. Observational learning and instrumental conditioning are two topics that are part of how social learning takes place. Observational learning involves learning from others through observation, while instrumental conditioning deals with learning behavior through rewards and punishments. Additionally, social learning theory serves as the foundation for the general aggression model, a theory that explains how many factors, through a chain of events, are attributed to aggressive behaviors. The factors that make up the chain of events consist of two input variables (factors related to the current situation and factors related to the people involved), the current internal state of the aggressor, an assessment of the situation, and then a thoughtful or aggressive action. the act occurs.