Question

Sebastian had his toy truck stolen on the playground and began to cry. the playground supervisor yelled at sebastian for crying instead of solving his problems himself. sebastian was confused because his sister sabrina never got in trouble for crying when she was sad or frustrated; in fact, she was often comforted by adults. from this experience, sebastian learned that crying gets punished in boys but rewarded for girls. which theory explains how sebastian formed gender roles in this scenario?

Answer 1

The answer is "Social Learning Theory".

Social learning theory is a theory of learning and social conduct which suggests that new practices can be gained by watching and mimicking others. The Social Learning Theory says that individuals can learn by watching other individuals play out the conduct.

Social Learning Theory has been helpful in clarifying how individuals can learn new things and grow new practices by watching other individuals. It is to expect, accordingly, that Social Learning Theory is worried on observational learning process among individuals.