Social behaviors present themselves in a variety of ways. Especially in those in the education system. Social behavior is behavior that occurs among two or more organisms, typically from the same species. Those in the K-12 system are in the process of developing behaviors that will generate future personality traits and behavioral patterns. Peers often have tremendous impacts on an individuals behavior and way of thinking.
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Different Social Patterns in Children (K-5)
There are 6 types of Social Patterns used by children :
Social Learning Theory
Albert Bandura is a psychologist who proposed Social Learning Theory, argues two decisive points in regards to learning theories. The first, mediating processes occur between stimuli & responses. Secondly, behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning
In and out of the classroom children learn through a four step pattern Bandura formulated through a cognitive and operant view.
- Attention: something is noticed within the environment and the individual is attentive to it.
- Retention: the behavior is noted and remembered.
- Reproduction: the individual copies or emulates the behavior that is observed.
- Motivation: the environment provides a consequence that changes the chances the behavior is repeated through her positive or negative praise or punishment.