Miller And Dollard's Social Learning Theory

Understanding why individuals behave differently in diverse circumstances has long been an interest of researchers; with many theories have been developed to explain human behaviour. Miller and Dollard’s (1941) work was the first to attempt to define and develop a theory for social learning, this word lead to a great increase in future progresses in the field (Kihlstrom and Harackiewicz, 1990). Social learning theory was first created by Albert Bandura in the 1960s, drawing influence from other learning theories and B.F Skinners work on operant conditioning while rejecting psychoanalytic theory (Grusec, 1992). Social learning theory describes how individuals behaviours are influenced by social experiences, with a focus on acquired knowledge,