The theory of social learning was introduced by Albert Bandura (1977), who posited that learning occurs through observation, imitation and modeling and is influenced by factors such as attention, motivation, attitudes and emotions . Social learning theory (SLT) and social cognitive theory (SCT), identify learning as a dynamic interaction between people, the environment, and behavior (Gibson, 2004).

Bandura believes in reciprocal determinism, that is, the world and one's behavior cause each other, while behaviorism basically states that one's environment causes one's behavior (Bandura, 1986). Bandura also then considered personality as an interaction between three components: one's environment, behavior, and psychological processes (one's ability to entertain images in thought and language) (Bandura, 1973).

According to Social Learning theory, human beings learn by observing the actions and consequences that others produce, in which the individual can learn to imitate the observed behavior will then reap the rewards, or they can learn not to imitate certain actions and ultimately avoid unpleasant consequences. Every behavior witnessed can change a person's way of thinking (cognition), also the environment in which a person grew up can influence subsequent behavior (Bandura, 1986; Zhou & Brown, 2015)

A good example of social learning is when communities get together to help each other in cases of natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina caused massive destruction in the US in 2005 and many different people, from different countries and cultures got together to help. People usually hear about these initiatives from a friend, a neighbor, or a family member and then decide to join. The actions of others have a true impact and can really influence people's decisions.

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Zhou, M., & Brown, D. (2015). Educational learning theories. Education Open Textbooks.