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How effective is the social learning theory in explaining aggressive behaviour? The social learning theory (SLT) is the basic assumption that people learn, not through direct reinforcement but through the observation of models. The SLT is appliable to all behaviour, including aggressive behaviour, which can be defined as any action or series of actions in which the direct purpose is to cause injury or damage. The SLT is quite effective in explaining aggressive tendencies, e.g. why some people are more aggressive than others and why children raised in violent homes are more prone to aggressiveness, but it does not explain why there seem to be a gender difference concerning aggressive behaviour. Most of the research on the social learning theory in the context of aggressive or violent behaviour was done by Albert Bandura et al, (1963). He performed one laboratory test where children we grouped in 3 different groups, and the...

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