Social-Cognitive Perspective

Social-cognitive perspective (or theory) holds the belief that humans learn a large portion of their behaviors by observing others with a social context rather than by trial and error. This theory was pioneered and researched by Canadian psychologist Arthur Bandura, expanding on earlier work by Edwin Holt, Neal E. Miller, and John Dollard.

Among the most famous and notable parts of Bandura's work is the landmark Bobo doll experiment where it was demonstrated that children would imitate aggressive actions after having witnessed aggression.