OCR GCSE Psychology · J203
Paper 1, Paper 2
Taking observed behaviour into one’s own understanding, forming a mental representation that can guide later actions.
Revise: Social Learning Theory of CriminalityIn this explanation, internalisation means taking the observed behaviour into one’s own understanding, so it can guide a later action. Someone who has observed pickpocketing, for instance, may learn how the act is carried out before ever attempting it themselves.
- Revise: Situational Influences on Behaviour
Genuinely accepting a group’s beliefs or behaviour, so that both public behaviour and private attitudes change.