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Explain how learning theory explains the acquistion of prejudice. Use examples to illustrate.

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Social learning theory was proposed by a social psychologist, Albert Bandura. The theory suggests that humans learn to become prejudiced due to the social influences around them.

How is this learning acquired? Bandura presented the following 4 main factors which are responsible for ...

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