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Transformational theory of imitation is one of the two types of theories that provide alternative accounts of the psychological processes underlying imitation in animals. 〔Heyes, C., & Ray, E. "What is the Significant of Imitation in Animals?". Academic Press, 2000, p. 217-219.〕 Associative theories (being the other theory of imitation) suggesting successful imitation matches between a behavior of the demonstrator and the model to be acquired from experiences, transformational theories are in complete contrast suggesting successful imitation matches are derived internally from a series of elaborated cognitive processes that exist void of any experiences. 〔 According to transformational theories, sensory input seen by the model of the demonstrator's action is transformed into a “imaged representation” 〔Piaget, J. ''Play, dreams, and imitation in Childhood''. Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., 1951.〕 that contains the fundamental information for the model to accurately execute the imitation of the demonstrator. 〔 In transformational theories, simply observing the behaviors of the demonstrator creates an incentive to duplicate them because we already have the codes to replicate them. 〔 == Bandura's “social cognitive theory” == In his “social cognitive theory” Bandura outlines what he believed to be the four sets of constituent processes that govern imitation: # An model must give attention to the demonstrator's behavior # An model must store that behavior in the form of a "symbolic conception" that can serve as a sort of standard for the behavior # An model must imitate the behavior of the demonstrator acquired from the symbolic conception when... # The model is motivated to imitate the behavior〔Bandura, A. ''Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory.'' Prentice-Hall, 1986.〕 Unlike in associative theories of imitation, Bandura's transformational theory of imitation denies that reinforcement must accompany observation of the demonstrator's behavior for the creation of a mental portrayal of the demonstrator's behavior to occur. 〔 Bandura's theory also claims reinforcement is not necessary in the maintenance of imitative behavior. 〔 Rather, it is the symbolic conception that regulates imitation, where no experience is necessary, only the conception that is created internally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transformational Theory of Imitation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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