Definition of Social Learning Theory. Social learning theory is the view that people learn by observing others. Associated with Albert Bandura's work in the 1960s, social learning theory explains how people learn new behaviors, values, and attitudes.For example, a teenager might learn slang by observing peers.Social learning requires attention to the person(s) observed, remembering the observed behavior, the ability to replicate the behavior, and a motivation to act the same way.or example, a teenager might learn slang by observing peers. Social learning requires attention to the person(s) observed, remembering the observed behavior, the ability to replicate the behavior, and a motivation to act the same way.
If you have grackles in your yard raiding your feeders and driving away the birds that you want to feed, here are a few tips: 1  Don't feed bread or other food scraps. 2  Grackles will take advantage of almost any food source available.3  Food scraps will attract other rodents into your yard as well. Food scraps will attract other rodents into your yard as well. 2  Use suet feeders that require birds to cling upside-down to eat. 3  Birds Choice has numerous upside-down suet feeders that are grackle-resistant. 4  Woodpeckers and nuthatches will have no problem using them.
Figure 6. One way to keep tree squirrels off of bird feeders is to attach baffles above and/or below the feeder. The baffle on a pole should be attached at least 4 feet above the ground and extend out at least 2 feet. A baffle can also be hung above a feeder to prevent squirrels from climbing down to a feeder.