Some concepts of social learning theory are applicable to education taking place in Second Life. There are three key components to Bandura’s social learning theory (Abbott, n.d.) that are manifesting themselves in the Second Life environment: observational learning, imitation, and behavior modeling (Bruner, 1990; Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976).
Bandura’s social learning theory is based on the idea that observational learning involves the fact that humans often cannot learn for themselves.