SOCIAL COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE

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Social Cognitive Theory Emphasizes the interaction of people

and situations Behavior is learned through conditioning

or observing others and modeling our behavior after theirs.

Social Cognitive TheoryBehavior includes a variety of actions, such as what we do and say.

Environmental influences include our social, political, and cultural influences as well as our particular learning experiences.

Cognitive factors include our beliefs, expectations, values, and social roles as well as our biological and genetic influences.

Alfred Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory

Personality development, growth, and change are influenced by 4 distinctively human cognitive processes Highly developed language ability Observational learning Purposeful behavior Self-analysis

Schindler’s List Video

Learned Helplessness The hopelessness and passive

resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid aversive events

Active Psych Schindler’s List

Learned HelplessnessUncontrollable bad events

Perceived lack of control

Generalized helpless behavior

Social Cognitive Perspective:Biopsychosocial Approach

Personality

Biological Influences:

- Genes- Autonomic

nervous system reactivity

- Brain activity

Psychological Influences:- Learned responses

- Unconscious thought

processes- Expectations

and interpretations

Social-Cultural Influences- Childhood experiences

- Influence of the situation

- Social support

Activity

Julian Rotter

Internal/external

Handout

How much control to we have over our situations or rewards?

Locus of Control

Delay of Gratification-Mischel

Not taking immediate less desirable award Getting a better award later

Related to self control, impulsiveness, & will power

How long children can wait for marshmallows depended upon what they attended to.

How long can children wait?

Imagined (15 minutes) In front of them (6 minutes)

Should I take 1 marshmallow

now or wait and get 2 later?

Self Efficacy Confidence in your

ability to organize and execute a given course of action to solve a problem or accomplish a task

“I think that I am capable of getting a high grade in this course.” is a sign of strong self-efficacy

You judge your SE by combining 4 sources of info.

You use previous experiences of successes & failures

You compare your capabilities with those of others

You listen to what others say about your capabilities

You use feedback from your body to assess your strength, vulnerability, and capability. Some people have a strong sense of self efficacy that applies to many

situations. Others have a strong sense that only applies to a few areas. Having either high or low self efficacy can increase or decrease your performance and success in a variety of tasks and personal behaviors.

Criticisms of the Social Cognitive Perspective Focuses too much on situation, not

enough on traits

Does the situation determine our behavior? Lottery example

Take out your books! Open to page 421 Answer questions 20-24

Correct Answers: 20. a 21. c 22. b 23. d 24. b