My Personality Paper
Many theories have been created and analyzed over the course of history and many have found to be much relatable. Every theory is going to have a different meaning to different people that many can personally relate to. Albert Bandura’s theory on social-cognition seemed the most relatable to me on a personal level. There are several examples about my personality and life choices that easily compare to the theory. Although, I easily related to this theory, I found that there were some limitations due to specific circumstances in behavior.
Albert Bandura created a more realistic theory on developing personalities than many other theorists. Bandura based this theory on other behavioral theories like B. F. Skinner’s theory …show more content…
I started my adult life out extremely similar to this. I graduated high school, worked low-waged jobs until I was married at age twenty, and also started having children at twenty. Unlike my mother, I am in college only because I took her experiences of lacking education and a career, and wanted to be different. My sister is in similar situations as well. She has worked random low-waged jobs, married at nineteen and pregnant at age twenty. She, on the other hand, does not have or want a college degree only because, in my opinion, lacks the motivation. In high school, I had never set high goals for myself; my grades and education suffered because of it. I had little to no self-efficacy; I gave up before I even tried. I would like to believe that it was because of the little emotional support or motivation I was given at home. I was constantly self-regulating in a negative manner, in that, I was always negatively judging myself and continuously ashamed of my behavior. My self-concept was always low and since I can remember, always has been. I think that this contributed to the fact that I didn’t have many positive reinforcements and was constantly punished for my behaviors (even as an adult). Like previously mentioned, my parents fought or argued and would leave the situation completely unresolved which, I believe, happened to be the downfall for my self-esteem. I was never built back up after a punishment and left to resent
Many theories have been created and analyzed over the course of history and many have found to be much relatable. Every theory is going to have a different meaning to different people that many can personally relate to. Albert Bandura’s theory on social-cognition seemed the most relatable to me on a personal level. There are several examples about my personality and life choices that easily compare to the theory. Although, I easily related to this theory, I found that there were some limitations due to specific circumstances in behavior.
Albert Bandura created a more realistic theory on developing personalities than many other theorists. Bandura based this theory on other behavioral theories like B. F. Skinner’s theory …show more content…
I started my adult life out extremely similar to this. I graduated high school, worked low-waged jobs until I was married at age twenty, and also started having children at twenty. Unlike my mother, I am in college only because I took her experiences of lacking education and a career, and wanted to be different. My sister is in similar situations as well. She has worked random low-waged jobs, married at nineteen and pregnant at age twenty. She, on the other hand, does not have or want a college degree only because, in my opinion, lacks the motivation. In high school, I had never set high goals for myself; my grades and education suffered because of it. I had little to no self-efficacy; I gave up before I even tried. I would like to believe that it was because of the little emotional support or motivation I was given at home. I was constantly self-regulating in a negative manner, in that, I was always negatively judging myself and continuously ashamed of my behavior. My self-concept was always low and since I can remember, always has been. I think that this contributed to the fact that I didn’t have many positive reinforcements and was constantly punished for my behaviors (even as an adult). Like previously mentioned, my parents fought or argued and would leave the situation completely unresolved which, I believe, happened to be the downfall for my self-esteem. I was never built back up after a punishment and left to resent