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Albert Bandura
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*Born in 1925
*M.S. & Ph.D. In Clinical Psychology *Graduated at the height of behaviorism *The 4th most cited psychologist of all time (behind Skinner, Freud, and Piaget) *Most famous experiment-- Bobo Doll Experiment |
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Social Cognitive Theory
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*A learning theory that allows us to better understand what people learn by observing others AND how people learn by observing others
*Social cognitive theory was originally named “social learning theory” when it was more closely tied to behaviorist learning theory. *Learning vicariously |
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Assumptions of SCT
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*people can learn by observing others.
*Learning is an internal process that may or may not lead to a behavior change *Cognitive processes influence motivation as well as learning * People and their environments mutually influence each other *Behavior becomes increasingly self-regulated |
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Modeling
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Two definitions:
1)The act of demonstrating behavior for another person 2)The act of observing and imitating another person's behavior |
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Characteristics of effective models
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*Expertise
*Prestige & Power *Self-relevant to observer (e.g., gender, religion, culture) |
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4 Basics of Modeling...
In order to model someone else's behavior, one must have: |
Attention
Retention/ Memory Motor skills Motivation (Ex: learning a foreign language) |
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Self-efficacy
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"The little train that could"
--Believing that one can reach a goal |
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Resilient self-efficacy
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"if at first you don't succeed, try again!"
*Those who have high self-efficacy are more likely to have higher achievement in school and in life |
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Reciprocal Causation
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*People and their environments mutually influence each other
*There is a constant interplay between person, behavior, and environment |
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Self-regulation involves
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Setting goals
Self-directing one's own behavior Self-instructions Monitoring one's own behavior Self-monitoring (e.g., calibration of comprehension) Reinforcing one's own behavior Self-reinforcements It is having control over one's own behavior |
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Characteristics of effective goals
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Pertinent
Specific Realistic |
