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Described by Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning, Victor sat with the African American peers during the the pre-conditioning phase of learning. Through classical conditioning, Victor learned by association with popular friends, that this was unacceptable.(Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canada, 2012) The unconditioned stimulus, Victor sitting down with this particular group, caused an unconditioned response, or natural reaction which were the strange looks given by the African American students, as well as his new friends coming over to tell him that he should not sit with them. During the conditioning phase,Victor sitting down at what his peers perceived to be an inappropriate table, is now the conditioned stimulus. While in this phase, in it …show more content…
(Robbins et. al., 2012) Not only did he assume this position to gain ratification from his friends, he is attempting to avoid negative judgement, and teasing by this group. Although, and assuming that Victor has been around alcohol before moving to the United States, he did not feel pressured to drink, or teased for resisting, such as his first experience with his current friends. Victor’s response about the African American peer he fought at school, is also an example of him expressing his orientation in this stage of moral development, in which he felt that fighting was justified because the peer disrespected his group of friends first, by throwing a milk carton at them. Victor’s constant quest for approval has negatively affected his once described well behaviors, due to the influence of his current crowd of …show more content…
This manifested in his excellent behavior, and many academic achievements. Since his parents did not disclose or share their financial disparities and stress in front of Victor, he did not experience much failure prior to moving. At the announcement of leaving Mexico by his parents, Victor was quickly dismayed, and wondered if his father was mad at him. This, according to Albert Bandura, is an example of a source of influence in Victor’s self efficacy beliefs, which is is mastery experience. Victor saw that moving from his home country, leaving family, friends, and a school that he loved, was a failure, and was very discouraged about it, which reflected in his behaviors in his new home and
Described by Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning, Victor sat with the African American peers during the the pre-conditioning phase of learning. Through classical conditioning, Victor learned by association with popular friends, that this was unacceptable.(Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canada, 2012) The unconditioned stimulus, Victor sitting down with this particular group, caused an unconditioned response, or natural reaction which were the strange looks given by the African American students, as well as his new friends coming over to tell him that he should not sit with them. During the conditioning phase,Victor sitting down at what his peers perceived to be an inappropriate table, is now the conditioned stimulus. While in this phase, in it …show more content…
(Robbins et. al., 2012) Not only did he assume this position to gain ratification from his friends, he is attempting to avoid negative judgement, and teasing by this group. Although, and assuming that Victor has been around alcohol before moving to the United States, he did not feel pressured to drink, or teased for resisting, such as his first experience with his current friends. Victor’s response about the African American peer he fought at school, is also an example of him expressing his orientation in this stage of moral development, in which he felt that fighting was justified because the peer disrespected his group of friends first, by throwing a milk carton at them. Victor’s constant quest for approval has negatively affected his once described well behaviors, due to the influence of his current crowd of …show more content…
This manifested in his excellent behavior, and many academic achievements. Since his parents did not disclose or share their financial disparities and stress in front of Victor, he did not experience much failure prior to moving. At the announcement of leaving Mexico by his parents, Victor was quickly dismayed, and wondered if his father was mad at him. This, according to Albert Bandura, is an example of a source of influence in Victor’s self efficacy beliefs, which is is mastery experience. Victor saw that moving from his home country, leaving family, friends, and a school that he loved, was a failure, and was very discouraged about it, which reflected in his behaviors in his new home and