1. People model the behaviors of some people but not others. Describe three characteristics that social cognitive theorists believe are true of people whom others are likely to model.
The first characteristic of modeling behavior, is that models tend to be competent, Ormrod (2016), states that people are more likely to model those individuals they perceive as being knowledgeable and skillful (p. 123). A great example is with sports, someone that is learning a new sport is more likely to model the behavior of a person that has mastered the art of the game, such as a professional player or even a parent or older sibling. The second characteristic is that models possess prestige and power. Adults and children tend to model behaviors of individuals …show more content…
280). For example, once a child is able to correctly write their letters on a piece of paper, will slowly begin the process of combining the sounds to make small two or three letters words. Accommodation exists in two forms by (a) modifying an existing scheme to account for the new object or event (b) create a new scheme to deal with the new object or event (Ormrod, 2016 p. 280). My almost two year old son has figured out that he cannot see the television from the couch, so he takes the cushions off the couch, puts them on the floor and climbs on the television stand so that he can see up close. Here he is adjusting his environment and the surroundings to create his goal of being close to the television. Piaget believed that children interacted with their environment, using both assimilation and accommodation together (Ormrod, 2016 p. 280). A great example of using assimilation and accommodation together is the process of learning to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Once a child masters how to ride a bike with training wheels, how to steer, turn, pedal, and make the bicycle stop is the assimilation in the process. The accommodation process is removing the training wheels. The child is adapting to the environment, by removing the training wheels and learning to balance without two small wheels that have helped them
The first characteristic of modeling behavior, is that models tend to be competent, Ormrod (2016), states that people are more likely to model those individuals they perceive as being knowledgeable and skillful (p. 123). A great example is with sports, someone that is learning a new sport is more likely to model the behavior of a person that has mastered the art of the game, such as a professional player or even a parent or older sibling. The second characteristic is that models possess prestige and power. Adults and children tend to model behaviors of individuals …show more content…
280). For example, once a child is able to correctly write their letters on a piece of paper, will slowly begin the process of combining the sounds to make small two or three letters words. Accommodation exists in two forms by (a) modifying an existing scheme to account for the new object or event (b) create a new scheme to deal with the new object or event (Ormrod, 2016 p. 280). My almost two year old son has figured out that he cannot see the television from the couch, so he takes the cushions off the couch, puts them on the floor and climbs on the television stand so that he can see up close. Here he is adjusting his environment and the surroundings to create his goal of being close to the television. Piaget believed that children interacted with their environment, using both assimilation and accommodation together (Ormrod, 2016 p. 280). A great example of using assimilation and accommodation together is the process of learning to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Once a child masters how to ride a bike with training wheels, how to steer, turn, pedal, and make the bicycle stop is the assimilation in the process. The accommodation process is removing the training wheels. The child is adapting to the environment, by removing the training wheels and learning to balance without two small wheels that have helped them