11.4 Learning Approaches Flashcards
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social-cognitive theory
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Bandura’s theory of personality that emphasizes both cognition and learning as sources of individual differences in personality
2
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reciprocal determinism
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belief that one’s environment can determine behavior, but at the same time, people can influence the environment with both their thoughts and behaviors
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Self-efficacy
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someone’s level of confidence in their own abilities
4
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locus of control
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beliefs about the power we have over our lives; an external locus of control is the belief that our outcomes are outside of our control; an internal locus of control is the belief that we control our own outcomes
