Bandura - Social Cognitive Theory

Question 1

Bandura: ___ ___ allows people to learn without performing a behavior.

Answer 1

Observational learning

Question 2

Bandura: Observational learning requires a) ___ to a model b) organization and ___ c) behavior ___ and d) ___ to perform the behavior.

Answer 2

Observational learning requires attention to a model b) organization and retention c) behavior production and d) motivation to perform the behavior.

Question 3

Bandura: ___ learning takes place when responses produce consequences.

Answer 3

Enactive

Question 4

Bandura: ___ ___ ___ refers to the interaction of environmental events, behavior, and personal factors.

Answer 4

Triadic reciprocal causation

Question 5

Bandura: Triadic reciprocal causation refers to the interaction of… what?

Answer 5

Environmental events, behavior, and personal factors.

Even Bandura Pees

Question 6

Bandura: ___ ___ and __ ___ are two important factors influencing people’s lives in unplanned and unexpected ways.

Answer 6

Chance encounters (unintended meeting of unfamiliar ppl) and fortuitous events (unexpected environmental experience).

Question 7

Bandura: ___ ___ means people can and do exercise control over their lives.

Answer 7

Human agency.

Question 8

Bandura: _____ refers to people’s belief that they can perform behaviors that produce desired outcomes in a specific situation.

Answer 8

Self-efficacy

Question 9

Bandura: ___ ___ occurs when people have the capacity to rely on others for services/goods.

Answer 9

Proxy agency.

Question 10

Bandura: ___ ___ refers to confidence of groups, together, to produce social change.

Answer 10

Collective efficacy.

Question 11

Bandura: People can self-regulate using internal and external factors. Give an example of internal factors.

Answer 11

a) Self-observation
b) Judgmental process (based on personal standards, standards of reference, value we place on activity)
c) Self-reaction – self-reinforcement or self-punishment.

Question 12

Bandura: How do external factors affect self-regulation?

Answer 12

a) Provide standard for evaluating own behavior

b) Provide external reinforcement (e.g. praise)

Question 13

Bandura: Through ___ ___ and disengagement of ___ ___, people can separate themselves from the consequences of their actions.

Answer 13

Selective activation and disengagement of internal control.

Question 14

Bandura’s term for diffusion of responsibility for one’s actions

Answer 14

Disengagement of internal control.

Question 15

Bandura: Self-regulation is not automatic – it operates only through a concept called ___ ___.

Answer 15

Selective activation

Question 16

Bandura: Methods of selective activation and disengagement of internal control: a) ___ ___ b) displacing/diffusing responsibility c) disregarding/distorting consequences and d) blaming/dehumanizing the victims.

Answer 16

Redefining behavior

“Be Responsible, Don’t Blame.”

Question 17

Bandura: Methods of selective activation and disengagement of internal control: a) redefining behavior b) ? c) disregarding/distorting consequences and d) blaming/dehumanizin the victims.

Answer 17

Displacing or diffusing responsibility

“Be Responsible, Don’t Blame.”

Question 18

Bandura: Methods of selective activation and disengagement of internal control: a) redefining behavior b) displacing/diffusing responsibility c) ? and d) blaming/dehumanizin the victims.

Answer 18

Disregarding or distorting consequences

“Be Responsible, Don’t Blame.”

Question 19

Bandura: Methods of selective activation and disengagement of internal control: a) redefining behavior b) displacing/diffusing responsibility c) disregarding/distorting consequences and d) ?

Answer 19

Blaming/dehumanizing the victims

“Be Responsible, Don’t Blame.”

Question 20

Bandura: Depression, phobias and aggression are learned through the interaction of ___, ___ and ___.

Answer 20

Environment
Personal factors
Behavioral

Question 21

Bandura: What three dysfunctional behaviors are learned through the triadic reciprocal causation model.

Answer 21

Depression, phobias and aggression

Question 22

Bandura: Social cognitive therapy emphasizes cognitive mediation, especially perceived ____.

Answer 22

Self-efficacy

Question 23

How do Skinner and Bandura differ in observational learning theories?

Answer 23

Skinner feels enactive behavior (learn by doing) is the basic datum.
Bandura discusses both enactive and observational learning.

Question 24

T/F: Bandura felt that reinforcement is essential to learning.

Answer 24

False – observational learning works, too.

Question 25

Bandura: What is an agentic perspective?

Answer 25

We’re not simply reactive organisms shaped by environmental forces or by inner impulses. We’re self-organizing, proactive, self-reflective and self-regulating.

Question 26

How does Bandura differ from Skinner?

Answer 26

Five ways. Bandura:
• Recognizes that chance encounters & fortuitous events often shape behavior
• Places more emphasis on observational learning
• Stresses importance of cognitive factors in learning
• Felt that human activity is a function of behavior and person variables, as well as environment.
• Believes reinforcement is mediated by cognition.

Question 27

Summarize Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory.

Answer 27

• Observational learning (learn w/o performing) requires
a) attention to a model
b) organization & retention of observations
c) behavioral production
d) motivation to perform.
• Enactive learning takes place when ppl evaluate consequences of their behavior.
• Functioning is a product of triadic reciprocal causation: the interaction reaction of environmental events, behavior & personal factors
• Chance encounters & fortuitous events are important enviro. factors.
• Self/collective efficacy
• Ppl self-regulate w/ external & internal factors. Ext: standards, reinforcement. Int: self-observation, judgment, self-reaction.
• Selective activation & disengagement of internal control lets ppl separate themselves from consequences.
• To do so, can redefine behavior, displace responsibility, distort consequences, blame the victims.