Banduras's theory Flashcards
General Social Cognitive theory?
It’s about cognitive and motivational processes that has been extended to the study of many areas of psychosocial functioning, such as academic
performance, health behavior, and organizational development.
Which are the three intricately linked variables?
self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, and goals
What Self-efficacy refers to?
An individual’s personal
beliefs about his or her capabilities to perform particular behaviors or courses of action.
SCCT assumes that people are likely to become
interested in, choose to pursue, and perform better at activities at which they have strong self-efficacy beliefs, as long as they also have necessary skills and environmental supports to
pursue these activities.
Self-efficacy beliefs are assumed to derive from four primary sources of information which are..?
Personal performance accomplishments Vicarious experiences (e.g., observing similar others) Social persuasion Physiological and emotional states
What personal
accomplishments refers to?
successes and failures with specific tasks
What are personal accomplishments assumed to offer?
A particularly compelling source of efficacy information, but the nature of the social models
and reinforcing messages to which one is exposed, and the types of physiological states one experiences while engaged in particular tasks (e.g., low levels of anxiety), can all affect one’s
self-efficacy regarding different performance domains.
Outcome expecttions refers to?
Beliefs about the consequences or outcomes of performing particular behaviors (e.g., what will happen if I do this?). The choices that people make
about the activities in which they will engage, and their effort and persistence at these activities, entail consideration of outcome as well as self-efficacy beliefs
According to SCCT..?
According to SCCT and the larger social cognitive
theory, persons’ engagement in activities, the effort and persistence they put into them, and their ultimate success are partly determined by both their self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations.
Personal Goals definition?
one’s intentions to engage in a particular activity (e.g., to pursue a given academic major) or to attain a certain level of performance (e.g., to receive an A in a particular course)
In SCCT, these two types of goals are, respectively, referred to as
choice goals and performance goals.
Setting goals helps people to..?
organize and guide
their own behavior and to sustain it in the absence of more immediate positive feedback and despite inevitable setbacks
How important are goals?
Goals are importantly tied
to both self-efficacy and outcome expectations:
People tend to set goals that are consistent with their views of their personal capabilities and of the outcomes they expect to attain from pursuing a particular course of action.
Success or failure in reaching personal goals, in
turn, becomes important information that helps to alter or confirm self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations.
Keys to educational and vocational interests development, choice making and performance attainment
Self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals play key roles in SCCT’s models
People are more likely to develop interests in activities..?
..at which they both feel efficacious and from
which they expect positive outcomes. As people develop interest in an activity, they are
likely to develop goals for sustaining or increasing their involvement in it.
How people refine their skills and develop personal performance standards?
Through continued activity exposure, practice, and feedback. Form a sense of their efficacy in particular tasks, and acquire certain expectations about the outcomes of activity engagement
Change in interests in post-adolescent years based on the SCCT
can be explained by changes in self-efficacy beliefs and/or outcome
expectations—more precisely, by exposure to potent new learning experiences (e.g.,
parenting, technological advances, job training or restructuring) that enable people to alter their sense of self-efficacy and outcome expectations in new occupational and avocational directions.
