Chapter 12: Mischel and Bandura

Question 1

People are very different. Can only predict 10% of variability of behavior.

Answer 1

Personality Coefficient

Question 2

Traits + Situation = more likely to be able to predict behavior

Answer 2

Consistency paradox

Question 3

thought factors within a person which influence how an individual adapts to the environment

Answer 3

Cognitive Person Variables

Question 4

Personal constructs (ideas) people use to describe themselves. Unique to each person

Answer 4

Self-system

Question 5

a typical example of a category. Can lead to stereotypes

ex. a golden retriever is the most dog-like dog.

Answer 5

Prototype

Question 6

What a person is able to do

Answer 6

Competencies

Question 7

subjective beliefs about what will happen in a particular situation

Answer 7

Expectancies

Question 8

expectation about what will happen if a person behaves a particular way.
ex. If they are nice to me I will be nice to them.

Answer 8

Behavior-outcome expectancy

Question 9

What events will follow other environmental stimuli

ex. if I miss this bus, the next one will be by in about 10 minutes

Answer 9

stimulus outcome expectancies

Question 10

subjective beliefs about what a persona will be able to do

ex. can I even make it to the bus stop before it gets there or will I fall on my face trying?

Answer 10

Self-efficacy expectancies

Question 11

ways a person works on complicated behavior (setting goals, self criticism)

Answer 11

self-regulatory systems and plans

Question 12

ability to defer present gratification for larger future goals

Answer 12

delay of gratification

Question 13

The person, environment and behavior all influence one another.
ex. a influences B and B influences A

Answer 13

reciprocal determinism

Question 14

our way of thinking what’s going on around us. Our thoughts

Answer 14

Self-System

Question 15

believing that one can organize and execute given courses of action required to deal with prospective situation
ex. Do I believe I can organize and get something done

Answer 15

Self efficacy

Question 16

noticing the model’s behavior (a prerequisite for learning by modeling). Includes the model and the observer.

Answer 16

Attentional processes

Question 17

Putting the behavior into memory, how the task was done.

Answer 17

Retention processes

Question 18

Being able to do it, get up and reproduce model’s behavior

Answer 18

Motor reproduction processes

Question 19

Decide whether task is worth doing.

Answer 19

motivational processes

Question 20

learning by observing others without being directly rewarded oneself
ex. watching an older sibling make mistakes and learning from their mistakes

Answer 20

Vicarious Learning

Question 21

Change of self-system, change to environment

Answer 21

Bandura’s view of successful therapy

Question 22

groups believe that they, as a group, can do what needs to be done.

Answer 22

Collective efficacy