Cognitive Social Learning Theories Flashcards
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What are cognitive-social learning theories
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hold that people’s behavior is guided by though, expectancies, learning and the environment
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What are expectancies
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what a person anticipates in a situation or as a result of behaving in certain ways
3
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What are performance standards
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individually determined standards by which to judge one’s behaviors
4
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What is self-efficacy
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expectancy that one’s efforts are successful
5
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what is locus of control
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expectancy about whether reinforcement is under external or internal control
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What are evaluation of cognitive social learning theories
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affirms role of cognition in development of personality
studied scientifically
led to many useful theories
focus on conscious behavior and development
