Lecture 5

Question 1

3 Behavioural/Social Learning Theorists

Answer 1

1) Watson (behaviourism)
2) Rotter
3) Bandura

Question 2

2 Cognitive Approach Theorists

Answer 2

1) Kelly (personal construct theory)

2) Mischel (cognitive personality theory)

Question 3

Rotter’s social learning theory

Answer 3

Behaviour potential = expectancy + reinforcement value

Question 4

What is reciprocal determinism

Answer 4

We create and are created by our environment

Question 5

What is Constructive Alternativism and who developed it

Answer 5

1) George Kelly

2) Events are open to multiple interpretations and people decide among constructs in interpreting events

Question 6

What did Kelly use word event for

Answer 6

basically everything

Question 7

2 Strengths of Cognitive Perspectives

Answer 7

1) Experimental history

2) Simple therapeutic procedures

Question 8

3 Weaknesses of Cognitive Perspectives

Answer 8

1) Concepts are too vague
2) Parsimony (if then how statements, lots of)
3) lack of single model to guide theory and research