Locus of Control Flashcards
an organized collection of beliefs about the self
Self-concept
Bronfenbrenner Model:
Microsystems:
face-to-face settings containing the individual (friends, family)
Bronfenbrenner Model:
Mesosystems:
settings in which two or more microsystems interact (school, neighborhood)
Exosystems: settings or
Bronfenbrenner Model:
Exosystems:
settings or situations that do not contain that individual but that still influence the individual’s development (workplace, friends and neigbors)
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Macrosystems:
overarching patterns pf micro-, meso-, and exosystem characteristics of a given culture or subculture (laws, values)
the ability to carry out accurate reasoning about emotions and the ability to use emotions and emotional knowledge to enhance thought
Emotional Intelligence
Four Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence:
Perception
accurately perceiving signals of an emotion
Four Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence:
Cognition
consciously using emotions to facilitate thought
Four Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence:
Comprehension
understanding and interpreting emotion
Four Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence:
Emotional Regulation
managing responses to emotional stimulation
managing reactions to the emotions of others
belief about one’s ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes
(believing in yourself)
Self-efficacy
the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them
Locus of control
people who routinely base their success on their own work and believe they control their life have an:
internal locus of control
people who routinely attribute their success or failure to outside influences have an:
external locus of control
