Mischel Flashcards
Cognitive Social Learning Theory (CSLT)
What does CSLT stand for?
Cognitive Social Learning Theory
What is CSLT?
Theory that stresses importance of personality, environment, mental representations of the world, and the process of learning
(Largely a cognitive model)
What is the consistency paradox
We intuitively see people as consistent, but they aren’t
- behavior is largely situation specific
Does CSLT expect behavior to be consistent across situations?
No. Depends on the reward/punishment in produces in that situation
Why do we believe in the consistency of traits?
Because of self-fulfilling prophecy: our belief in traits makes use see people similarly
- It is in the eye of the beholder
When is consistency expected?
- If same behavior is reinforced across environments
- If a person can’t discriminate between environments
What are traits according to Mischel and Bandura?
Summary labels for multiple behavioral observations
TRAITS DO NOT EXPLAIN
What is situation context for behavior?
Surrounding environment, circumstances, and social factors that influence and shape a person’s behavior at a given time (Person does X when Y)
ie. Grace will cry if she is too hot
What is the personality coefficient
Represents the strength of the relationship between a measured personality trait and a specific outcome or behavior
What is Hartshorne & May conclude about the correlation between traits and behavior?
Traits aren’t useful to psychologists who wish to describe an individual (people act differently in different environments)
What are cognitive person variables?
Environment influences behavior but we also all interpret the environment differently
What are encoding strategies?
Style of representing information, which is different between people
What is a prototype?
A typical example of an object or type of person; a “fuzzy concept” typical of the categories people use in perceiving others
What are competencies?
whether they know how (cognitive and behavioral)
What are expectancies?
Subjective beliefs about what will happen in a particular situation
What are the 3 types of expectancies?
- Behavior Outcome: what will happen if a person behaves in a specific way?
- Self-Efficacy: can I actually perform the desired behavior?
- Stimulus Outcome: what does the environment predict and how will that influence my behavior?
What are subjective values?
refers to the extent to which a person regards an outcome as desirable or undesirable—that is, a person’s goals or values
What are self-regulatory systems and plans?
Ways that a person works on complicated behavior (helps us overcome stimulus control)
ie. distraction or delay gratification
What is the ability to delay gratification called?
Ego strength
(opposite of impulsivity)
- ego strength is relatively stable starting at age 5
