social cognatice perspective and self Flashcards
social cognitive perspective
we learning behaviors from conditioning/ observing/ modeling and emphasis on the importance of mental processing
reciprocal determinism
personality is shaped by interaction of personal factors, environment, and behaviors
self-efficacy
a persons believe about their skills and ability to preform
certain behaviors
personal loss of control
external locus of control- perception that chance our outside forces determines fate
internal locus of control- one controls own fate
Seligmann- learned helplessness
hopelessness and passive resignation is learned when one is unable to avoid repeated traumatic events where they feel they cannot escape
criticisms of social-cognitive perspective
focuses too much on the situation and environment that is doesn’t evaluate inner traits
self-serving bias
our readiness to perceive ourselves favorably
individualists
emphasis on independent self
collectivists
emphasis on collective self