Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura)

Question 1

What does the theory state?

Answer 1

changes in mental processes which create potential for changes in behavior

Question 2

Formula?

Answer 2

S -> |A|R|M|I| -> R -> S

Question 3

I _____ S

Answer 3

does not equal

Question 4

What does A mean?

Answer 4

Attention

Question 5

What does R mean?

Answer 5

Retention

Question 6

What does M mean?

Answer 6

Motor Reproduction

Question 7

What does I mean?

Answer 7

Incentive

Question 8

Attention?

Answer 8

• observe critical aspects of model’s behavior
• competent: high ability within a domain
• status: perceived high value in social groups (across domains)
• similarity: ability to relate to them

Question 9

Retention?

Answer 9

• transfer information to memory

- learning occurs (incomplete)

Question 10

Motor Reproduction?

Answer 10

• imitate model’s behavior

- done = learning complete

Question 11

Incentive?

Answer 11

• direct, vicarious, and self-reinforcement

- expectation

Question 12

What are the types of modeling?

Answer 12

direct: real people in real time
symbolic: real people not in real time

Question 13

What are the Effects Behavior?

Answer 13

• learn new behaviors
• facilitate existing behaviors (can do something but notice when someone else does it ex. stop light)
• change inhibitions (behavior changes because everyone else is/isn’t doing it)
• arouse emotions (follows others emotions)

Question 14

What is self-regulation?

Answer 14

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