Social Learning Theories

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emerges in Bandura’s socio-cognitive view of personality. Whereas earlier learning theories primarily depended on principles of reinforcement to account for how human behavior is developed or changed

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agentic perspective

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which enables us to behave purposefully

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Intentionality

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which permits us to anticipate outcomes

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Forethought

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which allows us to motivate and regulate actions, behaving in ways that give us satisfaction and avoiding behaviors that bring self-censure

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self-reactiveness

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which gives us the ability to reflect on our thoughts and behavior and make changes as need

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self-reflectiveness

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the regulation of human behavior by the interplay of behavioral, personal, and environmental factors.

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triadic reciprocal causation

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the three types of factors operate as “in__g d___s” of one another.

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interlocking determinants

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most human behavior is learned through observation and modeling; occurs either intentionally or accidentally. In many cases, the behavior that is being learned is exactly the same as the modeled activity

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observational learning

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mimicking the model

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imitation

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matching the structure or style of the behavior

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modeling

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Albert Bandura’s theory is called?

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Theory of Observational Learning

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Bandura’s Theory of Observational Learning rests on experimental analysis of the influence of m__g on b___r

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modeling on behavior

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THREE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE MODELING

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1. Characteristics of the model
2. Attributes of the observer
3. Reward consequences associated with a behavior

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• Characteristics of the model
• The nature of the activity
• The nature of the subject

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Attentional process

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• Verbal

- Imaginal

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Retention process

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• Acquisition

- Performance

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Motivational process

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Another process of observational learning

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Motor production process

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What are the processes of observational learning?

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1. Attentional processes
2. Retention process
3. Motor production process
4. Motivational process

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is arbitrary or socially arranged rather than the natural outcome of the behavior

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Extrinsic reinforcement

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is naturally related to behavior

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Intrinsic behavior

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occurs when we learn appropriate behavior from the successes and mistakes of others

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Vicarious reinforcement

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increases performance primarily through its motivational function

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Self reinforcement

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Bandura believes that human behavior, particularly in the adult, is motivated by the continual practice of s__f-r___n, or influencing one’s own behavior

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self-regulation

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entails paying attention to one’s behavior

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self-monitoring

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entails evaluating one’s behavior

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self-judgement

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governs subsequent courses of action

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Affective self-reaction

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It is a central mechanism of personal agency and self regulation, that which refers to people’s belief that the can successfully perform behaviors that will produce desired effects.

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Self-efficacy

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a therapeutic technique of behavior modification, he developed strategies designed to help people improved their sense of self-efficacy and encourages use of sophisticated new technology and social media to modify behavior.

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modeling

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extent to which a person believes that reinforcements are controlled by his or her own behavior or by people or outside forces such as luck or fate

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locus of control

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an assessment tool that measures an individual’s perception of control

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I-E Scale

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assume that their own behaviors and actions are responsible for the consequences that happen to them

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I= internally controlled individuals

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believes that control is out of their hand

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E= externally controlled individuals

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Our perception of where the seat of power over our lives is located

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Locus of control

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we feel that we're in charge of ourselves and our circumstances

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Internal locus of control

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We picture that a force outside of ourselves controls our fate

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External locus of control

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appears to protect one against unquestioning submission to authority

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Internal locus of control

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are more likely to conform and prefer not to have to make a choice

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External locus of control

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can be measured and related in a specific formula that enables us to predict a person’s behavior in any given situation through self-reports and behavioral observation

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Four variables

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response behavior will occur in a given situation

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Behavior potential

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broadly to refer to a wide class of responses that includes overt movements, verbal expressions, cognitive, and emotional reactions

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behavior

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refers to individuals’ subjective expectations about the outcome of their behavior. It is an estimation of the probability that a particular reinforcement will occur if one behaves in a certain way in a given situation

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Expectancy

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refers to the importance or preference of a particular reinforcement for an individual

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Reinforcement value

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refers to the psychological context in which the individual responds. It is the situation as defined from the perspective of the person. Any given situation has different meanings for different individual, and these meanings affect the response

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Psychological situation

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a function of reinforcement value + expectance

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behavioral potential

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how important the reinforcer is to you

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reinforcement value

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determined by locus of control

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expectancy

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means that an individual’s behavior is influenced by the specific situation

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Behavioral specificity

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patterns that form distinctive behavioral signatures of personality

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If-Then-Situation-Behavior

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The theory considers both the stability of personality and the variability of behaviors across situations

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CAPS

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A view of Mischel and Shoda, that refers to a stable system that mediates the selection, construction, and processing of social information that generates social behavior

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Personality