PSYC 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Albert Bandura, Joint Attention, Intentionality

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 332
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Part 2 becoming and agent chapter 5 the age 5-7. Sheldon white: transition phase in human development labeled ages 5-7. Children experience a host of cognitive and social changes in middle childhood that ultimately result in a newfound sense of maturity and rationality. Shift appears to be driven by biological and maturational changes and by the social conventions of society and schooling. To be an agent in the fullest sense is to take ownership of personal experience and to organize behavior for the future in the service of valued goals. Human agency suggests intention, volition, will, purpose, some modicum of personal control in life. Belief in personal agency seems to be a good thing for most people most of the time. Albert bandura calls self efficacy: the person"s belief that he or she can execute goal directed behavior in a successful manner --> we are rational and deliberative decision makers.