PSY 0160 Lecture 14: Personality Ch 12
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Personality ch 12: social-cognitive theory bandura and mischel: Developed from behavioral approach but including social influences and cognitive processes. Emphasizes conscious self-reflection and argues that critical developmental processes occur not only in early childhood but throughout the life course. Personaity reveled both in average behavior and in variability. Question evolutionary psych and behaviorism b/c modern society is so different than historical roles and people do appear to have free will. Both average behavioral tendencies and variability of behavior. Learning complex patterns of behavior in the absence of rewards. Walter mischel (1930-): provided set of social personal variables. While genes are important in shaping personality, great potential for personality change. Contemplate not only present circumstances but also past and hypothetical future events. Reflect on themselves, thinking about themselves and their own thinking. Try to synthesize knowledge from dif fields into coherent picture of human nature and differences among individuals.
