PSQF 1075 Study Guide - Final Guide: Operant Conditioning, Stereotype, Authentic Assessment
24 Mar 2016
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Social cognitive theory: explains human adaptation, learning, and motivation. Addresses how people develop social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral capabilities; how people regulate their own lives, and what motivates them. He relabeled the theory because 1) there were at least 4 other theories called social learning theory and 2) because his theory was broader than a theory of learning- it included cognitive factors and motivation. Self-efficacy: a person"s sense of being able to deal effectively with a particular task. Our beliefs about our personal competence or effectiveness in a given era. Human agency- the capacity to coordinate learning skills, motivation, and emotions to reach your goals. It leads to greater effort, persistence in the face of setbacks, higher goals, and finding new strategies when old ones fail. Heightened self-efficacy sustains motivation and improves skill development. Substantiated as learners observe goal progress (which conveys they are becoming skillful)
