PSYC 3800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Albert Bandura, Behaviorism, Social Cognitive Theory
4 Sep 2013
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Chapter 10: social cognitive views of learning and motivation. Child of eastern european immigrant parents, settled in alberta. Parents valued education but never went to school, father taught himself 3 languages, modelled great self-regulated learning. Early social learning theory emphasized learning through observation and modelling: he himself saw shortcomings of not including culture, norms etc. Triarchic reciprocal causality: explained by social cognitive theory, explanation of behaviour that emphasizes mutual effects of individual and environment on each other. Three influences: personal factors - beliefs, expectations, attitudes, environmental factors - physical/social environment, other people, models, behavioural factors - actions, choices of individual, all influences also influence each other. Predictions of outcomes of behaviour are important for learning, affect goals, effort, persistence and resilience. Predictions affected by self efficacy (our beliefs about our personal competence and effectiveness in particular area) Human agency: exercising influence over life events, ability to make intentional choices and action plans.
