Psychology 2550A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Walter Mischel, Albert Bandura, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2550A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Cognitive revolution occurred in the early 1950s revolted against the then dominant behaviorism and continued on to transform psychology (and other behavioral sciences) Shown that the study of mental processes, such as thinking, knowledge, and memory, can provide a parsimonious, yet rigorous, scientific account of mental activity and its links to overt behaviour. Showed that in addition to rewards and reinforcement, people learn cognitively by observing others and not merely by experiencing rewards for what they do themselves. Bandura emphasizes human capacity to be agentic and exercise self-regulation and self- reflections as people generate behaviour that is proactive and future-oriented. Importance of the human ability to symbolize events and experiences and to anticipate consequences , plan events, and direct one"s goals and activities purposefully through forethought . Proposed by mischel in 1973 appeared at the height of the crisis in personality psychology.