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Concepts to study for Quiz 5

Bandura and Mischels conceptual focus

Cognitive Variables

Takes context into account not just personality

Mischels criticism of personality development theories (355)

That except for intelligence many traits are not as consistent or affect behavior aspervasively as typically thought

Personal constructs

Vary from one person to another.

How they view people or situation which determines how they will act

Delay of gratification

The ability to defer present gratification for a larger future goal.

More difficult if the reward is visible

Early control of this in preschool students predict future class performance

Generalization

Modeling

In children

Behavior observed in another is copied

Vicarious learning

Similar to modeling

Spontaneous recovery

Behavior that has been eliminated in but resurfaces for no real reason

Identification

Varieties of influences on childrens behavior (figure 12.5 pg 374)

Model punished for aggressive behavior resulted in less modeling by children

Aggression in boys vs girls \

Girls were less aggressive

Incentives/ rewards/reinforcement

Positive, Negative ?

Retention process (370)

Symbolic coding, Cognitive Organization, symbolic rehearsal, motor rehearsal

Remembering what a model has done

Reciprocal determinism (365)

The interacting mutual influences of the person, the environment, and the

behavior The person, the environment and behavior all influence one another

Self-regulation

People have considerable control over their behavior

May set themselves up for success or failure by picking an environment that will

either facilitate or deter their desired behaviorBanduras concept of moral vs immoral behavior (377)

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Moral disengagement can cause or enable people to behave in ways that are not

up to moral standards

Dehumanize the victim, the ends justify the means, using euphemisms, compare it

to worse behavior or displace blame onto the victim.Banduras concept of therapy (375)

Criticized therapy based only on talking Should use modeling and social learning principle to treat both adults and children

Motivation (372)

Unless motivated a person will nor produce

Self-efficacy (367)

How strongly a person believes that they can perform a behavior or how positive

an event will be

Determines the likelihood that the behavior will be attempted or event

approached.

See chapter 12 assignment

Outcome expectations If the behavior is successfully done it will lead to a desirable outcome

Start of chapter 13

Kellys underlying philosophical assumption

Jackass theory. Is more concerned with the nature of the person (animal) rather

than the forces that push or pull the person.

Preverbal concepts

Constructive alternativismReasons for personality change

Life Choices

Permeable constructsConcrete constructs

Core constructs

Kellys reason for inconsistent behaviorCommonality Corollary