Festinger (1957) describes cognitive dissonance as the internal need for consistency between beliefs‚ attitudes‚ behaviors and actions also known as cognitions. When cognitions are misaligned a dissonance is created and human nature warrants the restoration of a harmonious balance. In order to shift this paradigm‚ we either accept our current situation as justification for our actions‚ change our beliefs to match our actions or ignore the
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I would have to choose the social cognitive career theory to describe my career development. This therapy appealed to me because it allowed room for a more contextual overview of my internal process while choosing my career path. The theory takes special attention to the development of interests‚ my specific choice of education and career options‚ and my persistence in my work and education in therapy. In going through the model‚ I need to outline my sources of self-efficacy and outcome expectations
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Jennifer Young SPCH 1311 February 5‚ 2013 Reflection Paper 1 Transactional Communication Model Communication is unique in the fact that what you intend to relay through your message‚ the verbal or nonverbal relay of information‚ may not be the meaning‚ or understanding the receiver interprets. Several moments in my life stand out as significant‚ but the following example has played the largest role in changing my attitude‚ values‚ and beliefs‚ otherwise known as my field of experience. On
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According to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development‚ a 3 year old child is beginning the of the pre-operational period (2-7 years old)‚ while a 9 year old is in the middle of the concrete operation period (7-11 years old) and both have very different thinking pattern. The preoperational stage is when children begin to think about thinks symbolically‚ and their langauge begins to mature. During the preoperational stage‚ Piaget noticed that children don’t understand the idea of seeing
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Psychological Theories and Real Life Situations Psychological theories and perspectives have been around for many years. It is one thing for a person to come up with ideas and thoughts about how people function‚ but it becomes much more interesting when these ideas are related to real life situations. It is much easier to understand how these theories and models were developed when looking at them from a real life standpoint. The first example of a psychological theory in practice is when I
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Transactional analysis Eric Berne ’s Transactional Analysis - early TA history and theory Transactional Analysis is one of the most accessible theories of modern psychology. Transactional Analysis was founded by Eric Berne‚ and the famous ’parent adult child ’ theory is still being developed today. Transactional Analysis has wide applications in clinical‚ therapeutic‚ organizational and personal development‚ encompassing communications‚ management‚ personality‚ relationships and behaviour. Whether
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Transactional vs. Transformational Styles of Leadership Leadership is described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". There have been many leadership theories of what produces good leadership involving traits‚ situational interaction‚ function‚ behavior‚ power‚ vision and values‚ charisma‚ and intelligence‚ among others. The role every manager must fill in the workplace is being a good leader. Managers
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A SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS CONCEPTS I USE By Fanita English (From “How Did You Become a Transactional Analyst?“ Transactional Analysis Journal‚ Vol. 35 ‚ #1 Jan 2005) “How did you become a transactional analyst?” I am often asked that question when I tell people what I do. I answer that originally my training as a therapist was in Freudian psychoanalysis and included eight years of personal psychoanalysis. I practiced as such for l4 years‚ treating both children and adults. Increasingly
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study cognitive development systematically. One of his major contributions is his theory of cognitive development. However‚ his theory has numerous limitations and has come under frequent criticism. This essay will analyse four limitations of Piaget ’s theory and provide alternative accounts. The first three limitations will be presented through a cultural‚ social‚ neuroscientific point of view‚ and finally‚ end with the problems of research methods used in Piaget ’s study to build his theory. It is
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Rebecca Sullivan Evaluate theories of cognitive development and learning There are a range of psychological approaches linked to the study of education. The development of cognitive theories and behaviourist theories are used to evaluate and explain the learning process and how these can be linked to education. Piaget’s (1952) theory of cognitive development‚ suggests that children think in different ways to adults‚ due to cognitive development and the stages individuals develop at. Piaget (1952)
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