Outline and evaluate one or more social explanations of aggression. Aggression has been defined as ‘any form of behavior directed towards the goal of hurting or injuring another human being or animal that is motivated to avoid such treatment’ (Baron). Various types of aggression have been identified; person-orientated aggression‚ which is when the main goal is to harm another person and instrumental aggression‚ when aggression is used in order to achieve a desired goal. An important
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learning leads to developmental change; our ability to anticipate the consequences of our behavior is fundamental. Reflex‚ conditioned stimulus and response Reinforcement‚ punishment‚ shaping Imitation‚ self-efficacy‚ social/cognitive‚ reciprocal determinism Little Albert Skinner box." Bobo doll experiment Cognitive Piaget Information Processing Organismic Mechanistic/ organismic/ Contextual Child develops cognitive skills through active interaction with the environment. Development
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the behaviorism framework. The Social Cognitive Theory is‚ “based on the concept of reciprocal determinism”‚ which is the inventive interaction between personal factors‚ the environment‚ and behavior. Which bring me to introduce the behavior that I will be addressing in this self-assessment. The behavior that I have chosen to talk about is‚ my lack of
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Practice Exam 2 Psychology 1215 Langara College Dr. V. Lloyd‚ Instructor. Student Name: _________________________________ Date: __________________ Family name Given name Student Signature: ___________________________ Student Number: ______________ Multiple choice questions (1 point each) |1. |Research on the environmental conditions that influence sexual orientation indicates that | |A) |homosexuals are more likely
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traits c. 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PFQ) 3. Hans Eysenck’s PEN Model 4. Jung’s four functions of the mind/Myers-Briggs 5. Costa & McCrae’s Five Factor Model – OCEAN v. Social cognitive theories of personality 1. Bandura’s Reciprocal Determinism 2. Rotter’s Locus of Control B. Measuring and studying personality i. Nature vs. Nurture 1. Minnesota twins studies/Jim study 2. Loehlin adoption studies 3. Cultural influence – Hofstede’s world-wide study ii. Personality assessment
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JUST IN TIME LEARNING: Much of the educational materials we receive in our institutions are to prepare us for the future. Many students ask about whether what they are learning will come in handy or when will they use it and teachers reply that just learn it and you can apply it just-in-case when you need it. But when you learn something when it is actually needed and not before time it is known as Just-in-Time learning (JIT). It does not defer the implication of knowledge instead it relies on self
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(reinforcement and punishment) Social Cognitive Perspective of Personality (Albert Bandura) believed that there are 3 factors that influence one another‚ which determines personality the environment characteristics of the person behavior reciprocal determinism: the environment can influence behavior‚ but behavior can also influence change in the environment social-efficacy: a persons’ belief in his/her
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Leon Ferstinger in 1957 developed a theory of cognitive dissonance. His theory sugguest that we all have an inner drive to stay true to our attitudes and beliefs to keep a balanced life. When Ferstinger first introduced the term cognitive dissonance to indicate the discomfort we feel whenever we inconsistent notions at the same time. This discomfort or dissonance motivates us to expend behavioral effort to reduce it and restore cognitive consistency Cognitive dissonance is a situation that involes
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What is the meaning of Personality? Personality is defined as an individual’s unique and stable pattern of characteristics and behaviours. It is the essence or uniqueness of one’s behavior. No two persons are alike‚ even twins have different personalities. Personality comes from the two Latin words ‘per” and “sonare”‚ which means “to sound through.” The Romans in Greek and Latin drama referred to it as “persona” the theatrical masks worn by actors as they perform the role expected by viewers and
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I am right‚ you are wrong. In nearly every debate the ultimate motive is to prove that one side is right and the other is inherently wrong‚ rarely leaving any room for middle ground. Sadly‚ because of debate’s prevalence throughout society‚ American culture and education has been deduced to lecturing and mere dualistic contention. From news shows to elementary classrooms‚ logic and reason serve as the gateway to discovering truths‚ according to western education. But what exactly are the consequences
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