Chapter 11 Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation Flashcards
Triadic reciprocal causality is a dynamic interplay among what three kinds of influences?
personal, environmental, and behavioral
Theory that emphasizes learning through observation of others
Social Learning Theory
Changes in behavior, thinking, or emotions that happen through observing another person
Modeling
Theory that adds concern with cognitive factors such as beliefs, self-perceptions, and expectations to social learning theory
Social Cognitive Theory
Triadic Reciprocal Causality
An explanation of behavior that emphasizes the mutual e
What are the two key elements of social cognitive theory
observational learning and self-efficacy
What are the factors related to how people learn from models
goal, consequences, and expectations
What are the four elements of observational learning essential to learn new behavior or refine current abilities
paying attention, retaining information or impressions, producing behaviors, and being motivated to repeat behaviors
Reinforcement given after successful completion of a task
Direct reinforcement
Increasing the chances that we will repeat a behavior by observing another person being reinforces for that behavior
Vicarious reinforcement
Controlling (selecting and administering) your own reinforcers
Self-reinforcement
Ripple Effect
“contagious” spreading of behaviors through imitation
The capacity to coordinate learning skills, motivation, and emotions to reach your goals
Human agency
A person’s sense of being able to deal effectively with a particular task. Beliefs about personal competence in a particular situation
Self-efficacy
Our own direct experiences-the most powerful source of efficacy information
Mastery experiences
Vicarious experiences
Accomplishments that are modeled by someone else
A “pep talk” or specific performance feedback-one source of self-efficacy
Social persuasion
Physical and psychological reactions causing a person to feel alert, attentive, wide awake, excited, or tense
Physiological or emotional arousal
Self-efficacy influences what through goal setting
motivation and performance
Process of activating and sustaining thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in order to reach goals
Self-regulation
A view of learning as skills and will applied to analyzing learning tasks, setting goals and planning how to do the task, applying skills, and especially making adjustments about how learning is carried out
Self-regulated learning
What three factors influence skill and will
knowledge, motivation, and self-discipline
Will power; self-discipline; work styles that protect opportunities to reach goals by applying self-regulated learning
Volition
A personality trait characterized by determination and persistence
Grit