Cog. Soc. Theories

Cog. Soc. Theories

1. Bandura

   • behavior is a product of the interaction of cognitions, learning & past experiences & the immediate environment
     • Expectancy: what a person expects from a situation or from their own behavior
       • formed from personal prefs./past exp.
       • Expectancy
         • Eval. affects...
           • behavior
             • envi. feedback
               • future expectancy
         • Performance Standards: indi. determined standards of excellence by which we judge our behavior
           • Standards that ppl develop to rate adequacy of their own behavior in variety of situations
         • Self-Efficacy: the expectancy that your efforts will be successful
       • Locus of Control: a common expectancy by which ppl view a situation
         • Internal locus of control: can control fate. Through hard work, skill, training...avoid punishment & find reinforcements
         • External locus of control: don't believe they have control...convinced chance, fate, and outsiders' behavior determines destiny

2. Cog. Soc. Learning Theory: ppl internally organize their expectancies and values to guide their own behavior