SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY

THE "ME": THOUGHTS/BELIEFS ABOUT SELF! OBJECT!
THE "I": self that does KNOWING, THINKING, FEELING! AGENT
SELF SCHEMAS
1. SELF-GUIDES that REGULATE BEHAVIOUR
2. MOTIVATE INFO PROCESSING
  1. APPRAISAL
    1. LEARN TRUTH about SELF
  2. SELF ENHANCEMENT
    1. LEARN FAVOURABLE THINGS about SELF
  3. SELF VERIFICATION
    1. FEEDBACK THAT CONFIRMS OWN BELIEFS about SELF
POSSIBLE SELVES: MANY DIFFERENT, REPRESENT IDEAS OF:
1. WHAT THEY MAY BECOME
2. WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO BE
3. WHAT THEY'RE AFRAID OF BECOMING
WALTER MISCHEL
1. INFLUENCED BY: GEORGE KELLY & JULIAN ROTTER
  1. PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS, ALL PERSONALITY THEORISTS
  2. LOCUS OF CONTROL: INTERNAL-EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL
    1. INTERNAL: HIGHER EMPLOYMENT CHANCES
2. PERSON-SITUATION DEBATE 1970S
  1. PERSONALITY TRAITS & BEHAVIOUR CORRELATION: R=.30
    1. EXPLAIN NO MORE THAN 10% VARIANCE IN BEHAVIOUR
  2. SITUATIONISM: BEHAVIOUR DETERMINED BY SITUATION
    1. TRAITS DO NOT RELIABLY PREDICT BEHAVIOUR
3. CAPS MODEL
  1. COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE PERSONALITY SYSTEM
  2. 3 FEATURES
    1. PERSONALITY SYSTEM: COGNITIVE & EMOTIONAL PERSONALITY VARIABLES LINKED
    2. SITUATION: SOCIAL SITUATIONS ACTIVATE SUBSETS OF PERSONALITY SYSTEM
    3. BEHAVIOUR: VARIES BETWEEN SITUATIONS

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