History!
What was the original name of Social Cognitive Theory?
Social Learning Theory
Behavior change
What kind of health program can this theory be applied to?
Any kind of health program!
List a strength of this theory
-Offers the ability to relate to real life examples
-It takes human behavior, cognition, and environment into consideration
-Addresses reinforcement and punishment
In 1963, who proposed the idea of Social Cognitive Theory?
Albert Bandura
What does this theory help individuals measure control over?
People, behavior, and environments
What is the toughest part of keeping up with a health program, according to this theory?
Sticking to behavioral change
List a weakness of this theory
-It assumes that changes in an environment will result in changes to an individual, which is not always true.
-Disregards biological and hormonal differences that may affect behavior.
-The theory is rather broad compared to others of its kind
What is the name of Bandura's book that explained how his theory could be applied to modify behavior?
Principles of Behavior Modification (1969)
List the 3 factors of reciprocal determinism
personal, behavioral, and environmental
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List a strength of this theory
-Offers the ability to relate to real life examples
-It takes human behavior, cognition, and environment into consideration
-Addresses reinforcement and punishment
In what year did Bandura rename social learning theory as social cognitive theory?
1986
Social cognitive theory proposes that human behavior can be explained by what?
A triadic reciprocal causation
What type of dietary program could this theory be applied to?
General nutritional program
List a weakness of this theory
-It assumes that changes in an environment will result in changes to an individual, which is not always true.
-Disregards biological and hormonal differences that may affect behavior.
-The theory is rather broad compared to others of its kind
In what year did Bandura refine his approach to social cognitive theory?
1977
List the nine constructs of SCT that connect to human behavior
What's the name for the effect where people mimic behavior of another in hopes of achieving the same result as the model.
The Modeling Effect
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