Social Cognitive Theory terms and concepts #1
Social Cognitive Theory terms and concepts #2
Cognition #1
Cognition #2
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Most of what we know today about Social Cognitive Theory is based on the work begun by?
What is Albert Bandura
100
Our beliefs about our personal competence or effectiveness such as " Will I succeed or Fail?" are predictions affected by?
What is Self-Efficacy
100
The human minds activity of taking in, storing, and using information is referred to as ?
What is Information Processing
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The Permanent storage of knowledge is referred to as ?
What is Long-term Memory
200
Social Cognition Theory describes a system. This system called Triarchic Reciprocal Causality describes the mutual effects between THREE kinds of influences. What are the THREE influences?
What is Personal, Environmental and Behavioral
200
According to the text, what is the most powerful source of of efficacy among the four sources of self efficacy? Hint: Vicarious experiences, verbal/social persuasion....
What is Mastery Experiences: Success at a given task raises efficacy and failure lowers efficacy.
200
According to the Information Processing System, information is encoded in sensory memory where perception and attention determine what will be held in ______ memory for further use. Hint: The information that you are focusing on at a given moment.
What is Working Memory
200
Procedural memory (motor skills or habits) is considered Explicit or Implicit long-term memory ?
What is Implicit (Unconscious) Memory
300
What are the 4 processes/elements involved in learning through social cognitive theory? Hint: ARMM
What is Attention, Retention, Motor Reproduction and Motivation
300
Seeing other people like you succeed or fail on a task or goal that is similar to the one you face is an example of what source of self-efficacy?
What is Vicarious Experiences
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To keep information in working memory, people tend to use ________ rehearsal and _________ rehearsal as ways to manage the flow of information through the information processing system.
What is Maintenance & Elaborative rehearsal
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The ability to recall thee exact date, time and place where you had your first kiss would be an example of _____ memory. Knowing sounds that letters make or capitals of all 50 states is an example of _____ memory. Hint: Both are considered Explicit memories.
What is Episodic; Semantic memory
400
Changes in behavior, thinking, or emotions that happen through observing another person is referred to as ?
What is Modeling
400
The process of activating and sustaining thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in order to reach certain goals is known as ?
What is Self-regulation
400
The Component of the memory system that holds information for about 20 seconds is ?
What is Short-term Memory
400
Thinking about thinking or the awareness of your own thinking processes is referred to as ?
What is Metacognition
500
Given what you know about the characteristics of effective models, would a teen be more likely to wear a pair of athletic shoes endorsed by Lebron James opposed to those endorsed by the salesperson at a store? Why?
What is Yes, Lebron James: People are more likely to imitate behaviors displayed by high-status models than they are to imitate behaviors of others with lower status.
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According to the textbook, what three factors influence Self-Regulation skills ?
What is Knowledge, Motivation and Volition
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There are three parts of Working Memory; the Central Executive, Phonological Loop, and the Visiospatial Sketchpad. Which of the three parts is responsible for language acquisition, reasoning and retrieval of information among many other things?
What is Central Executive
500
_____ are basic structures for organizing information;concepts. These structures form a mental framework that guides our perception and helps us make sense of our experience base on what we already know. _____ are expected plans for the sequence of steps in a common event such as how to order or pizza or how to order/pay for food while dinning at a restaurant.
What is Schemas; Scripts