Social Cognitive Approach
verbal persuasion
"I know you can do it!!"
social cognitive approach
combination of behavioral ideas and metal process
Bandura
developed the social cognitive approach and triatic reciprocal determinism
Triatic Reciprocal Determinism
environmental, behavior, and personal/cognitive factors if you enjoy risky actives, you might agree to bungee-jump with friends, so you learn to bunjee jump
vicarious experience
if you watch someone else succeed your self-efficacy goes up, especially if the person is similar to you
What are some weaknesses of the social cognitive approach?
not comprehensive (no biology or development), not well-integrated
Where does self-efficacy come from?
performance accomplishments and vicarious experience and verbal persuasion based on combination of internal and external sources
self-efficacy
refers to your belief that you can successfully preform a behavior required to reach a goal
What are some strengths of the social cognitive approach?
testable (leanring, cognition), compatible with other aspects of technology (part of broader viewpoint)