Exam 14: Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Define reciprocal determinism and explain how it fits into Bandura's social learning theory.How does this concept apply to other concepts in personality psychology?

Barbara thinks that Joe will go out on a date with her if she can ever get up the courage to ask him.Barbara's perception of the likelihood that Joe will accept her invitation reflects her ________,whereas her doubts about her ability to ask him out reflect her ________.

Mark thinks that if he asks for a $50-a-week raise,he will definitely get it.He really wants a $75-a-week raise and thinks his chances of getting a raise of that amount are about 25 percent.Expectancy value theory would predict that Mark will ask for a ________-a-week raise,and classic behaviorism would predict that he will ask for a ________-a-week raise.

What term refers to Bandura's idea that the self-system,environmental factors,and behavior are all dynamically interlinked?

From the perspective of expectancy value theory,your belief about how likely it is that a behavior will attain a certain goal is called your ________.

The following are principles to administer punishment effectively EXCEPT ________.

The basic idea behind empiricism is that ________.

Behaviorists believe that personality differences can be entirely explained by ________.

The attempt to determine how behavior is connected to the environment is called ________.

Match the implication that is best associated with a principle of effective punishment. -Avoiding mixed messages

Explain what it takes to make punishment effective.What are the dangers of punishment? What are alternatives to punishment and why might these approaches be more effective than punishment?

The philosophical belief called ________ claims that people learn in order to seek pleasure and to avoid pain.

Charles is reluctant to go to a party where he knows he won't know many people.Based on Bandura's prescription of self-change,Charles should ________ if he wants to change his level of social anxiety.

Match the implication that is best associated with a principle of effective punishment. -Timing and consistency

Social learning theory arose to correct several shortcomings of orthodox behaviorism; specifically social learning theorists argue that behaviorism ignores ________.

According to Mischel's theorizing,which of the following methods would be the best way to stop yourself from eating a piece of delicious chocolate cake?

The key target for psychotherapy,according to Bandura,is to ________.

What term is used to describe a positive result that follows a particular behavior?

According to the concept of affective forecasting,positive events won't ________ as one might expect,and negative events won't ________as one might expect.

Behaviorists like John Watson assumed that an individual's personality consists of a repertoire of learned ________.