1. Social Cognitive Theory Personal Development occurs through the interaction of one’s environmental factors, behavioral factors, and personal factors.

2. Behavioral Factors Environmental Factors Personal Factors

3. -Visited friends or family members at college. -Listened to speakers from different colleges. -Need a college degree to get a job. -Parents & family want you to go to college. -All of your friends are going to college right after high school. -You want to be successful in your future career. -You enjoy school -You want to make your parents & family proud by furthering your education. Going to College

4. “I only failed that test because the teacher did a horrible job teaching the material and the questions were worded so poorly.”

5. Locus of Control Internal locus of control: the perception that you are in control of your environment and your experiences. External locus of control: the perception that forces outside of your control determine your fate and your experiences

6. Learned Helplessness When we learn that we have no influence on a situation because previous experiences have showed that we do not have control in that specific situation – we might generalize that feeling to more than that specific instance

7. How does SCT explain how you learn your behaviors? Albert Bandura – Defined Social Cognitive Theory with ‘BoBo doll study’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqNaLerMNOE&f eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqNaLerMNOE&f eature=related What impacts this process? – Attention – Retention – Reproduction – Motivation

8. How is this process used in real life?

9. Socialization Process by which people learn the socially desirable behaviors and ideas of their particular culture and adopt them as part of their personalities. – Who socializes us?