Social Cognitive theory
In cognitive learning theory, the key to learning and behavior involves the individual's cognition, meaning a person's perception, thought, memory and ways of processing and structuring information (Rutherford-Hemming, 2012). Learning by observation and modeling is the focus of the social cognitive theory (Ormrod, 2012)
General principles of the social cognitive theory
“In the 1960s a theory of imitation and modeling separate from its behaviors roots began to take shape, largely through the research of and writing of Albert Bandura” (Ormrod, 2012).
These principles are:
These principles are:
- “People can learn by observing other’s behaviors and the consequences that result” (Ormrod, 2012)
- “Learning can occur without change in behavior” (Ormrod, 2012)
- “Cognition plays important roles in learning” (Ormrod, 2012)
- “People can have considerable control over their actions and environments” (Ormrod, 2012)
Albert Bandura
"People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided."
--Albert Bandura (Cherry, 2013)
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--Albert Bandura (Cherry, 2013)
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