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SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY - Coggle Diagram
SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY
Main key points
- Observational learning: learning by watching others
- Modeling: live models, verbal instruction
- Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
- Self efficacy: belief in one's ability to succeed.
- Reciprocal determinism: behavior is shaped by personal & environmental factors.
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CLASSROOM EXAMPLE
- Teacher demonstrates solving a math problem step-by-step on the board.
- Students observe, practice and internalize method.
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Strengths of this theory
- Explains how people learn in social contexts.
- Indicates the importance of role models in learning.
- Practical applications in education, therapy, media studies.
- Recognizes the role of cognition, environment, behavior.
Limitations / threats
- May overestimate role of environment
- Hard to measure self efficacy & internal processes scientifically.
- Does not fully explain how new behaviors develop without models.
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