Personality Mods 44 46 Social Cognitive Perspective Mod

Personality! (Mods. 44 -46) Social. Cognitive Perspective (Mod 46) Psychoanalytic Perspective (Mod 44) Humanistic Perspective (Mod 45) Trait Perspective (Mod 46)

Bandura is Back! • Social cognitive theory stems from social learning theory (under the umbrella of behaviorism).

Behaviorist Theory of Personality • The way most people think of personality is meaningless. • Personality changes according to the environment (reinforcers and punishments). • If you change environment then you change the personality.

Cognitive-Social Learning Theories in Personality Environment Learning Cognition • Reciprocal Determinism (traits, environment and behavior all interact and influence each other. )

Social Cognitive Perspective Different people choose different environments. The TV you watch, friends you hang with, music you listen to were all chosen by you (your disposition) But after you choose the environment, it also shapes you.

Social Cognitive Perspective Our personalities help create situations to which we react. If I expect someone to be angry with me, I may give that person the cold shoulder, creating the very behavior I expect.

The Cognitive Part Self-Esteem Self-Efficacy Respect one has for self • Belief in one’s capability to succeed in a certain situtation

Learned Helplessness • The hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events.

Optimism v. Pessimism

How to Assess Personality? • Realistic Situations – Believe a person’s past-behavior in similar situations is the best predictor of future behavior • WWII spies • Internships • Auditions

Social-Cognitive Core Idea Reciprocal Determinism!