week 3 discussion theories

WEEK 3 Theories of Learning and Motivation

OVERVIEW

• Topic

• Social Cognitive Theory

• Activities

• 1. Discussion: Social Cognitive Theory

• 2. Assignment: Synthesis and Critical Review

Social cognitive theory

•Cognitive psychology studies

mental processes and effects on

behavior

•Cannot provide an adequate

model of personality without

paying attention to what people

are thinking

Observational learning

•Can people learn without

reinforcement?

•Factors:

•Characteristics of model

(status)

•Characteristics of observer

(children, inexperienced)

•Consequences of behavior

observed (reward/punish)

Triadic reciprocal causation

Person: Physical & Cognitive (thinking, memory)

Behavior: Our actions

Environment: Location; How people react to us

Self-Efficacy

➢People’s beliefs in their abilities to exercise some

measure of control over their own functioning and

environmental events

➢Effected by

Mastery experiences (past)

Social modeling (watching others)

Social persuasion (credible)

Physical & Emotional States

➢Determines

What we do

Effort

Resiliency

DISCUSSION BOARD

ARTICLE SYNTHESIS AND CRITICAL REVIEW

• Find two scholarly journal articles (describing original research; not a review paper) on a topic of interest. The two articles should each explore the same topic.

• You may want to select articles that you will use in final paper.

• Write a thorough, critical synthesis and comparison of the articles.

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Briefly compare/contrast the research methods in the two articles

• 3. Summary of the results for each study

• 4. Critique of each study

• 5. Synthesis of the commonalities and differences in findings/significance of the two studies

• 6. Discussion of recommendations for future research

• 7. Conclusion

• This paper should be no more than 7 pages of text, but you are welcome to make it shorter if your writing is thorough but concise.

• Be sure to use APA style, including appropriate grammar, spelling, and mechanics, as well as citations and references.

Note: An original research article includes the first-time report of a research study where the author(s) conducted, including methodology, results and discussion.

Last, but not least…

You may want to begin thinking about and collecting

articles for lit review

➢Article critique & synthesis could include articles you will use for

final paper

➢Rough draft Week 5