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Julian Rotter
Julian Rotter-social learning theory
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/08/2008

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Rotters empirical law of effect:
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defines reinforcement as any action condition or even which affects the individuals movement toward a goal
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view of probability:
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behavior predicted by reinforcement value or expectancy value
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expectancy:
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refers to a person expectation that some specific reinforcement will occur in a given situation
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Reinforcement value:
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the preference a person attaches to a reinforcement when the occurrences of all reinforcements are equal
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Social Learning Theory rests on 5 basic hypothesis:
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1. humans interact with their meaningful environments
2. human personality is learned and constantly changing
2.personality has basic unity-stability
3.motivation is goal directed-not by human drives
4.people are capable of anticipating events
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4 variables to predict behavior:
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1.behavior potential-possability particular response will occur-based on both expectancy and reinforcemnt value
2. Expectancy
3.reinforcement-internal-personal
external-cultural
4.Psychological Situation-the part of the external and internal world the person is responding
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Internal reinforcement:
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persons interpretation of the positive or negative value of an event
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External reinforcement:
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events conditions or actions one's culture places a value upon
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needs:
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any behavior or set of behaviors people see as moving them in the direction of a goal
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need value:
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the degree to which a person prefers one set of reinforcements to another
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freedom of movement:
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ones overall expectation of being reinforced for performing those behaviors that are directed at satisfying some general need
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need potential vs behavior potential:
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need-possible occurances of a set of related behaviors directed toward satisfying a same or similar goal
behavior-likelihood a particular behavior will occur given a situation in relations to a specific reinforcement
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interpersonal trust:
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expectancy held by an individual that the word, or promise of another can be relied upon
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maladaptive behavior:
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any persistent behavior that fails to move a person closet to a desired goal-often by too high of goals based on ones ability to achieve them
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Rotters goal in psychotherapy
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1. to bring freedom of movement and need value into harmony
2.reducing defensive and avoidance behaviors
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locus of control
aka internal-external control scale
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show a persons emphasis on personal efforts vs. environmental consequences
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low freedom of movement caused by:
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1.lack of skills needed for a goal
2.faulty evaluation of present situation
3.inadequate generalization-cant do one thing-must not be able to do similar action
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rotters categories of needs
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1. recognition/status
2.dominance
3.independence
4.protection/dependency
5.love and affection
6. physical contact
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