EDUC 606 Final – Woolfolk Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

EDUC 606 Final – Woolfolk Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass


Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) -

[ANSWER]: Learning by observing the actions of others




- Two key elements: observational learning and self-efficacy




-People learn by observing others (social part of SCT)

- Includes learning from reinforcements/punishments of own and

others' behaviors




- Extends to include thinking, expecting, self-regulating, comparing, and

judging (cognitive part of SCT)




QUESTION: Bandura -

,[ANSWER]: 1950s --> Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)




Recognized need to understand people's behavior in social context




QUESTION: Triarchic Reciprocal Causality -

[ANSWER]: System at work in social cognitive theory (SCT)




- An explanation of behavior emphasizing effects of individual and

environment on each other




- Dynamic and constant interplay of 3 kinds of influences...

Personal

Social/environmental

Behavioral




QUESTION: Personal -

,[ANSWER]: Triarchic Reciprocal Causality




beliefs, cognitive abilities, motivation, knowledge




ex. that you can do it, believing that you can get a raise




QUESTION: Social/environmental -

[ANSWER]: Triarchic Reciprocal Causality




resources, consequences of actions, models, physical setting




ex. actually asking for the raise




QUESTION: Behavioral -

[ANSWER]: Triarchic Reciprocal Causality

, individual actions, choices, verbal statements




ex. how you feel about the answer




QUESTION: Power of Reciprocal Causality -

[ANSWER]: 1. Teachers communicate expectations to students




2. Expectations affect students' confidence




3. Expectations and confidence affect students' achievement




Study: Evidence that math confidence and math achievement

reciprocally influence each other




QUESTION: Modeling -

[ANSWER]: Learning by Observing Others