social cognitive approach to learning can explain both aggression and prosocial behaviour. Introduction This essay looks to carefully outline how the social cognitive approach to learning can explain both aggression and prosocial behaviour. The essay begins by looking at the social cognitive theory and Bandura’s (1961) Bobo doll experiment. When looking at the concepts of both aggression and prosocial behaviour this essay focuses on how the media can be a basis of social cognitive learning
Enhancing student engagement in the learning process is a pertinent issue amongst contemporary professionals in both educational and psychological fields due to its strong influence on student achievement. Recent studies have identified student engagement as one of the strongest predictors of academic achievement. Initially, this essay will identify a modern definition of engagement. This essay will then explore the psychological theories of student motivation, cognitive development processes and multiple
work of history’s finest thinkers and writers. According to perennialism theory person learns from his experiences and the main focus of this theory is on personal development. By analyzing
most likely be crossed without regard to the consequences until treatment and recovery are the only options left. This essay will compare two theoretical explanations for addiction, including a psychological theory, and a biological theory. In addition, the writer will describe the viewpoints
The process of teaching has been influenced by many factors over the years; philosophers, policies and psychological theories to name but a few. In this essay I will discuss and contrast the psychological theories of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky who have both contributed to classroom practice through their research into the cognitive development of children. Their theoretical perspectives shared some similarities in that both their approaches were child centred, both focused more on the process of
This essay will compare and contrast two theories of second language acquisition. The two theories in my discussion are the behaviourist theory and the cognitivist theory. Both theories will be explained in terms of how language is learned, the origin of errors, error -treatment and the strength and weaknesses of each theory. The behaviourist theory is a learning theory influenced greatly by the psychologist B.F.Skinner. This theory claims that language or behaviour is learned when an individual
This essay focuses on the extent to which men and women conform to their gender roles in the western culture. Generally, we see people swapping the words ‘gender’ and ‘sex’, which is wrong. We are born with a sex allotted to us. Both ‘biological sex’ and ‘gender’ are distinctive. Gender is not associated with one’s physical construction, then again, it is far more confounding. It is characterised as “the complex interrelationship between an individual’s sex (gender biology) and one’s internal
Empathy and Context – A Social Perspective The other component which influences empathy development in related to the context around children. As mentioned before, there is a relationship between the cognitive buildings of social competence, such as empathy, taking into account the individual differences facing conflictive situations. On the other hand, specific contextual factors in the environment around the individual which have own demands and expectation from the subject perform important roles
Psychology as a discipline has produced many theories and interventions focused at making a positive difference in people’s lives. Psychotherapy is a psychological intervention designed to help people resolve their emotional, behavioral and interpersonal problems as well as improve the quality of their lives (Engler & Goleman, 1992, p. 15). The purpose of this essay was to apply a specific therapeutic approach to a chosen case study and to identify the approaches strengths and weaknesses in treating
separate categories known as metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation and then the continued breakdown of those categories into further groups. Giving examples of both cognitive strategies and metacognitive strategies. Describing the fundamental role intelligence plays on metacognition and the numerous theories behind the idea that metacognition and intelligence go hand in hand. Why metacognitive strategies have been beneficial in the educational field and how continued research on this