Discuss the Dangers of Social Networking Websites

question 55

Essay

Discuss the dangers of social networking websites.

Acknowledge the role of cognitive processes in observational learning.

Understand the effects of model's behavior on an observer's behavior.

Recognize the role of self-efficacy in learning and performance.

Identify the factors that influence attention, retention, and reproduction in modeling.

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Definitions:

Primary Drives

Basic internal motivating forces in psychology, such as hunger and thirst, which drive behavior for survival.

Drive-Reduction Principle

A theory in psychology that posits motivation arises from biological needs that drive an individual to act in ways that reduce the drive and bring about a steady state.

Extrinsic Motivation

The desire to behave in a certain way to gain some external reward or to avoid some undesirable consequence.

Drive

An internal state of tension or arousal that is brought about by an underlying need and that an organism is motivated to reduce.