This Social Cognitive Theorist Was the First to Use the Term

question 44

Short Answer

This social cognitive theorist was the first to use the term "self-efficacy" and theorize about its importance in understanding child (and adult)effort and mastery of new situations.

Explore strategies to reduce interpersonal conflicts arising from attribution errors.

Grasp the significance of research studies in illustrating concepts related to attribution theories.

Differentiate between internal and external attributions and how they are applied in various contexts.

Recognize the role of cultural factors in influencing attribution processes.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace an undesirable response to a stimulus with a more desirable one.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology used to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Premack Principle

A principle in psychology that states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

Negative Reinforcement

The removal of a stimulus to increase the probability that a behavior will be repeated.