Social-cognitive perspective
This view of personality involves self organization and regulation instead of just the theory that everything is shaped by external events. Through this perspective, people can control their own thought processes and motivations. Reciprocal determination, a theory by Albert Bandura, states that a person's actions are both influenced and influence personal factors and social interactions, which supports the social-cognitive theory.
Internal locus of control
Developed by Julian Rotter in 1954, it is a theory in personality psychology that refers to the extent to which people think that they can control the events that occur to them. This is important in the social cognitive perspective because people generally think that they can control their actions and thought processes, which leads to a high internal locus of control.
Learned helplessness
The condition that people learn that cause them to behave helplessly. For example, even when somebody has the opportunity to help itself, they will not even try to react to save itself. In relation to the social cognitive perspective, it contradicts it by saying that people do not have direct control over their thoughts and actions but are instead influenced by external factors.
Attributional/explanatory style
This is an attribute that shows how people explain why they experienced what they experienced. There are three different types: personal, permanent, pervasive. Personal makes the person believe that they were the cause of the experience, permanent makes the person believe that the event was unavoidable and there was nothing the person could do, and pervasive is where people connect the experience to all parts of their lives. Through the personal and pervasive styles, the social cognitive is reinforced while the permanent style goes agains it.
Criticisms
Some arguments against this theory include biological an environmental factors. Biologically, this theory ignores the genetics of people and how those cannot be changed through personal choice. Environmental factors, not including social factors, could also affect the way people think because certain situations require people to act and think differently.
Internal locus of control
Developed by Julian Rotter in 1954, it is a theory in personality psychology that refers to the extent to which people think that they can control the events that occur to them. This is important in the social cognitive perspective because people generally think that they can control their actions and thought processes, which leads to a high internal locus of control.
Learned helplessness
The condition that people learn that cause them to behave helplessly. For example, even when somebody has the opportunity to help itself, they will not even try to react to save itself. In relation to the social cognitive perspective, it contradicts it by saying that people do not have direct control over their thoughts and actions but are instead influenced by external factors.
Attributional/explanatory style
This is an attribute that shows how people explain why they experienced what they experienced. There are three different types: personal, permanent, pervasive. Personal makes the person believe that they were the cause of the experience, permanent makes the person believe that the event was unavoidable and there was nothing the person could do, and pervasive is where people connect the experience to all parts of their lives. Through the personal and pervasive styles, the social cognitive is reinforced while the permanent style goes agains it.
Criticisms
Some arguments against this theory include biological an environmental factors. Biologically, this theory ignores the genetics of people and how those cannot be changed through personal choice. Environmental factors, not including social factors, could also affect the way people think because certain situations require people to act and think differently.