PSYC 3170 Lecture 1: Long Answer #1
6 Feb 2019
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Answer provided p. 84, begins with "beliefs about oneself and control" stopping at (not including) Some people believe they have some control, some believe they have none. Strong self efficacy: activity less threatned and exert less mental effort because they know they can manage the demands of situation easily: show less psychological and physiological strain than those with weak self efficacy. Engaged in stressful activity heart rate and blood pressure increases and correspond to their level of mental effort while dealing with the demands of situation: the greater the effort the greater the cardiovascular reactivity. Sense of control develops through social learning we learn by observing behaviors of others. During childhood; people at school, family serve as models of behaviors/agents of reinforcement and standards for comparison. People tend to be external in locus of control: beliefs that chance and powerful others affect their lives are greater in elderly than younger adults.
