PSYC 2000 Chapter : Ch 13 14
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Theory 2: behavioral: psychologists associated with this are pavlov, watson, and skinner, how is personality viewed according to this perspective, people are a blank slate when they are born. Molded solely by environment (while environment is important it"s not the only thing that contributes to personality: personality is only consistent as the environment you"re in. Theory 3: cognitive-behavioral theory: the psychologists associated with theory are bandura, rotter and beck, how is personality viewed according to this perspective, social learning: by watching other model behavior, we develop expectancies and beliefs about the world. Ex: bring a different backpack to orientation than what everyone else has: expectancies (thoughts, beliefs) help form our personality. Thoughts/beliefs are important, but unclear that they"re the basis of personality. No, personality is somewhat socially driven, but it"s influenced by other factors (environment and learning) People are driven in their drive for self-actualization.
