Lessons Learned Different lessons can be learned after past experiences and behaviors. From past behaviors, whether they are positive or negative, one can learn from these mistakes. Vicarious reinforcement is how likely one is to perform a behavior due to the previous outcome (Sigelman & Rider, 2015, p. 44). Therefore, actions are learned due to different negative or positive outcomes. Michelle Obama learned from the pressure of her parents on education that success is necessary for some and occasionally it is the only way to become respected. Michelle transferred her own learning to try and teach the American children the importance of education. She learned how to set up a campaign to encourage children to focus and pursue their education …show more content…
They can either adapt to a certain developmental theory, or challenge a theory. Mrs. Obama’s development seems to use Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model. The Bioecological model suggests that development takes different directions depending on the changing person and environment (Sigelman & Rider, 2015, p. 51). This view believes that nature and nurture are equal in the development of the person (p. 55). Mrs. Obama was raised in a poorer community with the ambition to succeed. Her microsystem includes the important people in her life that influenced the person she is today. The microsystem also includes her biological factors including her race. Her microsystem includes her parents and family. Another main part in the bioecological model for Michelle is the macrosystem. The macrosystem includes socioeconomic status and culture. Mrs. Obama was raised in a working class environment in a small home shared with three other people (Slevin, 2015, p. 39). She grew up without a bedroom and had to sleep in the living room with her brother (p. 39). Michelle did not grow up in a wealthy or even middle class community and her family sometimes struggled to make ends meet. Her race, as an African American, caused different forms of discrimination throughout her life. Each of these aspects influenced the way Mrs. Obama developed and how she sees her world …show more content…
Social learning theory claims that being active in processing information plays a critical role in learning (Sigelman & Rider, 2015, p. 44). This theory includes things like observational learning and latent learning. These are used in order for a child to develop different skills like learning to walk or ride a bike. Some skills are also learned but not performed. I believe that this is the developmental theory I followed due to learning different emotions, ways to act, and skills through watching my parents and imitating them. I show a lot of the same skills and qualities as my parents, so it is only expected that I learned these from
It was hard for Obama to know that his father was the person whom he had the most resemblance in terms of physical appearance and he was never around. There were so many questions and confusions in Obama’s head. His mother was a white woman and he was black. Obama was in the need of finding a community where he would feel welcome. Despite Obama’s traumas produced by the deficiency of his father’s presence Obama proved to be very smart. He was a student at Columbia University. He was one of the few black students that went t...
A Comparison of Psychodynamic and Social Learning in Regards to the Development of Personality "No Works Cited"
She goes on to tell readers of a child's perception of race with other life examples that she learned from her own students. She states that children learn prejudices and stereotypes early on in life from cartoons, story books and their own parents. They are easily susceptible these things even if th...
Bandura’s social cognitive theory, relates to the way Student A acts. Bandura’s theory focuses on observational learning like imitating and modeling, which Student A does through out the days I have observed. When the teacher teaches her how to say a word, student A imitates the lip movement and sounds the teacher makes. “People acquire a wide range of behaviors, thought, and feelings through observing others’ behaviors and that these observations form an important part of children’s development” (Santrock, 2010, p. 31). As I observed Student A, I saw how she always focused on what the teacher was doing, she would do exactly what the teacher was doing, on my fourth observation, when they were doing math, student A was doing exactly
Not only has she graduated from two exceptional Ivy League colleges (Princeton and Harvard), she is also a lawyer. She was raised on the South Side of Chicago, had opportunities to study at prestigious universities, returned to her hometown, married, and raised two beautiful daughters. Unlike Barack, Michelle has two black parents and a black sibling, and she comes from a city readily associated with black life and politics. She even has a family tree that traces back to American slavery. Observers comfortably frame Michelle Obama as angry Sapphire figure, but how is that possible when she is one out of the few mothers who hold degrees from the most reputable schools around the world. Again, her critique was taken as evidence of her ideational anger. Michelle Obama is the most known example of an African American woman who has worked hard to become who she is today and is probably the most idealistic perfect woman. Still the success and difficulty she has experienced in gaining accurate recognition is emblematic, if not typical, of black women’s citizenship struggles. She is still only seen as the stereotypical black woman in the eyes of supremacist even though she has out succeeded the majority of people today. One could assume that Michelle Obama is someone who could be looked to as faultless representation of how black women can achieve and obtain such incredible power. Unfortunately, not even the first lady is respected even with her credentials. For example. there were attempts to frame her with the common trope of hypersexuality. In the heat of the general election fight, Fox News referred to her as “Barack’s baby mama”. Instead she fights strong against these over rationalized comments because she knows she is better than what they say. If Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, is not recognized as credible, than it is clear that no black woman will ever be
Social Learning theory says that you can learn by observing other people. Observational learning shows that when young children watch what people do around them that they begin to imitate ...
I believe the main way that we learn is by observing the adults and peers in our lives. I feel that as we observe behaviors of others we figure out which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are unacceptable. With that being said, the theory of learning that is closest to my own personal beliefs is the social cognitive view of learning. I am going to be teaching in a special education classroom, and I must model acceptable behaviors for my kids. According to Ormrod (2011) the social cognitive theory “is a perceptive that can help us understand what and how people learn by observing others and how they begin to take control of their own behavior” (p. 323). My kids will be watching everything I do, and by modeling acceptable behaviors I can help them acquire ...
The social learning theory “states that behavior is learned from the environment through observational learning” (McLeod, 2011). For instance, I saw my mom getting ready for church and eventually I noticed that she put her hair in a ponytail only on Sundays. Furthermore, after seeing her do this so many times I began doing the same thing on Sundays. As a child, I observed her every move and I wanted to imitate her behavior. Through observational learning, I learned what was socially acceptable by watching my mother’s
Social Cognitive theory is a learning theory, in light of individuals with new practices can be, learned by watching others. They learn by watching others and copying a model. This theory is established from behaviorism, in light of the fact that the theory manages subjective and enthusiastic parts of somebody 's conduct from watching and watching for comprehension behavioral change.
There are so many theories that have come about over the years that try to explain why we have a certain personality. Many of these theories were based on the environment at the time and observations. Thinking about those other theories made me realize that many things we do are based on observation and the theory that I feel best suits my personality is the Social-Cognitive Learning Theory that was introduced by Albert Bandura. According to Bandura, the set of cognitive processes by which a person perceives, evaluates, and regulates his or her own behavior so that it is appropriate to the environment and effective in achieving goals (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, pg.236). This theory focuses on the way people learn by observing others and
Behavior and social learning are two theories that are inherently intertwined. Behavior to some extent is taught for social reasons, and social learning can very much shape and create behaviors. While behavior is something intentionally taught, social learning can teach and reinforce many unintentional behaviors, such as dishonesty or aggression. In order to adequately discuss these two interrelated topics, theory exploration is in order.
Growing up, everyone has different upbringings and everyone develops in different ways or at different rates. Their social class, social background, and or gender identities play a large role in the way which they perceive the world and in the way that the world perceives them. According to Vgotsky social interactions play a crucial role in the development of cognition. This term refers to the mental processes that are involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension. These processes include thinking, knowing, remembering, judging
Theories play a vital part in our life. Thus, the Social Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory has a significant impact on our lives. Both of these theories emphasis on the developmental aspect of life. Social learning theory focuses on learning come from observation. Whereas, Social Cognitive Theory is more comprehensive and emphasizes on the process of triangulate reciprocal determinism: behavior, personal factors and environment. Additionally, "self-efficacy" is the core factor precise in the triangulate mechanism. These theories has implication in current life scenarios. A basic principle of Social Learning Theory is that people learn not only through their own experiences, but also by observing the actions of others
... the self-efficacy and self-esteem of certain individuals, leading to more satisfying and fulfilling life that is built on better personality traits, I feel that Social Learning Theory can be applied to many situations.
As stated "theories of learning are based on the premise that learners construct meanings in their minds and integrate new knowledge into their mental constructs." They broke it into two categories social and cognitive. Cognitive approaches learning from the individual. Social approaches learning from social environment and the learners' participation. I agree that cognitive and social constructivism is how a person learns. But for the purpose of this paper, I would argue that a person depends heavily on learning socially before they can take a cognitive approach to learning. I say this because there are very few times that I can remember that I learned something on my own without any interference from others. For example, When I was 7 years old, I taught myself how to skate. I didn't have a teacher physically teach me how to skate, but I watched others skate and how they kept balanced and mimicked their movement. This can be considered a cognitive approach because I didn't have a physical person show me how to skate, but I consider it a social approach because I learned based off of watching others. It's the same way a baby learns how to speak and walk. Unbeknownst to them they are studying and watching their surroundings and reacting to it. They are hearing and watching their mother or guardian talk and move and attempts to mimics it. This is the reason why I think a cognitive approach to learning is dependent on social approach because if we take a baby out of the environment of social interactions and put them in isolation would they still be able to talk and walk? I personally don't think so because I think social constructivism is emphasized in early development stage because of the importance of an infant developing a relationship with