Julian Rotter Essays

  • Julian Rotter & Walter Mischel's Theories

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    Julian Rotter and Walter Mischel both theorized that cognitive aspects, more so than direct reinforcements, establish human reactions to environmental influences. Both psychologists propose that human expectations of impending events are the foremost factors in determining human performance. Recognized for his cognitive social learning model of personality, Mischel’s theory centered on the particular cognitive variables that intervene with the way new experiences influence a person (Feist & Feist

  • Locus of Control and Social Behaviour

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    Imagine, you just recently came down with a cold and you are feeling really sick. How did you end up getting sick in the first place, was it just due to random chance, or was it because you were stressed and not watching your health? According to Julian Rotter’s social learning theory, the two different mentalities people have about how much influence they themselves have on their life events can be categorized into two different groups. Those with internal control believe that they have control

  • Psychological and Sociological Factors in Smoking Addiction

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    Psychological and Sociological Factors in Smoking Addiction Understanding the habit of smoking tobacco The essay will discuss how smoking tobacco became a habit among people; what are the factors that affect the thinking of individuals in experimenting tobacco smoking; and what makes them think of quitting smoking. It will address both psychological and sociological ideas and will attempt to apply each idea in order to understand people’s lifestyles. Introduction Tobacco is a green and leafy

  • Emotional Intelligence Reflection

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    1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to analysis my strengths and weaknesses based on psychology perspective, and reflect 10 surveys results to my past life experiences to help me to indentify my future career plan and how I can improve it. The biggest challenges of finish the tests are people tend to not be honesty to them and answer the questions use their illusion. My future career planning is to establish my own business in Australia, which in marketing and media industry. Numbers

  • Locus Of Control Research Paper

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    grade on that science test you took? “Man, I should’ve studied more,” “This is the teacher’s fault!” “I just have bad luck.” All of these are prime examples of “locus of control.” Locus of control is a psychological term developed by a man named Julian B. Rotter. There are two versions around locus of control, and the meanings depend of the type of people who have them. For example, the first statement is a view of someone with an internal locus of control. These types of people believe that their efforts

  • Stressuality, And Personality

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    Each and every person is unique. “An individual’s identity is who or what a person is; the name or essential character that identifies somebody.” Examples would include beliefs, ethnicity, values, choices, habits, interests, and finally, sexuality (Napolitano, 2010, p. 104). “Identity is a term used throughout to describe individuals as a discrete, separate entity and is how a person is defined.” It could also include their name, gender and race. On the other hand, personality would be qualities

  • Personal Essay: Locus Of Control

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    Locus of Control “The extent to which people believe they have power over events in their lives. A person with an internal locus of control believes that he or she can influence events and their outcomes, while someone with an external locus of control blames outside forces for everything,” (Fournier, n.d.). There are two types of people in this world whose results can be effectively measured using Locus of control. Locus of control can be used as measuring tool in people who feel; that they are

  • Entrepreneurship and Need of Achievement

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    decision making then it is known as internal locus of control whereas, In case of external locus of control, individual believes that they don’t have any influence on the outcomes and believes in external forces such as fate and luck (Rotter 1966). According to (Rotter 1966), individual who has higher achievement motivation show more characteristics of internal rather than external locus of control. Creativity is a key part in the entrepreneurial process. It is the ability to invent something new

  • Perspectives on Coping and Effective Coping Strategies

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    The concept of coping is fascinating because it analyses the way in which an individual responds to a situation, as well as whether or not it is effective. Lazarus and Folkman (1984) defined coping as the "constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts made by individuals to manage specific external and/or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the resources of the person". This essay will cover the many perspectives on the subject of coping, from the cognitive viewpoint

  • The Relationship between Locus of Control and Perceived Stress Levels

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    The Relationship between Locus of Control and Perceived Stress Levels Abstract This report will investigate the relationship between locus of control and professional life stress in people. The aim of this study is to look at whether they have an internal or external locus of control, which determines how the individual perceives and copes with situations and life events, and how stressed they are due to this. It is theorized that people with a high external locus of control have higher

  • Importance Of Locus Of Control

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    locus of control construct can be interpreted in various ways in order to reveal how personal ideologies can influence choice and reason. The locus of control in its nature can be deciphered in varying manners according to theoretical approaches. Julian Rotter’s internal- external scale (1966) introduced a one-dimensional approach to understanding the perception of individuals to situational outcomes in the real world (Levenson 1981, Pg 16-18). This construct originally proved successful for the

  • Mathematics Essay

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    Aline Zghayyar Review of Literature There is an increasing recognition that affective factors play a critical role in the teaching and learning of mathematics. A number of researchers have investigated the relationship between the affective and the cognitive domains. Maker (1982) emphasized the importance of this relationship: It is impossible to separate the cognitive from the affective domains in any activity….The most important is that there is a cognitive component to every affective object

  • Ancient Roman Laws

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    of Rome's laws and customs, committed to writing much later, have their roots in the distant past. Ancient Rome had many different types of law in government. Out of all of the ancient Roman laws, the Julian Marriage laws, the laws of the kings, and the Justinian Codes, are some of them. The Julian Marriage laws were very specific and determined. Emperor Augustus notice social problems at Rome, and he detected that extravagance and adultery were very common in the Roman Government. In the upper

  • Great Depression Themes in 42nd Street

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    through a particular light and given specific occasions in the film, we can see how 42nd Street echoes the general attitudes of the Great Depression. Particular characters in the film exemplify the wealthy citizens of the time, the common laborer, and Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) portrays a life-force, Franklin Roosevelt, bringing hope along with his New Deal.     Throughout the film, there is a dichotomy exhibited through the members of the production and the financiers, namely Abner Dillon. He represents

  • Sibling Rivalry

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    occurred on the day he brought Julian in as a guest. This annoyed him. "Good morning," he addressed the sea of faces sourly. "As I'm sure you all know, today we have my brother Julian in as a guest." Julian waved cheerily. Fifty-seven eyelids batted. "He's here for today's discussion on the biological origins and implications of sibling rivalry among humans. I expect you all to participate." Despite his gruffness, he received only minimal acknowledgement. "Julian," he continued, noting with ire

  • Big Daddy: A Movie Depicting a Father and Son relationship

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    when he first had to take care of Julian. At first he did not teach his son proper hygiene habits and his son smelled horrible, but by the movie his son was bathed regularly. At first he was behaving horrible in front of his son, but by the end of the movie he was making a positive impact on his neighborhood with his son. Sandler began to realize that his own poor behavior had a negative effect on Julian’s behavior. He also showed more hospitality at home with Julian by sharing the TV with him and letting

  • Underlying Messages in Everything That Rises Must Converge and Good Country People

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    person looking for hidden treasure. In the first story the character Julian is the key to unlocking the meaning behind the story. Julian has gone to college and has developed his mind. Because of this he views himself as superior to those around him, especially his mother. The mother, although given to prejudices, has a kind heart. This seems to be the main difference between these two characters. Julian puts more stock in how educated a person is and the importance of having a well-developed

  • Flannery O'Conner's Everything that Rises Must Converge

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    attitudes towards the racial issues presented. O’Conner uses third person limited by explaining the describing the events that were occurring on the bus: “Julian rose, crossed the aisle, and say down in the place of the women with the canvas sandals”…..”Do you have a light?” he asked the Negro.(pg914) O’Conner allows us to see the tension between Julian and his mother, which gives readers an insight into her character’s inner thoughts and motivations. As viewing the anger in Julian’s mother and his despiteful

  • Flannery O’Connor

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    relationship between Julian, a young man who has recently graduated from college, and his mother. It takes place in a city in the South soon after integration. Much like Emily Grierson in William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily," Julian’s mother is a product of the "Old South." She takes tremendous pride in her heritage due to the fact that her ancestors were people who were once very highly respected. Her grandfather was a former state governor as well as a plantation and slave owner. Julian sees his mother

  • The Need For Independence in Everything That Rises Must Converge

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    some cases, the child will emotionally detach himself from his parent in order to achieve this feeling of independence.  In Flannery O'Connor's short story, Everything That Rises Must Converge, the relationship between Julian and his mother is a situation where the child, Julian, has tried to gain a feeling of independence by emotionally detaching himself from his mother. Julian's financial dependence on his mother has made him very bitter.  His need to justify his mother's struggle to better