Theories of Deviance are limited in their ability to explain deviant acts if one adopts the view that these theories are universal. There is no universal‚ right or wrong theory‚ rather each theory provides a different perspective which only "fully makes sense when set within an appropriate societal context and values framework" . The functionalist theories share a common structural explanation of causes of deviance . They assume that conformity in society is achieved through the existence of norms
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Cognitive Dissonance is a psychological discomfort caused by inconsistency among a person’s belief‚ attitudes‚ and or actions. There are three hypotheses that explain the theory. The first hypothesis is selective exposure which is the tendency to avoid information inconsistent with one’s belief and attitudes. One only accepts information that is consistent with their own thoughts. Hypothesis two is post-decision dissonance; which are close call decisions and can affect a decision one makes. And
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Jean Piaget: The second theory I am going to investigate is Jean Piaget’s cognitive theory. Jean Piaget (1896 -1980) was the first psychologist to make a systematic of cognitive development‚ his theory of cognitive child development assistance “us” in understanding children of cognitive development. Piaget believed that babies are born with reflexes (innate schemas). For example‚ when the babies are born‚ they have a sucking reflex‚ they will suck a nipple‚ dummy or a finger. Similarly the grasping
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I truly enjoyed exploring the continence of your informative post. It is true as you stated that “Cognitive dissonance is the inability to maintain cognitive consistency because of two thoughts.” When an individual is squeezed in the middle of two different thoughts opposing each other‚ he then becomes confused‚ and may undertake a state of discomfort. At that point his internal and external body factors become most important to control his personality. Most of the time individuals are pretty consistent
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The cognitive dissonance theory states that if there is a discrepancy – an aversive emotional state – between our beliefs and behaviors‚ we are likely to experience inconsistency between these two cognitions. For instance‚ if you smoke‚ despite knowing that smoking is harmful‚ then this may result in cognitive dissonance. Furthermore‚ the college students who put themselves through hazing to join a fraternity could be another example. These students also most likely to experience cognitive dissonance
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head: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND THE MODEL Abstract Human behavior can be explained by a variety of biological‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors interacting on a person over time. The values‚ beliefs‚ and goals that determine the behaviors one engages in are developed through cognitive processes unique to each individual as a result of the interplay between previous learning and the aforementioned factors. When considered together‚ the Model of Human Occupation and Cognitive-Behavioral
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* Cognitive Theory Outline I. Theory: Cognitive Theory (CT) a. Key Concepts: i. The way a person’s mind collects and categorizes information is built into schemas. Those schemas help build associations with future thoughts‚ emotions and behaviors‚ as they determine how we categorize an experience. Schemas influence our recall of an experience (good or bad)‚ our emotion (positive or negative)‚ and our behavior (acceptance or avoidance)‚ and how we relate it mentally to similar
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Review Prior Research and Theory Research on whether childcare experiences affect children’s early language and cognitive development has also become increasingly common in the last 50 years. Past studies have focused on the differences found amongst different childcare settings in quality of care. Studying the impact of high or low quality conditions on cognitive development is important‚ and emphasis on how different aspects of childcare could be altered to better aid children may lead to improvements
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From Deterministic Behaviorism to Cognitive Theory: An Evolutionary Trail Alesia G. McDaniel University of the Rockies Abstract The Behaviorist theory‚ introduced by Pavlov and popularized by Watson and Skinner is discussed based on its roots in the philosophy of determinism which maintains that all behavior is the result of a specific cause. The theory of evolution and the consequential nature-nurture debate following contributes to the search for the meaning of behavior. A relationship to
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During this period of learning I came to better understand my learning in relation to the social cognitive theory of learning. From this‚ I started to piece together how I learn best. I have realised ways that I can apply this new understanding to my future learning. While learning sign language I found that how I learn relates to the social cognitive learning theory. One aspect of this theory that matches up with my learning is the idea of learning by observation and modelling. I found that I learn
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