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    One of the central tenants of Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory‚ which is also called Social Cognitive Theory‚ is that “aggression in children is influenced by the reinforcement of family members‚ the media‚ and the environment” (Bandura‚ 1975‚ pp. 206-208). Evans (1989) suggested that the basis for Bandura’s theories came from work completed by researchers Miller and Dollard (1941) who suggested that human development is actively influenced by “response consequences” (Evans‚ 1989‚ p. 4)‚ but

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    Describe and evaluate Social Learning Theory explanations of gender [10 M] Describe SLT explanations for gender (You MUST focus on gender‚ not just SLT in general)Social learning theorists such as Bandura believe that all behaviour is learnt. In regards to gender development‚ SL theorists believe society trains individuals how to act in accordance with society’s expectations of males and females. The reason boys and girls behave differently is because they are treated differently. Other people’s

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    persuaded target audience across the board is adolescent and teen females. Females at this age are exploring and attempting to discover their identities‚ are learning and internalizing societal expectations and are under the influence of changing social norms and an increase in hormonal activity. This is true across culture and race‚ and has sparked international controversy due to the sensitive and vulnerable nature of this audience. A British government-commissioned study has proposed putting disclaimers

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    Running head: Competitive Behavior Psychology of Competition: A Social Comparison Perspective Stephen M. Garcia1‚ Avishalom Tor2‚ and Tyrone M. Schiff1 2 University of Michigan University of Notre Dame 1 COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR 2   Abstract This paper proposes a new framework that distinguishes between individual and situational factors in the social comparison process that produces competitive behavior. The familiar individual factors‚ which naturally vary among similarly

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    References: Adams‚ J.S. (1965)‚ “Inequity in Social Exchange‚” in Advances in Experimental Social Psychology‚ Vol. 2‚ L. Berkowitz‚ ed. New York: Academic Press‚ 267–99. Adamy‚ Janet (2000)‚ “E-Tailer Price Tailoring May Be Wave of Future‚” Chicago Tribune‚ (September 25)‚ 4. Austin‚ W.‚ N. McGinn‚ and C. Susmilch (1980)‚ “Internal Standards Revisited: Effects of Social Comparisons and Expectancies on Judgments of Fairness and Satisfaction‚” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology‚ 16 (5)‚ 426–41. Bagozzi

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    ranging from individual identities to collective identities of groups‚ to stigmatized identities. One way we identify is through social aspects of our lives‚ this is called social identity. Social identity is defined as the part of a person’s self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation‚ religious or political group‚ occupation‚ or other social affiliation (Arsonson‚ Wilson‚ Akert‚ & Sommers‚ 2013). How a person identifies can impact different areas of psychological

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    Chapter 5: Social Learning Theory In Social Learning Theory‚ Albert Bandura states behavior is leaned from the environment through the process of observational learning. Children observe the people around them behaving in various ways. He explains that individuals that are observed are called models‚ and in society children are surrounded by models; parents‚ characters on television‚ teachers at school. These models provide examples of certain behavior to observe and imitate. They pay attention

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    multiple ways to make themselves feel better. Some ways described in the book are; downward social comparison‚ upward social comparison‚ compensatory self-enhancement‚ discounting‚ external attribution‚ internal attribution and basking in the reflected glory. Downward social comparison is comparing your performance with the performance of someone who is doing even worse than you‚ whereas upward social comparison is surrounding yourself with successful people to make yourself feel more successful. Compensatory

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    Times covering the notion of FOMO over a year ago. Many explain that YOLO is an excuse for stupid stunts of the Jersey Shore variety. Others blame FOMO on social media like Facebook. As social psychologists will tell us‚ downward social comparisons will make us feel better about ourselves (“at least I’m better off than those losers”) and upward social comparisons can make us feel worse (“look at everyone out there living the life‚ and I’m here on the couch in my pajamas watching Full House reruns”). But what’s

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    David Sedaris throughout this story is social comparing himself to the poplar kids. This is evident by the way he talks about the popular kids because he is on the outside of the group which is evident throughout the story. His idealization of the popular crowd is so profound that when he over hears the other kids at the Labor Day celebration he did not realize that there are other popular groups out there. This is upward social comparison. He believe that the popular kids somehow are better off

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