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| What is the relationship between ability to delay gratification and measured intelligence? |
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Individuals who learned to work hard and wait for the awards did better on the SATs.
ability to delay gratification results in more intellectual skills, more attentive, and better able to concentrate. More dependible, responsible, better control.
-marshmallow analysis |
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| What theories did Julian Rotter develop? |
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-social learning theory
-predicting human behavior
-locus of control |
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| the law of effect: people seek out positive stimulation and avoid unpleasant stimulation. |
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| the law of effect: people seek out positive stimulation and avoid unpleasant stimulation. |
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| predicting human behavior: |
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divided into four main components:
behavior potential, expectancy, reinforcement value, and the psychological situation.
behavior potential:likeness of behavior in a situation.
expectancy: belief in behavior's likelihood of outcome.
reinforcment value: How desirable is the outcome?
psychological situation: is that part of the external and internal world to which we respond |
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| How did Rotter define personality? |
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| the result of interaction between an individual and his or her environment; it would be impossible to consider an individual's personality independent of environmental circumstances.It can be changed. |
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| where you place responsibility for control over your life. |
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| internal locus of control: |
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someone who believes success is measured by his/her effort.
-hardwork=positive outcomes
-confront challenges
-sense of responsibility for future thoughts and aspirations.
-avoid failure |
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| external locus of control: |
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believe that the outcomes are governed outside of themselves- controlled by luck, chance or another contributing individual. They do not believe that the amount of reinforcement they receive can be controlled by their personal contributions. They usually do not perceive the impact that their own efforts have on their lives.
-least likely to reach potential.
-suffer from depression and psychological ailments |
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| What is the behavior prediction formula?What does it mean? |
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BP=f(E & RV)
Behavior potential (BP) is a function of expectancy (E) and reinforcement value.
*If both the expectancy and reinforcement values are high, then the behavior potential is high.
If both the expectancy and reinforcement values are low, then the behavioral potential is low |
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| What is the law of effect? |
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| people seek out the positive stimulation and avoid the negative |
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| How does trust originate according to Erik Erikson? |
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| infancy when we are dependent upon our mother. When an infant sees it can be dependent upon its mother for what it needs it trust her. |
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| How does distrust originate? |
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| the excessive delay or utter neglect of needs-satisfaction will generate feelings of abandonment and helpless rage. |
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the basis for how we treat one another it provides the standard we use to represent ourselves to others.
-assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.
-one in whom confidence is placed
-a charge or duty imposed in faith or coincidence, or as a condition of some relationship
-something committed or entrusted to one, to be used or cared for in interest of another. |
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| How do people typically see others in terms of trust? |
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conditional trust-equal,goes both ways
a yardstick we use to measure our actions and the actions of others |
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| skills sought in employees |
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| responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity/Honesty |
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| What are the stages of creativity? |
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1. Preparation.: formulate ideas and experiment
2. Incubation: gathering of materials and pursuit of new ideas.
3. Illumination: transfer of ideas from the unconcious to the concious
4. Verification:confirms effectiveness and feasability of the idea |
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| How can we regain creative power? |
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-appreciate the importance of innovation
-become attentive to yourself
-cultivate your potential with courage and assurance. |
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| becoming attentive of yourself |
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| artist date: take time just to work on your creativity. To breath. spend time on yourself to rejuvinate energy |
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| appreciate the importance of innovation: |
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| abandonment of other ideas; isolation in order to come up with own ideas |
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| cultivating potential with courage and assurance: |
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| breka out of the box. Just do it! You may never feel comfortable until you try. |
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