Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism, and Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction

Have you ever question how it is you learn best? Think back to a time when you were learning something knew. What steps helped you learn best. Today we will be learning about cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. Watch this video below to learn more. Be sure to take notes while watching the video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEklZi3HX8E

 

Task

For todays assignment I want you to create a diagram to compare and contrast cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. I want you to use your notes from the video and the internet to help you create your diagram. Do not use a partner. This is not a group project. 

Process

Create a diagram using cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. Be sure to compare and contrast. Use the website below to help. Also find one website of your own to use. 

https://joerperez.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/behaviorism-and-social-cognitive-theory/

https://www.psychologyschoolguide.net/guides/difference-between-behavioral-psychology-and-cognitive-psychology/

https://cheryldcalhoun.com/2014/09/24/learning-theory-comparison/

 

Here is one example of a diagram. 

Behaviorism 

Social Cognitive 

Cognitive psychology 

Similarities 

Learn through rewards and punishments 

Learned through watching 

Learned through memory ad thinking.

All 3 are focused on how people learn

External 

Extranel and internal 

Internal 

All 3 are influenced by the environment 

Shaped by environment 

Learned and influenced by the environment 

Active learning 

All 3 hope to improve and predict learning behavior. 

Evaluation

Criterion

(Score at 0 if there is no evidence)

 

Below Expectations

(1)

Meets Expectations

(3)

Exceeds Expectations

(5)

Score

Student understanding of theories is clear.

The students understanding was not clear.

The students understanding was somewhat clear.

The students understand was clear.

 

The diagram was organized and neat. 

The diagram was messy and not neat.

The diagram was somewhat neat.

The diagram was very neat and organized. 

 

Compares/contrast 

The digram was hard to follow and did not compare/contrast the theories. 

The diagram had limited comparison. 

The diagram clearly compared and contrast the theories. 

 

 

 Effort and creativity 

 

The student did not show any creativity or effort. 

The student shows some effort and creativity. 

The student showed creativity and a lot of effort was put in 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

Conclusion

I hope that by the end of this assignment all of you have a wide understanding of the theories. I hope you all can tell me which theory you learn best by! Which theory is your favorite?