Psychology SL
Psychology SL
9
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Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking Self-Efficacy Motivation & Retention Secrets

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Key concept 1- retention ๐Ÿ’ก

Bandura argues that retention (aka memory) is crucial for learning by imitation. Imagine you're trying to learn a cool skateboard trick ๐Ÿ›น you saw on TikTok. If you don't remember the trick, how are you going to try it out, right? So, retention is the mental "bookmark" we need to refer back to when we want to replicate something we observed before.

Key concept 2- reproduction & self-efficacy ๐Ÿ’ก

Reproduction refers to our ability to perform a task we've learned. This ties in with the concept of self-efficacy – our belief in our ability to nail that task. Imagine you're playing a video game ๐ŸŽฎ and you've just seen a strategy on YouTube to defeat a difficult boss. High self-efficacy is like having an invisible "I've got this!" sticker on your forehead; it means you believe you can implement the strategy and beat that boss!

 

However, if your self-efficacy is low (imagine that sticker now reads "I can't do it ๐Ÿ™"), you're likely to avoid even trying the strategy. Bandura identified four things that can juice up our self-efficacy

  • Mastery Experiences: It's like having a track record of wins ๐Ÿ†. Past successes make you think, "I've done it before, I can do it again!" But beware, a past failure can decrease your belief in succeeding, especially if it occurs before you've had any wins.

  • Vicarious Experiences: Here, role models play a vital role. Seeing others (preferably similar to us) succeed makes us think, "Hey, if they can do it, so can I!" ๐Ÿคฉ

  • Social Persuasion: It's like having your own cheer squad ๐Ÿ“ฃ. When others convince you that you can do it, you're more likely to put in effort and keep going, compared to receiving negative feedback or no feedback at all.

  • Emotional and Physical States: Our moods and how we feel physically can affect self-efficacy. Picture this: you've just aced a test, you're feeling awesome and thinking, "I can conquer anything!" ๐Ÿ’ช On the flip side, feeling down or unwell can decrease self-efficacy.

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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking Self-Efficacy Motivation & Retention Secrets

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645 words
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4 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited onย 14th Jun 2024

Table of content

Key concept 1- retention ๐Ÿ’ก

Bandura argues that retention (aka memory) is crucial for learning by imitation. Imagine you're trying to learn a cool skateboard trick ๐Ÿ›น you saw on TikTok. If you don't remember the trick, how are you going to try it out, right? So, retention is the mental "bookmark" we need to refer back to when we want to replicate something we observed before.

Key concept 2- reproduction & self-efficacy ๐Ÿ’ก

Reproduction refers to our ability to perform a task we've learned. This ties in with the concept of self-efficacy – our belief in our ability to nail that task. Imagine you're playing a video game ๐ŸŽฎ and you've just seen a strategy on YouTube to defeat a difficult boss. High self-efficacy is like having an invisible "I've got this!" sticker on your forehead; it means you believe you can implement the strategy and beat that boss!

 

However, if your self-efficacy is low (imagine that sticker now reads "I can't do it ๐Ÿ™"), you're likely to avoid even trying the strategy. Bandura identified four things that can juice up our self-efficacy

  • Mastery Experiences: It's like having a track record of wins ๐Ÿ†. Past successes make you think, "I've done it before, I can do it again!" But beware, a past failure can decrease your belief in succeeding, especially if it occurs before you've had any wins.

  • Vicarious Experiences: Here, role models play a vital role. Seeing others (preferably similar to us) succeed makes us think, "Hey, if they can do it, so can I!" ๐Ÿคฉ

  • Social Persuasion: It's like having your own cheer squad ๐Ÿ“ฃ. When others convince you that you can do it, you're more likely to put in effort and keep going, compared to receiving negative feedback or no feedback at all.

  • Emotional and Physical States: Our moods and how we feel physically can affect self-efficacy. Picture this: you've just aced a test, you're feeling awesome and thinking, "I can conquer anything!" ๐Ÿ’ช On the flip side, feeling down or unwell can decrease self-efficacy.

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