For the “Let’s Do This” program focused on reducing and controlling childhood obesity and adult onset of type II diabetes in Point Mar, an instructional strategy – lecture, quiz, games, and brain storming will be utilized. This is based on the Social Cognitive Theory applied to health behavior, which is an evidenced based approach (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013). The reason for utilizing this strategy is that this approach is based on behavioral adaptations that will improve health within the community. In addition, the five key constructs of the social cognitive theory are; knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goal formation, and socio-structural factors (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013). Another reason is that this strategy is a multi-level intervention approach that is aimed at the individual and his immediate social environment (DiClemente, Salazar, & Crosby, 2013), which plays a huge role in the incidence of Childhood Obesity in Vista County, which “Let’s Do This” is striving
This experience is a component of Banduras Self efficacy theory. where athletes experience success by using models. The first model is the observational learning model where the athlete watches someone else do the skill; this is especially effective if the two individuals are around the same age and skill level. The second model is the participatory model, where the learner watches the instructor and then the instructor assists the learner in doing the skill. An example of the observation model is when Adinos plays the video of his father fighting Rocky on the big screen.
Despite they’re being no literature on what theory Project 11 comes from I have determined that it is based on the social cognitive theory. The reason for my decision that Project 11 comes from the social cognitive theory is because when looking at what Project 11 provides children it is all about giving them the confidence and tools to be able to learn to deal with difficult situations, hence when they eventually do move on in their later years they will hopefully have the confidence and self efficacy to be able to deal with whatever stressful scenarios that come there way. There is the dynamic interplay between the cognitive, environmental and behavioral aspects in the social cognitive theory (Lox, Ginis & Pertuzzello, 2010). The cognitive
Social cognitive theory (SCT) and the Trans-theoretical Model (TTM) are two often utilized frameworks to comprehend and forecast changes in physical activity behavior. Both theories offer insightful perspectives on the psychological and social elements affecting changes in physical exercise behavior. Which strategy, however, has contributed the most significantly to forecasting increases in physical activity is still up for discussion. In this paper, TTM and SCT will be compared and their individual contributions to the field will be assessed.
Observational Learning: The acquisition of new forms of behavior and information through exposure to others and the consequences they face and experience is known as observational learning. Acquiring new skills by observing the behavior of others is a common part of our everyday life. Formal evidence for the existence of observational learning has been provided by hundreds of studies. Perhaps the most famous of these studies is the well-known “Bobo doll” experiment conducted by Albert Bandura.
The Socio-behaviorist theory (behaviorism) Socio-behaviorists often study how children 's experiences model their behaviors (Nolan & Raban, 2015). Behaviorism believes that what matters is not the development itself, but the external factors that shape children 's behaviors (Nolan & Raban, 2015). This theory demonstrates that teachers and mentors dominate and instruct child-related activities, and they decide what children should learn and how to learn (Nolan & Raban, 2015). Reinforcement, which is an essential factor that helps children to learn particular behaviors, generally refers to rewards and punishments (Nolan & Raban, 2015). Children are more likely to repeat actions that result in receiving praise; in contrast, they may ignore or abandon behaviors that make them get punishment.
Supporting, teaching, or facilitating people to live healthier lives and create healthier communities should begin with the adoption of an appropriate health promotion theory and the right model of action. Therefore, some of the health education models discussed and I believe are great resources for educators to promote health include the Transtheoretical and Stages of Change Model, Community development, and the Social cognitive theory. It is my belief that to obtain long-lasting results individuals must understand his/her motivation, skills, and the resources available in his/her community. According to the TM & Stages of Change Model, an individual’s intention or willingness to change behavior tends to vary among and within individuals over
Therefore, the Social Ecological Model (SEM) will be used to address this issue. The Social Ecological Model stresses dynamic levels of influence and it proposes that behaviors mold and are molded by a person’s social environment (McLeroy et al., 1988). The Social Ecological Model consists of two major concepts “multiple levels of influence” and “reciprocal causation” which assist to create space for health promotion interventions (NCI,
I strongly value my health and believe that health is our greatest form of wealth. When one lives a healthy lifestyle, it means more opportunities to explore the world, build families, achieving anything the heart desires and conquering personal goals. The behavior change philosophy fits my personal philosophy of health education the most because it involves goal setting, behavioral contracts and self-monitoring to help foster the modification of an unhealthy habit. The behavior change philosophy is very important because change is a process, not an event. Self-efficacy and motivation are key factors in successful behavior changes.
I will compare and contrast Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory and Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory. Erikson is a psychoanalytic theorist who believes that our unconscious mind and early experiences in life shape our development. Erikson postulates that we develop in 8 stages that he calls psychosocial stages. Bandura, on the other hand, holds that we develop based on social cognitive stages that are affected by environmental influences. Let’s start with Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory.
Observational learning incorporates the social-cognitive theory of modelling, where the model provides the observer/learner with physical, visual and verbal demonstrations to initiate a cognitive representation for the observer to imitate (Weiss, McCullagh, Smith, & Berlant, 1998). In 2005, Cumming et al, investigated the functions of observational learning through a questionnaire targeting three effective constraints; skill, strategy and performance. The derived three constraints are seen to be key components for successful learning. Utilising the definition of a skill, defined as the learning and acquiring a motor skill (Magill, 2014), in respect to observational learning, learning through observation can be beneficial as the observer can attain information surrounding the process and outcome of a positive skilled performance (Cumming, Clark, Ste-Marie, McCullagh, & Hall, 2005).
At some point in our lives, we have learned by observing the behaviors of others. Observation can play a very important role in determining what and how we learn. It can have positive or negative effects on one 's development and behavior, especially in children. This is demonstrated in the social learning theory.
I chose to use the Health Belief Model, borrowed from the behavioral sciences, which explain the health behavior of the individuals. According to Rosenstock (1988), Health Belief Model contains six constructs: 1) perceived susceptibility, 2) perceived severity, 3) perceived benefits, 4) perceived barriers, 5) cues to action, and 6) self-efficacy. Rosenstock, Strecher, and Becker (1994) describe perceived susceptibility as whether or not a person regards themselves as being susceptible to an illness or being harmed due to becoming or not becoming involved in a behavior. Perceived susceptibility motivates individuals to be vaccinated for flu and to use sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. Perceived severity is the personal belief of an individual about the
That is, even teachers, parents and other elder family members can learn or understand how to apply social learning theory, for example, using reinforcement, punishment and modeling, to affect people’e behaviors by looking at related books.
Social Learning Theory Social learning theory differs from Skinner’s learning theory as it recognises the importance of cognition as Albert Bandura believed that we aren’t ‘passive’ learners or accidental learners, we use mental processes to select what we imitate and watch. Social learning theory proposes that we learn through different types of ways which allow us to learn how to behave, the proposals are that we learn through observation as we observe the people around us when they behave in various ways, we learn through modelling or imitation as we think about the relationship between other people’s behaviour and the consequence that it brings, and we also learn through both direct and indirect reinforcement. Effects of other individuals
