1 / 4

An Internal Locus of Control has been linked with:

An Internal Locus of Control has been linked with:. Higher school achievement Being more independent Better health Less depression Better able to delay gratification Better cope with stress Better able to cope with marital problems. Evaluating the Social-Cognitive Perspective.

kalb
Download Presentation

An Internal Locus of Control has been linked with:

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. An Internal Locus of Control has been linked with: • Higher school achievement • Being more independent • Better health • Less depression • Better able to delay gratification • Better cope with stress • Better able to cope with marital problems.

  2. Evaluating the Social-Cognitive Perspective Critics say that social-cognitive psychologists pay a lot of attention to the situation and pay less attention to the individual, his unconscious mind, his emotions, and his genetics. The social-cognitive perspective on personality sensitizes researchers to the effects of situations on and by individuals. It builds on learning and cognition research.

  3. Positive Psychology Positive psychology, like humanistic psychology, attempts to foster human fulfillment. Positive psychology is the scientific study of optimal human functioning. It aims to discover and promote strengths and virtues that enable human beings and communities to thrive Courtesy of Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD Director, Positive Psychology Center/ University of Pennsylvania Martin Seligman

  4. Behavior Behavior emerges from an interplay of external and internal influences.

More Related