Social Cognitive Post 1

Social Cognitive Theory has to do with not just the environment or the learner or even the teacher, but all of them together and how they work off of each other.  There are three main parts to making sure that Social Cognitive Theory is working.  The three main parts of Social Cognitive Theory are model, imitator, and environment.  The model is someone of high status that is giving the information out to the imitator.  The imitator is the learner and has to be willing to learn and be motivated to learn.  The environment is whether the imitator has access and a punishment to motivate the imitator. 

I was wondering is it possible that people will do the opposite of a PSA because of who the celebrity is on the PSA?  So instead of actually making people interested it turns people away and make them do the opposite, just in spite of the celebrity and if that could happen in a classroom because the student hates the teacher.

Teaching is all about getting the imitator motivated by having a good model that the imitator looks up to and believes that they will truly help the imitator.  Also the imitator needs access to the model and a punishment to motivate them to continue to try and continue what they have learned.

My friends affect my learning because I usually learn a lot of different things from them and through the experiences that we do together.  Also my parents teach me a lot about street smarts compared to school teaches me more book smarts.  And because I looked up more to my parents compared to my teachers I feel I have focused less on school and more on friends and having fun than school because I did not like a lot of my teachers.