Social-Cognitive+Theory

Definition:
The view that personality can be defined as a collection of learned behaviors acquired through social interactions. Gen Psych, Chapter 11, p. 365

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Analogies:
Social-cognitive theory is to the mind as puberty is to the body

Mnemonics:
CaLeB (Collection of Learned Behaviors)

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