e interpretation of a case study from the viewpoint of both behaviorism and social cognitive theories.
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Write a Scholarly 5 page in" rel="nofollow">interpretation of a case study from the viewpoin" rel="nofollow">int of both behaviorism and social cognitive theories. You will describe the basic tenets of the
theories and apply the theories to in" rel="nofollow">interpret the case study.
Ivan
Ivan will be graduatin" rel="nofollow">ing from high school next year. Ever sin" rel="nofollow">ince he can remember, the smell of grass, trees and moss has meant everythin" rel="nofollow">ing to Ivan. In school, his times
of happin" rel="nofollow">iness were solely dependent on the min" rel="nofollow">inutes of recess he could go to the forested area in" rel="nofollow">in the school playground. He loved learnin" rel="nofollow">ing about how plants grew, but
says that it was only a week in" rel="nofollow">in kin" rel="nofollow">indergarten, really. Otherwise, his opin" rel="nofollow">inion of school has been akin" rel="nofollow">in to prison, and while he barely passes his classes, his teachers
have all noted that he is “not workin" rel="nofollow">ing up to potential” as he is the one of the highest scorers on the national tests.
His family has been very successful in" rel="nofollow">in busin" rel="nofollow">iness, and they are achievement-oriented. Ivan’s parents demand a degree from every child and have an account set up for his
education that was created before he was born. They have made it clear that this should be a degree with high earnin" rel="nofollow">ing potential, such as engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing or medicin" rel="nofollow">ine. When
he was in" rel="nofollow">in 6th grade, his parents discovered he was lackin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in extracurricular activities that would prepare him for college and demanded he become in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in at least
one team sport, at least one music-oriented activity, and at least one volunteer activity. After a bit of negotiation with his family, he chose rock climbin" rel="nofollow">ing,
percussion lessons, and volunteerin" rel="nofollow">ing with the city parks. Ivan has spent years now workin" rel="nofollow">ing for the park and loves it, would love to contin" rel="nofollow">inue doin" rel="nofollow">ing exactly what he is
doin" rel="nofollow">ing now. Ivan wants to convin" rel="nofollow">ince his parents that he can have a productive and fulfillin" rel="nofollow">ing career as an adult in" rel="nofollow">in an environmental field, but first he has to figure out
how to go from volunteerin" rel="nofollow">ing to gettin" rel="nofollow">ing paid to work in" rel="nofollow">in the great outdoors.
Reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing upon what you have learned about behaviorism and social cognitive theories, describe the basic tenets of each theory.
Usin" rel="nofollow">ing theory-specific termin" rel="nofollow">inology, describe the elements of your selected case study that relate to each theory.
What elements of the case study would be important from a behaviorist perspective?
What elements of the case study would be important from a social cognitive perspective?
Pretend that the character in" rel="nofollow">in the scenario has overcome her or his learnin" rel="nofollow">ing barrier.
Explain" rel="nofollow">in how one might achieve his or her goal supported by each of the learnin" rel="nofollow">ing theories.
Complete the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
Describe the basic tenets of behaviorism. Discuss strengths and limitations of theory. (In depth, with proper citations)
Describe the basic tenets of social cognitive theory. Discuss strengths and limitations of theory. (In depth, with proper citations)
Apply behaviorism and social cognitive termin" rel="nofollow">inology and concepts to the case study. Identify any relevant questions or concerns that are not addressed by the theories.
(In depth, with proper citations).
Explain" rel="nofollow">in how both behaviorism and social cognitive theory might be used to resolve the problem presented in" rel="nofollow">in the case study; evaluate the relative applicability of each
theory to the case, based on the relevance, currency, and sufficiency of the evidence available (In depth, with proper citations)
Article distin" rel="nofollow">inctions: There are three different types of articles. Research articles present origin" rel="nofollow">inal research, review articles discuss research already presented
elsewhere, and survey articles are comprehensive review articles that discuss an entire field or area of research. References to books are acceptable, but they should
be kept to a min" rel="nofollow">inimum—probably no more than five.
APA style: You must use proper APA style to cite and list your references.
Format: Use the followin" rel="nofollow">ing structure:
Cover page (your name, your specialization or program, title and course number, current quarter and year, and in" rel="nofollow">instructor's name).
Body, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing headin" rel="nofollow">ings and subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings over the appropriate content.
Reference list.
APA Style and Format guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for additional formattin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information.
Style: Write in" rel="nofollow">in the third person as an impartial narrator. Avoid the use of I, we, or you. In particular, avoid phrases like "I thin" rel="nofollow">ink" in" rel="nofollow">in favor of phrases like "the
evidence suggests" or "research in" rel="nofollow">indicates." In science, personal opin" rel="nofollow">inion carries no weight unless supported by a combin" rel="nofollow">ination of empirical research and statistical or
logical-mathematical in" rel="nofollow">inference.
Other notes: Avoid long quoted passages from your source texts. This should be a synthesis of your own ideas, in" rel="nofollow">in your own words—even if your ideas refer to the
origin" rel="nofollow">inal ideas of others, in" rel="nofollow">in which case the references should be explicit. Writin" rel="nofollow">ing at the graduate level should be scholarly and more than a mere summary. It should
present a unique thesis or at least a significant poin" rel="nofollow">int you are tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to make, addin" rel="nofollow">ing appreciably to what is already known of your topic. Your poin" rel="nofollow">int or thesis will
stand or fall solely on its strength—that is, the quality and quantity of the evidence you present.