Outline+principles+that+define+the+socio-cultural+level+of+analysis

Karrie Lopshire Katie Moreno **__Social Cultural Test__**
 * Principles that outline socio-cultural levels of analysis:**

- Human beings are social animals and we have a basic need to “belong”. - Culture influences behavior - Social Self - People’s views on the world are resistant to change (this is the way the world is understood) culture helps shape this view.
 * Culture can be defined as norms and values that define a society, hence the expectations of our surrounding environment.
 * People do not only have an individual identity, but also a collective or social one.


 * Situational and Dispositional factors:**

- Situational- something to do with external factors, Ex) When people observe someone else’s behavior they are more likely to attribute it to dispositional factors which is something to do with personal or internal factors.


 * Social Learning Theory:**

- This theory assumes that humans learn behavior though observational learning (watching models and imitating their behavior). - Four factors of social learning - The experiment on aggression proves that girls are more likely to imitate verbal aggression where as boys are more likely to demonstrate physical. (Children are more likely to imitate the same sex adult). - Real life application of the social learning theory can be demonstrated by the response and affect of television on the viewer. For example; shows likeSesame Street are developed to teach academic and social skills which help children learn positive behaviors such as sharing, empathy, and academic curiosity.
 * Attention- Person must pay attention to model
 * Retention- The observer must be able to remember the behavior that has been observed.
 * Motor Reproduction- Observer has to be able to replicate the action.
 * Motivation- Learners must want to demonstrate what they have learned.