Discussion: Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Theory

Based on your readings for this Week, access the Personality Theory Matrix and complete the requested information in the Column I section for Cognitive and Social-Cognitive theory. Include information specific to cognitive theory and information specific to social-cognitive theory. You can use this information to support your Discussion post and response this week. 

Note: Continue to populate the Personality Theory Matrix spreadsheet you began in Week 2 to guide your learning about personality theories for your Module Assessment and submit it in Week 8 as part of your Module Assessment.

To Prepare

• Review the Learning Resources, focusing on theorists, cultural considerations, assessments/interventions, limitations, and unique aspects of cognitive and social-cognitive theory.

By Day 4

Post one key idea each from the cognitive and from the social-cognitive theoretical orientations. What is a main difference between these theoretical orientations? What is similar between these theories?  Which one do you more closely align with?