Discussion:
Behaviorial and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits
Questions:
1. Briefly analyze the formation of habits using behavioral and social/cognitive approaches and cover the following areas:
2. Analyze one of your habits. How did you develop this habit? Were there role models for this habit? Which people influenced the adoption of this habit?
3. Why do you continue it? Has there been a time when you have attempted to break this habit? Use the behavioral personalitytheory to explain why you have this habit.
4. Describe components of social/cognitive theory that explain why the habit formed.
5. Develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to change this habit.
6. Between the behavioral and social/cognitive theories, which one do you find best explains your personality?