What is the primary metaphor for the person in the social cognitive perspective?
Psychological Perspectives on MetaphorBrian BowdleLAST MODIFIED: 24 April 2019DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199828340-0244IntroductionMetaphors are commonly defined as figures of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another thing that is notably different. For example, in the metaphor love is a rose, the target term love refers to a human emotion, whereas the source term rose refers to a flowering plant. Metaphor is classified as a type of figurative language (along with idioms, irony, metonymy, and several other forms), and until fairly recently, it was assumed that metaphors and other figures of speech were relatively unimportant aspects of communication. However, it is now recognized that metaphor is pervasive in everyday language, and a growing number of researchers and theorists now view metaphor more as an aspect of thought than of language. Indeed, metaphor has been shown to be involved in knowledge acquisition, conceptual change, abstract reasoning, social persuasion, and even the development of empathy between individuals and groups. It is hardly surprising, then, that metaphor now occupies a central place in many areas of research on cognition and communication. This article begins by listing a number of introductory volumes, anthologies, and journals devoted to metaphor and related forms of figurative language. Next, a lengthy section on theoretical approaches to metaphor processing traces the evolution of different perspectives on the nature of metaphor and discusses a range of important theories and key research studies. This is followed by a section on metaphoric framing in text and discourse, which describes both laboratory and real-world studies of how metaphor is used to structure knowledge and change attitudes. A short section on nonlinguistic and multimodal metaphors covers recent work on metaphor in gesture, visual art, music, and other domains. The next two sections describe developmental research and cognitive neuroscience research on metaphor. Finally, the last section covers practical resources for metaphor research, including guides to research methods and collections of metaphors. Show
General Overviews and TextbooksMany books have been written about metaphor over the past few decades, but the seven introductory works listed in this section are especially worth the attention of anyone wishing to gain a basic understanding of metaphor in language and thought. Geary 2011 and Pinker 2007 are written for a general audience. Gibbs 1994 and Glucksberg 2001 are more advanced works intended for anyone with a basic knowledge of psychological science who wishes to better understand the nature of metaphor. Goatly 2011, Kövecses 2010, and Ritchie 2013 are textbooks suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students, but the numerous examples contained in each of these works should also make them of interest to seasoned researchers.
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Down What are the main themes of social cognitive perspective?Key components of the SCT related to individual behavior change include: Self-efficacy: The belief that an individual has control over and is able to execute a behavior. Behavioral capability: Understanding and having the skill to perform a behavior. Expectations: Determining the outcomes of behavior change.
What is meant by social cognitive perspective?1 Definition of Social Cognition
The basic goal of a social cognitive perspective is to understand how individuals make sense of themselves, others, and events in everyday life.
What is an example of social cognitive perspective?Social-Cognitive Learning Theory Activities
Think of a time that you have learned a skill or behavior from observing another person. For example, you may have learned altruistic behavior from seeing your parents bring food to a homeless person, or you may have learned how to train a dog from watching The Dog Whisperer.
What is social cognitive perspective quizlet?Social Cognitive Perspective. Views behaviour as influenced by the interaction between people and their social acts; Emphasize the importance of cognition before, during, and after an event or situation. Reciprocal Determinism. The interacting influences between personality and environmental factors.
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