Psychology

Learning objective New title: Self-fullfilling prophecy and Drinking

Learning Outcomes Recap learned behaviour theories Learn a new study

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Recap What is classical conditioning? How could it be a theory linked to learned criminal behaviour? What is Social Learning Theory? How could it be a theory linked to learned criminal behaviour? Which is the better explanation for criminal behaviour? Why? What is a self –fulfilling prophecy?

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Self fulfilling prophecy This is when an expectation has been made on someone so they conform to that image. It is a theory that suggests that what people say of us because of who we are, is a predication of what we will become.

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Self fulfilling prophecy

Social explanations for criminal behaviour

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Do you agree with this statement?

Social explanations for criminal behaviour In education, research by Carol Dweck has introduced the idea of changing mind-sets. Changing how we think of ourselves to alter our futures. Do you experience this in school?

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Self fulfilling prophecy is often linked to negative behaviours, rather than Carol Dweck’s idea of linking it to positive behaviours. Rosenthal & Jacobsen (1968) examined if school achievement could be self-fulfilling. Students took an IQ test and teachers were told which students were average and which were high-achievers. This was a lie. Teachers had lower expectations for average students and gave more attention to ‘high achievers.’ After 1 year, results revealed IQ increases for high achievers and IQ decreases for low achievers. The teachers expectations of the child’s ability, alerted how they were treated and as a result their actual ability.

Social explanations for criminal behaviour Madon (2004) decided to conduct research based on the idea of self-fulfilling prophecies and teenagers. This was to consider of a parents expectation affected a child’s destiny. Read pages 180 – 181 and summarise the study using the following as subheadings: Aim, procedure, participants, results, conclusion, strengths, weaknesses, ethics.