Ap Case Study Social Psychology

The person under scrutiny in the current analysis can be referred to as P. He possessed several intriguing characteristics which raised legitimate questions on the influence of human agency in the construction of individual personality. P was a male in his early twenties. He was described by his close friends as being an agreeable, optimistic, honest and trustworthy individual. P enjoyed physical activities for instance jogging and playing basketball. Additionally, he devoted his spare time into volunteering in food shelters to help homeless individuals. Despite P’s ostensible nature of being an optimistic, agreeable, honest and trustworthy person, many of his weaknesses and shortcomings remained unknown to his close peers. One crucial aspect of P’s personality was that he was an introverted

Despite P’s introversion, he still enjoyed his time with close friends immensely. P occasionally also exhibited a lack of confidence. This lack of confidence was conspicuously reflected in his inability to actively pursue a romantic relationship, partly due to his high sensitivity of social rejection. One of P’s most conspicuous weaknesses was his unassertiveness and complacency. P often exhibited a lack of motivation to pursue and achieve desirable goals. P’s unassertiveness was conspicuous in social situations where he rarely initiated group gatherings or behaved as a leader to make decisions on behalf of others. In addition, P avoided spotlight and did not like to become the center of attention in social setting.
Key Themes in analysis
1. Observational learning theory According to Albert Bandura, vicarious learning without the direct performance of behavior could result in the learning of behaviors which he later defined as observational learning (Friedman & Schustack, 2011, p.236). One of the key components in observational learning is the concept of modelling (Sims & Manz, 1982). Sims and Manz