Homework
Create a 6 to 7 minute video addressing the following questions/prompts:
o Briefly describe the ways that each of the major learning theories (behaviorist, cognitive, social learning, psychodynamic, and humanist) can be used to increase a behavior. Then, briefly describe the ways that each of these major theories can be used to decrease or extinguish a behavior.
o How can the learning theories be used in combination to change behavior and enhance learning?
Discuss the following scenarios:
1) You are a staff nurse preceptor, and you find that the nurse orientee you are working with has difficulty understanding the idea of titrating drug dosages on the basis of physiologic data. A weakness in which type(s) of learning might be underlying this problem? In addressing this orientee's difficulty, what other information would you collect?
2) You are preparing to counsel a nursing student who is failing a nursing course: How would your approach differ if you based your counseling on the Self-Efficacy Theory versus the Attribution Theory?
3) You are a clinical preceptor in a health care agency, how can the Social Cognitive Theory assist you in teaching your preceptee?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.