Triadic Reciprocal Causation

person

largely, but not exclusively, such cognitive factors as memory, anticipation, planning, and judging

cognition

partially determines which environmental events people attend to, what value they place on these events, and how they organize these events for future use

cognition

can have a strong causal effect on both environment and behavior but not autonomous entity

cognition

determined, being formed by both behavior and environment

person

includes gender, social position, size, physical attractiveness, and cognitive factors (i.e. thought, memory, judgment, foresight, etc.)

reciprocal

term is used to indicate a triadic interaction of forces, not a similar or opposite counteraction

person

usually the strongest contributor to performance

chance encounter

an unintended meeting of persons unfamiliar to each other

fortuitous event

environmental experience that is unexpected and unintended

fortuity

adds a separate dimension in any scheme used to predict human behavior

fortuity

makes accurate predictions practically impossible

chance encounter

influence people only by entering the triadic reciprocal causation paradigm at point E (environment)

chance encounter

influence people in the same manner as do planned events

chance encounters

unplanned brief interactions can influence your thoughts, decisions, or behaviors in ways you might not anticipate

fortuitous event

unplanned events/experiences that can be positive or negative, but often have a lasting effect

environment

component that includes external surroundings and social context

behavior

component that includes behaviors/actions on the environment, which reflects one’s person component