Social Cognitive Theory

Which of the following is not a factor in social cognitive learning theory?

• Being able to remember the actions of the model

• Paying attention to a model

• Having a motivation to replicate the behaviour

• The model must be a member of the learner's in-group

What is meant by vicarious reinforcement?

• When we are exposed to something over time and learn through repetition

• When we see someone else get positive feedback and therefore imitate the behaviour

• When we get negative feedback and therefore stop a behaviour

• When we get positive feedback and therefore continue a behaviour

According to Bandura, which of the following is not true about social cognitive learning?

• We are more likely to imitate a model if we believe in our own ability to succeed.

• We are more likely to imitate a model if they are in our in-group.

• We are more likely to imitate a model if we like them.

• We are more likely to imitate a model if it seems that they achieved the outcome through luck.

How many independent variables were there in Bandura’s (1961) study?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is an explanation for why the children in Bandura’s 1961 study did not imitate the behaviour of the female model when she was bashing the Bobo?

• The women only engaged in verbal aggression and most of the children were too young to understand.

• The children were afraid of her.

• Her behaviour was not seen as consistent with typical "woman" behaviour.

• She reminded them of their mothers.

The researchers that watched the children in Bandura’s study had similar scores on the aggression of the children.  What does this mean about the study?

• It has predictive validity.

• It has ecological validity.

• It has inter-rater reliabilty.

• It is accurate.

The children in Bandura’s study may have acted more aggressive because they thought that the researcher wanted them to.  This is an example of

• Optimism bias

• Expectancy effect

• Screw you effect

• Researcher bias

Studies like Huesmann and Eron’s have the problem of bidirectional ambiguity.  This means that

• The indepenent variable was not fully operationalized.

• We don't know if the television viewing led to aggression or whether aggressive children spend more time watching television.

• The results cannot be replicated.

• There were too many variables that could not be controlled.

Which of the following best describes the study done on the island of St Helena?

• A quasi-experiment

• A natural experiment

• A true experiment

• A field experiment