Sociocultural Approach to Behavior: Chapter - Cognitive Theory

Social cognitive theory states that __________ are learned from observing other around us and imitating those behaviors based on the ___________ observed.

• Culture, rewards

• Behaviors, consequences

• Characteristics, similarities

• Personality, parents' behavior

Of the list below who would be a good example of a primary socialization?

• Celebrity

• Politician

• Parents

• Media (newspaper)

Secondary socialization begins to occur at what point during a person's life?

• Person begins to move away or out of parent's home/influence.

• Person begins to reflect on their life as they age, and children move out.

• During a person's infancy when they still live with their parents.

• During person's pubescent age when they are building new social circles.

Which is NOT part of the triadic reciprocal determinism.

• Behavior

• Biology

• Environment

• Personal

This individual felt that complex behaviors of human cultures such as language, religion, politics, dress, and more are not learned through conditioning methods.

• Ross

• Skinner

• Pavlov

• Bandura

In the Badura, Ross and Ross (1961) study the researchers were interested in study…

• Role of attention in child aggression

• Role of parent teaching in child aggression

• Role of movies on child aggression

• Role of peer influence on child aggression.

True or False: Children in the Bandura, Ross and Ross study expressed less aggressive behavior towards the bobo doll if they observed the model being aggressive.

According to Albert Bandura's what must occur in order for a behavior to be learned? I.) Attention: the individual must take notice of a behavior II.) Retention: the individual must retain in the behavior in their memory III.) Reproduction: the individual must be able to physical replicate the behavior

• I only

• All the above

• II only

• I and II

• III only

This study found that children who grew up in families with violence or endured physical violence were more likely to exhibit more violence in marriages as an adult.

• Sheridan et al.

• Bandura, Ross and Ross

• Mihalic and Elliot

• Skinner and Bandura

Of the aggressive behaviors observed in the Bandura, Ross and Ross study which behavior were girls more likely to imitate after observing the model interact with the bob doll.

• Manipulative aggression

• Verbal aggression

• Physical aggression

• No aggression