Social Cognitive Theory

What does Social Cognitive Theory suggest about how humans learn behavior?

• Through classical conditioning

• Through operant conditioning

• Through observational learning

• Through genetic predisposition

What is vicarious reinforcement in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Learning through direct reward

• Learning by observing someone else being rewarded or punished

• Learning through self-reinforcement

• Learning by performing behavior repeatedly

Which of the following is NOT one of the key cognitive factors in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Attention

• Retention

• Motivation

• Punishment

What is needed for an observer to replicate the behavior in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Positive reinforcement

• Self-efficacy

• Punishment

• Classical conditioning

Which factor increases the likelihood that a model will be imitated, according to Bandura?

• Model's intelligence

• Model's authority

• Model’s age

• Model’s attractiveness

What does self-efficacy refer to in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Belief in the model’s ability

• Belief in one's ability to succeed at a task

• The desire to learn

• The ability to remember observed behaviors

In the Bandura et al. (1961) Bobo doll experiment, what was the main finding?

• Children did not imitate the model’s behavior

• Children imitated aggressive behaviors

• Children avoided the Bobo doll

• Boys and girls showed equal aggression

What is the role of identification in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Observers imitate models who are different from them

• Observers imitate models who they identify with, such as in terms of age or gender

• Observers imitate models regardless of similarities

• Identification refers to recognizing behaviors but not imitating them

Which factor is most likely to make a model's behavior remembered, according to Social Cognitive Theory?

• Reinforcement

• Retention

• Punishment

• Attention

Which of the following is a criticism of Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment?

• The behavior was too natural

• The aggression was not standardized

• The sample size was too large

• The study focused on adults, not children