According to Social Cognitive Theorists, Learning Is Unlikely to Occur

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to social cognitive theorists, learning is unlikely to occur in one of the following situations. Which one?

• A) Anastasia watches her father light a match, but she is not allowed to light one herself.
• B) Bert watches professional basketball players shoot baskets, but he will not have a chance to shoot baskets himself until the following day.
• C) Corinna's teacher gives her a good grade on her paper because it was neatly written, but Corinna doesn't realize that "neatness counts."
• D) Dustin expects to get a good grade for an assignment, but his teacher tells him she is subtracting points because he is turning it in two days late.

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Definitions:

Conscious Awareness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, and feelings.

Subliminal Messages

Messages or signals that are below the threshold of conscious awareness but are believed to influence thoughts, feelings, or actions.

Placebo

A placebo is an inert substance or treatment which has no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new medications.

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of cues, often assessed in tests of memory and cognition.