A Strength of the Step-By-Step Social Information Processing Approach Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

A strength of the step-by-step social information processing approach is the following:

• A)children do not always respond reflexively and methodically
• B)children make many social decisions outside of conscious awareness
• C)the model accounts for behavior in new or ambiguous situations
• D)the model is useful for assessing children with difficult temperaments

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a previously learned behavior is reduced and eventually disappears when reinforcement is no longer provided.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a concept that involves increasing the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a positive or removing a negative stimulus.

Memory

The cognitive process involving the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information, allowing individuals to learn from experience and adapt to new situations.

Cooing

Prelinguistic vowel-like sounds that reflect feelings of positive excitement.