Regarding Observational Learning Studies, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 46

Multiple Choice

Regarding observational learning studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Children cannot learn attitudes, fears, emotions, or personality traits through modeling.
• B)Observational learning prepares a person to duplicate a response.
• C)Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to commit it themselves as adults.
• D)An adolescent is more likely to begin smoking if his or her parents, siblings, and friends smoke.

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Definitions:

Stimulus

A stimulus is any event or situation that evokes a specific response from an organism or a part of the body, in psychology often referring to anything that impacts behavior or perception.

Macrosystem

The basic institutions and ideologies that influence the child, such as the American ideals of freedom of expression and equality under the law.

Attitudes

A learned tendency to evaluate things in a certain way, which can include evaluations of people, issues, objects, or events.

Child Development

The physical, cognitive, emotional, and social growth of children from infancy through adolescence.