After Coming to the U

question 50

Multiple Choice

After coming to the U.S., Asma learned English quickly and wanted to completely immerse herself in the American culture; however, her classmates tend to reject her because of her accent and their prejudice toward her country of origin. She feels trapped between her two cultures. Asma's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

• A)integration.
• B)separation.
• C)assimilation.
• D)marginalization.

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Definitions:

Bandura

A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory, which emphasizes the importance of observing, modeling, and imitating the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others.

Watson

John B. Watson, an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism.

Cognitive Theory

A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving as central to understanding behavior.

Information-Processing Approach

The information-processing approach is a cognitive framework that examines how humans encode, process, store, and retrieve information, similar to the operations of a computer.