Regarding Observational Learning, Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 80

Multiple Choice

Regarding observational learning, which of the following is FALSE?

• A)The influence of modeling is weaker when the model is similar to the learner.
• B)Modeling influences a wide range of human behaviors, from forming opinions to ways of resolving conflicts with others.
• C)Observational learning has been found to play a greater role in the development of phobias than direct conditioning.
• D)Through observational learning, people become capable of behaviors before they have even practiced those behaviors.
• E)People are more likely to imitate models that receive rewards for performing the observed behavior.

Examine the mechanisms through which gender roles and identities are learned, reinforced, and challenged in society.

Understand the concept of male-female interaction and its manifestations in everyday life.

Comprehend the principles and applications of affirmative action concerning gender.

Define and distinguish between terms like transsexual and transgender.

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Definitions:

Correspondent Inference

The tendency to draw conclusions about a person's dispositional characteristics from their behavior.

Causal Relationship

A connection between two variables where a change in one directly affects the change in the other.

Actor-Observer Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors while attributing other people's actions to their internal characteristics.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to explain someone's behavior based on internal factors, such as personality or disposition, while underestimating external factors.