According to Social Learning Theory, We Tend to _______ Behaviors

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to social learning theory, we tend to _______ behaviors that are reinforced and _____ those that are punished.

• A) avoid; repeat
• B) repeat; ignore
• C) repeat; avoid
• D) ignore; repeat

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Definitions:

Deliberate Deception

Intentional conduct designed to mislead or deceive someone, often to gain an advantage or to avoid an obligation.

Substantial Evidence

Evidence that is adequate to support a conclusion or justify a decision, often used in legal and regulatory contexts to indicate a reasonable level of proof.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon.

Self-fulfilling Prophesy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.