In Order for Social Learning to Take Place

question 93

Multiple Choice

In order for social learning to take place,

• A) tasks must be complex, so as to motivate the employee.
• B) the behavior being modeled must be intangible in nature.
• C) the employee must possess the physical attributes needed to perform the job.
• D) the employee need not perceive a direct cause-and-effect linkage.
• E) the employee must be physically present at the time of the demonstration.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where a person experiences a beneficial effect from a treatment due to their expectations, rather than from the treatment itself.

Positive Expectations

The anticipation or belief that one will experience positive outcomes in the future.

Placebo Effects

Positive changes in a patient's condition following a treatment that has no therapeutic effect, due to the patient's belief in the treatment.

Double-blind Procedure

An experimental method where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment.