Which of the Following Scenarios Reflects Social Learning Theory

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios reflects social learning theory?

• A)Alexei begins taking anabolic steroids when he notices the muscular, popular boys at school taking them
• B)Kristin has always had a bad relationship with her parents, and begins taking drugs
• C)a male cross-dresser rationalizes his behaviour by saying to himself, "I'm not hurting anyone"
• D)a group of low-income boys who are failing their classes start hanging out together, and begin vandalizing property
• E)Erika decides that if she is ever going to achieve the "American Dream", she is going to have to break a few rules at work

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Definitions:

True Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and it truly reflects the reality in the population sampled.

Rejecting

In statistics, it often refers to the act of discarding the null hypothesis based on the evidence of a test.

Type I Error

A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, often denoted as a false positive in hypothesis testing.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect.