Audrey Grows Up in a Family in Which Her Father

question 114

Multiple Choice

Audrey grows up in a family in which her father provides at-home daycare and her mother is a construction worker. A social learning theorist would be most likely to explain Audrey's unusual attitudes (i.e., she loves trucks and hates dolls) in terms of

• A) the Electra complex.
• B) observational learning.
• C) a double standard.
• D) gender segregation.

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Definitions:

Sociocultural Perspective

Perspective that focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture; in psychopathology, perspective in which abnormal thinking and behavior (as well as normal) is seen as the product of learning and shaping within the context of the family, the social group to which one belongs, and the culture within which the family and social group exist.

Eurocentric

A worldview that is centered on Western civilization or a biased perspective that favors Western culture and history over those of other cultures.

Evolutionary Psychologist

A professional in psychology who studies how evolutionary theory applies to human behavior and cognitive processes.

Four-Year Colleges

Four-Year Colleges are institutions of higher education that offer undergraduate programs typically leading to a bachelor's degree; they may also offer graduate programs.