Five-Year-Old Ryan Likes to Spend as Much Time as He

question 442

Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Ryan likes to spend as much time as he can with his dad and often tells people that "his dad is the smartest, strongest, and best dad in the whole world." According to social learning theorists, Ryan is

• A) exhibiting a fixation on his dad.
• B) showing congruence with his dad.
• C) imitating his dad.
• D) identifying with his dad.

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