"An Organized, Coherent Set of Ideas That Helps Us to Understand

question 170

Multiple Choice

"An organized, coherent set of ideas that helps us to understand, to explain, and to make predictions" is known as a:

• A) scientific law
• B) domain
• C) theory
• D) phenomenon

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Definitions:

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning new behaviors or skills by observing the actions of others and the consequences that follow.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method whereby reinforcement or punishment adjusts the intensity of a behavior.

Psychoanalysis

A method of therapy and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious motives and conflicts.

Social Learning Theory

A theory which suggests that people learn new behaviors and attitudes through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.