Exam 13: The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

According to Rotter, all of the following are psychological variables that must be considered to account for behavior except one. Which one?

Marlene's desk becomes so messy that on occasion she cannot find an important paper she is looking for. After several incidents in which she suffered the consequences of not finding a paper she needed (e.g., a homework assignment), she learned to organize and straighten her desk. Now the distress of being unable to find what she needs has been eliminated. Marlene learned this new behavior through which operant conditioning procedure?

Early social learning theorists introduced the notion of behavior environment behavior interactions. By this, they meant that

A teacher places a check mark on the chalkboard next to Henry's name whenever Henry speaks out in class without raising his hand. If he receives three check marks in one day, Henry gets no recess the following day. The teacher is using

Give your own example of shaping. State the circumstances under which shaping is particularly useful. Explain the meaning of behavior therapy and discuss the basic operant conditioning procedures typically used in it.

Watson paired a loud noise with the appearance of a white rat to create a fear of the animal in a boy known as Little Albert. Watson performed this experiment to demonstrate that

From his observations of cats escaping from a "puzzle box" to obtain a piece of fish, Thorndike developed a theory that is known as the law of

The process of using one S-R association as a foundation on which to build another is called __________conditioning.

Define observational learning and distinguish between learning and performance. Name the basic assumptions of Bandura's social-cognitive theory and give your own comparison to the strict behaviorist approach. Describe Bandura's experiment with nursery school children that investigated television and aggression. What are the implications from this research for observational learning?

A woman shows no interest in socializing with other people. How might a behaviorist explain this behavior?

When the consequence of a behavior increases the behavior's frequency, the consequence is referred to as a response.

A behavioral therapist wants to teach a client to relax. The therapist wants to teach the client to pay attention to when his muscles are tense. However, the client complains that he cannot tell when his muscles are tense. What type of treatment will the therapist probably try?

Which of the following is not part of Bandura's reciprocal determinism model?

Aversion therapy is based on which concept?

In Rotter's model, the behavior that is most likely to be performed in a given situation is

What did Watson use to explain human behavior?

A woman suffers from stage fright. If you were to use the most effective method to change her efficacy expectation for overcoming this problem, you would probably

Discuss the origins of social learning theory and explain how it expands upon the behavioral approach to personality. What are the basic tenets of Rotter's theory? Discuss the relationships among behavior potential, expectancy, and reinforcement value. In your discussion, explain how different personality characteristics are related to differences in locus of control and reinforcement value.

A tennis coach works with players to improve the accuracy of their backhand stroke with successive attempts to produce more hits on target each week of the season. The coach slowly adjusts the form of the backstroke until it is the correct overall swing. The coach is using a form of conditioning known as

Using the Q-sort procedure, a therapist arranges a situation so that a successful experience for the client is virtually guaranteed.