Exam 13: The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory,Application,and Assessment

Children in one study observed a model acting aggressively against a Bobo doll.The children were then given an opportunity to imitate the model on their own,followed by an opportunity to demonstrate the aggressive acts for rewards.The study was designed to demonstrate

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

Token economy treatment programs are based on what concept?

Bandura argued there are internal determinants as well as external causes of behavior. Which of the following is not an internal influence?

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

People are more likely to engage in a behavior if it is followed by a reward. According to Rotter,this is because the reward

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

Systematic desensitization is used by behavior therapists to help clients suffering from which problem?

A person can learn a behavior without ever performing it.This concept is part of which approach to personality?

As a child,Mary always had an unpleasant time whenever she visited her cousins.In addition,most of the times she visited,her aunt would serve meatloaf for dinner.As an adult,Mary hates meatloaf.If her dislike of meatloaf were classically conditioned,the meatloaf would be the

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

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

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 is using a form of conditioning known as

Operant conditioning would be rather limited if every new situation required learning a new response.However,this is not the case because of

Explain from where our expectations come for behaviors we have never performed before,according to Bandura. Define self-efficacy and efficacy expectations and give your own examples of mastery experiences and vicarious experiences.

The conditioned stimulus (CS)and unconditioned stimulus (UCS)in Watson and Rayner's experiment with a baby known as Little Albert were,respectively,

Aversion therapy is based on which concept?

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?

Which of the following was not advocated by John B.Watson?

Self-efficacy therapy is designed to help people