Exam 9: Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Bandura believes that frequent exposure to aggression and violence on television

Alex insults Seth.Whether Seth will return the insult depends on many external and internal factors.Rotter calls this likelihood the

Describe the four main concepts that Rotter includes in his theory for predicting behavior.

In Bandura's famous study involving a Bobo doll,young children observed an adult playing with the doll in an aggressive manner.Later,when the frustrated children were placed in a room with the Bobo doll,their

Bandura's therapeutic strategies are designed to help patients improve their sense of

Explain what is meant by the term self-regulation.

Explain the concept of self-efficacy.

Compared to earlier learning theorists,who depended primarily on principles of reinforcement to explain human behavior,Bandura views people as

Explain why an agentic perspective emerges in Bandura's theory and describe what human agency entails.

A person with an internal locus of control would agree with which of the following statements?

According to Bandura,the fact that tobacco executives have knowingly justified the perpetuation of harm to consumers is due to their

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that subjects with difficulty in delaying gratification have less activity in the ________ and more activity in the ________.

Discuss Bandura's contributions to the discussion of aggression,inhumane behavior,and moral disengagement.

Describe Rotter's I-E scale.Discuss the construct it measures and its findings.

Josh considers complaining to a hotel manager about poor service he has received,but he decides not to because he thinks nothing good will come of it.According to Rotter,the component of behavior prediction that Josh's decision most clearly illustrates is

When Alana sees a woman using sign language on television,she is able to learn many of the signs.The next day,when her mother introduces her to a deaf boy,she does not use the signs,even though she remembers them.Which of the four processes that govern observational learning is Alana missing?

In your opinion,what characteristics about a person would correlate with either high or low levels of self-regulation?

Andre sees a person put money into a soda machine,push the button to select a soda,and receive nothing.Andre decides to put his money into a different soda machine.Bandura would argue that _________ best explains Andre's behavior.

According to Mischel,to understand the personality,we need to focus on individuals'

According to Bandura's theory of triadic reciprocal causation,________ factors account for human behavior.