Exam 14: The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The traditional masculinity-femininity model for describing individual differences in gender-role behavior was based on the assumption that

Although there are exceptions, researchers looking at locus of control and depression typically find

Investigations of the impact of exposure to violence have shown the amount and kind of _______ predicts how aggressive they are later.

The original learned helplessness experiments placed dogs in a harness where they were exposed to electric shocks. Later, the dogs were placed in a shuttle-box where they experienced more shocks. The dogs that exhibited learned helplessness

In the original learned helplessness model, people were said to experience learned helplessness when they

Research on academic achievement and locus of control typically finds

According to Bandura's model, children can learn aggressive behaviors even when they

Under which of the following circumstances would we expect children to be least likely to imitate an aggressive model?

Your friend's grandmother is very sweet and energetic for her age at 72 years old. But your friend says her grandmother never takes care of herself: she is always driving other seniors to their doctor's appointments or visiting sick friends. Your friend is becoming worried because her grandmother's arthritis is getting worse and she is becoming depressed. The grandmother appears to be

Researchers looking at the relation between locus of control and health sometimes fail to find the predicted results. Subsequent research determined that this may be because the researchers failed to consider the participants'

Describe the circumstances under which people are more likely to imitate aggressive acts. Can it be said with some certainty that viewing aggression increases the likelihood of acting aggressively? For each research finding in support of this assertion state one alternative explanation for the evidence.

Male and female participants in one study were left alone to engage in a short conversation. The researchers found the least active and least enjoyable conversations took place when the couple consisted of

Research finds that happiness with one's relationship is related to having a partner who is

A person typed as masculine is

What might you expect to find when you compare the success rates of internals and externals undergoing a stop?smoking treatment?

Research on individual differences in locus of control originated from the theorizing of

The neurotransmitter _______ has been found to play a role in both learned helplessness and depression.

Research on locus of control was developed out of Rotter's concept of generalized expectancies.

From your study of the textbook, with which of the following concepts is Rotter associated?

Larry does not get a job he wanted. Larry is an external. Which of the following reactions would you expect from Larry?