Exam 7: Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches

Which of the following individuals is one of the main architects of social cognitive theory?

A social studies teacher frequently ignores the quiet child in the social studies class. As time passes, the quiet child becomes restless and disruptive whenever she is in the social studies classroom, even when a substitute teacher is in charge. Which of the following is the conditioned stimulus?

The uses of applied behavior analysis are especially important in doing all of the following except which one?

What is social cognitive theory?

To make up for the shortage of male teachers, some education programs actively recruit men, especially ethnic minorities, to join the teaching profession. In a recent national survey of college students, however, only _________ of males said their probable career would be an elementary school teacher or administrator and only ___________ indicated an interest in a career in secondary education.

Social cognitive theory states that social and cognitive factors, as well as behavior, play important roles in learning.

As a member of the debate team, Wesley becomes very angry with a peer, yells at him, and calls him names during a debate. To his dismay, he is immediately removed from the team. Wesley's removal from the team is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following aspects of the person factor has Bandura emphasized in recent years?

Which of the following scenarios best depicts systematic desensitization?

Several weeks ago, Jonathan bought a new car. For the first few weeks, the buzzer went off every time he started the car because he had forgotten to buckle his seatbelt. Now, he always buckles his seatbelt as soon as he sits down, before starting the car. Which of the following is the conditioned stimulus?

Which of the following is the best example of a learned situation?

A prompt is an added stimulus that increases the likelihood that a discriminative stimulus will produce a desired response.

Rena is working quietly at her desk when she notices that Tania and Cheryl are giggling and exchanging notes. Mrs. Gihjt quickly and sternly reprimands Tania and Cheryl for their misbehavior, and both students get back to their work. Moments later, Valerie, who is seated behind Rena, taps her on the shoulder and motions for her to pass a note to Roger. Rena shakes her head "no" and quickly gets back to her work. In this scenario, why has Rena refused to pass Valerie's note to Roger?

When a child is first learning a new behavior, which of the following strategies helps the child learn the new behavior most quickly?

Summarize the main conclusions of Bandura's Bobo-doll study.

Research shows that harsh physical punishment of children is linked to which of the following?

Several weeks ago, Jonathan bought a new car. For the first few weeks, the buzzer went off every time he started the car because he had forgotten to buckle his seatbelt. Now, he always buckles his seatbelt as soon as he sits down, before starting the car. Which of the following is the unconditioned stimulus?

Mr. Bristol hands his eighth graders an agenda that tells them the due dates for all of their assignments are exactly one month apart. What type of reinforcement schedule did Mr. Bristol put his eighth graders on?

In operant conditioning, extinction occurs when

Isaac runs to the door whenever he hears a car pull into the driveway during the late afternoon. This is when Isaac's dad usually comes home from work. Isaac never runs to the door during the morning, and he never runs to the door if he hears a truck. Isaac's behavior can best be described as which of the following?