Question 1

High self-efficacy is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  physical appearance. 
B)  career choice and job performance. 
C)  physical health. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  physical appearance. 
B)  career choice and job performance. 
C)  physical health. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 2

Self-efficacy in old age

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A)  is of little value. 
B)  is impervious to change because it is firmly established early in life. 
C)  may be lowered because of declining physical abilities and retirement from work. 
D)  is higher than during earlier stages of life. 
A)  is of little value. 
B)  is impervious to change because it is firmly established early in life. 
C)  may be lowered because of declining physical abilities and retirement from work. 
D)  is higher than during earlier stages of life.

Question 3

People high in self-efficacy

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A)  set higher goals for themselves on the job. 
B)  focus on personal deficiencies and fear of failure. 
C)  tend to be women over age 60. 
D)  tend to perform poorly in school. 
A)  set higher goals for themselves on the job. 
B)  focus on personal deficiencies and fear of failure. 
C)  tend to be women over age 60. 
D)  tend to perform poorly in school.

Question 4

Bandura's approach to behavior modification is based on the assumption that

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A)  abnormal behavior is learned. 
B)  maladaptive traits must be uncovered. 
C)  unconscious conflicts must be uncovered. 
D)  Skinner's approach to therapy is completely wrong. 
A)  abnormal behavior is learned. 
B)  maladaptive traits must be uncovered. 
C)  unconscious conflicts must be uncovered. 
D)  Skinner's approach to therapy is completely wrong.

Question 5

According to Bandura,parents of aggressive children are probably

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A)  rejecting. 
B)  punitive. 
C)  aggressive. 
D)  passive. 
A)  rejecting. 
B)  punitive. 
C)  aggressive. 
D)  passive.

Question 6

Self-reinforcement is

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A)  incapable of influencing learning. 
B)  more important than reinforcement administered by others. 
C)  more effective with children than adults. 
D)  somewhat like the conscience or superego, which Bandura denied. 
A)  incapable of influencing learning. 
B)  more important than reinforcement administered by others. 
C)  more effective with children than adults. 
D)  somewhat like the conscience or superego, which Bandura denied.

Question 7

In modeling,new responses are acquired

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A)  in the absence of other people. 
B)  before ever performing or displaying them. 
C)  only after sufficient reinforcement. 
D)  in the same way a rat learns to press the lever in the Skinner box. 
A)  in the absence of other people. 
B)  before ever performing or displaying them. 
C)  only after sufficient reinforcement. 
D)  in the same way a rat learns to press the lever in the Skinner box.

Question 8

Bandura's basic idea is that learning can occur through visualization and imagining,rather than experiencing it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Bandura sees human nature as influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  personal theories about how the world works. 
B)  an innate drive for self-actualization. 
C)  past learning experiences 
D)  all of these 
A)  personal theories about how the world works. 
B)  an innate drive for self-actualization. 
C)  past learning experiences 
D)  all of these

Question 10

All of the following statements about the developmental aspects of modeling are true except which?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modeling in infancy is limited to immediate imitation. 
B)  By age two, children are ready to imitate behavior some time after it has been observed. 
C)  Modeling is not important in development until after age two. 
D)  The behaviors we find reinforcing change with age. 
A)  Modeling in infancy is limited to immediate imitation. 
B)  By age two, children are ready to imitate behavior some time after it has been observed. 
C)  Modeling is not important in development until after age two. 
D)  The behaviors we find reinforcing change with age.

Question 11

In modeling experiments,as the similarity between model and subject decreases,the degree of modeling

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  changes, depending on the reinforcement. 
A)  decreases. 
B)  increases. 
C)  remains the same. 
D)  changes, depending on the reinforcement.

Question 12

According to Bandura,a child who becomes fearful during thunderstorms or is nervous around strangers may acquire such fears from his or her parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following are sources of information about efficacy except

Accepted Answer

A)  performance attainment. 
B)  vicarious experiences. 
C)  verbal persuasion. 
D)  performance on projective tests. 
A)  performance attainment. 
B)  vicarious experiences. 
C)  verbal persuasion. 
D)  performance on projective tests.

Question 14

Which of kind of behavior is most likely to be imitated by children?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive 
B)  simple 
C)  artistic 
D)  thoughtful 
A)  aggressive 
B)  simple 
C)  artistic 
D)  thoughtful

Question 15

People who are low in ___________ and ____________ are much more likely to imitate a model's behavior than are people high in these two areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-confidence/self-esteem 
B)  IQ/grades 
C)  ego/superego 
D)  happiness/assertiveness 
A)  self-confidence/self-esteem 
B)  IQ/grades 
C)  ego/superego 
D)  happiness/assertiveness

Question 16

Self-reinforcement appears conceptually similar to what other theorists call the id or the psyche.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Self-efficacy refers to feelings of adequacy,efficiency,and competence in coping with life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The observational learning approach

Accepted Answer

A)  is a less extreme form of behaviorism than Skinner's. 
B)  uses laboratory studies, not clinical case studies. 
C)  studies normal human subjects. 
D)  all of these 
A)  is a less extreme form of behaviorism than Skinner's. 
B)  uses laboratory studies, not clinical case studies. 
C)  studies normal human subjects. 
D)  all of these

Question 19

Bandura sees the self as a

Accepted Answer

A)  useless concept because it cannot be seen. 
B)  psychic agent that determines behavior. 
C)  set of cognitive processes and structures. 
D)  set of needs controlled through tension reduction. 
A)  useless concept because it cannot be seen. 
B)  psychic agent that determines behavior. 
C)  set of cognitive processes and structures. 
D)  set of needs controlled through tension reduction.

Question 20

According to Bandura,attentional processes

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate modeling but are not necessary for modeling to occur. 
B)  can be influenced by the model's attractiveness and confidence. 
C)  provide direct reinforcement to the observer. 
D)  are less important than retention processes. 
A)  facilitate modeling but are not necessary for modeling to occur. 
B)  can be influenced by the model's attractiveness and confidence. 
C)  provide direct reinforcement to the observer. 
D)  are less important than retention processes.

High self-efficacy is associated with

Self-efficacy in old age

People high in self-efficacy

Bandura's approach to behavior modification is based on the assumption that

According to Bandura,parents of aggressive children are probably

Self-reinforcement is

In modeling,new responses are acquired

Bandura's basic idea is that learning can occur through visualization and imagining,rather than experiencing it.

Bandura sees human nature as influenced by

All of the following statements about the developmental aspects of modeling are true except which?

In modeling experiments,as the similarity between model and subject decreases,the degree of modeling

According to Bandura,a child who becomes fearful during thunderstorms or is nervous around strangers may acquire such fears from his or her parents.

All of the following are sources of information about efficacy except

Which of kind of behavior is most likely to be imitated by children?

People who are low in _ and __ are much more likely to imitate a model's behavior than are people high in these two areas.

Self-reinforcement appears conceptually similar to what other theorists call the id or the psyche.

Self-efficacy refers to feelings of adequacy,efficiency,and competence in coping with life.

The observational learning approach

Bandura sees the self as a

According to Bandura,attentional processes

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Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

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Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

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Exam 13: Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

High self-efficacy is associated with

Self-efficacy in old age

People high in self-efficacy

Bandura's approach to behavior modification is based on the assumption that

According to Bandura,parents of aggressive children are probably

Self-reinforcement is

In modeling,new responses are acquired

Bandura's basic idea is that learning can occur through visualization and imagining,rather than experiencing it.

Bandura sees human nature as influenced by

All of the following statements about the developmental aspects of modeling are true except which?

In modeling experiments,as the similarity between model and subject decreases,the degree of modeling

According to Bandura,a child who becomes fearful during thunderstorms or is nervous around strangers may acquire such fears from his or her parents.

All of the following are sources of information about efficacy except

Which of kind of behavior is most likely to be imitated by children?

People who are low in ___________ and ____________ are much more likely to imitate a model's behavior than are people high in these two areas.

Self-reinforcement appears conceptually similar to what other theorists call the id or the psyche.

Self-efficacy refers to feelings of adequacy,efficiency,and competence in coping with life.

The observational learning approach

Bandura sees the self as a

According to Bandura,attentional processes

Studying Personality: Assessment, research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, sensation Seeking, learned Helplessness, optimismpessimism, positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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People who are low in _ and __ are much more likely to imitate a model's behavior than are people high in these two areas.