Exam 6: Social Cognitive Theory

In social cognitive theorists' conceptualization of reciprocal causation, which one of the following is the best example of a person factor?

Sharon knows that Kathy frequently completes her assignments long after they are due. She has noticed that their teacher willingly accepts Kathy's late assignments because Kathy always has a creative excuse for turning them in late. Sharon begins to do the same thing-she turns in assignments past the due date and makes up excuses for why she is late. Sharon's increase in excuse-making is due to:

The textbook describes Meichenbaum's five steps for teaching a child how to regulate his or her own behavior. Which one of the following most accurately summarizes these steps?

Tammy has trouble getting dates, so she begins to observe how other students attract boys. The four girls below have all had a date within the last week. Without knowing anything about Tammy, but using criteria proposed by social cognitive theorists, choose the girl whom Tammy is most likely to model.

Ms. Goodsell is thinking about how she might help the students in her introductory French class learn to pronounce the word bonjour correctly. Which one of her thoughts below is most consistent with a social cognitive perspective of learning?

Maria is what social cognitive theorists would describe as a self-regulating individual when it comes to her moral behavior. Given this information, which one of the following descriptions best describes Maria's moral behavior?

Which one of the following is the best example of generalized self-efficacy?

You are teaching several other people how to do something-perhaps how to solve a math problem, write a research paper, or do a side dismount from the parallel bars-and you find that your students have low self-efficacy for doing the task. a. Describe a specific task that you might eventually teach one or more other individuals. b. Considering the factors affecting self-efficacy that the textbook describes, develop two strategies you might use to enhance the learners' self-efficacy for performing the task. For each strategy, describe what you would do in specific, concrete terms.

Some researchers have studied the effects of modeling on children's interpersonal behaviors. Which one of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from their research?

Describe three different ways in which you might apply social cognitive theory in your own profession (teaching, counseling, instructional design, etc.). Identify the specific concepts and/or principles you are applying, and be concrete and specific about how you would apply each one.

Which one of the following best illustrates the self-reaction aspect of self-regulation?

Which one of the following statements best reflects the concept of collective self-efficacy?

Several students in Mr. Samber's class have trouble keeping themselves on task during independent seatwork assignments. Mr. Samber gives each of these students a piece of paper on which they are to make a check mark every time they find themselves doing something other than their assignment during seatwork time. Mr. Samber is using which one of the following techniques for changing behavior?

John's teacher gives him constructive criticism about how to improve the poem he has just written. According to the textbook's discussion of social cognitive theory, what effect is such criticism likely to have on John's self-efficacy for writing poetry, and why?

A problem with trying to explain modeling solely from the perspective of instrumental conditioning is that:

When people begin to record their own behavior, the frequency of that behavior:

From the perspective of social cognitive theory, which one of the following children most clearly shows a key ingredient of self-regulation?

Which one of the following is the best example of a symbolic model?

People model the behaviors of some people but not others. Describe three characteristics that social cognitive theorists believe are true of people whom others are likely to model.

Jim has a high sense of self-efficacy regarding his ability to work with his hands. Based on this information, we would predict three of the following from social cognitive theory. Which one would we not necessarily predict?