Deck 9: Banduras Social Learning Theory

Question 1

Bandura says a positive sense of self-efficacy

A) promotes independence from peers
B) promotes patience and tolerance of others
C) gives one energy to persist with tasks
D) all of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Studies on pro-social behavior suggest that

A) preaching can have strong short-term effects but can backfire
B) modeling a behavior for children always has stronger effects than issuing orders
C) practicing and preaching have about the same effects
D) preaching is always more effective than modeling a behavior

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to Bandura

A) cognition plays no role in learning
B) we often learn by simply observing others
C) the best motto is, "Try things and see what happens"
D) modeling is an outmoded concept

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A 3-year-old child enthusiastically imitates the behavior of a slightly older child. This imitation most clearly supports the theory of

A) Piaget
B) Bandura
C) Skinner
D) Watson

Question 5

Bandura disagrees with Piaget over the extent to which children

A) learn from moderately novel events
B) learn through intrinsic motivation
C) go through general stages
D) all of the above

Question 6

Bandura's observational learning theory differs from Skinner's operant theory

A) on the need for experimental research
B) on the value of general stages
C) on the need to directly act to learn
D) on the existence of direct rewards and punishments

Question 7

Bandura says that observation often affects

A) acquisition rather than performances of new responses
B) motor reproduction process
C) operant conditioning of behavior in experimental settings
D) all of the above

Question 8

Over the years, Bandura has come to view Piaget's theory as

A) similar to his own
B) still wrong in major respects
C) correct about external standards
D) correct about stages

Question 9

In Bandura's theory, direct reinforcements primarily affect

A) general classes of behavior rather than specific behavior
B) aggressive behavior rather than other kinds of behavior
C) altruistic behavior rather than other kinds of behavior
D) performances rather than the acquisition of responses

Question 10

When children pick up the rules underlying modeled behavior, Bandura calls the process

A) cognitive modeling
B) observational learning
C) abstract modeling
D) rule-induced modeling

Question 11

Piagetians generally believe that Bandura

A) is in agreement with them, except for minor details
B) is more in agreement with Freudian thinking than their own
C) has demonstrated the effects of classical conditioning
D) underestimates the power of spontaneous interests

Question 12

Which of the following is not on Bandura's list of variables strongly influencing self-efficacy appraisals?

A) vicarious experiences
B) physiological cues
C) non-judgmental acceptance
D) pep talks

Question 13

When our previously learned responses are more likely to occur after watching the consequences that follow others' behavior, the process is called

A) symbolic reinforcement
B) disinhibition
C) vicarious facilitation
D) vicariously enhanced performance

Question 14

When we learn from the consequences that follow the actions of others, the process is called

A) modeling
B) symbolic modeling
C) consequence observation
D) vicarious reinforcement

Question 15

The text considers research on televised aggression as

A) weak
B) fairly weak
C) fairly conclusive
D) supporting some theorists but not others

Question 16

According to Bandura, observational learning from models, compared to operant conditioning, is frequently

A) more scientific
B) faster
C) more influenced by schedules of reinforcement
D) more easily extinguished