Question 1

The bureaucrat who answers criticism by responding "That's the way things are done around here" is using Bandura's disengagement technique of

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A) palliative comparison. 
B) displacement of responsibility. 
C) diffusing responsibility. 
D) euphemistic labeling. 
E) moral justification. 
A) palliative comparison. 
B) displacement of responsibility. 
C) diffusing responsibility. 
D) euphemistic labeling. 
E) moral justification.

Question 2

In his approach to therapy,Bandura sees three levels of treatment: induction of change,generalization,and

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A) extinction of old dysfunctional behaviors. 
B) maintenance of newly acquired functional behaviors. 
C) discrimination between functional and dysfunctional behaviors. 
D) spontaneous recovery of old functional behaviors. 
A) extinction of old dysfunctional behaviors. 
B) maintenance of newly acquired functional behaviors. 
C) discrimination between functional and dysfunctional behaviors. 
D) spontaneous recovery of old functional behaviors.

Question 3

Bandura believes that

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A) self-efficacy and self-concept are synonymous. 
B) self-efficacy is another term for locus of control. 
C) people have different levels of self-efficacy in different situations. 
D) high levels of self-efficacy generalize to widely different situations. 
A) self-efficacy and self-concept are synonymous. 
B) self-efficacy is another term for locus of control. 
C) people have different levels of self-efficacy in different situations. 
D) high levels of self-efficacy generalize to widely different situations.

Question 4

Bandura believes that motivation to change dysfunctional behavior is enhanced by

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A) setting realistic goals. 
B) receiving feedback on performance. 
C) neither of these. 
D) both of these. 
A) setting realistic goals. 
B) receiving feedback on performance. 
C) neither of these. 
D) both of these.

Question 5

Which of these is NOT listed by Bandura as a mechanism through which behavior is disengaged from self-evaluative consequences?

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A) physical flight or running away 
B) displacement or diffusion of responsibility 
C) dehumanization of the victim 
D) minimizing or ignoring consequences 
A) physical flight or running away 
B) displacement or diffusion of responsibility 
C) dehumanization of the victim 
D) minimizing or ignoring consequences

Question 6

The first requirement for internal self-regulation,according to Bandura,is

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A) a specific plan of action. 
B) self-observation. 
C) free will. 
D) a non-hostile environment. 
E) accurate modeling. 
A) a specific plan of action. 
B) self-observation. 
C) free will. 
D) a non-hostile environment. 
E) accurate modeling.

Question 7

Selective activation refers to Bandura's belief that self-regulatory influences

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A) are activated by an automatic controlling agent. 
B) narrow a person's field of perception. 
C) operate only when they are activated. 
D) are activated by environmental factors. 
A) are activated by an automatic controlling agent. 
B) narrow a person's field of perception. 
C) operate only when they are activated. 
D) are activated by environmental factors.

Question 8

In Bandura's framework,selective activation and disengagement of internal control

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A) let a person minimize responsibility in an ambiguous situation. 
B) are nearly identical to Freud's concept of defense mechanisms. 
C) operate unconsciously and automatically. 
D) are attempts to justify to others one's own reprehensible behavior. 
A) let a person minimize responsibility in an ambiguous situation. 
B) are nearly identical to Freud's concept of defense mechanisms. 
C) operate unconsciously and automatically. 
D) are attempts to justify to others one's own reprehensible behavior.

Question 9

A parent injures a child with a severe beating,but explains that one should not spare the rod because that may spoil the child.This illustrates Bandura's disengagement technique of

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A) minimizing consequences. 
B) ignoring consequences. 
C) misconstruing consequences. 
D) dehumanization. 
E) euphemistic labeling. 
A) minimizing consequences. 
B) ignoring consequences. 
C) misconstruing consequences. 
D) dehumanization. 
E) euphemistic labeling.

Question 10

In Bandura's view,self-efficacy is most likely to be increased when

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A) failure strengthens one's determination to succeed on future projects. 
B) one successfully performs a difficult task. 
C) one's best efforts fall a little short of success. 
D) one observes others failing at a task. 
A) failure strengthens one's determination to succeed on future projects. 
B) one successfully performs a difficult task. 
C) one's best efforts fall a little short of success. 
D) one observes others failing at a task.

Question 11

Bandura calls situations in life beyond one's deliberate control

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A) chance encounters. 
B) fortuitous events. 
C) neither of these. 
D) both of these. 
A) chance encounters. 
B) fortuitous events. 
C) neither of these. 
D) both of these.

Question 12

Erick is confident that he has the skills and abilities to be an excellent professional baseball player.However,he is uncertain whether he will be offered a job as a player.Thus,according to Bandura,he has ______ efficacy expectations and _______ outcome expectations.

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A) high; high 
B) low; high 
C) high; low 
D) low; low 
A) high; high 
B) low; high 
C) high; low 
D) low; low

Question 13

Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation assumes that personal conduct is a function of

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A) the environment. 
B) the person. 
C) behavior. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the environment. 
B) the person. 
C) behavior. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Harrison,a professional photographer,is dissatisfied with his latest work,judging several pictures as substandard by his own criteria.Bandura would say that Harrison will probably

Accepted Answer

A) learn to live with substandard performance. 
B) reward himself for his substandard performance. 
C) withhold reward for substandard performance. 
D) become psychologically disturbed. 
A) learn to live with substandard performance. 
B) reward himself for his substandard performance. 
C) withhold reward for substandard performance. 
D) become psychologically disturbed.

Question 15

Bandura recognizes all of these as processes that govern observational learning EXCEPT

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A) attention. 
B) representation. 
C) motivation. 
D) reinforcement. 
E) behavioral production. 
A) attention. 
B) representation. 
C) motivation. 
D) reinforcement. 
E) behavioral production.

Question 16

Bandura believes that ______ is a mechanism common to all successful therapy techniques.

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A) cognitive mediation 
B) unconscious motivation 
C) increased arousal 
D) enhanced disengagement 
E) external reinforcement 
A) cognitive mediation 
B) unconscious motivation 
C) increased arousal 
D) enhanced disengagement 
E) external reinforcement

Question 17

Discuss specific ways in which Bandura's social cognitive theory differs from Skinner's behavioral analysis.

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A.Bandura holds that personality is mold

Question 18

Bandura believes that both external and internal factors play a role in self-regulation.An example of an internal factor would be

Accepted Answer

A) performance attribution. 
B) monetary reinforcers. 
C) praise and encouragement. 
D) punishment. 
A) performance attribution. 
B) monetary reinforcers. 
C) praise and encouragement. 
D) punishment.

Question 19

Bandura views human agency as

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A) an autonomous agent in control of behavior. 
B) the capacity to exercise control over our own lives. 
C) a function of the interaction between environment and early experience. 
D) a means of reducing anxiety. 
A) an autonomous agent in control of behavior. 
B) the capacity to exercise control over our own lives. 
C) a function of the interaction between environment and early experience. 
D) a means of reducing anxiety.

Question 20

The confidence people have that their combined efforts will produce social change is what Bandura calls

Accepted Answer

A) socialism. 
B) collective efficacy. 
C) personal efficacy. 
D) democracy. 
A) socialism. 
B) collective efficacy. 
C) personal efficacy. 
D) democracy.

The bureaucrat who answers criticism by responding "That's the way things are done around here" is using Bandura's disengagement technique of

In his approach to therapy,Bandura sees three levels of treatment: induction of change,generalization,and

Bandura believes that

Bandura believes that motivation to change dysfunctional behavior is enhanced by

Which of these is NOT listed by Bandura as a mechanism through which behavior is disengaged from self-evaluative consequences?

The first requirement for internal self-regulation,according to Bandura,is

Selective activation refers to Bandura's belief that self-regulatory influences

In Bandura's framework,selective activation and disengagement of internal control

A parent injures a child with a severe beating,but explains that one should not spare the rod because that may spoil the child.This illustrates Bandura's disengagement technique of

In Bandura's view,self-efficacy is most likely to be increased when

Bandura calls situations in life beyond one's deliberate control

Erick is confident that he has the skills and abilities to be an excellent professional baseball player.However,he is uncertain whether he will be offered a job as a player.Thus,according to Bandura,he has efficacy expectations and _ outcome expectations.

Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation assumes that personal conduct is a function of

Harrison,a professional photographer,is dissatisfied with his latest work,judging several pictures as substandard by his own criteria.Bandura would say that Harrison will probably

Bandura recognizes all of these as processes that govern observational learning EXCEPT

Bandura believes that ______ is a mechanism common to all successful therapy techniques.

Discuss specific ways in which Bandura's social cognitive theory differs from Skinner's behavioral analysis.

Bandura believes that both external and internal factors play a role in self-regulation.An example of an internal factor would be

Bandura views human agency as

The confidence people have that their combined efforts will produce social change is what Bandura calls

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Exam 17: Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

The bureaucrat who answers criticism by responding "That's the way things are done around here" is using Bandura's disengagement technique of

In his approach to therapy,Bandura sees three levels of treatment: induction of change,generalization,and

Bandura believes that

Bandura believes that motivation to change dysfunctional behavior is enhanced by

Which of these is NOT listed by Bandura as a mechanism through which behavior is disengaged from self-evaluative consequences?

The first requirement for internal self-regulation,according to Bandura,is

Selective activation refers to Bandura's belief that self-regulatory influences

In Bandura's framework,selective activation and disengagement of internal control

A parent injures a child with a severe beating,but explains that one should not spare the rod because that may spoil the child.This illustrates Bandura's disengagement technique of

In Bandura's view,self-efficacy is most likely to be increased when

Bandura calls situations in life beyond one's deliberate control

Erick is confident that he has the skills and abilities to be an excellent professional baseball player.However,he is uncertain whether he will be offered a job as a player.Thus,according to Bandura,he has ______ efficacy expectations and _______ outcome expectations.

Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation assumes that personal conduct is a function of

Harrison,a professional photographer,is dissatisfied with his latest work,judging several pictures as substandard by his own criteria.Bandura would say that Harrison will probably

Bandura recognizes all of these as processes that govern observational learning EXCEPT

Bandura believes that ______ is a mechanism common to all successful therapy techniques.

Discuss specific ways in which Bandura's social cognitive theory differs from Skinner's behavioral analysis.

Bandura believes that both external and internal factors play a role in self-regulation.An example of an internal factor would be

Bandura views human agency as

The confidence people have that their combined efforts will produce social change is what Bandura calls

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Erick is confident that he has the skills and abilities to be an excellent professional baseball player.However,he is uncertain whether he will be offered a job as a player.Thus,according to Bandura,he has efficacy expectations and _ outcome expectations.