Question 1

Social cognitive theorists strongly emphasize

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A)  variability in behavior. 
B)  traits 
C)  reinforcers in the acquisition of responses. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  variability in behavior. 
B)  traits 
C)  reinforcers in the acquisition of responses. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 2

Research reveals that playing violent video games

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A)  increase people's aggression. 
B)  lower people's aggression. 
C)  has no influence on people's aggression. 
D)  lower people's verbal skills. 
A)  increase people's aggression. 
B)  lower people's aggression. 
C)  has no influence on people's aggression. 
D)  lower people's verbal skills.

Question 3

Research by Shoda, Wright, and Mischel reveals that aggressive behavior

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A)  is primarily inherited, as the evolutionary psychologists thought. 
B)  is very stable across time. 
C)  varies from one situation to another. 
D)  is not an important element of personality. 
A)  is primarily inherited, as the evolutionary psychologists thought. 
B)  is very stable across time. 
C)  varies from one situation to another. 
D)  is not an important element of personality.

Question 4

The most important ingredient of self-efficacy is reinforcement for accomplishment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Social cognitive personality theorists are critical of approaches that emphasize

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A)  unconscious forces. 
B)  traits. 
C)  drives. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  unconscious forces. 
B)  traits. 
C)  drives. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

Relative to trait theorists, social cognitive theorists place much greater emphasis on discriminations among situations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following items could appear on a scale measuring moral disengagement?

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A)  "Cheating on an exam is justified when individuals don't have the time to study because of family obligations." 
B)  "Plagiarizing a term paper is okay if it's for a class that is not part of your academic major." 
C)  both 'a' and 'b.' 
D)  neither 'a' nor 'b.' 
A)  "Cheating on an exam is justified when individuals don't have the time to study because of family obligations." 
B)  "Plagiarizing a term paper is okay if it's for a class that is not part of your academic major." 
C)  both 'a' and 'b.' 
D)  neither 'a' nor 'b.'

Question 8

Mischel found that preschool measures of delay of gratification were

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A)  related to adolescent social popularity. 
B)  related to later athletic performance. 
C)  related to adolescent cognitive competencies. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  related to adolescent social popularity. 
B)  related to later athletic performance. 
C)  related to adolescent cognitive competencies. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

An important aspect of competencies in social cognitive theory is that they are context specific.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Social-cognitive theorists are critical of behaviorism because behaviorists

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A)  based their theory on experimental rather than correlational research. 
B)  underestimated people's capacity for personal agency. 
C)  underestimated people's capacity to adapt their behavior to situations. 
D)  were too interests in individual differences. 
A)  based their theory on experimental rather than correlational research. 
B)  underestimated people's capacity for personal agency. 
C)  underestimated people's capacity to adapt their behavior to situations. 
D)  were too interests in individual differences.

Question 11

Imagine a client seeking help with an irrational fear, such as the fear of being in social settings with large numbers of other people (i.e., agoraphobia). How would a social-cognitive theorist treat the person's fear? Compare this approach with that of psychoanalysis.

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A social-cognitive theorist would likely

Question 12

Objective studies of children in a camp setting support the view of cross-situational behavioral consistency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Bandura, greater effort follows from

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A)  not meeting one's standards. 
B)  meeting one's standards. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  not meeting one's standards. 
B)  meeting one's standards. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

One would expect social cognitive theorists to support the use of generalized measures of intelligence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The process of learning emotional reactions through observing others is known as vicarious conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Experiments (outlined in the text) which show that a subject can develop a conditioned response through the observation of another person (model) being conditioned are taken as evidence of

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A)  vicarious conditioning. 
B)  negative modeling. 
C)  reverse modeling. 
D)  identification with the conditioner. 
A)  vicarious conditioning. 
B)  negative modeling. 
C)  reverse modeling. 
D)  identification with the conditioner.

Question 17

Self-efficacy beliefs are important mediators to action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As illustrated by the CAPS model, social-cognitive theorists view personality as

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily inherited. 
B)  the product of unconscious forces. 
C)  too complex to be understand via laboratory experiments. 
D)  a system. 
A)  primarily inherited. 
B)  the product of unconscious forces. 
C)  too complex to be understand via laboratory experiments. 
D)  a system.

Question 19

Mischel found continuity between preschool laboratory measures of delay and adolescent parental ratings of cognitive and self-control skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In observational learning, a critical distinction is made between

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A)  acquisition and performance. 
B)  acquisition and memory. 
C)  memory and performance. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  acquisition and performance. 
B)  acquisition and memory. 
C)  memory and performance. 
D)  all of the above.

Social cognitive theorists strongly emphasize

Research reveals that playing violent video games

Research by Shoda, Wright, and Mischel reveals that aggressive behavior

The most important ingredient of self-efficacy is reinforcement for accomplishment.

Social cognitive personality theorists are critical of approaches that emphasize

Relative to trait theorists, social cognitive theorists place much greater emphasis on discriminations among situations.

Which of the following items could appear on a scale measuring moral disengagement?

Mischel found that preschool measures of delay of gratification were

An important aspect of competencies in social cognitive theory is that they are context specific.

Social-cognitive theorists are critical of behaviorism because behaviorists

Imagine a client seeking help with an irrational fear, such as the fear of being in social settings with large numbers of other people (i.e., agoraphobia). How would a social-cognitive theorist treat the person's fear? Compare this approach with that of psychoanalysis.

Objective studies of children in a camp setting support the view of cross-situational behavioral consistency.

According to Bandura, greater effort follows from

One would expect social cognitive theorists to support the use of generalized measures of intelligence.

The process of learning emotional reactions through observing others is known as vicarious conditioning.

Experiments (outlined in the text) which show that a subject can develop a conditioned response through the observation of another person (model) being conditioned are taken as evidence of

Self-efficacy beliefs are important mediators to action.

As illustrated by the CAPS model, social-cognitive theorists view personality as

Mischel found continuity between preschool laboratory measures of delay and adolescent parental ratings of cognitive and self-control skills.

In observational learning, a critical distinction is made between

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Exam 12: Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Social cognitive theorists strongly emphasize

Research reveals that playing violent video games

Research by Shoda, Wright, and Mischel reveals that aggressive behavior

The most important ingredient of self-efficacy is reinforcement for accomplishment.

Social cognitive personality theorists are critical of approaches that emphasize

Relative to trait theorists, social cognitive theorists place much greater emphasis on discriminations among situations.

Which of the following items could appear on a scale measuring moral disengagement?

Mischel found that preschool measures of delay of gratification were

An important aspect of competencies in social cognitive theory is that they are context specific.

Social-cognitive theorists are critical of behaviorism because behaviorists

Imagine a client seeking help with an irrational fear, such as the fear of being in social settings with large numbers of other people (i.e., agoraphobia). How would a social-cognitive theorist treat the person's fear? Compare this approach with that of psychoanalysis.

Objective studies of children in a camp setting support the view of cross-situational behavioral consistency.

According to Bandura, greater effort follows from

One would expect social cognitive theorists to support the use of generalized measures of intelligence.

The process of learning emotional reactions through observing others is known as vicarious conditioning.

Experiments (outlined in the text) which show that a subject can develop a conditioned response through the observation of another person (model) being conditioned are taken as evidence of

Self-efficacy beliefs are important mediators to action.

As illustrated by the CAPS model, social-cognitive theorists view personality as

Mischel found continuity between preschool laboratory measures of delay and adolescent parental ratings of cognitive and self-control skills.

In observational learning, a critical distinction is made between

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

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A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

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