Question 1

In observational learning, what happens to the model plays no role in the performance of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to research by Osofsky and colleagues, how were prison personnel able to execute prisoners when, in general, they knew killing was wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  By finding ways to make mortality more salient. 
B)  By finding ways to selectively disengage morality. 
C)  By finding ways to argue against the death penalty. 
D)  By finding ways to punish themselves later. 
A)  By finding ways to make mortality more salient. 
B)  By finding ways to selectively disengage morality. 
C)  By finding ways to argue against the death penalty. 
D)  By finding ways to punish themselves later.

Question 3

Bandura's view of motivation involves

Accepted Answer

A)  goals. 
B)  performance feedback. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  goals. 
B)  performance feedback. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 4

According to social cognitive theory behavior is influenced more by expected consequences than actual consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to social cognitive theory, goals

Accepted Answer

A)  allow us to engage in altruistic behavior. 
B)  allow us to form social groups. 
C)  allow us to organize behavior over extended periods of time. 
D)  allow the future to govern behavior more than the past. 
A)  allow us to engage in altruistic behavior. 
B)  allow us to form social groups. 
C)  allow us to organize behavior over extended periods of time. 
D)  allow the future to govern behavior more than the past.

Question 6

According to Bandura, aggressive behavior is regulated by

Accepted Answer

A)  external consequences. 
B)  self-produced consequences. 
C)  vicarious experiencing of consequences. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  external consequences. 
B)  self-produced consequences. 
C)  vicarious experiencing of consequences. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 7

Through observational learning, one can acquire

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior responses. 
B)  emotional reactions. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  behavior responses. 
B)  emotional reactions. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 8

A social cognitive theorist would suggest that children can learn aggressive behavior through watching television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The following is a distinction emphasized by social cognitive theorists

Accepted Answer

A)  acquisition-performance. 
B)  behaviorist-humanist. 
C)  situationist-personologist. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  acquisition-performance. 
B)  behaviorist-humanist. 
C)  situationist-personologist. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describe the social cognitive theory approach to personality assessment, specifically, their approach to assessing perceived self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-efficacy perceptions should be assessed using self-report measures that describe specific situations individuals will confront. 
B)  self-efficacy perceptions should be assessed using self-report measures that do not describe any specific situations, but instead measure a more generalized sense of self. 
C)  self-efficacy perceptions can not be assessed using self-report measures because people are not fully aware of their thinking processes, and therefore can not report on them. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  self-efficacy perceptions should be assessed using self-report measures that describe specific situations individuals will confront. 
B)  self-efficacy perceptions should be assessed using self-report measures that do not describe any specific situations, but instead measure a more generalized sense of self. 
C)  self-efficacy perceptions can not be assessed using self-report measures because people are not fully aware of their thinking processes, and therefore can not report on them. 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

Standards can be acquired through

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement. 
B)  observational learning. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  reinforcement. 
B)  observational learning. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 12

The problem with self-efficacy measures is that they do not predict behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to social cognitive theory, internal standards are central to self-regulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The text notes that Bandura has criticized theories of learning that place complete reliance on the concept of reinforcement for the following reason(s)

Accepted Answer

A)  They fail to account for complex behaviors that are immediately learned in their entirety. 
B)  They fail to account for behaviors learned in the absence of rewards to the model or to the observer. 
C)  They fail to account for the first appearance of behaviors weeks after they have been learned. 
D)  All of the above are reasons. 
A)  They fail to account for complex behaviors that are immediately learned in their entirety. 
B)  They fail to account for behaviors learned in the absence of rewards to the model or to the observer. 
C)  They fail to account for the first appearance of behaviors weeks after they have been learned. 
D)  All of the above are reasons.

Question 15

According to social cognitive theory, goal-directed behavior is best understood in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  standards and anticipated consequences. 
B)  standards and reinforcers. 
C)  reinforcers and traits. 
D)  anticipated consequences and ego controls. 
A)  standards and anticipated consequences. 
B)  standards and reinforcers. 
C)  reinforcers and traits. 
D)  anticipated consequences and ego controls.

Question 16

Social cognitive theorists are critical of earlier learning theories because of their

Accepted Answer

A)  neglect of cognitive variables. 
B)  emphasis on rewards. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  neglect of cognitive variables. 
B)  emphasis on rewards. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 17

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  computer generated profiles. 
B)  if-then behavior profiles. 
C)  situation-specific measures. 
D)  the use of strategic expectancies. 
A)  computer generated profiles. 
B)  if-then behavior profiles. 
C)  situation-specific measures. 
D)  the use of strategic expectancies.

Question 18

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  the enduring influence of unconscious processes. 
B)  situational specificity. 
C)  modeling, or observational learning. 
D)  goals and intrinsic interest. 
A)  the enduring influence of unconscious processes. 
B)  situational specificity. 
C)  modeling, or observational learning. 
D)  goals and intrinsic interest.

Question 19

In the CAPS model, the organization among cognitive and affective units is relatively unimportant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Self-efficacy beliefs most influence

Accepted Answer

A)  patterns of thought. 
B)  motivation. 
C)  performance. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  patterns of thought. 
B)  motivation. 
C)  performance. 
D)  all of the above.

In observational learning, what happens to the model plays no role in the performance of behavior.

According to research by Osofsky and colleagues, how were prison personnel able to execute prisoners when, in general, they knew killing was wrong?

Bandura's view of motivation involves

According to social cognitive theory behavior is influenced more by expected consequences than actual consequences.

According to social cognitive theory, goals

According to Bandura, aggressive behavior is regulated by

Through observational learning, one can acquire

A social cognitive theorist would suggest that children can learn aggressive behavior through watching television.

The following is a distinction emphasized by social cognitive theorists

Which of the following statements best describe the social cognitive theory approach to personality assessment, specifically, their approach to assessing perceived self-efficacy?

Standards can be acquired through

The problem with self-efficacy measures is that they do not predict behavior.

According to social cognitive theory, internal standards are central to self-regulation.

The text notes that Bandura has criticized theories of learning that place complete reliance on the concept of reinforcement for the following reason(s)

According to social cognitive theory, goal-directed behavior is best understood in terms of

Social cognitive theorists are critical of earlier learning theories because of their

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

In the CAPS model, the organization among cognitive and affective units is relatively unimportant.

Self-efficacy beliefs most influence

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Exam 12: Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

In observational learning, what happens to the model plays no role in the performance of behavior.

According to research by Osofsky and colleagues, how were prison personnel able to execute prisoners when, in general, they knew killing was wrong?

Bandura's view of motivation involves

According to social cognitive theory behavior is influenced more by expected consequences than actual consequences.

According to social cognitive theory, goals

According to Bandura, aggressive behavior is regulated by

Through observational learning, one can acquire

A social cognitive theorist would suggest that children can learn aggressive behavior through watching television.

The following is a distinction emphasized by social cognitive theorists

Which of the following statements best describe the social cognitive theory approach to personality assessment, specifically, their approach to assessing perceived self-efficacy?

Standards can be acquired through

The problem with self-efficacy measures is that they do not predict behavior.

According to social cognitive theory, internal standards are central to self-regulation.

The text notes that Bandura has criticized theories of learning that place complete reliance on the concept of reinforcement for the following reason(s)

According to social cognitive theory, goal-directed behavior is best understood in terms of

Social cognitive theorists are critical of earlier learning theories because of their

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

Bandura's microanalytic research strategy emphasizes

In the CAPS model, the organization among cognitive and affective units is relatively unimportant.

Self-efficacy beliefs most influence

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

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