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rachel9

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Sharon knows that Kathy frequently completes her assignments long after their due dates. She has noticed that their teacher willingly accepts Kathy's late assignments because Kathy always has creative excuses for turning them in late.
 
  Sharon begins to do the same thingshe 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:
   a. Shaping and intrinsic reinforcement
   b. Modeling and vicarious reinforcement
   c. A mediated learning experience
   d. Distributed cognition

Question 2

Given what psychologists have learned about modeling, why might inner-city African American students learn more from an African American model who grew up in a ghetto than from a model of a different race or background?
 
  a. Because the African American model is more likely to behave in a gender-appropriate manner
  b. Because the students will view the African American model's behavior as being relevant to themselves
  c. Because the students are more likely to realize that the African American model has prestige
  d. Because the students are more likely to perceive the African American model as being competent


karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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