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mikaylakyoung

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Your students will undoubtedly know a great many things and will not be able to show you everything they know. According to social cognitive theorists, your students will be most likely to show you:
 
  a. things they are especially excited about.
  b. things they learned recently rather than a long time ago.
  c. things they think they will be reinforced for demonstrating.
  d. things they have learned at a concrete rather than abstract level.

Question 2

Which one of the following instances of learning can be explained more easily by social cognitive theory than by behaviorism?
 
  a. Playing the role of a German butler in the school play, Andy says his lines using a German accent similar to one he's heard in the movies a few times.
  b. Brad discovers that to get his teacher's approval, he must turn in his writing assignments without a single error in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.
  c. Craig finds that he gets one special girl's attention when he shows off on the playground.
  d. Darren has stopped trying in school because he seems to get low grades no matter what he does.



mcinincha279

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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