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Haya94 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

When using processing speed as a measure of intelligence, it is important to keep in mind that individuals may differ in their processing speed because of

a. variations in motivation and attention to the task.
b. the effects of anxiety on producing an answer quickly.
c. cultural differences in the emphasis upon speedy problem-solving.
d. all of these.

Question 2

What views do behaviorists and social learning theorists have on the role of sociocultural influence on development?

What will be an ideal response?

ttt030911 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Behaviorists believe that the mechanisms for learning are universal across cultures. However, social learning theorists have given the sociocultural context more emphasis by pointing out that technological advances in communications have expanded the opportunity for people to experience other cultures, and therefore expanded the opportunity for observational learning to occur.