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Zoey63294 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Three of the following statements are consistent with social cognitive theory. Which one is not?

a. Behavior is goal-directed in nature.
b. Learning occurs only when a change in behavior also occurs.
c. Reinforcement has an indirect rather than direct effect on learning.
d. Reinforcement has an effect not only on the individual being reinforced but on others as well.

Question 2

Which one of the following statements best illustrates social cognitive theorists' notion of reciprocal causation?

a. Students are more likely to imitate a behavior for which they have seen their peers being reinforced.
b. Learning from a model can occur only if students are capable of performing the behavior they observe.
c. Students are unlikely to exhibit a behavior for which they think they will be punished.
d. The environment affects students' behavior, but their behavior also affects the environment they experience.