According to social cognitive theorists, learning is unlikely to occur in one of the following situations. Which one?
a. Anastasia watches her father light a match, but she is not allowed to light one herself.
b. Bert watches professional basketball players shoot baskets, but he will not have a chance to shoot baskets himself until the following day.
c. Corinna's teacher gives her a good grade on her paper because it was neatly written, but Corinna doesn't realize that neatness counts.
d. Dustin expects to get a good grade for an assignment, but his teacher tells him she is subtracting points because he is turning it in two days late.
Question 2
Which one of the following alternatives best describes the disinhibition effect that social cognitive theorists describe?
a. People may engage in a previously prohibited behavior if they see someone else being reinforced for that behavior.
b. People are less likely to engage in behaviors they have seen other people punished for.
c. People are less likely to engage in behaviors they have previously been punished for.
d. When people are punished for one behavior, they will tend to refrain from exhibiting that behavior; however, they will be more likely to engage in similar behaviors that are not punished.
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