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Mr3Hunna · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Using the social information processing model, list the six mental steps children engage in before they make a decision and describe what is involved in each of these steps. Give an example of how this model might be used to teach school-age children successful ways to work together to influence social situations.

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Question 2

Discuss how social learning theory goes beyond a direct, linear connection between a stimulus and a response. Describe the four sequential processes that comprise the theory. Provide an example of how we can use social learning theory to understand the behavior of a school-age child.

What will be an ideal response?

Bison · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers must include the 6 steps of encoding, interpreting, clarifying, constructing, deciding, and enacting. Examples should involve storing knowledge about and interpreting a developmentally appropriate social situation likely to occur in middle childhood.

Answer to Question 2

Social learning theory includes observation and vicarious reinforcement. Examples should include the four processes: attention, retention, motor reproduction, and reinforcement.