LEARNING
BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING
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Students are more likely to imitate a behavior for which they have seen their peers being reinforced
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Learning a model can occur only if students are capable of performing the behavior they observe
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Students are unlikely to exhibit a behavior for which they think they will be punished
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The environment affects students’ behavior, but their behavior also affects the environment they experience
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which one of the following statements best illustrates social cognitive theorists’ notion of reciprocal causation? The environment affects students’ behavior, but their behavior also affects the environment they experience.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) describes the influence of individual experiences, the actions of others, and environmental factors on individual health behaviors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) started as the Social Learning Theory (SLT) in the 1960s by Albert Bandura. It developed into the SCT in 1986 and posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -SCT identifies three main factors that influence behavior and behavioral choices: (1) the environment (e.g., neighborhood, proximity to gym), (2) individual personality characteristics and/or experience (including cognitions), and (3) behavioral factors.