AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cody believes that he has the ability to take the steps needed to do well on his math test. Psychologists would say that Cody has a(n)
A
external locus on control.
B
high degree of self-control.
C
high amount of self-efficacy.
D
large amount of learned helplessness.
E
high self-esteem.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cody believes that he has the ability to take the steps needed to do well on his math test. Psychologists would say that Cody has a(n) external locus on control.

Detailed explanation-2: -One common example of social-cognitive theory is the famous Bobo doll experiment. The Bobo doll experiment made children watch an adult act violently towards a doll. The children learned certain behaviors, such as aggression, simply by observing the adult’s behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -WALTER MISCHEL AND THE PERSON-SITUATION DEBATE His report triggered a decades-long period of self-examination, known as the person-situation debate, among personality psychologists.

Detailed explanation-4: -Originally based on the works of Aaron Beck, M.D.. and Albert Ellis, Ph. D., CBT emerged from the observation that people react emotionally and behaviorally to events according to their interpretation of those events. In other words, our thoughts (cognitions) lead to our emotions and subsequent behavior.

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