CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

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: -Cognitive theories are characterized by their focus on the idea that how and what people think leads to the arousal of emotions and that certain thoughts and beliefs lead to disturbed emotions and behaviors and others lead to healthy emotions and adaptive behavior.

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