CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITIVE THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Social cognitive theory can best be characterized as being concerned with learning:
A
communication skills
B
socially appropriate behaviors
C
from a sociological rather than psychological perspective
D
through observations of others
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Social cognitive theory can best be characterized as being concerned with learning: through observations of others. Which one of the following examples illustrates vicarious reinforcement? Alice notices that her friend Ellen gets extra attention from the teacher when she acts helpless.

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: -Observational Learning-This asserts that people can witness and observe a behavior conducted by others, and then reproduce those actions. This is often exhibited through “modeling” of behaviors. If individuals see successful demonstration of a behavior, they can also complete the behavior successfully.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social learning theory suggests that social behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others.

Detailed explanation-5: -The social-cognitive theory is a theoretical perspective in which learning by observing others is the focus of study. Social-cognitive theory is grounded by several basic assumptions. One is that people can learn by observing others. Learners can acquire new behaviors and knowledge by simply observing a model.

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