PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

SOCIAL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A colleague’s contribution in a meeting is belittled; what process is responsible for inhibiting future contributions of her team mates?
A
vicarious reinforcement
B
vicarious punishment
C
vicarious extinction
D
vicarious identification
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 4 mediational processes proposed by Bandura A. are attention (whether students notice the behaviour); retention (whether they memorize the Pro-Social Behavior); reproduction (whether they can perform the Pro-Social Behavior); and motivation (whether the perceived rewards exceed the perceived costs).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bandura’s theory of social learning Bandura proposed that this type of learning involved four different stages – attention, retention, reproduction and motivation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The social learning theory of crime argues that some people learn to commit crimes through the same process through which others learn to conform. The theory assumes that people, at birth, have neither a motivation to commit crime nor to conform. The theory then asks: Why does an individual commit crimes?

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