THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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A person has maladaptive thoughts about the safety of planes
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A person observed someone else’s fear of flying
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A person had been negatively reinforced for fear of flying on a plane
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The fear is related to childhood trauma
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following would a social learning theorist be most likely to propose as a cause for a fear of flying? A person has maladaptive thoughts about the safety of planes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social learning theory is the philosophy that people can learn from each other through observation, imitation and modeling. The concept was theorized by psychologist Albert Bandura and combined ideas behind behaviorist and cognitive learning approaches.
Detailed explanation-3: -For example, if a child observes their parents going to work every day, volunteering at a local community center and helping their significant other with tasks around the home, the child is likely to mimic those behaviors. If rewarded, these behaviors become reinforced and most likely repeated by the individual.
Detailed explanation-4: -Watching and Learning: Social Learning Theory SLT states humans learn and perform behaviors by watching others. We can restructure our behavioral patterns through types of psychotherapy, such as CBT. Learning healthier behaviors than what we’ve been taught is difficult, but possible.