According to Bandura, attentional processes:
a. facilitate modeling but are not necessary for modeling to occur.
b. can be influenced by the model's attractiveness and confidence.
c. provide direct reinforcement to the observer.
d. are less important than retention processes.
ANS: B
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a. ?suggests that cognitive processes can influence learning b. ?is consistent with B.F. Skinner’s view of operant conditioning c. ?is an example of observational learning d. ?shows the value of a continuous schedule of reinforcement
This is the gap between one neuron and the dendrite of the next.
a. cortex receptors b. synapses c. axon d. engram receptor
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