Contemporary social-learning and cognitive theories differ from the early learning theory approaches in that they

a. hold that environmental contingencies are not important.
b. suggest that organisms react passively to their environments.
c. emphasize cognitive processes as well as behavioral ones.
d. minimize the importance of mental processes.


Answer: c. emphasize cognitive processes as well as behavioral ones.

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