The nurse educator believes the best method for teaching professionalism is for faculty to conduct themselves in a professional manner. Which learning theory supports this belief?
1. Skinner's operant conditioning theory
2. Bandura's social-learning theory
3. Lewin's field theory
4. Piaget's phases of cognitive development
Correct Answer: 2
Bandura's research focuses on imitation, the process by which individuals copy or imitate what they have observed; and modeling, the process by which a person learns by observing the behavior of others. Skinner's theory is based upon reinforcement. Lewin's theory is based on change. Piaget's theory describes the development of cognition.
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