In Rotter's model, a behavior potential is determined in part by
A. the estimated likelihood that the behavior will lead to reinforcement.
B. the strength of other behavior potentials.
C. whether or not the role model was rewarded.
D. the distinction between learning and performance.
A
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What will be an ideal response?
If one person in a group begins to resist the orders of a legitimate authority, other people are more likely to
a. side with the authority and still obey the authority. b. rebuke the resister for his or her behavior. c. disobey the authority. d. still obey the authority, but only if the authority has higher status than the resister.
Which of the following has been shown to be a benefit of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in the treatment of psychiatric disturbances?
A. a reduction in the frequency of relapse in depression B. less inattentiveness associated with ADHD C. lower anxiety levels stemming from social phobia D. reduction in negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Kwame is a normally developing 4-year-old. He remembers playing with a toy fire engine at his cousin's house the previous day
Although he didn't have his favorite stuffed animal with him when he played with the fire engine, Kwame can imagine putting the bear on the fire engine and giving it a ride. These thoughts and memories demonstrate A) conservation. B) egocentrism. C) preoperational thought. D) scaffolding.