Social learning theory emphasizes the process of learning new behaviors by

a. observing and imitating the behavior of others.
b. being taught by more skillful adults and peers.
c. being reinforced for increasingly close approximations of the desired behavior. d. developing a cognitive map.


a

Psychology

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a. The self-reference effect b. The propaganda effect c. Release from proactive inhibition d. Encoding specificity

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a. help people with mental retardation learn job skills b. help people overcome snake phobias c. help alcoholics reduce or eliminate their drinking d. help people with mental retardation learn living skills

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Psychology