According to Bandura, deviant people:
a. were not reinforced sufficiently in childhood.
b. resisted attempts at modeling in childhood.
c. learned devious behavior through operant conditioning.
d. followed models the rest of society considers undesirable.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: People who deviate from cultural norms have learned their behavior the same way as everyone else. The difference is that deviant individuals have followed models the rest of society considers undesirable.
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