Observers pay closer attention to modeled behavior that:

a. produces neutral outcomes rather than positive or negative consequences.
b. produces positive consequences rather than negative consequences.
c. produces positive or negative consequences rather than neutral outcomes.
d. produces negative consequences rather than positive consequences.


ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Observers also pay closer attention to modeled behavior that produces positive or
negative consequences rather than neutral outcomes. When observers watch a model doing something they expect to do themselves, they pay greater attention than when the modeled behavior has no personal relevance.

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