Albert Bandura's notion that people are affected by their environment but can simultaneously influence that environment is known as __________
a) self-efficacy
b) locus of control
c) phenomenology
d) reciprocal determinism
ANS: D, Reciprocal determinism is Bandura's theory of how different factors interact to form the personality.
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a. the therapeutic alliance. b. the therapy placebo effect. c. vicarious conditioning. d. the mirror effect.
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b. ribosomes. c. mitochondria. d. cell bodies.
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a. ?It does not adequately explain why we behave a certain way. b. ?It lacks reliable measurement methods. c. ?It places too much emphasis on the influence of situations. d. ?It neglects the description goal of psychology.