What are Albert Bandura's criticisms of psychoanalytic and trait theories? In his theory, how does he "compensate" for these shortcomings?

What will be an ideal response?


He said that both theories concentrate on only one set of factors that shape the development of self-perceived competence in middle childhood. He introduces the concept of reciprocal determinism, where the personal, behavioral, and environmental components that shape self-perception interact with each other and influence each other.

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Which physiological response represents a remnant of our ancestors’ need to defend their territory??

a. ?When study participants were asked to escape a virtual fire, individuals told to imagine their homes on fire showed the greatest amygdala activity. b. ?Police reports show higher incidences of aggression for men facing foreclosure than for men experiencing unemployment. c. ?Victims demonstrated a surge in corticosteroid levels weeks following a crime that occurred at or near their home, but not in a far off location. d. ?Males experience greater drops in testosterone when witnessing their favorite teams lose home games rather than away games.

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Which behavior indicates that Mandy is using a knowledge-transforming strategy when writing her psychology term paper?

a. When she sounds out the letters to words that she does not know how to spell b. When she begins by writing down any ideas about psychology that pop into her mind c. When, before she writes anything, she decides that the point of the paper would be to make her psychology teacher mad d. When she considers how fun it would be to skip the paper and head to the beach

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In a matched pairs design, subjects are paired based on some characteristic on which they are similar.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A method of bringing about gradual, low-risk change in an organization by changing the tasks performed by individuals to make them more interesting and challenging is

A. Job redesign B. Strategic planning C. Force field analysis

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