A middle-age man who has become a little rotund would like to get in shape but is reluctant, since he hasn't worked out for a long time, and he has long ago lost his "athletic appearance." At the urging of friend, he finally goes to a fitness club near where he lives just to take a look
Upon arriving at the club he is surprised to see several people about his age and build laboring over the machines and free weights. The man is now consistently working out.
Using social cognitive theory as a basis, provide a detailed explanation for the man's behavior. Include the form of modeling, the modeling outcome, and the effectiveness of the modeling in your explanation.
What will be an ideal response?
The man's behavior can be explained through direct modeling, perceived similarity, and facilitating existing behaviors. The other people serve as direct models, and because they are about his age and build, he perceives them as similar. Since he has worked out in the past, we can assume he knows how to work out, so the models are facilitating an existing behavior in him.
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