Social cognitive theory and operant conditioning are similar in that they both
A. view the individual as an active processor of information
B. believe that experience is important in determining behavior
C. place a greater emphasis on nature than on nurture
D. stress discontinuity
Answer: B
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a. Emile Durkheim c. Karl Marx b. Auguste Comte d. Max Weber
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