6. Learning

Sammy and his friends are watching animated fight scenes on television. Based on Bandura's findings in the Bobo doll experiment, it seems likely that later, at play, Sammy and his friends will

A five-year-old watches his father dunk a basketball. Because the child is unable to reach the basket in the way his father can, the child cannot learn this behavior by observing because he cannot accomplish the step of

Noah is a junior in college and has always been an average student. This semester, he has a political science class for which he feels very passionate, and he sees himself pursuing a career in politics. For the first time, he wants to do well so that he can get an "A." This is an example of which element of observational learning?

_____ is learning new behavior by watching a model perform that behavior.

The four elements of observational learning are attention, memory, _____, and _____.

When adolescents move into Jean Piaget's final stage of formal operations, which behavior becomes possible?

A child who criticizes a parent for speeding because speeding is against the law is demonstrating _____ morality.

Towanda recently noticed that she has a small pimple on her forehead. She now refuses to go out in public, fearing that everyone will notice her pimple and laugh. Towanda's egocentric behavior is an example of a(n)

Sixteen-year-old Esmerelda often drinks several glasses of beer and then drives herself home. When her parents express worry that her drinking and driving will lead to an accident, Esmerelda responds, "That won't happen to me. It only happens to other people." Esmerelda's thinking reflects

Olivia is in peak physical health. Her senses are sharp, and her cognitive abilities are mature. Olivia is MOST likely in which age group?

Yulya, age 12, regularly asks questions such as, "What if everyone just got along?" and "If I became a medical researcher, could I find a cure for cancer?" According to Jean Piaget's theory, these questions suggest that Yulya has acquired the ability to

The primary task of individuals facing Erik Erikson's stage of identity-versus-role-confusion is to

The search for _____ is the central theme in adolescent social and personality development.

Most parent/teen conflicts

Many theorists believe that _____ is necessary to break away from childhood dependence on parents and become self-sufficient adults.