C180 Final Exam Review Questions With
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Social |Learning |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |theory |of |learning |process |and |social |
behavior |which |proposes |that |new |behaviors |can |be |acquired |by |observing |and |imitating |
others; |Bandura
Assumptions |of |social |learning |theory: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Media |have |cultivating |
power
- |Humans |are |self-reflective |and |are |capable |of |reflecting |upon |the |appropriateness |of |
behavior
- |Observational |learning |through |modeling
Modeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Taking |note |of |what |others |do
Example |of |Modeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |Pretty |Women |dinner |scene, |the |
character |doesn't |know |how |to |act |at |a |fancy |dinner |and |follows |others' |behavior
The |Observational |Learning |Process |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attention, |retention, |
reproduction, |motivation
Direct |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |you |perceive |you |will |be |rewarded |as |a |
consequence |of |modeling |an |observed |behavior
Vicarious |Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Motivation |by |the |success |of |others |who |are |
similar |to |you
Self-Produced |Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Often |the |strongest |type |of |motivation; |
relies |on |personal |standards |to |decide |whether |to |engage |in |behaviors
, Bobo |doll |experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nursery |school |students |observed |an |adult |play
|aggressively |(yelling |& |hitting) |with |an |inflatable |clown |(Bobo); |when |children |were |later |
allowed |to |play |with |the |Bobo, |those |children |who |witnesses |the |Bobo |doll |performed |the |
same |aggressive |actions |and |improvised |new |ways |of |playing |aggressively
Selective |Exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |by |which |individuals |screen |out |
messages |that |do |not |conform |to |their |own |beliefs
- |Also |known |as |congeniality |or |confirmation |bias
Why |does |selective |exposure |occur? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Cognitively |easier
- |Moods/emotions
- |Motivated |reasoning |+ |seeking |validation
- |A |way |to |reduce |cognitive |dissonance
Types |of |Selective |Exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |News/entertainment
- |Messages |about |different |issues
- |Specific |mediums
What |moderates |selective |exposure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Individual |characteristics |
- |Certainty |of |attitudes
- |Strength |of |attitudes
- |Political |Knowledge
Environmental |characteristics |that |affect |selective |exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
Information |utliity
- |Number |of |available |choices
- |More |likely |to |expose |oneself |to |information |presented |all |at |once
Correct Answers
Social |Learning |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |theory |of |learning |process |and |social |
behavior |which |proposes |that |new |behaviors |can |be |acquired |by |observing |and |imitating |
others; |Bandura
Assumptions |of |social |learning |theory: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Media |have |cultivating |
power
- |Humans |are |self-reflective |and |are |capable |of |reflecting |upon |the |appropriateness |of |
behavior
- |Observational |learning |through |modeling
Modeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Taking |note |of |what |others |do
Example |of |Modeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |Pretty |Women |dinner |scene, |the |
character |doesn't |know |how |to |act |at |a |fancy |dinner |and |follows |others' |behavior
The |Observational |Learning |Process |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attention, |retention, |
reproduction, |motivation
Direct |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |you |perceive |you |will |be |rewarded |as |a |
consequence |of |modeling |an |observed |behavior
Vicarious |Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Motivation |by |the |success |of |others |who |are |
similar |to |you
Self-Produced |Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Often |the |strongest |type |of |motivation; |
relies |on |personal |standards |to |decide |whether |to |engage |in |behaviors
, Bobo |doll |experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nursery |school |students |observed |an |adult |play
|aggressively |(yelling |& |hitting) |with |an |inflatable |clown |(Bobo); |when |children |were |later |
allowed |to |play |with |the |Bobo, |those |children |who |witnesses |the |Bobo |doll |performed |the |
same |aggressive |actions |and |improvised |new |ways |of |playing |aggressively
Selective |Exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |by |which |individuals |screen |out |
messages |that |do |not |conform |to |their |own |beliefs
- |Also |known |as |congeniality |or |confirmation |bias
Why |does |selective |exposure |occur? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Cognitively |easier
- |Moods/emotions
- |Motivated |reasoning |+ |seeking |validation
- |A |way |to |reduce |cognitive |dissonance
Types |of |Selective |Exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |News/entertainment
- |Messages |about |different |issues
- |Specific |mediums
What |moderates |selective |exposure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Individual |characteristics |
- |Certainty |of |attitudes
- |Strength |of |attitudes
- |Political |Knowledge
Environmental |characteristics |that |affect |selective |exposure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
Information |utliity
- |Number |of |available |choices
- |More |likely |to |expose |oneself |to |information |presented |all |at |once
