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Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

True or False


1	Bandura's social cognitive theory assumes that people have the capability to exercise some control over their lives.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	Compared with Skinner, Bandura has developed a much more cognitive theory.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Bandura believes that chance plays a role in people's environment and behavior.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	Basic to Bandura's social cognitive theory is the assumption that consistency of behavior is the outstanding characteristic of humans.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Compared to Skinner, Bandura places more emphasis on observational learning.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Bandura's reciprocal determinism assumes that behavior is the product of two variables: heredity and environment.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Most of our chance encounters have a significant and permanent impact on our personality.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	Bandura believes that personality is mostly the product of heredity.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	In Bandura's reciprocal determinism, all three factors typically make equal or nearly equal contributions to action.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Chance encounters and fortuitous events enter the reciprocal determinism model at the point of behavior.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


11	The self system makes personality extremely consistent and resistant to change.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


12	Bandura believes that all human behavior is ultimately the product of an aggressive drive.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


13	People's belief that they can or cannot execute those behaviors necessary to produce desired outcomes is Bandura's definition of disengagement.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


14	It is possible to have high efficacy and yet have low confidence that one's actions will produce the desired results.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


15	Ordinarily, the strongest source of self-efficacy is mastery experiences.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


16	The type of efficacy that involves indirect control over the social conditions that affect a person's life is called proxy agency.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


17	Bandura believes that collective efficacy is inherited from one's ancestors.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


18	Bandura believes that although reinforcement facilitates learning, it is not a necessary condition for learning.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


19	Bandura believes that responses need not occur in order to be learned.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


20	High levels of anxiety generally increase self-efficacy.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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