Question

Social cognitive learning exemplifies:

• A. Learning occurs when we see someone else being punished for behaviour.
• B. Learning occurs when we see someone else being rewarded for behaviour.
• C. Learning is likely to happen whether we see someone else punished or rewarded for behaviour.
• D. Learning occurs when we simply observe something.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Learning is likely to happen whether we see someone else punished or rewarded for behaviour.

Social cognitive learning is a psychological theory that explains how people learn behaviors by observing and imitating others: 

• Observational learning

  People learn new behaviors by watching and imitating others. This is also known as vicarious learning. 

• Rewards and punishments

  People are more likely to repeat behaviors that are rewarded and less likely to repeat behaviors that are punished. 

• Engagement with the environment

  People's behavior choices are influenced by their engagement with the environment. For example, people learn different behaviors at school than they do at a courthouse. 

• Cultural norms

  People reinforce and reproduce cultural norms by interpreting behavior, extracting meaning, and acting based on their beliefs. 

Social cognitive theory is relevant to both research and practice. It has been applied to explain behaviors like physical distancing, mask-wearing, and vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been used to study how media can influence beliefs and actions.