Question

John is caught cheating on a homework assignment. He suffers no consequences for doing so, even though cheating is in clear violation of school policy. From a social cognitive perspective, which one of the following predictions can we make about John's future behavior?
a. He will cheat less frequently.b. He will cheat as frequently as he has in the past.c. He will cheat more frequently.d. He will think that cheating is a morally justifiable behavior.

Answer 1

Answer:

.d. He will think that cheating is a morally justifiable behavior.

Explanation:

John is caught cheating on an assignment that is a clear violation of school policy. He suffers no consequence. From a social cognitive perspective, John will believe cheating is morally justifiable because he suffered no consequence from the previous wrongdoing he engaged himself in.

If John was made to face disciplinary measures as a result of his cheating, he would have acknowledged and seen his wrong and understand that there are consequences for cheating but as he faced no consequences, he believes what he did was morally acceptable.

Answer 2

Answer:c.He will cheat more frequently

Explanation:

Punishment is given to correct a child wrong doing .In this scenario ,John violated the rules of the school but failure to punish John will encourage him to cheat more frequently according to the social cognitive perspective because he has gotten the assurance that he won't be punished for further violation of the school's policy