Question

Audrey is growing up in a family in which her father runs an in-home day care and her mother is a construction worker. A social learning theorist would be MOST LIKELY to explain Audrey's unusual attitudes (i.e., she loves trucks and hates dolls) in terms of

Answer 1

Answer: c. observational learning

Audrey grows up in a family in which her father provides at-home day care and her mother is a construction worker. A social learning theorist would be MOST LIKELY to explain Audrey's unusual attitudes (i.e., she loves trucks and hates dolls) in terms of:

a. the Electra complex.

b. a double standard.

c. observational learning.

d. gender segregation.

Explanation:

Observational learning is a process in which a learner observes and copies someone’s behavior. The learner may not totally copy what she observes but can use is it as a learning guide. Here, Audrey is likely modelling her behavior after her parents.  

Observational learning is a key cognitive development tool in children and starts as early as 3 weeks. It is more likely to occur if they perceive the person as warm or trustworthy.