It has been found that using group averages tends to
A) lead to the conclusion that human behavior is inconsistent.
B) lead to the conclusion that human behavior is consistent.
C) obscure the facts.
D) all of the above
Question 2Which of the following best describes Banduras position on the mind-body relationship?
A) He accepts psychophysiological dualism.
B) He believes that all cognitive events are ultimately biological events but, at the present time, it is useful to employ psychological terminology.
C) He believes that the mind influences the body, and the body influences the mind.
D) He believes that because all mental events can be reduced to biological events, psychological terminology is meaningless.
Question 3Which of the following is not true of chance encounters?
A) They are actually planned encounters.
B) They can impact ones life significantly.
C) They introduce a measure of unpredictability in life.
D) They provide an example of ways that the environment can influence the person and behavior.
Question 4In the study performed by Bandura, Blanchard, and Ritter (1969), which of the following techniques was found effective in reducing a snake phobia?
A) symbolic modeling
B) systematic desensitization
C) live modeling with participation
D) all of the above
Question 5Bandura is a
A) soft determinist.
B) hard determinist.
C) free willist.
D) radical behaviorist.
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