Bandura believed that only positive behaviors such as strength, courage, and optimism will be reinforced when children learn these behaviors from parents or other models

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

ANS: F
FEEDBACK: Among the many behaviors children acquire through modeling are non-rational fears. A child who sees that his or her parents are fearful during thunderstorms or are nervous around strangers will easily adopt these anxieties and carry them into adulthood with little awareness of their origin.

Psychology

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