The key "cognitive" aspect of social cognitive theory involving deliberate exercise of control over both one's environment and one's life is called

a. human agency.
b. instrumental conditioning.
c. concrete operations.
d. extinction.

a

Psychology

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People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called __________

a) top-down processing. b) telepathy. c) bottom-up processing. d) a perceptual set.

Psychology