According to Bandura, which of the following is NOT one of the interrelated…
2023
According to Bandura, which of the following is NOT one of the interrelated processes of observational learning?
- A.
Attentional Processes
- B.
Retentional Processes
- C.
Motivational Processes
- D.
Conjunctional Processes
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Correct answer: D
Bandura's social learning theory explains observational learning through four interrelated sub-processes that jointly determine whether an observed behaviour is learned and later performed: Attention (noticing and focusing on the model's behaviour), Retention (encoding and storing the observed behaviour in memory), Motor Reproduction (having the physical/cognitive capability to reproduce the observed behaviour), and Motivation (the reinforcement or incentive that determines whether the retained behaviour is actually carried out).
Among the four offered options, "Attentional Processes", "Retentional Processes", and "Motivational Processes" correspond directly to three of these four genuine processes. "Conjunctional Processes" does not correspond to any process in Bandura's framework at all — the actual fourth process in the model is Motor Reproduction, not "Conjunctional". This makes "Conjunctional Processes" the one that is NOT part of Bandura's interrelated processes of observational learning.
Attentional Processes is genuine — it governs whether the observer notices and focuses on the model's behaviour.
Retentional Processes is genuine — it governs whether the observed behaviour is encoded and stored in memory.
Motivational Processes is genuine — it governs whether reinforcement or incentive leads the retained behaviour to actually be performed.
Conjunctional Processes is not genuine — no such process exists in Bandura's model; the missing real fourth process is Motor Reproduction.
Therefore, "Conjunctional Processes" is correctly identified as the process that is NOT one of Bandura's four interrelated processes of observational learning.