Fifteen-year-old Adam is obsessed with violent R-rated movies and lately has started exhibiting violent behaviours himself. His mother believes Adam's behaviour is a result of what he sees in the movies. On the other hand, Adam's father thinks that things are not that simple and Adam's violent behaviour is not just a product of his environment, but also due to personal factors. Apart from his violent outbursts, Adam appears to be bashful and tentative in social situations.
-What does Adam's father attribute his behaviour to

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Adam's father believes that Adam's behaviour is not just a product of his environment (observational learning) or reinforcement/punishment (operant conditioning). Instead, he thinks it is influenced by personal factors and the interaction between his environment and personal factors, which is the concept of reciprocal determinism.

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