If you were to explain a particular behavior as being learned according to Vygotsky's social-cognitive learning theory, you would most likely emphasize which of the following in your explanation of that behavior?
A) how children learn from other people
B) how reinforcement shapes behavior
C) how punishment shapes behavior
D) how toilet training affects later personality development

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According to Vygotsky's social-cognitive learning theory, children learn through interactions with other people, particularly more knowledgeable others, through a process called social learning. Therefore, emphasizing how the behavior was learned from other people would align with Vygotsky's theory. Choices B and C are more aligned with Skinner's behaviorist theory of operant conditioning, while choice D is not directly relevant to Vygotsky's theory.

If You Were to Explain a Particular Behavior as Being