According to Bandura, what four cognitive processes are necessary for imitation of behavior that has been only observed?
A) attention, reinforcement, motivation, cognitive maps
B) attention, memory, ability to perform the behavior, motivation
C) reinforcement, discriminative stimuli, motivation, ability to perform the behavior
D) reinforcement, discriminative stimuli, cognitive maps, consequences for the behavior

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According to Bandura, the four cognitive processes necessary for imitation of behavior that has been only observed are attention, memory, ability to perform the behavior, and motivation. Option B correctly lists all four of these processes. Option A is incorrect because cognitive maps are not necessary for imitation. Option C is incorrect because discriminative stimuli are not necessary for imitation, and ability to perform the behavior is already listed in option B. Option D is incorrect because cognitive maps are not necessary for imitation and consequences for the behavior are not listed as one of the necessary cognitive processes.

According to Bandura, What Four Cognitive Processes Are Necessary for Imitation