According to social cognitive theorists, learning is unlikely to occur in one of the following situations. Which one?
A) Anastasia watches her father light a match, but she is not allowed to light one herself.
B) Bert watches professional basketball players shoot baskets, but he will not have a chance to shoot baskets himself until the following day.
C) Corinna's teacher gives her a good grade on her paper because it was neatly written, but Corinna doesn't realize that "neatness counts."
D) Dustin expects to get a good grade for an assignment, but his teacher tells him she is subtracting points because he is turning it in two days late.

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According to social cognitive theorists, learning requires attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. In option C, Corinna's teacher gave her a good grade for a reason that was not clearly communicated to her, so she did not have the opportunity to attend to, retain, or reproduce the behavior that earned her that grade. Therefore, this situation is unlikely to result in learning.

According to Social Cognitive Theorists, Learning Is Unlikely to Occur