According to Bandura, the four steps of the modeling process occur in which order?
AMotivation, attention, retention, reproduction
BRetention, attention, motivation, reproduction
CAttention, retention, reproduction, motivation
DAttention, motivation, reproduction, retention
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
1. You must first be focused on what the model is doing, which is attention.
2. You must then remember what you observed, which is retention.
3. You must be able to perform the behaviour you stored, which is reproduction.
4. Finally you must want to copy it, which is motivation, and this depends on what happened to the model.
5. The fixed order is therefore attention, retention, reproduction, motivation.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Learning", §6.4 Observational Learning (Modeling)_
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