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

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Bandura identified four cognitive processes that are necessary for imitation of observed behavior: attention, memory, ability to perform the behavior, and motivation. The individual must first pay attention to the behavior being observed, then remember the behavior, have the ability to perform it, and finally be motivated to do so. None of the other answer options accurately describe these necessary cognitive processes.

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