Question

Mr. Zimmer wants to discourage Mario's disruptive behavior. Mario often drums his pencil on his desk while Mr. Zimmer is reading aloud to the class. Other students are distracted by Mario's behavior as Mr. Zimmer reads a chapter from a fiction book each day after lunch. Based on social cognitive theory, which of the following is most likely to help Mr. Zimmer reach his goal?

A. Stop reading aloud to the class.
B. Dismiss Mario to the hallway until Mr. Zimmer finishes reading aloud to the class.
C. Let Mario see Mr. Zimmer punish Mario’s friend Carlos when Carlos makes disruptive noises.
D. Ignore Mario’s behavior and read loudly to keep the attention of other students on the reading rather than on Mario.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (C) is correct.

Based on social cognitive theory, which holds that fragment of an person's knowledge procurement can be without prevarication  related to acknowledging other individuals within the framework of social interactions, experiences, and outside influences. Therefore, Mr Zimmer reaches his goal if he lets Mario see him punish his friend Carlos when Carlos makes disturbing noises.