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First of all, as you summarize their learning theories, please note that they place a lot of emphasis upon cognitive factors, much more than they do upon reinforcements. Rotter, in particular, looks at how the "interactionist" nature among people. He argues that "human behavior is based largely on the interaction of people with their meaningful environments. Rotter believes that, ...

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