You have walked in late to class and your psychology professor is explaining how one personality theorist sees personality as a relatively stable set of potential responses to various situations. You know immediately that your professor is talking about the theories of

a. Julian Rotter.

b. B. F. Skinner.

c. Albert Bandura

d. John Watson.

The correct answer is a. Julian Rotter.

Explanation:

Rotter uses the empirical law of effect that states that people are motivated to seek positive stimulation, or reinforcement, and to avoid unpleasant stimulation. Rotter main ideas in social learning theory is that personality represents an interaction of the individuals with their environment, it cannot be conceived individual personality internal independent of the environment. For Rotter personality and thus behavior is changeable, to the theory of rotter in any given situation, there are multiple behaviors a person can engage in. For each possible situation, there is a behavior potential so personality is a relatively set off potential responses to various situations