Which Bandura component involves attempting to reproduce, practice?

• A. Attention
• B. Motivation
• C. Retention
• D. Motor Reproduction

Answer: (D)

Bandura's observational learning involves four stages: paying attention to the model, storing what you observed, reproducing the behavior through your own actions, and having motivation to imitate it. The phrase “attempting to reproduce, practice” points to motor reproduction—the part where the learner translates the remembered action into actual movement and refines it through rehearsal. This stage depends on having the necessary physical ability and opportunities to practice, plus feedback to improve performance. Attention is about focusing on the model, retention is about keeping the observed steps in memory, and motivation drives whether you imitate the behavior at all.