Question 1

In Bandura's Bobo doll study, Bandura believed that the children were learning the aggressive acts:

Accepted Answer

A)  after being rewarded for their behavior. 
B)  when they were imitating the model. 
C)  while they were observing the model. 
D)  right before they observed the model. 
A)  after being rewarded for their behavior. 
B)  when they were imitating the model. 
C)  while they were observing the model. 
D)  right before they observed the model. C

Question 2

The disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) region when a bird hears another bird's song for the first time _____ song learning.

Accepted Answer

A)  enhances 
B)  impairs 
C)  prevents 
D)  has no effect on 
A)  enhances 
B)  impairs 
C)  prevents 
D)  has no effect on B

Question 3

Studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats have shown that hippocampal lesions result in:

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia but not retrograde amnesia. 
B)  anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia. 
C)  retrograde amnesia that is worse for older memories than for newly acquired memories. 
D)  retrograde amnesia that is worse for newly acquired memories than for older memories. 
A)  anterograde amnesia but not retrograde amnesia. 
B)  anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia. 
C)  retrograde amnesia that is worse for older memories than for newly acquired memories. 
D)  retrograde amnesia that is worse for newly acquired memories than for older memories. D

Question 4

According to the template model of song learning, the first phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  memorizing songs. 
B)  practicing songs. 
C)  comparing a bird's own songs with memories of songs it has heard in the past. 
D)  learning when it is appropriate to sing. 
A)  memorizing songs. 
B)  practicing songs. 
C)  comparing a bird's own songs with memories of songs it has heard in the past. 
D)  learning when it is appropriate to sing.

Question 5

What do commercials promote by portraying attractive people having fun drinking a particular brand?

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning 
B)  behavior processes 
C)  social conformity 
D)  social learning 
A)  observational learning 
B)  behavior processes 
C)  social conformity 
D)  social learning

Question 6

What is the two-action test? How can it be used to demonstrate whether true imitation is occurring?

Accepted Answer

Describe the basic procedure;

Question 7

The emotional excitement associated with annual events such as the Super Bowl can amplify memories during exposure to advertisements. This suggests that alcoholic preferences of football fans are likely to be a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning disguised as entertainment. 
B)  social understanding of the product. 
C)  visual expectations. 
D)  emulation. 
A)  conditioning disguised as entertainment. 
B)  social understanding of the product. 
C)  visual expectations. 
D)  emulation.

Question 8

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  speech learning in human infants 
B)  vocalizations in dolphins 
C)  song learning in birds 
D)  speech learning in chimpanzees 
A)  speech learning in human infants 
B)  vocalizations in dolphins 
C)  song learning in birds 
D)  speech learning in chimpanzees

Question 9

Children with autism:

Accepted Answer

A)  have reduced intellectual abilities. 
B)  have more trouble imitating individual actions than sequences of actions. 
C)  cannot recognize when they are being imitated. 
D)  show more impairment of meaningless gestures than meaningful ones. 
A)  have reduced intellectual abilities. 
B)  have more trouble imitating individual actions than sequences of actions. 
C)  cannot recognize when they are being imitated. 
D)  show more impairment of meaningless gestures than meaningful ones.

Question 10

The areas of the brain that become active during both the observation and performance of actions are located in what region of the brain in both humans and monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lower regions 
B)  the lateral region 
C)  the occipital lobe 
D)  the cortical regions 
A)  the lower regions 
B)  the lateral region 
C)  the occipital lobe 
D)  the cortical regions

Question 11

According to the _____ hypothesis memories for perceived actions are stored in the cortical regions that map observed actions onto the motor representations of those actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  template 
B)  visual 
C)  direct-matching 
D)  stimulus-matching 
A)  template 
B)  visual 
C)  direct-matching 
D)  stimulus-matching

Question 12

Give an example of a behavior that appears to be imitation but can also be explained by observational conditioning. Explain how observational conditioning would give rise to this behavior.

Accepted Answer

Give a relevant exam

Question 13

An individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  observational conditioning. 
B)  stimulus enhancement. 
C)  imitation. 
D)  emotional contagion. 
A)  observational conditioning. 
B)  stimulus enhancement. 
C)  imitation. 
D)  emotional contagion.

Question 14

Ella observed her father cleaning up toys by putting them all in a large bin and then carrying the bin over to the corner. The next time Ella had to clean up her toys, she left the bin in the corner and carried the toys to it one by one. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  perspective taking. 
B)  stimulus matching. 
C)  emulation. 
D)  true imitation. 
A)  perspective taking. 
B)  stimulus matching. 
C)  emulation. 
D)  true imitation.

Question 15

Stimulus matching refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  copying the exact actions that are observed. 
B)  directly comparing a generated stimulus with an observed stimulus. 
C)  copying the end result of a behavior that is observed. 
D)  being able to imagine oneself in the place of another person. 
A)  copying the exact actions that are observed. 
B)  directly comparing a generated stimulus with an observed stimulus. 
C)  copying the end result of a behavior that is observed. 
D)  being able to imagine oneself in the place of another person.

Question 16

John's friends don't smoke, but many of John's favorite movie stars do smoke. John has decided to take up smoking. His behavior demonstrates that people are more likely to copy models:

Accepted Answer

A)  who are similar to themselves. 
B)  whom they admire. 
C)  when the outcome is desirable. 
D)  when they have stored a memory of the model performing the behavior. 
A)  who are similar to themselves. 
B)  whom they admire. 
C)  when the outcome is desirable. 
D)  when they have stored a memory of the model performing the behavior.

Question 17

Which characteristic is a symptom of autism?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced intellectual abilities 
B)  normal social skills 
C)  normal behavior patterns 
D)  the need for highly consistent routines 
A)  reduced intellectual abilities 
B)  normal social skills 
C)  normal behavior patterns 
D)  the need for highly consistent routines

Question 18

Children with autism:

Accepted Answer

A)  have reduced intellectual abilities. 
B)  have more trouble imitating individual actions than sequences of actions. 
C)  cannot recognize when they are being imitated. 
D)  show more impairment of meaningless gestures than meaningful ones. 
A)  have reduced intellectual abilities. 
B)  have more trouble imitating individual actions than sequences of actions. 
C)  cannot recognize when they are being imitated. 
D)  show more impairment of meaningless gestures than meaningful ones.

Question 19

Describe Bandura's studies of modeling. What were the main findings of his research?

Accepted Answer

Describe the Bobo doll study. Primary re

Question 20

Repetition of words or phrases immediately after hearing them spoken is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  echolalia. 
B)  emotional contagion. 
C)  emulation. 
D)  observational conditioning. 
A)  echolalia. 
B)  emotional contagion. 
C)  emulation. 
D)  observational conditioning.

In Bandura's Bobo doll study, Bandura believed that the children were learning the aggressive acts:

The disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) region when a bird hears another bird's song for the first time _____ song learning.

Studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats have shown that hippocampal lesions result in:

According to the template model of song learning, the first phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

What do commercials promote by portraying attractive people having fun drinking a particular brand?

What is the two-action test? How can it be used to demonstrate whether true imitation is occurring?

The emotional excitement associated with annual events such as the Super Bowl can amplify memories during exposure to advertisements. This suggests that alcoholic preferences of football fans are likely to be a result of:

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

Children with autism:

The areas of the brain that become active during both the observation and performance of actions are located in what region of the brain in both humans and monkeys?

According to the _____ hypothesis memories for perceived actions are stored in the cortical regions that map observed actions onto the motor representations of those actions.

Give an example of a behavior that appears to be imitation but can also be explained by observational conditioning. Explain how observational conditioning would give rise to this behavior.

An individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others. This is known as:

Ella observed her father cleaning up toys by putting them all in a large bin and then carrying the bin over to the corner. The next time Ella had to clean up her toys, she left the bin in the corner and carried the toys to it one by one. This is an example of:

Stimulus matching refers to:

John's friends don't smoke, but many of John's favorite movie stars do smoke. John has decided to take up smoking. His behavior demonstrates that people are more likely to copy models:

Which characteristic is a symptom of autism?

Children with autism:

Describe Bandura's studies of modeling. What were the main findings of his research?

Repetition of words or phrases immediately after hearing them spoken is known as:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Classical Conditioning:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Skill Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 11: Social Learning and Memory:

In Bandura's Bobo doll study, Bandura believed that the children were learning the aggressive acts:

The disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) region when a bird hears another bird's song for the first time _____ song learning.

Studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats have shown that hippocampal lesions result in:

According to the template model of song learning, the first phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

What do commercials promote by portraying attractive people having fun drinking a particular brand?

What is the two-action test? How can it be used to demonstrate whether true imitation is occurring?

The emotional excitement associated with annual events such as the Super Bowl can amplify memories during exposure to advertisements. This suggests that alcoholic preferences of football fans are likely to be a result of:

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

Children with autism:

The areas of the brain that become active during both the observation and performance of actions are located in what region of the brain in both humans and monkeys?

According to the _____ hypothesis memories for perceived actions are stored in the cortical regions that map observed actions onto the motor representations of those actions.

Give an example of a behavior that appears to be imitation but can also be explained by observational conditioning. Explain how observational conditioning would give rise to this behavior.

An individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others. This is known as:

Ella observed her father cleaning up toys by putting them all in a large bin and then carrying the bin over to the corner. The next time Ella had to clean up her toys, she left the bin in the corner and carried the toys to it one by one. This is an example of:

Stimulus matching refers to:

John's friends don't smoke, but many of John's favorite movie stars do smoke. John has decided to take up smoking. His behavior demonstrates that people are more likely to copy models:

Which characteristic is a symptom of autism?

Children with autism:

Describe Bandura's studies of modeling. What were the main findings of his research?

Repetition of words or phrases immediately after hearing them spoken is known as:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Classical Conditioning:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Skill Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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