Exam 11: Social Learning and Memory:

Give an example of a behavior that involves true imitation and one that involves emulation.

Since individuals with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty imitating only certain actions, that deficit can be related to _____ function in a subset of mirror neurons, rather than to a general dysfunction of the _____ neural circuits involved in imitation.

In the basic process to explain how people copy, it is very important that what is being observed is encoded correctly so that it can be accessible and reproduced at a later time. This step in the process is known as:

In songbirds, neurons in _____ behave like mirror neurons in monkeys.

If one is waiting to purchase an item from the vending machine and the person in front loses some money and one decides not to risk losing one's money and use another machine, this is known as social:

Give an example of something one seems to have learned through social (observational) learning. Explain why one thinks this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

In Bandura and colleagues' Bobo doll study (1961) it was found that children were more likely to behave aggressively if they:

Why does social learning differ from most other forms of learning?

_____ suggests that children with autism have problems with perspective taking that prevent them from imagining themselves in someone else's shoes.

The findings about patients with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate suggest that the frontal lobes:

Describe how social transmission of food preferences has been demonstrated in rats.

The third phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

The act of modifying vocal outputs using memories of previously experienced sounds is known as vocal:

In the basic process to explain how people copy, which step takes into consideration the actions of others as cues that act as a magnet for attention?

Which statement is TRUE regarding people with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate?

It was observed that some birds in England were learning to puncture the tops of milk bottles to get the cream. One explanation was that the birds' attention was being drawn to the milk bottles by other birds that had discovered this "trick." Which phenomenon does this explanation demonstrate?

According to modern social-learning theory, in order for a teenage boy to learn to do his homework, he must:

The copying that involves the reproduction of sound is known as:

Correlational studies generally look for associations between familiarity with the content of commercials and drinking behavior. Such studies have shown that:

The two-action test involves training two animals to perform: