Question 1

What has research shown regarding viewing violence in the media and aggression?

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A) Viewing violent media has little effect on aggressive behavior. 
B) Viewing violent media can reduce aggressive behavior. 
C) Viewing violent media can increase aggressive behavior. 
D) The results have been mostly inconclusive. 
A) Viewing violent media has little effect on aggressive behavior. 
B) Viewing violent media can reduce aggressive behavior. 
C) Viewing violent media can increase aggressive behavior. 
D) The results have been mostly inconclusive.

Question 2

Discuss the research linking violent entertainment to aggression in children.How could you use the results of this research to guide your decisions about letting your own children experience violent entertainment?

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Question 3

According to studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats,which brain area(s)seem particularly important for learning of novel food preferences from demonstrator rats?

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A) basal forebrain 
B) basal forebrain and cortex 
C) hippocampus and cortex 
D) hippocampus 
A) basal forebrain 
B) basal forebrain and cortex 
C) hippocampus and cortex 
D) hippocampus

Question 4

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

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Grading criteria: Give valid e

Question 5

In what ways is the formation of episodic memories in humans similar to what has been found regarding the neural substrates underlying socially transmitted food preferences in rats?

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Grading criteria: Discuss para

Question 6

Disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN)region when a bird hears its song for the first time _____ song learning.

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

Question 7

Imagine you want to help your friend learn a new dance.Explain how you could make use of each of the four basic processes of Bandura's social learning theory to help your friend.

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Grading criteria: Give an exam

Question 8

What types of imitation impairments are seen in children with autism?

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Grading criteria: Describe imp

Question 9

Give an example of something you seem to have learned through social (observational)learning.Explain why you think this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

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Grading criteria: The example should be

Question 10

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

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A) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework. 
B) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework,and be rewarded himself for imitating that behavior. 
C) be rewarded for doing his homework without having observed anyone else doing homework. 
D) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework,be rewarded himself for imitating that behavior,and be able to take the perspective of the person he observed doing homework. 
A) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework. 
B) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework,and be rewarded himself for imitating that behavior. 
C) be rewarded for doing his homework without having observed anyone else doing homework. 
D) observe someone else being rewarded for doing homework,be rewarded himself for imitating that behavior,and be able to take the perspective of the person he observed doing homework.

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding contagion?

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A) It usually involves motor acts that have been learned. 
B) The actions that result from contagion are usually different from the observed actions. 
C) The copied reaction is an unconditioned response. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) It usually involves motor acts that have been learned. 
B) The actions that result from contagion are usually different from the observed actions. 
C) The copied reaction is an unconditioned response. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

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

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Grading criteria: Give a relev

Question 13

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

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Grading criteria: Discuss the

Question 14

When an individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others,this is known as:

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

Question 15

Discuss the evidence suggesting that mirror neurons may be involved in the deficits seen in people with autism.

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Grading criteria: De

Question 16

Autistic children:

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

Question 17

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

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A) the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (R
A) and the high vocal center (HV
C)  
B) area X 
C) the basal ganglia 
D) the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) 
A) the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (R
A) and the high vocal center (HV
C)  
B) area X 
C) the basal ganglia 
D) the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN)

Question 18

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

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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 19

One-year-old Callie observed her mother eating green beans by poking them with a fork and bringing them to her mouth.Callie picked up a fork,used her fingers to balance some beans on the fork,and brought them to her mouth.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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

What has research shown regarding viewing violence in the media and aggression?

Discuss the research linking violent entertainment to aggression in children.How could you use the results of this research to guide your decisions about letting your own children experience violent entertainment?

According to studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats,which brain area(s)seem particularly important for learning of novel food preferences from demonstrator rats?

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

In what ways is the formation of episodic memories in humans similar to what has been found regarding the neural substrates underlying socially transmitted food preferences in rats?

Disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN)region when a bird hears its song for the first time _____ song learning.

Imagine you want to help your friend learn a new dance.Explain how you could make use of each of the four basic processes of Bandura's social learning theory to help your friend.

What types of imitation impairments are seen in children with autism?

Give an example of something you seem to have learned through social (observational)learning.Explain why you think this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

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

Which of the following is true regarding contagion?

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

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

When an individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others,this is known as:

Discuss the evidence suggesting that mirror neurons may be involved in the deficits seen in people with autism.

Autistic children:

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

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

One-year-old Callie observed her mother eating green beans by poking them with a fork and bringing them to her mouth.Callie picked up a fork,used her fingers to balance some beans on the fork,and brought them to her mouth.This is an example of:

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

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

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: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

What has research shown regarding viewing violence in the media and aggression?

Discuss the research linking violent entertainment to aggression in children.How could you use the results of this research to guide your decisions about letting your own children experience violent entertainment?

According to studies of social transmission of food preferences in rats,which brain area(s)seem particularly important for learning of novel food preferences from demonstrator rats?

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

In what ways is the formation of episodic memories in humans similar to what has been found regarding the neural substrates underlying socially transmitted food preferences in rats?

Disrupting activity in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN)region when a bird hears its song for the first time _____ song learning.

Imagine you want to help your friend learn a new dance.Explain how you could make use of each of the four basic processes of Bandura's social learning theory to help your friend.

What types of imitation impairments are seen in children with autism?

Give an example of something you seem to have learned through social (observational)learning.Explain why you think this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

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

Which of the following is true regarding contagion?

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

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

When an individual learns an emotional response after observing it in others,this is known as:

Discuss the evidence suggesting that mirror neurons may be involved in the deficits seen in people with autism.

Autistic children:

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

What is the MOST extensively studied form of vocal learning?

One-year-old Callie observed her mother eating green beans by poking them with a fork and bringing them to her mouth.Callie picked up a fork,used her fingers to balance some beans on the fork,and brought them to her mouth.This is an example of:

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

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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