Question 1

The third phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

Accepted Answer

A) memorizing songs. 
B) practicing songs. 
C) comparing their own songs to memories of songs they have heard in the past. 
D) learning when it is appropriate to sing. 
A) memorizing songs. 
B) practicing songs. 
C) comparing their own songs to memories of songs they have heard in the past. 
D) learning when it is appropriate to sing.

Question 2

____ neurons respond during both performance of an action and during visual observations of that same action.

Accepted Answer

A) Template 
B) Mirror 
C) Echolalic 
D) Modeling 
A) Template 
B) Mirror 
C) Echolalic 
D) Modeling

Question 3

In a dog kennel,if one dog starts barking,there is a tendency for the rest of the dogs to also start barking.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) vocal learning. 
D) contagion. 
A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) vocal learning. 
D) contagion.

Question 4

What needs to happen in the brain for imitation to occur? How do mirror neurons achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: There must b

Question 5

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.

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding violent entertainment and aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate of homicides increased after TV was introduced,even in countries where TV was banned. 
B) Level of arousal does not seem to play a role in the likelihood of a person behaving aggressively. 
C) Children who play violent video games behave more aggressively than children who play nonviolent video games. 
D) Children who watch the same violent TV show multiple times are more likely to behave aggressively than children who watch that same show only once. 
A) The rate of homicides increased after TV was introduced,even in countries where TV was banned. 
B) Level of arousal does not seem to play a role in the likelihood of a person behaving aggressively. 
C) Children who play violent video games behave more aggressively than children who play nonviolent video games. 
D) Children who watch the same violent TV show multiple times are more likely to behave aggressively than children who watch that same show only once.

Question 7

Studies of copying in humans and chimpanzees have shown that _____ are more likely to emulate a model's behavior than are _____ .

Accepted Answer

A) human adults;chimpanzees 
B) human children;human adults 
C) human children;chimpanzees 
D) chimpanzees;human children 
A) human adults;chimpanzees 
B) human children;human adults 
C) human children;chimpanzees 
D) chimpanzees;human children

Question 8

When copying involves generating stimuli that can be directly compared with the originally observed stimuli,it is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

In observational learning,it is difficult to predict what an organism will learn because:

Accepted Answer

A) learning occurs during copying but not during observation. 
B) it is not always possible to determine what the organism perceives from the model. 
C) the behavior can often be explained by instrumental conditioning rather than by observational learning. 
D) it is hard to determine whether feedback is being provided to the observer. 
A) learning occurs during copying but not during observation. 
B) it is not always possible to determine what the organism perceives from the model. 
C) the behavior can often be explained by instrumental conditioning rather than by observational learning. 
D) it is hard to determine whether feedback is being provided to the observer.

Question 10

Imagine you are attending a very fancy dinner for the first time.You learn which utensils to use for each course of the meal by watching which utensils the other guests use.This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) social transmission of information. 
D) contagion. 
A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) social transmission of information. 
D) contagion.

The third phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

____ neurons respond during both performance of an action and during visual observations of that same action.

In a dog kennel,if one dog starts barking,there is a tendency for the rest of the dogs to also start barking.This is an example of:

What needs to happen in the brain for imitation to occur? How do mirror neurons achieve this?

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

Which of the following is true regarding violent entertainment and aggressive behavior?

Studies of copying in humans and chimpanzees have shown that _ are more likely to emulate a model's behavior than are _ .

When copying involves generating stimuli that can be directly compared with the originally observed stimuli,it is called:

In observational learning,it is difficult to predict what an organism will learn because:

Imagine you are attending a very fancy dinner for the first time.You learn which utensils to use for each course of the meal by watching which utensils the other guests use.This demonstrates:

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

The third phase of song learning in songbirds involves:

____ neurons respond during both performance of an action and during visual observations of that same action.

In a dog kennel,if one dog starts barking,there is a tendency for the rest of the dogs to also start barking.This is an example of:

What needs to happen in the brain for imitation to occur? How do mirror neurons achieve this?

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

Which of the following is true regarding violent entertainment and aggressive behavior?

Studies of copying in humans and chimpanzees have shown that _____ are more likely to emulate a model's behavior than are _____ .

When copying involves generating stimuli that can be directly compared with the originally observed stimuli,it is called:

In observational learning,it is difficult to predict what an organism will learn because:

Imagine you are attending a very fancy dinner for the first time.You learn which utensils to use for each course of the meal by watching which utensils the other guests use.This demonstrates:

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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Studies of copying in humans and chimpanzees have shown that _ are more likely to emulate a model's behavior than are _ .