Question 1

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

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

Question 2

When individuals with Asperger's syndrome are asked to imitate facial expressions,the:

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A) imitations begin earlier than in normal individuals. 
B) cortical regions where mirror neurons are likely to be found take longer to become active. 
C) cortical regions where mirror neurons are likely to be found are activated in a different order than in normal individuals. 
D) imitations are completed sooner than in normal individuals. 
A) imitations begin earlier than in normal individuals. 
B) cortical regions where mirror neurons are likely to be found take longer to become active. 
C) cortical regions where mirror neurons are likely to be found are activated in a different order than in normal individuals. 
D) imitations are completed sooner than in normal individuals.

Question 3

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

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Grading criteria: Describe the

Question 4

Describe how one can study the existence of mirror neurons in humans.

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Grading criteria: Discuss a pr

Question 5

The ability to be good at singing karaoke seems to depend on having:

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A) good vocal imitation abilities. 
B) a near-perfect memory of what the original song sounds like. 
C) practiced a lot in the past. 
D) many friends who are good at singing karaoke. 
A) good vocal imitation abilities. 
B) a near-perfect memory of what the original song sounds like. 
C) practiced a lot in the past. 
D) many friends who are good at singing karaoke.

Question 6

Zachary's dog Buddy,like many dogs,enjoys chasing the little red spot of light from a laser pointer when Zachary moves the light around the carpet.Zachary's new puppy Zoe observed Buddy chasing the light,which drew her attention to the light,and she began chasing it just like Buddy did.This is an example of:

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A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) social conformity. 
D) contagion. 
A) observational conditioning. 
B) stimulus enhancement. 
C) social conformity. 
D) contagion.

Question 7

Research suggests that viewing violence on TV:

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A) can increase the likelihood that a child will behave aggressively immediately after viewing a violent TV show. 
B) can lead to positive outcomes when people imitate nonviolent "heroes" in otherwise-violent TV shows. 
C) is much more likely to lead to aggression than is reading about violence or seeing violence in a play. 
D) can decrease a person's arousal level such that the person behaves less aggressively. 
A) can increase the likelihood that a child will behave aggressively immediately after viewing a violent TV show. 
B) can lead to positive outcomes when people imitate nonviolent "heroes" in otherwise-violent TV shows. 
C) is much more likely to lead to aggression than is reading about violence or seeing violence in a play. 
D) can decrease a person's arousal level such that the person behaves less aggressively.

Question 8

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

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A) rats are more likely to eat a novel food if they smell the food on another rat's breath after observing the other rat eating the food. 
B) a novel food can become a preferred food if a rat observes another rat eating the food,even if the observer rat never smells the food. 
C) food preferences that are learned through observation are not passed down to subsequent generations. 
D) rats can learn to eat,but not to avoid,novel foods by observing another rat eating the food. 
A) rats are more likely to eat a novel food if they smell the food on another rat's breath after observing the other rat eating the food. 
B) a novel food can become a preferred food if a rat observes another rat eating the food,even if the observer rat never smells the food. 
C) food preferences that are learned through observation are not passed down to subsequent generations. 
D) rats can learn to eat,but not to avoid,novel foods by observing another rat eating the food.

Question 9

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.

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Grading criteria: Give a relev

Question 10

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.

Question 11

In songbirds,what part or parts of the brain control the production of songs?

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

Question 12

Direction of one organism's attention towards specific objects,events,or locations within an environment as a result of another organism's action is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Copying that involves reproducing motor acts is called:

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A) true imitation. 
B) emulation. 
C) social conformity. 
D) perspective taking. 
A) true imitation. 
B) emulation. 
C) social conformity. 
D) perspective taking.

Question 14

Which species are the only mammals other than humans that are known to be able to flexibly imitate sounds?

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A) dogs 
B) birds 
C) dolphins 
D) whales 
A) dogs 
B) birds 
C) dolphins 
D) whales

Question 15

If we wanted to encourage 8-year-old Tina to read,who would be the best person to serve as a model?

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A) another 8-year-old girl 
B) an 8-year-old boy 
C) a teenaged girl 
D) a teenaged boy 
A) another 8-year-old girl 
B) an 8-year-old boy 
C) a teenaged girl 
D) a teenaged boy

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding the brains of individuals with autism?

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A) They show more overall activity-related circulation of blood within the temporal lobes. 
B) Cortical activation patterns are normal. 
C) This hippocampus is normal in size. 
D) Many brain areas are abnormal in size. 
A) They show more overall activity-related circulation of blood within the temporal lobes. 
B) Cortical activation patterns are normal. 
C) This hippocampus is normal in size. 
D) Many brain areas are abnormal in size.

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding vocal learning in songbirds?

Accepted Answer

A) Baby birds raised without contact with their own species still learn their own song. 
B) If young birds are exposed to both the songs of their own species and the songs of a different species,they will readily learn both species' songs. 
C) The songs that birds sing are genetically predetermined. 
D) The songs that birds sing can show differences in dialect. 
A) Baby birds raised without contact with their own species still learn their own song. 
B) If young birds are exposed to both the songs of their own species and the songs of a different species,they will readily learn both species' songs. 
C) The songs that birds sing are genetically predetermined. 
D) The songs that birds sing can show differences in dialect.

Question 18

Why is it difficult to predict how observations will affect future behavior?

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Grading criteria: There is no way to det

Question 19

The tendency to adopt the behavior of the group is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) observational conditioning. 
B) social conformity. 
C) emulation. 
D) perspective taking. 
A) observational conditioning. 
B) social conformity. 
C) emulation. 
D) perspective taking.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Describe the Bobo doll

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

When individuals with Asperger's syndrome are asked to imitate facial expressions,the:

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

Describe how one can study the existence of mirror neurons in humans.

The ability to be good at singing karaoke seems to depend on having:

Research suggests that viewing violence on TV:

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

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.

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

In songbirds,what part or parts of the brain control the production of songs?

Direction of one organism's attention towards specific objects,events,or locations within an environment as a result of another organism's action is called:

Copying that involves reproducing motor acts is called:

Which species are the only mammals other than humans that are known to be able to flexibly imitate sounds?

If we wanted to encourage 8-year-old Tina to read,who would be the best person to serve as a model?

Which of the following is true regarding the brains of individuals with autism?

Which of the following is true regarding vocal learning in songbirds?

Why is it difficult to predict how observations will affect future behavior?

The tendency to adopt the behavior of the group is known as:

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

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

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

When individuals with Asperger's syndrome are asked to imitate facial expressions,the:

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

Describe how one can study the existence of mirror neurons in humans.

The ability to be good at singing karaoke seems to depend on having:

Research suggests that viewing violence on TV:

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

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.

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

In songbirds,what part or parts of the brain control the production of songs?

Direction of one organism's attention towards specific objects,events,or locations within an environment as a result of another organism's action is called:

Copying that involves reproducing motor acts is called:

Which species are the only mammals other than humans that are known to be able to flexibly imitate sounds?

If we wanted to encourage 8-year-old Tina to read,who would be the best person to serve as a model?

Which of the following is true regarding the brains of individuals with autism?

Which of the following is true regarding vocal learning in songbirds?

Why is it difficult to predict how observations will affect future behavior?

The tendency to adopt the behavior of the group is known as:

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

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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