Research on mirror neurons provides insight into the biological basis of which form of learning:
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A. modeling (observational learning) |
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B. classical conditioning |
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C. learned helplessness |
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D. operant conditioning |
Which of the following is an implication of Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment? Bandura’s results imply that Skinner’s principles of learning through reinforcement are not sufficient for explaining ___________.
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learning that occurs without any gradual “shaping” of behavior |
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learning that occurs when reinforcers are merely observed (“vicarious” reinforcement) |
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the possibility of learning without performing the behavior that is learned |
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all of the above (i.e., Skinnerian principles are not adequate for explaining all of the above) |
The rules of a language can be used to produce an infinite number of sentences, including ones that no one has ever uttered before. This property of language is called
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A. syntax |
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B. generativity |
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C. morphemes |
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D. phonemes |
Psychologists concluded that the sign language displayed by a chimp named Nim Chimpsky was not an example of true language use? What was the basis for this conclusion?
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A. Nim lacked the physical ability to produce human sounds. |
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B. Nim’s manual dexterity was bad, so his signs were ambiguous in their meaning. |
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C. Nim could not produce novel combinations of signs to convey meaning. |
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D. Nim was not even able to imitate simple signs. |
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