Question 1

Socially responsive toddlers who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of

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A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  spontaneous recovery. 
C)  observational learning. 
D)  respondent behavior.

Question 2

We find it harder to frown when viewing a smile than when viewing a frown. This can most clearly be attributed to

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A)  partial reinforcement. 
B)  spontaneous recovery. 
C)  mirror neurons. 
D)  cognitive maps.

Question 3

Jeremy wears his baseball cap backward because he noticed his older brother does so. This illustrates the importance of

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A)  respondent behavior. 
B)  immediate reinforcement. 
C)  modeling. 
D)  shaping.

Question 4

An empathic husband who observes his wife in pain will exhibit some of the brain activity she is showing. This best illustrates the functioning of

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A)  cognitive maps. 
B)  spontaneous recovery. 
C)  mirror neurons. 
D)  the law of effect.

Question 5

Experiments suggest that children exposed to a model who says one thing and does another will

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A)  ignore both what the model says and does. 
B)  ignore what the model does but talk in ways consistent with what the model says. 
C)  ignore what the model says but act in ways consistent with what the model does. 
D)  talk in ways consistent with what the model says and act in ways consistent with what the model does.

Question 6

Mrs. Ramirez often tells her children that it is important to buckle their seat belts while riding in the car,but she rarely does so herself. Her children will probably learn to

Accepted Answer

A)  use their seat belts and tell others it is important to do so. 
B)  use their seat belts but not tell others it is important to do so. 
C)  tell others it is important to use seat belts but rarely use them themselves. 
D)  neither tell others that seat belts are important nor use them.

Question 7

Which of the following are most clearly activated both by picking up a spoon and by simply watching another person pick up a spoon?

Accepted Answer

A)  prosocial behaviors 
B)  respondent behaviors 
C)  cognitive maps 
D)  mirror neurons

Question 8

Dan and Joel,both 4-year-olds,have been watching reruns of "Superman" on television. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof,ready to try flying. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed reinforcement 
B)  observational learning 
C)  immediate reinforcement 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 9

Children are helped by ________ to develop a theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous recovery 
B)  mirror neurons 
C)  instinctive drift 
D)  partial reinforcement

Question 10

In promoting observational learning,the most effective models are those that we perceive as

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A)  similar to ourselves. 
B)  respected and admired. 
C)  successful. 
D)  having any of these characteristics.

Question 11

Regarding the impact of watching television violence on children,most researchers believe that

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A)  aggressive children simply prefer violent programs. 
B)  television simply reflects,rather than contributes to,violent social trends. 
C)  watching violence on television leads to aggressive behavior. 
D)  there is only a weak correlation between exposure to violence and aggressive behavior.

Question 12

The violence-viewing effect is especially pronounced when the observed violence

Accepted Answer

A)  causes visible harm. 
B)  goes unpunished. 
C)  seems unjustified. 
D)  is committed by an unattractive person.

Question 13

The tendency for children to imitate behaviors seen on television best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling. 
B)  respondent behavior. 
C)  immediate reinforcement. 
D)  spontaneous recovery.

Question 14

Learning best defined as

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A)  any behavior produced by an organism without being provoked. 
B)  a change in the behavior of an organism. 
C)  a relatively permanent change in the behavior of an organism due to experience. 
D)  behavior based on operant rather than respondent conditioning.

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Socially responsive toddlers who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of

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Regarding the impact of watching television violence on children,most researchers believe that

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Which of the following are most clearly activated both by picking up a spoon and by simply watching another person pick up a spoon?

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Jeremy wears his baseball cap backward because he noticed his older brother does so. This illustrates the importance of

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Learning best defined as

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We find it harder to frown when viewing a smile than when viewing a frown. This can most clearly be attributed to

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Children are helped by ________ to develop a theory of mind.

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The violence-viewing effect is especially pronounced when the observed violence

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Dan and Joel,both 4-year-olds,have been watching reruns of "Superman" on television. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof,ready to try flying. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?

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The tendency for children to imitate behaviors seen on television best illustrates the importance of

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In promoting observational learning,the most effective models are those that we perceive as

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An empathic husband who observes his wife in pain will exhibit some of the brain activity she is showing. This best illustrates the functioning of

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Experiments suggest that children exposed to a model who says one thing and does another will

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Mrs. Ramirez often tells her children that it is important to buckle their seat belts while riding in the car,but she rarely does so herself. Her children will probably learn to

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