Question 1

Which statement is TRUE regarding people with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate?
A) They often lack the motor control necessary to imitate actions.
B) They are less likely to have echolalia.
C) They have a tendency to imitate actions involuntarily.
D) They are completely unable to imitate actions.

Accepted Answer

People with frontal-lobe damage, particularly affecting the mirror neuron system, may exhibit a tendency to imitate actions involuntarily, a phenomenon known as echopraxia. This contrasts with the inability to imitate on command, highlighting a specific disruption in voluntary control rather than a general inability to perform the actions.

Question 2

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

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

Give an example of something one seems to have learned through social (observational) learning. Explain why one thinks this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

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Question 6

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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Question 7

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

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Question 8

The findings about patients with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate suggest that the frontal lobes:
A) are important for visually matching an observed action to the memory of that action.
B) are important for matching a sound produced by someone else to the memory of that sound.
C) play a role in inhibiting imitation.
D) play a role in enhancing imitation.

Accepted Answer

The frontal lobes play a role in inhibiting imitation.

Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

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

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

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

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Question 16

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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Question 17

Describe the four basic processes involved in how humans learn by copying according to Bandura's social learning theory.

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Question 18

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

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Quiz 11: Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Which statement is TRUE regarding people with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate?

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

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

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

Give an example of something one seems to have learned through social (observational) learning. Explain why one thinks this involves social learning rather than other forms of learning.

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.

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

The findings about patients with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to imitate suggest that the frontal lobes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the four basic processes involved in how humans learn by copying according to Bandura's social learning theory.

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