Research on mirror neurons provides insight into the biological basis of which form of learning: 

           

		A.   modeling (observational learning)
		B.   classical conditioning
		C.   learned helplessness
		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 ___________. 

           

	A.	learning   that occurs without any gradual "shaping" of behavior
	B.	learning   that occurs when reinforcers are merely observed ("vicarious"   reinforcement)
	C.	the   possibility of learning without performing the behavior that is learned
	D.	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 

           

		A.   syntax
		B.   generativity
		C.   morphemes
		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? 

           

		A. Nim   lacked the physical ability to produce human sounds.
		B.   Nim’s manual dexterity was bad, so his signs were ambiguous in their meaning.
		C. Nim   could not produce novel combinations of signs to convey meaning.
		D. Nim   was not even able to imitate simple signs.

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Answers 1 Correct Answer and Explanation A modeling observational learning modeling refers to imitating behavior This is done mirror neurons who copy ... View the full answer