6.13-6.19: Learning Without Reinforcement & How We Learn From Others

Question 1

A form of noncontingent reinforcement, in which individuals learn a behavior that has no actual relationship with reinforcement

Answer 1

Superstitious conditioning

Question 2

Learning that occurs without either incentive or any clear motivation to learn

Answer 2

Latent learning

Question 3

A form of learning that occurs without trial and error and this without clear reinforcement

Answer 3

Insight learning

Question 4

A form of learning in which a person observes and imitates a behavior from a model

Answer 4

Observational learning

Question 5

The purposeful copying of a goal-directed behavior

Answer 5

Imitation

Question 6

Neurons that are active both when performing an action and when the same actions are observed in others

Answer 6

Mirror neurons

Question 7

A theory stating that learning is a cognitive process derived from social observation, rather than direct reinforcement of motor actions

Answer 7

Social learning theory

Question 8

The transfer of information from one generation to another that is maintained not by genetics, but by teaching and learning

Answer 8

Cultural transmission

Question 9

The transmission of skills from parent to offspring

Answer 9

Vertical transmission

Question 10

The transmission of skills between peers

Answer 10

Horizontal transmission

Question 11

A process in which individuals learn a behavior by observing a model then serve as models from whom other individuals can learn

Answer 11

Diffusion chain