Concept Quiz 6.4 Flashcards
What is observation learning?
Learning by watching someone else
Copying a behavior that is unlikely to occur naturally and spontaneously is referred to as ______.
Imitation
In what process do mirror neurons play a key role?
Imitation
The imitation of _____ might serve as a building block on the road to achieving empathy.
Facial expressions
Richard Dawkins referred to the basic unit of cultural transmission as a _____.
Meme
Why is observational learning advantageous?
It allows you to learn without experiencing negative consequences
Children are most likely to pattern their own behavior on the ____ of their parents.
Actions
What was a key finding of the Bobo doll experiment?
Reprimanding the adult for her aggressive behavior, slightly reduced the children’s aggressive behavior
Which condition is characterized by a lack of back-and-forth imitation of gestures and facial expressions during infancy and deficits and empathy and social skills later in life?
Autism
Bandura identified for necessary cognitive processes in the modeling of others’ behavior: attention, ____, reproduction, and motivation.
Retention
What indicates that imitation provides adaptive advantages?
Imitation is frequently used in the animal world
Based on the work of Richard Dawkins, the basic unit of cultural transmission is known as ____.
A meme
