lec 18

Question 1

observational learning

Answer 1

observer watch and copy

Question 2

what info can be gathered from observational learning

Answer 2

• how should look
• strategy
• may perceive and activate motor plans

Question 3

action simulation and its significance

Answer 3

when somebody observe smtg being done, they activate neural pathways that are similar to those of when they actually do it. This means by watching and visualizing, you can get better at skills without doing them yet.

Question 4

how could you learn from watching a novice vs an expert

which is best?

Answer 4

novice could allow for error detection

expert provide a template for how to do

mixed model is best, watch both

Question 5

Define motor imagery and differentiate it from perception
(such as observation) and physical action.

Answer 5

motor imagery - participant imagines activity

perception - is interpreting stimuli that are actually coming in

physical action is actually moving

Question 6

what does it mean to talk about covert processes of imagery and being functionally equiv to physical action

Answer 6

imagery is similar in that it activates similar parts of brain and you can get better at smtg from imagining

Question 7

mental chronometry

Answer 7

if imagined and actual actions are functionally equiv then timing should be similar

Question 8

aphantasia

Answer 8

inability to imagine things