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What is the Premack principle?
What is the Premack principle?
- Positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior. (correct)
- Negatively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior.
- Positively reinforcing a more frequently performed behavior with a less frequently performed behavior.
- Punishing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior.
What is an example of the application of operant conditioning mentioned in the text?
What is an example of the application of operant conditioning mentioned in the text?
- Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors. (correct)
- Using cognitive models of learning to teach children with autism.
- Using classical conditioning to treat language deficits in autism.
- Applying observational learning to overcome procrastination.
Who showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching aggressive role models?
Who showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching aggressive role models?
- Gallese
- Goldman
- Bandura (correct)
- Skinner
What are mirror neurons?
What are mirror neurons?
According to the text, what did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about thinking's role in learning?
According to the text, what did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about thinking's role in learning?
What is the Premack principle?
What is the Premack principle?
What did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about the role of thinking in learning?
What did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about the role of thinking in learning?
What is observational learning?
What is observational learning?
What are mirror neurons?
What are mirror neurons?
How did Bandura's Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrate observational learning?
How did Bandura's Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrate observational learning?
How is operant conditioning used in clinical settings?
How is operant conditioning used in clinical settings?
"Chaining" in operant conditioning refers to:
"Chaining" in operant conditioning refers to:
Operant Conditioning is used in; Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired ______
Operant Conditioning is used in; Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired ______
Many types of research has examined the impact of violent media on ______
Many types of research has examined the impact of violent media on ______
Shaping reinforces ______ that are not exactly the target behaviors but closer versions of it
Shaping reinforces ______ that are not exactly the target behaviors but closer versions of it
Bandura (1960); showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching ______ role models
Bandura (1960); showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching ______ role models
Observational learning activates ______ neurons
Observational learning activates ______ neurons
Mirror neurons; a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by ______
Mirror neurons; a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by ______
Overcoming procrastination via the ______ principle
Overcoming procrastination via the ______ principle
Chaining animal trainers link a number of interrelated behaviors to form ______ series
Chaining animal trainers link a number of interrelated behaviors to form ______ series
Early behaviorists (e.g. Skinner) did not believe that thinking played much of a role in ______
Early behaviorists (e.g. Skinner) did not believe that thinking played much of a role in ______
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong with this ______
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong with this ______
Operant Conditioning is primarily used in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors
Operant Conditioning is primarily used in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors
Mirror neurons are only found in monkeys, not in humans
Mirror neurons are only found in monkeys, not in humans
The Premack principle involves positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior
The Premack principle involves positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior
Early behaviorists, such as Skinner, believed that thinking played a significant role in learning
Early behaviorists, such as Skinner, believed that thinking played a significant role in learning
Observational learning is the process of learning by watching others, also known as models
Observational learning is the process of learning by watching others, also known as models
The Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrated that exposure to aggressive models triggers more aggression in children
The Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrated that exposure to aggressive models triggers more aggression in children
The Premack principle is about reinforcing yourself with higher frequency behaviors only after completing a task
The Premack principle is about reinforcing yourself with higher frequency behaviors only after completing a task
Chaining in operant conditioning refers to linking a number of interrelated behaviors to form longer series
Chaining in operant conditioning refers to linking a number of interrelated behaviors to form longer series
Observational learning activates mirror neurons, which are responsible for mimicking observed actions
Observational learning activates mirror neurons, which are responsible for mimicking observed actions
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong using observational learning techniques
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong using observational learning techniques
