AP Psychology Observational Learning

Who is the psychologist associated with the concept of observational learning?

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

What is the term used to describe learning by observing others?

• passive learning

• observational learning

• vicarious learning

• imitative learning

What is the process by which individuals learn by imitating the behavior of others?

• observational learning

• modeling

• replicating

• copying

Which type of reinforcement is involved in observational learning?

• punishment

• negative reinforcement

• vicarious reinforcement

• positive reinforcement

What are the specialized neurons that fire both when an individual performs an action and when they observe someone else performing the same action?

• Shadow neurons

• Duplicate neurons

• Mirror neurons

• Echo neurons

Which psychologist proposed the social learning theory and conducted the famous Bobo doll experiment?

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• Albert Bandura

• Sigmund Freud

What is the term used to describe learning through the observation of consequences experienced by others?

• experiential learning

• observational learning

• imitative learning

• vicarious learning

What is the term used to describe the process of learning by watching others receive reinforcement or punishment?

• modeling

• observational learning

• imitative learning

• vicarious learning

Which brain cells are believed to play a role in observational learning?

• mirror neurons

• interneurons

• sensory neurons

• motor neurons

What is the term used to describe the process of learning by watching others without direct reinforcement or punishment?

• observational learning

• imitative learning

• vicarious learning

• passive learning