Bobo Doll Experiment

Complete statement:

"This was the lab of legendary psychologist ------------------------ and in 1961 he was studying one of the most important phenomena in psychology."

• Bandura

• Pavlov

• Skinner

• Watson

And after about ten minutes of observing this clown-beating display, the kid was taken to a to a room where they did what to the clown?

• Beat it

• Played nice

How did Bandura think learning occurred?

• Instrumental Learning

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Observing and mimicing 

"Because, lots of research has demonstrated that an animal’s capacity for conditioning is actually limited by its -------------."

• learning style

• biology

• genetics/hereditary information

• psychology

Based on the information provided in the video --latent learning occurs without any  .........

 

• reinforcement

• cognitive processes

• involuntary behavior

• memory

Imagine a husband and wife asking Bandura for advice on how they should teach their young child to say “please” and “thank you.” Which of the following would Bandura be MOST likely to suggest?

• Consistently say “please” and “thank you” in your interactions with others

• Punish the child when she fails to say “please” and “thank you”

• Give the child positive reinforcement for saying “please” and “thank you”

• Use negative reinforcement and withhold the requested item until the child says “please”

How were mirror neurons discovered?

• Models were given feedback and it lit up certain parts of their brains.

• A monkey saw a researcher eating an ice cream cone.

Who are the most important role models according to this theory?

• Parents: Loving supportive parents create similar children while aggressive parents may create an antisocial effect on their offspring.

• Friends: We choose our company and our mirror nerves are happiest around people our own age.

After seeing his Dad use a wrench to fix the family car, 2-year-old Ryan uses his toy wrench on his toy car. In this example, the Dad served as?

• The model.

• The reinforcer.

• The unconditioned stimulus.

• The cognitive map.