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WorksheetsPSY 337 - Chapter 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following represents a case of social learning?
A boy learns to throw a baseball by watching his father do it
One can learn how to shoot a bow and arrow by watching a computer animation
An isolated monkey learns to solve a problem via insight learning
A tourist learns how to navigate to a tourist site by studying a map
According to the results of Herbert and Harsh (1944):
Watching the model cat had no benefit
Watching only the successful attempts of the model cat was beneficial
Watching the model cat more often lead to the best performance
Watching a blend of amateur and experienced model cats was best
Kanfer and Marston (1963) had adults say nouns and eventually reinforced people who said 'human' nouns. Results?
Mere exposure to more human nouns did not change how often they were said
The listener said more human nouns if he heard others being praised for it
The listener said more human nouns even if others not explicltly praised
Both B and C are correct
Which of the following represents a case of asocial learning?
A boy learns to throw a baseball by watching his father do it
A woman learns how to knit by watching others in a knitting club
A girl learns how to jump on a trampoline by watching her friends do it
A tourist learns how to navigate to a tourist site by studying a map
In general, learning is best in:
Social learning environments
Asocial learning environments
Both social and asocial learning environments can be effective
Social learning environments with unskilled models
I am trying to perform car maintenance by studying the owner's manual, but I'm struggling. What might help me?
Finding a real-life person to illustrate the concept to me
Studying other car manuals to see the differences between different cars
Rereading the manual until it makes sense
Taking a break to promote insight learning
McCullagh and Meyer (1997) filmed people squat lifting. Which of the following summarizes the main findings?
Watching experts was not beneficial if the learner is not new to the task
Watching novices was more beneficial regardless of learner skill
Watching no model was highly advantageous as it limited bias
Watching experts promoted the best squat lifting form
Which of the following is NOT a part of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory?
Attention
Retention
Collusion
Motivation
What might be a potential pitfall of observational learning?
We copy what we see without thinking for ourselves
We imitate dangerous behavior
We imitate unnecessary actions
All of the above
Which of the following might influence observational learning?
Model skill
Difficulty of the task
Ratio of model skill to task difficulty
All of these things could influence observational learning
