What is observational learning? How is it different from classical and operant conditioning?
What will be an ideal response?
* Observational learning is learning that occurs through watching and imitating the behaviors of others.
* Observational learning is different from classical and operant conditioning in that it does not require the direct experience of the stimuli for learning to occur.
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Yvonne has a choice of activities for this evening. She can paint, at which she is accomplished, or go rollerblading, at which she struggles. If Yvonne is in a bad mood and wants to feel better, then she should
a. go rollerblading. b. paint. c. stay home and do nothing. d. either paint or go rollerblading as both will make her feel equally good.
Baddeley's model of working memory proposes a feature called the "phonological loop." This feature allows you to
a. solve geometric problems. b. store the sound of someone's name. c. rotate mental images. d. determine whether one number is larger or smaller than another.
Describe the life-course approach to dying
What will be an ideal response?
In terms of the etiology of mood disorders, research has shown that a. environmental stress plays a larger role in causing depression in men than in women
b. genetic factors are more important in the development of depression in men in comparison to the development of depression in women. c. genetic and environmental factors are equally contributory to mood disorders. d. there are no sex differences in vulnerability to depression.