Question 1
The areas of the brain that become active during both the observation and performance of
actions are located in what region of the brain in both humans and monkeys?
lower regions
lateral region
cortical regions
occipital lobe
Question 2
The process in which an observer learns something new through experiences with others is
called:
stimulus enhancement.
emotional contagion.
social transmission of information.
observational conditioning.
Question 3
The foundation of language and speech acquisition is:
intelligence.
operant conditioning.
social learning.
classical conditioning.
Question 4
, The inborn tendency to react emotionally to visual or acoustic stimuli that indicate an
emotional response in other members of one's species is called:
imitation.
stimulus enhancement.
observational conditioning.
emotional contagion.
Question 5
The findings about patients with frontal-lobe damage who exhibit deficits in the ability to
imitate suggest that the frontal lobes:
are important for matching a sound produced by someone else to the memory of that sound.
are important for visually matching an observed action to the memory of that action.
play a role in inhibiting imitation.
play a role in enhancing imitation.
Question 6
A model of song learning that consists of three basic phases that are song memorization, song
practice, and song utilization is known as:
social transitioning.
classical conditioning.
the template model.
social learning.
Question 7
Neurons in _____ respond when a bird hears a song and when it produces the song.
Area X
the basal ganglia
the frontal cortex