Psychology: 7c

"Cramming" for tests is an example of:

massed practice

Julaine and Trystan are taking a political science midterm. The test covers five chapters. Yesterday, Julaine studied all five chapters in an 8-hour marathon session. Trystan studied the material over a 5-day period, for just over 90 minutes each day. All else being equal, which student is likely to perform BEST on the test, and why?

Trystan should out perform Juliaine because distributed practice is better than massed practice

Joni's best friend frequently speaks Spanish around her. Joni barely knew Spanish before she met her best friend and one day realizes that she just followed a short and simple exchange between her best friend and their waiter. Joni's ability to pick up some rudimentary Spanish without consciously trying to do so is a good example of:

implicit learning

Joella watches her older brother brush his teeth and then attempts to brush her teeth on her own. In Bandura's terms, Joella's older brother is serving as a _____ for Joella.

model

The part of the brain known as the ___ cortex is very active during serial reaction time tasks

motor

When a 4-year-old girl suddenly picks up her toy ironing board and plays it like it is an electric guitar, it is likely that she has seen someone playing a real electric guitar in the same manner. Thus, she has learned via:

observation

Because of the powerful effects of ___ learning, many parents monitor the content of video games, television shows, and movies so that their children do not imitate violent behavior

observational

Cultural traditions and customs are generally passed down through ___ learning

observational

Four-year-old Mia watched her mother sing while she was brushing her hair. The next day, Mia's mother saw Mia singing while brushing her dog. Mia acquired the behavior through _____ .

observational learning

Lana is in dental school and is learning the correct way to take an X-ray of the mouth. Her instructor first shows the class a video that demonstrates the proper procedures for taking an X-ray and then demonstrates these same procedures using Lana as a patient. Lana and her class are learning how to take an X-ray of patients' teeth through the use of:

observational learning