"I Didn't Know You Knew How to Do That!" Says

question 149

Multiple Choice

"I didn't know you knew how to do that!" says a bewildered parent to his young daughter.Apparently,the young girl would watch her dad turn on and play games on the computer.This imitation had been going on for several months,but this was the first time she demonstrated her learned behavior.Her father explained the delay by using the notion of:

• A) cognitive learning
• B) observational learning
• C) learning-performance distinction
• D) operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Negative Affect

A psychological state involving feelings of distress, discomfort, and unhappiness.

Positive Affect

A psychological state that involves feelings of enthusiasm, pleasure, and happiness.

Hedonic Treadmill

The observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.

Facial Feedback

The hypothesis that facial expressions can influence emotional experiences, suggesting that mimicking an emotional expression can produce the corresponding emotional state.