What Indicates That Imitation Provides Adaptive Advantages

question 29

Multiple Choice

What indicates that imitation provides adaptive advantages?

• A)Imitation is unique to humans.
• B)Imitation is frequently used in the animal world.
• C)Imitation is most effective for teaching aggression.
• D)Imitation is unique to the young,regardless of species.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the process of reducing or eliminating a conditioned response by discontinuing reinforcement.

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a response learned for one stimulus is involuntarily elicited by similar stimuli.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating the same conditioned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Response Renewal

The reemergence of a previously extinguished response following a change in context.