AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mike had never cooked before, although in the past he had spent time in the kitchen with his mother when she was cooking. The first night he tried, Mike was able to cook spaghetti even though he had never cooked it before and did not have a recipe. In terms of observational learning, which of the following elements enabled Mike to be able to cook spaghetti?
A
attention, reproduction
B
motivation, incubation
C
cognition, ‘ah ha’ experience
D
cognitive representation, stimulus generalisation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -cooked-Simple English Wiktionary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blonder says “Cooking time depends strongly on humidity, temperature, and time as a unit. For example, with pork shoulder, if the humidity is high and you cook at 225°F, the meat might be tender in about 13 hours even though the internal meat temp is only 185°F.

Detailed explanation-3: -With no ovens or electricity, women prepared meals on the hearths of brick fireplaces. They used different types of fires and flames to prepare different types of food. For example, a controllable fire was used to roast and toast, while boiling and stewing required a smaller flame.

There is 1 question to complete.