Author Question: Katya tends to follow her older sisters around and imitate their behaviors. She often gets a lot of ... (Read 85 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Katya tends to follow her older sisters around and imitate their behaviors. She often gets a lot of attention for doing so. Encouraged by this, she tends to imitate any new behavior (like learning dance moves, or playing a new game) that her sisters display, even if nobody notices her. Katya's behavior illustrates _____.

A) shaped imitation
B) mimicry
C) behavioral contagion
D) generalized imitation

Question 2

The tendency to imitate a new modeled behavior when there is no specific reinforcement for doing so is called _____.

A) true imitation
B) generalized imitation
C) shaped imitation
D) stimulus enhancement