title: Set an object to a Backbone.js model without having to call "set()" on every property
body: <p>To set the data within a Backbone collection:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var someList = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
  collection.reset({models:someList});
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way to do this with a <code>model</code> without having to call <code>set()</code> on every single property?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Example</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>var pop_star = {
      first_name: "Stacey",
      last_name:  "Ferguson"
  }
  // There is no "reset()" function on a model, but is there something like it?
  model.reset(pop_star);   
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>