Test Bank for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Ormrod – Chapters 1–15,

TEST BANK for Human Learning
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8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15
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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING pg pg




Multiple Choice Questions
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Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime
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thanany other species on earth. The major result of this capacity to learn
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is that:
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New instincts begin to emerge. pg pg pg pg



Human thought becomes less logical with each pg pg pg pg pg pg



generation.Humans can benefit from their experiences.
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Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be
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analyzed interms of stimuli and responses.
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Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
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Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble.
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After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
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advocatepolitical practices he has previously opposed.
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Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 = 6‖ is
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related to the multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
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David has been running away from German shepherds ever
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since hewas bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.
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Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when she
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is in kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is in
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second grade. Isthis an instance of learning?
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Yes, because her behavior has changed.
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No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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tophysiological maturation.
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Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
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Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be
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reflected in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following changes does
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not necessarily reflect learning?
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Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until well
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past hisusual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it
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increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he‘s doing.
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Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his
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grandparents immigrated to the United States from Ireland.
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But after a conversation with his grandmother, he can now
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describe the circumstances of the family‘s immigration in
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considerable detail.
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Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills (shooting,
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dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local park. With each
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practice session, his movements become faster and smoother.
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Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with his
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classwork, but most of the time he just struggles quietly on his
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own. After his teacher assures him that asking for help is not a
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sign of weakness or inability, he begins asking for help much
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more frequently.
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Basic; Qualitative
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Qualitative;
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AppliedBasic;
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A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
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A description of the results of a particular research study
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A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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The measurement of how much learning has occurred
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in aparticular situation
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An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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A theory of learning can best be characterized as:
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A description of the results of a particular research study
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A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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The measurement of how much learning has occurred
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in aparticular situation
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An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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Three of the following are principles of learning. Which one is a theory
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of learning rather than a principle?
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A behavior that is followed by punishment decreases in frequency.
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People learn by making mental associations between new
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informationand their existing knowledge.
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A response that is rewarded every time it occurs increases
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morerapidly than a response that is only occasionally
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rewarded.
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Students tend to remember more of a lecture if they take notes
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onthe lecture‘s content.
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Which one of the following common sayings best reflects the
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conceptof introspection?
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―Where there‘s a will, there‘s a way.‖ pg pg pg pg pg pg



―Nothing ventured, nothing gained.‖ pg pg pg



―A penny for your thoughts.‖ pg pg pg pg



―Old habits die hard.‖ pg pg pg




Which one of the following common sayings best reflects the
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basicpremise underlying social learning theory?
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―Monkey see, monkey do.‖ pg pg pg



―Spare the rod and spoil the child.‖ pg pg pg pg pg pg



―A friend in need is a friend indeed.‖
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―A rolling stone gathers no moss.‖
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Which one of the following statements provides the most credible
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Only human beings have the capability to make tools.
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Humans communicate regularly with one another and, in doing
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so,pass along what they‘ve learned to future generations.
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Human beings have a huge repertoire of instinctual behaviors
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fromwhich they can draw when they encounter new
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experiences.
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Human brains are smaller than those of other intelligent species
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(e.g., elephants, dolphins) and therefore can transmit messages
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more quicklyand efficiently.
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