TEST BANK for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Ormrod, Verified Chapters 1 - 15, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK for Human Learning
8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15

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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING ls ls




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




Human thought becomes less logical with each generation.H ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




umans can benefit from their experiences. ls ls ls ls ls




Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be analyzed inter ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




ms of stimuli and responses. ls ls ls ls




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. ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to advocatepol
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itical practices he has previously opposed. ls ls ls ls ls




Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 = 6‖ is related to th
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e multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
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David has been running away from German shepherds ever since hewa
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s bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.
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Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when she is in kind
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ergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is in second grade. Isthis an inst
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ance of learning?
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Yes, because her behavior has changed. ls ls ls ls ls




No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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Maybe, although the change may simply be due toph ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




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Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately. ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




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Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be reflected in
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a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following changes does not necessarily reflec
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t learning?
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Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until well past hisusu ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




al bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it increasingly difficult to co
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ncentrate on what he‘s doing. ls ls ls ls




Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his grandparents im
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migrated to the United States from Ireland. But after a conversation ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




with his grandmother, he can now describe the circumstances of the
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family‘s immigration in considerable detail. ls ls ls ls




Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills (shooting,dribbling, e
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tc.) on a basketball court at a local park. With each practice session, his mov
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ements become faster and smoother. ls ls ls ls




Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with his classworkls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




, but most of the time he just struggles quietly on his own. After his teacher
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assures him that asking for help is not a sign of weakness or inability, he be ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




gins asking for help much more frequently. ls ls ls ls ls ls




ls research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




ls research examines learning in real-world settings. ls ls ls ls ls




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; Qualitative Qualitat
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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 in apart
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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 in apart
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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 informationan ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




d their existing knowledge.ls ls ls




A response that is rewarded everytime it occurs increases morerap
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idly than a response that is only occasionally rewarded.
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Students tend to remember more of a lecture if they take notes onthe lec ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl ls




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Which one of the following common sayings best reflects the conceptof i
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ntrospection?
―Where there‘s a will, there‘s a way.‖ ls ls ls ls ls ls




―Nothing ventured, nothing gained.‖ ls ls ls




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




―Old habits die hard.‖ ls ls ls




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




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




―A friend in need is a friend indeed.‖ ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




―A rolling stone gathers no moss.‖ ls ls ls ls ls




Which one of the following statements provides the most credible explanati
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on for the fact that human beings seem to surpass all other animalspecies in thei
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r thinking and learning capacities?
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Only human beings have the capability to make tools. ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




Humans communicate regularly with one another and, in doing so,pas ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




s along what they‘ve learned to future generations.
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Human beings have a huge repertoire of instinctual behaviors fromwh ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls sl




ich they can draw when they encounter new experiences.
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Human brains are smaller than those of other intelligent species (e.g., elep ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls ls




hants, dolphins) and therefore can transmit messages more quicklyand eff
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iciently.




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