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

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

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PERSPECTIVESONLEARNING

MultipleChoiceQuestions

Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when she is in
kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is in second grade. Is
this an instance of learning?
Yes, because her behavior has changed.
No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
Maybe, although the change may simply be due to
physiological maturation.
Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
Whichoneofthefollowingcommonsayingsbestreflectstheconceptofintr
ospection?
―Where there‘s a will, there‘s a way.‖
―Nothing ventured, nothing gained.‖
―A penny for your thoughts.‖
―Old habits die hard.‖

Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime than
any other species on earth. Themajorresult of thiscapacityto learn is that:
Newinstinctsbegintoemerge.
Human thought becomes less logical with each
generation.Humanscan benefit fromtheirexperiences.
Humansaretheonlyspecies whosebehaviorcannot be analyzed
intermsof stimuli and responses.

Threeof thefollowingareexamplesoflearning. Which oneisnot?
Abigailcrieswhenshesteps onasharppebble.
Aftermanyhours ofheateddebate,Brianbeginsto
advocatepoliticalpractices he haspreviouslyopposed.
Carasuddenlyrecognizes how thedivision fact―24 ’ 4 =6‖is related to
themultiplication fact―6 x4 =24.‖
Davidhasbeen
runningawayfromGermanshepherdseversincehewasbitten
byaGerman shepherd twoyears ago.




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Threeofthefollowingillustratevariouswaysthatlearningmightbereflected in a
person‘s behavior. Which one of the following changes does
notnecessarilyreflect learning?
Although it‘s a school night ,Dean plays video games until well pas this
usual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it
increasinglydifficultto concentrate on what he‘s doing.
Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his
grandparentsimmigrated to the United States from Ireland. But
after aconversation with his grandmother, he can now describe
thecircumstancesofthefamily‘simmigrationinconsiderabledetail.
Dayafterday,Martinpracticeshisbasketballskills(shooting,dribbling, etc.)
on a basketball court at a local park. With each practicesession,his
movements become fasterand smoother.
Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with
hisclasswork, but most of the time he just struggles quietly on his
own.After his teacher assures him that asking for help is not a sign
ofweaknessorinability,he beginsaskingforhelpmuchmorefrequently.

researchexamineslearningin tightlycontrolled settingsand
research examineslearninginreal-worldsettings.
Applied;
BasicBasic;
QualitativeQualitati
ve;
AppliedBasic;Appli
ed

Aprincipleoflearningcan bestbecharacterizedas:
Adescription oftheresultsof aparticular researchstudy
Astatementthatdescribeshowaparticularfactor affectslearning
Themeasurementofhow
muchlearninghasoccurredinaparticularsituation
Anexplanationoftheunderlyingprocessesthroughwhichlearningoccurs

Atheoryoflearningcanbestbecharacterizedas:
Adescription of theresultsof aparticular researchstudy
Astatementthatdescribeshowaparticularfactor affectslearning
Themeasurementofhow
muchlearninghasoccurredinaparticularsituation
Anexplanationoftheunderlyingprocessesthroughwhichlearningoccurs




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