m m m m m m m
CHAPTER m1
PERSPECTIVES mON mLEARNING
Multiple mChoice mQuestions
Human mbeings mundoubtedly mlearn mmore mduring mthe mcourse mof ma mlifetime
mthan many mother mspecies mon mearth. mThe mmajor mresult mof mthis mcapacity mto
mlearn mis mthat:
New minstincts mbegin mto memerge.
Human mthought mbecomes mless mlogical mwith meach mgeneration.
mHumans mcan mbenefit mfrom mtheir mexperiences.
Humans mare mthe monly mspecies mwhose mbehavior mcannot mbe manalyzed min
mterms mof mstimuli mand mresponses.
Three mof mthe mfollowing mare mexamples mof mlearning. mWhich mone mis mnot?
Abigail mcries mwhen mshe msteps mon ma msharp mpebble.
After mmany mhours mof mheated mdebate, mBrian mbegins mto
madvocate mpolitical mpractices mhe mhas mpreviously mopposed.
Cara msuddenlymrecognizes mhow mthemdivision mfact m―24 m’ m4 m= m6‖ mis
mrelated mto mthe mmultiplication mfact m―6 mx m4 m= m24.‖
David mhas mbeen mrunning maway mfrom mGerman mshepherds mever msince
mhe mwas mbitten mby ma mGerman mshepherd mtwo m years mago.
Reynelda mhas mtrouble mtracing ma mcomplex mshape mwith ma mpencil mwhen mshe
mis min mkindergarten, mbut mshe mcan mdo mit mquite mwell mby mthe mtime mshe mis min
msecond mgrade. mIs mthis man minstance mof mlearning?
Yes, mbecause mher mbehavior mhas mchanged.
No, mbecause mthe mcircumstances mare mtoo mdissimilar.
Maybe, malthough mthe mchange mmay msimply mbe mdue mto
mphysiological mmaturation.
Maybe, mbut monly mif mshe mis mbeing mreinforced mfor mtracing maccurately.
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Three mof mthe mfollowing millustrate mvarious mways mthat mlearning mmight mbe
mreflected min ma mperson‘s mbehavior. mWhich mone mof mthe mfollowing mchanges mdoes
mnot mnecessarily mreflect mlearning?
Although mit‘s ma mschool mnight, mDean mplays mvideo mgames muntil mwell
mpast mhis musual mbedtime. mAs mhe mbecomes mmore mtired, mhe mfinds mit
mincreasingly mdifficult mto mconcentrate mon mwhat mhe‘s mdoing.
Even mas ma myoung mchild, mJerry mcould mtell myou mthat mhis
mgrandparents mimmigrated mto mthe mUnited mStates mfrom mIreland.
mBut mafter ma mconversation mwith mhis mgrandmother, mhe mcan mnow
mdescribe mthe mcircumstances mof mthe mfamily‘s mimmigration min
mconsiderable mdetail.
Day mafter mday, mMartin mpractices mhis mbasketball mskills m(shooting,
m dribbling, metc.) mon ma mbasketball mcourt mat ma mlocal mpark. mWith meach
mpractice msession, mhis mmovements mbecome mfaster mand msmoother.
Lewis moccasionally masks mfor mhelp mwhen mhe mhas mdifficulty mwith mhis
mclasswork, mbut mmost mof mthe mtime mhe mjust mstruggles mquietly mon mhis
mown. mAfter mhis mteacher massures mhim mthat masking mfor mhelp mis mnot ma
msign mof mweakness mor minability, mhe mbegins masking mfor mhelp mmuch
mmore mfrequently.
research mexamines mlearning min mtightly mcontrolled msettings mand
research mexamines mlearning min mreal-world msettings.
Applied; mBasic
mBasic; mQualitative
mQualitative;
mApplied mBasic;
mApplied
A mprinciple mof mlearning mcan mbest mbe mcharacterized mas:
A mdescription mof mthe mresults mof ma mparticular mresearch mstudy
A mstatement mthat mdescribes mhow ma mparticular mfactor maffects mlearning
The mmeasurement mof mhow mmuch mlearning mhas moccurred min ma
mparticular msituation
An mexplanation mof mthe munderlying mprocesses mthrough mwhich mlearning moccurs
A mtheory mof mlearning mcan mbest mbe mcharacterized mas:
A mdescription mof mthe mresults mof ma mparticular mresearch mstudy
A mstatement mthat mdescribes mhow ma mparticular mfactor maffects mlearning
The mmeasurement mof mhow mmuch mlearning mhas moccurred min ma
mparticular msituation
An mexplanation mof mthe munderlying mprocesses mthrough mwhich mlearning moccurs
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Three mof mthe mfollowing mare mprinciples mof mlearning. mWhich mone mis ma mtheory
of mlearning mrather mthan ma mprinciple?
A mbehavior mthat mis mfollowed mby mpunishment mdecreases min mfrequency.
People mlearn mby mmaking mmental massociations mbetween mnew
minformation mand mtheir mexisting mknowledge.
A mresponse mthat mis mrewarded mevery mtime mit moccurs mincreases
mmore mrapidly mthan ma mresponse mthat mis monly moccasionally
mrewarded.
Students mtend mto mremember mmore mof ma mlecture mif mthey mtake
mnotes mon mthe mlecture‘s mcontent.
Which mone mof mthe mfollowing mcommon msayings mbest mreflects mthe
concept mof mintrospection?
m
―Where mthere‘s ma mwill, mthere‘s ma mway.‖
―Nothing mventured, mnothing mgained.‖
―A mpennymfor myour mthoughts.‖
―Old mhabits mdie mhard.‖
Which mone mof mthe mfollowing mcommon msayings mbest mreflects mthe
basic mpremise munderlying msocial mlearning mtheory?
m
―Monkey msee, mmonkey mdo.‖
―Spare mthe mrod mand mspoil mthe mchild.‖
―A mfriend min mneed mis ma mfriend mindeed.‖
―A mrolling mstone mgathers mno mmoss.‖
Which mone mof mthe mfollowing mstatements mprovides mthe mmost mcredible
mexplanation mfor mthe mfact mthat mhuman mbeings mseem mto msurpass mall mother
manimal mspecies min mtheir mthinking mand mlearning mcapacities?
Only mhuman mbeings mhave mthe mcapability mto mmake mtools.
Humans mcommunicate mregularly mwith mone manother mand, min mdoing
mso, mpass malong mwhat mthey‘ve mlearned mto mfuture mgenerations.
Human mbeings mhave ma mhuge mrepertoire mof minstinctual mbehaviors mfrom
mwhich mthey mcan mdraw mwhen mthey mencounter mnew mexperiences.
Human mbrains mare msmaller mthan mthose mof mother mintelligent mspecies
m(e.g., melephants, mdolphins) mand mtherefore mcan mtransmit mmessages
mmore mquickly mand mefficiently.
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