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

, CHAPTERY1
PERSPECTIVESYONYLEARNING

MultipleYChoiceYQuestions

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anyYotherYspeciesYonYearth.YTheYmajorYresultYofYthisYcapacityYtoYlearnYisYthat:
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HumansYcanYbenefitYfromYtheirYexperiences.
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AfterYmanyYhoursYofYheatedYdebate,YBrianYbeginsYtoYadvocateY
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oYtheYmultiplicationYfactY―6YxY4Y=Y24.‖
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Maybe,YbutYonlyYifYsheYisYbeingYreinforcedYforYtracingYaccurately.




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Y researchYexaminesYlearningYinYtightlyYcontrolledYsettingsYand
Y researchYexaminesYlearningYinYreal-worldYsettings.
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YApplied




AYprincipleYofYlearningYcanYbestYbeYcharacterizedYas:
AYdescriptionYofYtheYresultsYofYaYparticularYresearchYstudy
AYstatementYthatYdescribesYhowYaYparticularYfactorYaffectsYlearning
TheYmeasurementYofYhowYmuchYlearningYhasYoccurredYinYaYp
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AnYexplanationYofYtheYunderlyingYprocessesYthroughYwhichYlearningYoccurs

AYtheoryYofYlearningYcanYbestYbeYcharacterizedYas:
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AYstatementYthatYdescribesYhowYaYparticularYfactorYaffectsYlearning
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3

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AYbehaviorYthatYisYfollowedYbyYpunishmentYdecreasesYinYfrequency.
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AYresponseYthatYisYrewardedYeveryYtimeYitYoccursYincreasesYmoreYr
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―AYrollingYstoneYgathersYnoYmoss.‖

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inYtheirYthinkingYandYlearningYcapacities?
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passYalongYwhatYthey‘veYlearnedYtoYfutureYgenerations.
HumanYbeingsYhaveYaYhugeYrepertoireYofYinstinctualYbehaviorsYfromY
whichYtheyYcanYdrawYwhenYtheyYencounterYnewYexperiences.
HumanYbrainsYareYsmallerYthanYthoseYofYotherYintelligentYspeciesY(e.g.,Yel
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