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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PERSPECTIVES54ON54LEARNING

Multiple54Choice54Questions

Human54beings54undoubtedly54learn54more54during54the54course54of54a54l
ifetime54than54any54other54species54on54earth.54The54major54result54of54this
54capacity54to54learn54is54that:
New54instincts54begin54to54emerge.
Human54thought54becomes54less54logical54with54each54generat
ion.54Humans54can54benefit54from54their54experiences.
Humans54are54the54only54species54whose54behavior54cannot54be54ana
lyzed54in54terms54of54stimuli54and54responses.

Three54of54the54following54are54examples54of54learning.54Which54one54is54not?
Abigail54cries54when54she54steps54on54a54sharp54pebble.
After54many54hours54of54heated54debate,54Brian54begins54to54
advocate54political54practices54he54has54previously54opposed.
Cara54suddenly54recognizes54how54the54division54fact54―2454’54454=54
6‖54is54related54to54the54multiplication54fact54―654x54454=5424.‖
David54has54been54running54away54from54German54shepherds54ever5
4since54he54was54bitten54by54a54German54shepherd54two54years54ago
.

Reynelda54has54trouble54tracing54a54complex54shape54with54a54pencil54whe
n54she54is54in54kindergarten,54but54she54can54do54it54quite54well54by54the54tim
e54she54is54in54second54grade.54Is54this54an54instance54of54learning?
Yes,54because54her54behavior54has54changed.
No,54because54the54circumstances54are54too54dissimilar.
Maybe,54although54the54change54may54simply54be54due54to54p
hysiological54maturation.
Maybe,54but54only54if54she54is54being54reinforced54for54tracing54accurately.




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An54vexplanation54vof54vthe54vunderlying54vprocesses 54vthrough
54Perspectives 54vwhich54vlearning54voccurs
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