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Jeanne Ormrod: Human Learning 8th Edition Test Bank
CHAPTER 1: PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING
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Multiple Choice Questions
Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a
lifetime than any other species on earth. The major result of this
capacity to learn is that:
New instincts begin to emerge.
Human thought becomes less logical with each
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generation. Humans can benefit from their
experiences.
Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be
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analyzed in terms of stimuli and responses.
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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.
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
advocate political practices he has previously
opposed.
Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 =
6‖ is related to the multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
David has been running away from German shepherds
ever since he was bitten by a German shepherd two years
ago.
Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil
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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.
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, Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might
be reflected in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following
changes does not necessarily reflect learning?
Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until
well past his usual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he
finds it increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he‘s
doing.
Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his
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grandparents immigrated to the United States from
Ireland. But after a conversation with his grandmother,
he can now describe the circumstances of the family‘s
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immigration in considerable detail.
Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills
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(shooting, dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local park.
With each practice session, his movements become faster and
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smoother.
Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with
his classwork, 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 of weakness or inability, he begins asking
for help much more frequently.
research examines learning in tightly controlled settings
and
research examines learning in real-world settings.