TEST BANK for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Ormrod, Verified Chapters 1 - 15, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK for Human Learning

8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 1

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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING fr fr




Multiple Choice Questions
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Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime th
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anany other species on earth. The major result of this capacity to learn is that
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New instincts begin to emerge. fr fr fr fr




Human thought becomes less logical with each generati fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




on.Humans can benefit from their experiences.
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Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be analyzed fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




interms 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. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to advoca
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tepolitical practices he has previously opposed.
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Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 = 6‖ is related
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fr to the multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
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David has been running away from German shepherds ever since
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hewas bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.
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Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when she is in
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kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is in second grade. I fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




sthis an instance of learning?
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No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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,ophysiological maturation.
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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 reflect
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ed in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following changes does not neces
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sarily reflect learning?
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Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until well past his fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




usual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it increasingly diffi
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cult to concentrate on what he‘s doing.
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Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his grandparents
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immigrated to the United States from Ireland. But after a conve fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




rsation with his grandmother, he can now describe the circums fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




tances of the family‘s immigration in considerable detail. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills (shooting,dribblin
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g, etc.) on a basketball court at a local park. With each practice session,
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his movements become faster and smoother.
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Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with his classw
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ork, but most of the time he just struggles quietly on his own. After his
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ability, he begins asking for help much more frequently. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




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A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
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A description of the results of a particular research study
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A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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The measurement of how much learning has occurred in
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aparticular situation
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