TEST BANK
for Human Learning
8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15
, CHAPTER 1
PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING
Multiple Choice Questions
Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of
a lifetime thanany 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
generation.Humans can benefit from their
experiences.
Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot
be analyzed interms of stimuli and responses.
Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble.
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins
to advocatepolitical 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 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 kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the
time she is in second grade. Isthis 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 tophysiological maturation.
Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
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 hisusual 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
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 immigration in
considerable detail.
Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills
(shooting, dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local
park. With each practice session, his movements become
faster and 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
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for Human Learning
8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15
, CHAPTER 1
PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING
Multiple Choice Questions
Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of
a lifetime thanany 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
generation.Humans can benefit from their
experiences.
Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot
be analyzed interms of stimuli and responses.
Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble.
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins
to advocatepolitical 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 hewas bitten by a German shepherd two
years ago.
2
, Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil
when she is in kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the
time she is in second grade. Isthis 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 tophysiological maturation.
Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
3
, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
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 hisusual 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
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 immigration in
considerable detail.
Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills
(shooting, dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local
park. With each practice session, his movements become
faster and 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
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