Test Bank for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Jeanne Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod|9780134893662| All Chapters 1-15| LATEST

Test Bank for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Jeanne Ormrod,
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Jeanne Ellis Ormrod|9780134893662| All Chapters 1-15|
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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING sx sx




Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime
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thanany other species on earth. The major result of this capacity to
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learn is that:
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A. New instincts begin to emerge. sx sx sx sx




B. Human thought becomes less logical with each sx sx sx sx sx sx




generation. sx




C. Humans can benefit from their experiences. sx sx sx sx sx




D. Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot besx sx sx sx sx sx sx sx



analyzed interms of stimuli and responses.
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2. Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
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A. Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble. sx sx sx sx sx sx sx sx




B. After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
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advocatepolitical practices he has previously
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C. Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 = 6‖ is
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related to the multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
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D. David has been running away from German shepherds ever
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since hefwas bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.
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3. Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when she is
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in kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is in second
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grade. Isfthis an instance of learning?
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A. Yes, because her behavior has changed.
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B. No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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C. Maybe, although the change may simply sx sx sx sx sx



be due tophysiological maturation.
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D. Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
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Learning

4. Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be
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reflected in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following changes
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does not necessarily reflect learning?
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A. Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until well sx sx sx sx sx sx sx sx sx sx



past hisusual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it
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increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he‘s doing.
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B. Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his
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grandparents immigrated to the United States from
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Ireland. But after a conversation with his grandmother,
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he can now describe the circumstances of the
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family‘s immigration in considerable detail.
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C. Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills (shooting,
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dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local park. With each
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practice session, his movements become faster and smoother.
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D. Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty with
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his classwork, but most of the time he just struggles quietly
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on his own. After his teacher assures him that asking for
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help is not a sign of weakness or inability, he begins asking
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for help much more frequently.
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5. research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and sx sx sx sx sx sx sx



research examines learning in real-world settings. sx sx sx sx sx




A. Applied;
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B. Basic;
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C. Qualitative;
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D. Basic;
Applied

6. A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
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A. A description of the results of a particular research study
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B. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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C. The measurement of how much learning has
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occurred in aparticular situation
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D. An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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7. A theory of learning can best be characterized as:
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A. A description of the results of a particular research study
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B. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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C. The measurement of how much learning has
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occurred in afparticular situation
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D. An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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