test bank for human learning 7th edition by jeanne ormrod.

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CHAPTERV1
PERSPECTIVESVONVLEARNING

MultipleVChoiceVQuestions

HumanVbeingsVundoubtedlyVlearnVmoreVduringVtheVcourseVofVaVlifetimeVthan
VanyVotherVspeciesVonVearth.VTheVmajorVresultVofVthisVcapacityVtoVlearnVisVthat:
NewVinstinctsVbeginVtoVemerge.
HumanVthoughtVbecomesVlessVlogicalVwithVeachVgeneration.V
HumansVcanVbenefitVfromVtheirVexperiences.
HumansVareVtheVonlyVspeciesVwhoseVbehaviorVcannotVbeVanalyzedVinVte
rmsVofVstimuliVandVresponses.

ThreeVofVtheVfollowingVareVexamplesVofVlearning.VWhichVoneVisVnot?
AbigailVcriesVwhenVsheVstepsVonVaVsharpVpebble.
AfterVmanyVhoursVofVheatedVdebate,VBrianVbeginsVtoVadvocate
VpoliticalVpracticesVheVhasVpreviouslyVopposed.


CaraVsuddenlyVrecognizesVhowVtheVdivisionVfactV―24V’V4V=V6‖VisVrelate
dVtoVtheVmultiplicationVfactV―6VxV4V=V24.‖
DavidVhasVbeenVrunningVawayVfromVGermanVshepherdsVeverVsinceVheV
wasVbittenVbyVaVGermanVshepherdVtwoVyearsVago.

ReyneldaVhasVtroubleVtracingVaVcomplexVshapeVwithVaVpencilVwhenVsheVisVi
nVkindergarten,VbutVsheVcanVdoVitVquiteVwellVbyVtheVtimeVsheVisVinVsecondVgrade
.VIsVthisVanVinstanceVofVlearning?
Yes,VbecauseVherVbehaviorVhasVchanged.
No,VbecauseVtheVcircumstancesVareVtooVdissimilar.
Maybe,ValthoughVtheVchangeVmayVsimplyVbeVdueVtoVphysiolog
icalVmaturation.
Maybe,VbutVonlyVifVsheVisVbeingVreinforcedVforVtracingVaccurately.




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ThreeVofVtheVfollowingVillustrateVvariousVwaysVthatVlearningVmightVbeV reflect
edVinVaVperson‘sVbehavior.VWhichVoneVofVtheVfollowingVchangesVdoesVnotVnecess
arilyVreflectVlearning?
AlthoughVit‘sVaVschoolVnight,VDeanVplaysVvideoVgamesVuntilVwellVpastVhi
sVusualVbedtime.VAsVheVbecomesVmoreVtired,VheVfindsVitVincreasinglyVdif
ficultVtoVconcentrateVonVwhatVhe‘sVdoing.
EvenVasVaVyoungVchild,VJerryVcouldVtellVyouVthatVhisVgrandparents
VimmigratedVtoVtheVUnitedVStatesVfromVIreland.VButVafterVaVconve

rsationVwithVhisVgrandmother,VheVcanVnowVdescribeVtheVcircumst
ancesVofVtheVfamily‘sVimmigrationVinVconsiderableVdetail.
DayVafterVday,VMartinVpracticesVhisVbasketballVskillsV(shooting,V dribblin
g,Vetc.)VonVaVbasketballVcourtVatVaVlocalVpark.VWithVeachVpracticeVsessio
n,VhisVmovementsVbecomeVfasterVandVsmoother.
LewisVoccasionallyVasksVforVhelpVwhenVheVhasVdifficultyVwithVhisVclass
work,VbutVmostVofVtheVtimeVheVjustVstrugglesVquietlyVonVhisVown.VAfter
VhisVteacherVassuresVhimVthatVaskingVforVhelpVisVnotVaVsignVofVweakness

VorVinability, VheVbeginsVaskingVforVhelpVmuchVmoreVfrequently.




researchVexaminesVlearningVinVtightlyVcontrolledVsettingsVand
researchVexaminesVlearningVinVreal-worldVsettings.
Applied;VBasicVBasi
c;VQualitativeVQuali
tative;VAppliedVBasi
c;VApplied

AVprincipleVofVlearningVcanVbestVbeVcharacterizedVas:
AVdescriptionVofVtheVresultsVofVaVparticularVresearchVstudy
AVstatementVthatVdescribesVhowVaVparticularVfactorVaffectsVlearning
TheVmeasurementVofVhowVmuchVlearningVhasVoccurredVinVaVp
articularVsituation
AnVexplanationVofVtheVunderlyingVprocessesVthroughVwhichVlearningVoccurs

AVtheoryVofVlearningVcanVbestVbeVcharacterizedVas:
AVdescriptionVofVtheVresultsVofVaVparticularVresearchVstudy
AVstatementVthatVdescribesVhowVaVparticularVfactorVaffectsVlearning
TheVmeasurementVofVhowVmuchVlearningVhasVoccurredVinVaVp
articularVsituation
AnVexplanationVofVtheVunderlyingVprocessesVthroughVwhichVlearningVoccurs




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ThreeVofVtheVfollowingVareVprinciplesVofVlearning.VWhichVoneVisVaVtheory
ofVlearningVratherVthanVaVprinciple?
AVbehaviorVthatVisVfollowedVbyVpunishmentVdecreasesVinVfrequency.
PeopleVlearnVbyVmakingVmentalVassociationsVbetweenVnewVinformation
VandVtheirVexistingVknowledge.


AVresponseVthatVisVrewardedVeveryVtimeVitVoccursVincreasesVmoreV
rapidlyVthanVaVresponseVthatVisVonlyVoccasionallyVrewarded.
StudentsVtendVtoVrememberVmoreVofVaVlectureVifVtheyVtakeVnotesVo
nVtheVlecture‘sVcontent.

WhichVoneVofVtheVfollowingVcommonVsayingsVbestVreflectsVtheVconcept
VofVintrospection?


―WhereVthere‘sVaVwill,Vthere‘sVaVway.‖
―NothingVventured,VnothingVgained.‖
―AVpennyVforVyourVthoughts.‖
―OldVhabitsVdieVhard.‖

WhichVoneVofVtheVfollowingVcommonVsayingsVbestVreflectsVtheVbasi
cVpremiseVunderlyingVsocialVlearningVtheory?
―MonkeyVsee,VmonkeyVdo.‖
―SpareVtheVrodVandVspoilVtheVchild.‖
―AVfriendVinVneedVisVaVfriendVindeed.‖
―AVrollingVstoneVgathersVnoVmoss.‖

WhichVoneVofVtheVfollowingVstatementsVprovidesVtheVmostVcredibleVexplanat
ionVforVtheVfactVthatVhumanVbeingsVseemVtoVsurpassVallVotherVanimalVspeciesVin
VtheirVthinkingVandVlearningVcapacities?


OnlyVhumanVbeingsVhaveVtheVcapabilityVtoVmakeVtools.
HumansVcommunicateVregularlyVwithVoneVanotherVand,VinVdoingVso,V
passValongVwhatVthey‘veVlearnedVtoVfutureVgenerations.
HumanVbeingsVhaveVaVhugeVrepertoireVofVinstinctualVbehaviorsVfromVw
hichVtheyVcanVdrawVwhenVtheyVencounterVnewVexperiences.
HumanVbrainsVareVsmallerVthanVthoseVofVotherVintelligentVspeciesV(e.g.,
Velephants,Vdolphins)VandVthereforeVcanVtransmitVmessagesVmoreVquickl

yVandVefficiently.




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