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 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
Generation. Humans Can Benefit From Their
Experiences.
Humans Are The Only Species Whose Behavior Cannot Be
Analyzed In Terms 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
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 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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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
Three Vof Vthe Vfollowing Villustrate Vvarious Vways Vthat Vlearning Vmight V Be
Vreflected Vin Va Vperson‘S Vbehavior. Vwhich Vone Vof Vthe Vfollowing
Vchanges Vdoes Vnot Vnecessarily Vreflect Vlearning?
Although Vit‘S Va Vschool Vnight, Vdean Vplays Vvideo Vgames
Vuntil Vwell Vpast Vhisv usual Vbedtime. Vas Vhe Vbecomes Vmore
Vtired, Vhe Vfinds Vit Vincreasingly Vdifficult Vto Vconcentrate
Von Vwhat Vhe‘S Vdoing.
Even Vas Va Vyoung Vchild, Vjerry Vcould Vtell Vyou Vthat Vhis
Vgrandparents Vimmigrated Vto Vthe Vunited Vstates Vfrom
Vireland. Vbut Vafter Va Vconversation Vwith Vhis
Vgrandmother, Vhe Vcan Vnow Vdescribe Vthe Vcircumstances
Vof Vthe Vfamily‘S Vimmigration Vin Vconsiderable Vdetail.
Day Vafter Vday, Vmartin Vpractices Vhis Vbasketball Vskills V (Shooting,
Vdribbling, Vetc.) Von Va Vbasketball Vcourt Vat Va Vlocal Vpark.
Vwith Veach Vpractice Vsession, Vhis Vmovements Vbecome Vfaster
Vand Vsmoother.
Lewis Voccasionally Vasks Vfor Vhelp Vwhen Vhe Vhas Vdifficulty
Vwith Vhis Vclasswork, Vbut Vmost Vof Vthe Vtime Vhe Vjust
Vstruggles Vquietly Von Vhis Vown. Vafter Vhis Vteacher Vassures
Vhim Vthat Vasking Vfor Vhelp Vis Vnot Va Vsign Vof Vweakness Vor
Vinability, Vhe Vbegins Vasking Vfor Vhelp Vmuch Vmore
Vfrequently.
V Research Vexamines Vlearning Vin Vtightly Vcontrolled
Vsettings Vand V Research Vexamines Vlearning Vin Vreal-World Vsettings.
Applied; Vbasic
Vbasic; Vqualitative
Vqualitative;
Vappliedv basic;
Vapplied
A Vprinciple Vof Vlearning Vcan Vbest Vbe Vcharacterized Vas:
A Vdescription Vof Vthe Vresults Vof Va Vparticular Vresearch Vstudy
A Vstatement Vthat Vdescribes Vhow Va Vparticular Vfactor Vaffects
Vlearning The Vmeasurement Vof Vhow Vmuch Vlearning Vhas
Voccurred
Vin Vav particular Vsituation
An Vexplanation Vof Vthe Vunderlying Vprocesses Vthrough Vwhich Vlearning Voccurs
A Vtheory Vof Vlearning Vcan Vbest Vbe Vcharacterized Vas:
A Vdescription Vof Vthe Vresults Vof Va Vparticular Vresearch Vstudy
A Vstatement Vthat Vdescribes Vhow Va Vparticular Vfactor Vaffects
Vlearning The Vmeasurement Vof Vhow Vmuch Vlearning Vhas
Voccurred
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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
Vin Vav particular Vsituation
An Vexplanation Vof Vthe Vunderlying Vprocesses Vthrough Vwhich Vlearning Voccurs
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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 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
Generation. Humans Can Benefit From Their
Experiences.
Humans Are The Only Species Whose Behavior Cannot Be
Analyzed In Terms 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
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 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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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
Three Vof Vthe Vfollowing Villustrate Vvarious Vways Vthat Vlearning Vmight V Be
Vreflected Vin Va Vperson‘S Vbehavior. Vwhich Vone Vof Vthe Vfollowing
Vchanges Vdoes Vnot Vnecessarily Vreflect Vlearning?
Although Vit‘S Va Vschool Vnight, Vdean Vplays Vvideo Vgames
Vuntil Vwell Vpast Vhisv usual Vbedtime. Vas Vhe Vbecomes Vmore
Vtired, Vhe Vfinds Vit Vincreasingly Vdifficult Vto Vconcentrate
Von Vwhat Vhe‘S Vdoing.
Even Vas Va Vyoung Vchild, Vjerry Vcould Vtell Vyou Vthat Vhis
Vgrandparents Vimmigrated Vto Vthe Vunited Vstates Vfrom
Vireland. Vbut Vafter Va Vconversation Vwith Vhis
Vgrandmother, Vhe Vcan Vnow Vdescribe Vthe Vcircumstances
Vof Vthe Vfamily‘S Vimmigration Vin Vconsiderable Vdetail.
Day Vafter Vday, Vmartin Vpractices Vhis Vbasketball Vskills V (Shooting,
Vdribbling, Vetc.) Von Va Vbasketball Vcourt Vat Va Vlocal Vpark.
Vwith Veach Vpractice Vsession, Vhis Vmovements Vbecome Vfaster
Vand Vsmoother.
Lewis Voccasionally Vasks Vfor Vhelp Vwhen Vhe Vhas Vdifficulty
Vwith Vhis Vclasswork, Vbut Vmost Vof Vthe Vtime Vhe Vjust
Vstruggles Vquietly Von Vhis Vown. Vafter Vhis Vteacher Vassures
Vhim Vthat Vasking Vfor Vhelp Vis Vnot Va Vsign Vof Vweakness Vor
Vinability, Vhe Vbegins Vasking Vfor Vhelp Vmuch Vmore
Vfrequently.
V Research Vexamines Vlearning Vin Vtightly Vcontrolled
Vsettings Vand V Research Vexamines Vlearning Vin Vreal-World Vsettings.
Applied; Vbasic
Vbasic; Vqualitative
Vqualitative;
Vappliedv basic;
Vapplied
A Vprinciple Vof Vlearning Vcan Vbest Vbe Vcharacterized Vas:
A Vdescription Vof Vthe Vresults Vof Va Vparticular Vresearch Vstudy
A Vstatement Vthat Vdescribes Vhow Va Vparticular Vfactor Vaffects
Vlearning The Vmeasurement Vof Vhow Vmuch Vlearning Vhas
Voccurred
Vin Vav particular Vsituation
An Vexplanation Vof Vthe Vunderlying Vprocesses Vthrough Vwhich Vlearning Voccurs
A Vtheory Vof Vlearning Vcan Vbest Vbe Vcharacterized Vas:
A Vdescription Vof Vthe Vresults Vof Va Vparticular Vresearch Vstudy
A Vstatement Vthat Vdescribes Vhow Va Vparticular Vfactor Vaffects
Vlearning The Vmeasurement Vof Vhow Vmuch Vlearning Vhas
Voccurred
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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning
Vin Vav particular Vsituation
An Vexplanation Vof Vthe Vunderlying Vprocesses Vthrough Vwhich Vlearning Voccurs
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