8th Edition by Ormrod
Chapter 1 to 16
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1. Perspectives on Learning WQ WQ
2. Learning and the Brain
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3. Behaviorist Principles and TheoriesWQ WQ WQ
4. Applications of Behaviorist Principles WQ WQ WQ
5. Social Cognitive Theory
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6. Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives WQ WQ WQ
7. Long-Term Memory Storage and Retrieval Processes
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8. The Nature of Knowledge
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9. Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives
10. Sociocultural Theories WQ
11. Contemporary Contextual Frameworks W Q W Q
12. Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study StrategiesW Q W Q W Q W Q W Q
13. Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
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14. Learning and TechnologyW Q W Q
15. Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation
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16. Cognitive Factors in Motivation
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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING W Q WQ
Multiple Choice Questions
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Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a
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lifetime than any other species on earth. The major result of this
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capacity to learn is that:
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New instincts begin to emerge. W Q W Q W Q W Q
Human thought becomes less logical with each generatiWQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ W Q
on. Humans can benefit from their experiences.
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Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
analyzed in terms 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. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
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advocate political practices he has previously oppos WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
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Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact ―24 ’ 4 = 6‖ i
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s related to the multiplication fact ―6 x 4 = 24.‖
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David has been running away from German shepherds ever
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since he was bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.
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Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when
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she is in kindergarten, but she can do it quite well by the time she is
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in second grade. Is this an instance of learning?
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Yes, because her behavior has changed.
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No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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Maybe, although the change may simply be due to phy WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
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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
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be reflected in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following cha
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nges does not necessarily reflect learning?
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Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until well WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ W
past his usual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds i
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t increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he‘s doing.
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Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that his g
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randparents immigrated to the United States from Ire WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
land. But after a conversation with his grandmother, he
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can now describe the circumstances of the family‘s i
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mmigration in considerable detail. WQ WQ WQ
Day after day, Martin practices his basketball skills (shootin
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g, dribbling, etc.) on a basketball court at a local park. With e
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ach practice session, his movements become faster and smoo
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ther.
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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research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and WQ W Q WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ
research examines learning in real-world settings. WQ W Q WQ WQ WQ
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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 learnin
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g The measurement of how much learning has occurred
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in a particular situation
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An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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A theory 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 learnin
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g The measurement of how much learning has occurred
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in a particular situation
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An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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