Human Learning,
8th Edition by Ormrod
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1. Perspectives on Learning WD WD
2. Learning and the Brain
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3. Behaviorist Principles and TheoriesWD WD WD
4. Applications of Behaviorist Principles WD WD WD
5. Social Cognitive Theory
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6. Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives WD WD WD
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 WD
11. Contemporary Contextual Frameworks W D W D
12. Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study StrategiesW D W D W D W D W D
13. Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
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14. Learning and TechnologyW D W D
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 D WD
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 D W D W D W D
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on. Humans can benefit from their experiences.
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Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
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. WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
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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 i
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s 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, 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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD 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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
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. WD WD WD
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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A description of the results of a particular research study
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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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in a particular situation
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An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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8th Edition by Ormrod
Chapter 1 to 16
TEST BANK
,TABLE OF CONTENT WD WD
1. Perspectives on Learning WD WD
2. Learning and the Brain
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3. Behaviorist Principles and TheoriesWD WD WD
4. Applications of Behaviorist Principles WD WD WD
5. Social Cognitive Theory
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6. Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives WD WD WD
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 WD
11. Contemporary Contextual Frameworks W D W D
12. Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study StrategiesW D W D W D W D W D
13. Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
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14. Learning and TechnologyW D W D
15. Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation
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16. Cognitive Factors in Motivation
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, CHAPTER 1 WD
PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING W D WD
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 D W D W D W D
Human thought becomes less logical with each generatiWD WD WD WD WD WD W D
on. Humans can benefit from their experiences.
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Humans are the only species whose behavior cannot be WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
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. WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to
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advocate political practices he has previously oppos WD WD WD WD WD WD
ed.
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 i
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s 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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
siological maturation. WD
Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
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, Chapter 1 – Perspectives on Learning WD WD WD WD WD
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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD 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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD
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. WD WD WD
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 WD W D WD WD WD WD WD
research examines learning in real-world settings. WD W D WD WD WD
Applied; Basic Ba WD WD
sic; Qualitative Qu
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alitative; Applied WD W
Basic; Applied
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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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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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