TEST BANK for Human Learning
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8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15
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, CHAPTERL1
PERSPECTIVESLONLLEARNING
MultipleLChoiceLQuestions
HumanLbeingsLundoubtedlyLlearnLmoreLduringLtheLcourseLofLaLlifetimeLth
anLanyLotherLspeciesLonLearth.LTheLmajorLresultLofLthisLcapacityLtoLlearnLisLth
at:
NewLinstinctsLbeginLtoLemerge.
HumanLthoughtLbecomesLlessLlogicalLwithLeachLgeneratio
n.LHumansLcanLbenefitLfromLtheirLexperiences.
HumansLareLtheLonlyLspeciesLwhoseLbehaviorLcannotLbeLanalyzedLi
nLtermsLofLstimuliLandLresponses.
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLareLexamplesLofLlearning.LWhichLoneLisLnot?
AbigailLcriesLwhenLsheLstepsLonLaLsharpLpebble.
AfterLmanyLhoursLofLheatedLdebate,LBrianLbeginsLtoLadvocat
eLpoliticalLpracticesLheLhasLpreviouslyLopposed.
CaraLsuddenlyLrecognizesLhowLtheLdivisionLfactL―24L’L4L=L6‖LisLrelat
edLtoLtheLmultiplicationLfactL―6LxL4L=L24.‖
DavidLhasLbeenLrunningLawayLfromLGermanLshepherdsLeverLsinceL
heLwasLbittenLbyLaLGermanLshepherdLtwoL yearsLago.
ReyneldaLhasLtroubleLtracingLaLcomplexLshapeLwithLaLpencilLwhenLsheLisLi
nLkindergarten,LbutLsheLcanLdoLitLquiteLwellLbyLtheLtimeLsheLisLinLsecondLgrad
e.LIsLthisLanLinstanceLofLlearning?
Yes,LbecauseLherLbehaviorLhasLchanged.
No,LbecauseLtheLcircumstancesLareLtooLdissimilar.
Maybe,LalthoughLtheLchangeLmayLsimplyLbeLdueLt
oLphysiologicalLmaturation.
Maybe,LbutLonlyLifLsheLisLbeingLreinforcedLforLtracingLaccurately.
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, ChapterL1L–
LPerspectivesLonLLearning
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLillustrateLvariousLwaysLthatLlearningLmightL beLreflect
edLinLaLperson‘sLbehavior.LWhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLchangesLdoesLnotLneces
sarilyLreflectLlearning?
AlthoughLit‘sLaLschoolLnight,LDeanLplaysLvideoLgamesLuntilLwellLpastLh
isLusualLbedtime.LAsLheLbecomesLmoreLtired,LheLfindsLitLincreasinglyLdi
fficultLtoLconcentrateLonLwhatLhe‘sLdoing.
EvenLasLaLyoungLchild,LJerryLcouldLtellLyouLthatLhisLgrandparent
sLimmigratedLtoLtheLUnitedLStatesLfromLIreland.LButLafterLaLcon
versationLwithLhisLgrandmother,LheLcanLnowLdescribeLtheLcircu
mstancesLofLtheLfamily‘sLimmigrationLinLconsiderableLdetail.
DayLafterLday,LMartinLpracticesLhisLbasketballLskillsL (shooting,Ldribblin
g,Letc.)LonLaLbasketballLcourtLatLaLlocalLpark.LWithLeachLpracticeLsessio
n,LhisLmovementsLbecomeLfasterLandLsmoother.
LewisLoccasionallyLasksLforLhelpLwhenLheLhasLdifficultyLwithLhisLclas
swork,LbutLmostLofLtheLtimeLheLjustLstrugglesLquietlyLonLhisLown.LAfte
rLhisLteacherLassuresLhimLthatLaskingLforLhelpLisLnotLaLsignLofLweaknes
sLorLinability,LheLbeginsLaskingLforLhelpLmuchLmoreLfrequently.
L researchLexaminesLlearningLinLtightlyLcontrolledLsettingsLand
L researchLexaminesLlearningLinLreal-worldLsettings.
Applied;LBasicLBasi
c;LQualitativeLQualit
ative;LAppliedLBasic
;LApplied
ALprincipleLofLlearningLcanLbestLbeLcharacterizedLas:
ALdescriptionLofLtheLresultsLofLaLparticularLresearchLstudy
ALstatementLthatLdescribesLhowLaLparticularLfactorLaffectsLlearning
TheLmeasurementLofLhowLmuchLlearningLhasLoccurredLinL
aLparticularLsituation
AnLexplanationLofLtheLunderlyingLprocessesLthroughLwhichLlearningLoccurs
ALtheoryLofLlearningLcanLbestLbeLcharacterizedLas:
ALdescriptionLofLtheLresultsLofLaLparticularLresearchLstudy
ALstatementLthatLdescribesLhowLaLparticularLfactorLaffectsLlearning
TheLmeasurementLofLhowLmuchLlearningLhasLoccurredLinL
aLparticularLsituation
AnLexplanationLofLtheLunderlyingLprocessesLthroughLwhichLlearningLoccurs
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, ChapterL1L–
LPerspectivesLonLLearning
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLareLprinciplesLofLlearning.LWhichLoneLisLaLtheory
ofLlearningLratherLthanLaLprinciple?
ALbehaviorLthatLisLfollowedLbyLpunishmentLdecreasesLinLfrequency.
PeopleLlearnLbyLmakingLmentalLassociationsLbetweenLnewLinformatio
nLandLtheirLexistingLknowledge.
ALresponseLthatLisLrewardedLeveryLtimeLitLoccursLincreasesLmo
reLrapidlyLthanLaLresponseLthatLisLonlyLoccasionallyLrewarded.
StudentsLtendLtoLrememberLmoreLofLaLlectureLifLtheyLtakeLnotesLonL
theLlecture‘sLcontent.
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLcommonLsayingsLbestLreflectsLtheLconce
ptLofLintrospection?
―WhereLthere‘sLaLwill,Lthere‘sLaLway.‖
―NothingLventured,LnothingLgained.‖
―ALpennyLforLyourLthoughts.‖
―OldLhabitsLdieLhard.‖
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLcommonLsayingsLbestLreflectsLtheLbas
icLpremiseLunderlyingLsocialLlearningLtheory?
―MonkeyLsee,LmonkeyLdo.‖
―SpareLtheLrodLandLspoilLtheLchild.‖
―ALfriendLinLneedLisLaLfriendLindeed.‖
―ALrollingLstoneLgathersLnoLmoss.‖
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLstatementsLprovidesLtheLmostLcredibleLexpl
anationLforLtheLfactLthatLhumanLbeingsLseemLtoLsurpassLallLotherLanimalLsp
eciesLinLtheirLthinkingLandLlearningLcapacities?
OnlyLhumanLbeingsLhaveLtheLcapabilityLtoLmakeLtools.
HumansLcommunicateLregularlyLwithLoneLanotherLand,LinLdoingLs
o,LpassLalongLwhatLthey‘veLlearnedLtoLfutureLgenerations.
HumanLbeingsLhaveLaLhugeLrepertoireLofLinstinctualLbehaviorsLfro
mLwhichLtheyLcanLdrawLwhenLtheyLencounterLnewLexperiences.
HumanLbrainsLareLsmallerLthanLthoseLofLotherLintelligentLspeciesL(e.g.,
Lelephants,Ldolphins)LandLthereforeLcanLtransmitLmessagesLmoreLquick
lyLandLefficiently.
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8th Edition Ormrod, CHAPTER 1 - 15
L L L L L L
, CHAPTERL1
PERSPECTIVESLONLLEARNING
MultipleLChoiceLQuestions
HumanLbeingsLundoubtedlyLlearnLmoreLduringLtheLcourseLofLaLlifetimeLth
anLanyLotherLspeciesLonLearth.LTheLmajorLresultLofLthisLcapacityLtoLlearnLisLth
at:
NewLinstinctsLbeginLtoLemerge.
HumanLthoughtLbecomesLlessLlogicalLwithLeachLgeneratio
n.LHumansLcanLbenefitLfromLtheirLexperiences.
HumansLareLtheLonlyLspeciesLwhoseLbehaviorLcannotLbeLanalyzedLi
nLtermsLofLstimuliLandLresponses.
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLareLexamplesLofLlearning.LWhichLoneLisLnot?
AbigailLcriesLwhenLsheLstepsLonLaLsharpLpebble.
AfterLmanyLhoursLofLheatedLdebate,LBrianLbeginsLtoLadvocat
eLpoliticalLpracticesLheLhasLpreviouslyLopposed.
CaraLsuddenlyLrecognizesLhowLtheLdivisionLfactL―24L’L4L=L6‖LisLrelat
edLtoLtheLmultiplicationLfactL―6LxL4L=L24.‖
DavidLhasLbeenLrunningLawayLfromLGermanLshepherdsLeverLsinceL
heLwasLbittenLbyLaLGermanLshepherdLtwoL yearsLago.
ReyneldaLhasLtroubleLtracingLaLcomplexLshapeLwithLaLpencilLwhenLsheLisLi
nLkindergarten,LbutLsheLcanLdoLitLquiteLwellLbyLtheLtimeLsheLisLinLsecondLgrad
e.LIsLthisLanLinstanceLofLlearning?
Yes,LbecauseLherLbehaviorLhasLchanged.
No,LbecauseLtheLcircumstancesLareLtooLdissimilar.
Maybe,LalthoughLtheLchangeLmayLsimplyLbeLdueLt
oLphysiologicalLmaturation.
Maybe,LbutLonlyLifLsheLisLbeingLreinforcedLforLtracingLaccurately.
2
, ChapterL1L–
LPerspectivesLonLLearning
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLillustrateLvariousLwaysLthatLlearningLmightL beLreflect
edLinLaLperson‘sLbehavior.LWhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLchangesLdoesLnotLneces
sarilyLreflectLlearning?
AlthoughLit‘sLaLschoolLnight,LDeanLplaysLvideoLgamesLuntilLwellLpastLh
isLusualLbedtime.LAsLheLbecomesLmoreLtired,LheLfindsLitLincreasinglyLdi
fficultLtoLconcentrateLonLwhatLhe‘sLdoing.
EvenLasLaLyoungLchild,LJerryLcouldLtellLyouLthatLhisLgrandparent
sLimmigratedLtoLtheLUnitedLStatesLfromLIreland.LButLafterLaLcon
versationLwithLhisLgrandmother,LheLcanLnowLdescribeLtheLcircu
mstancesLofLtheLfamily‘sLimmigrationLinLconsiderableLdetail.
DayLafterLday,LMartinLpracticesLhisLbasketballLskillsL (shooting,Ldribblin
g,Letc.)LonLaLbasketballLcourtLatLaLlocalLpark.LWithLeachLpracticeLsessio
n,LhisLmovementsLbecomeLfasterLandLsmoother.
LewisLoccasionallyLasksLforLhelpLwhenLheLhasLdifficultyLwithLhisLclas
swork,LbutLmostLofLtheLtimeLheLjustLstrugglesLquietlyLonLhisLown.LAfte
rLhisLteacherLassuresLhimLthatLaskingLforLhelpLisLnotLaLsignLofLweaknes
sLorLinability,LheLbeginsLaskingLforLhelpLmuchLmoreLfrequently.
L researchLexaminesLlearningLinLtightlyLcontrolledLsettingsLand
L researchLexaminesLlearningLinLreal-worldLsettings.
Applied;LBasicLBasi
c;LQualitativeLQualit
ative;LAppliedLBasic
;LApplied
ALprincipleLofLlearningLcanLbestLbeLcharacterizedLas:
ALdescriptionLofLtheLresultsLofLaLparticularLresearchLstudy
ALstatementLthatLdescribesLhowLaLparticularLfactorLaffectsLlearning
TheLmeasurementLofLhowLmuchLlearningLhasLoccurredLinL
aLparticularLsituation
AnLexplanationLofLtheLunderlyingLprocessesLthroughLwhichLlearningLoccurs
ALtheoryLofLlearningLcanLbestLbeLcharacterizedLas:
ALdescriptionLofLtheLresultsLofLaLparticularLresearchLstudy
ALstatementLthatLdescribesLhowLaLparticularLfactorLaffectsLlearning
TheLmeasurementLofLhowLmuchLlearningLhasLoccurredLinL
aLparticularLsituation
AnLexplanationLofLtheLunderlyingLprocessesLthroughLwhichLlearningLoccurs
3
, ChapterL1L–
LPerspectivesLonLLearning
ThreeLofLtheLfollowingLareLprinciplesLofLlearning.LWhichLoneLisLaLtheory
ofLlearningLratherLthanLaLprinciple?
ALbehaviorLthatLisLfollowedLbyLpunishmentLdecreasesLinLfrequency.
PeopleLlearnLbyLmakingLmentalLassociationsLbetweenLnewLinformatio
nLandLtheirLexistingLknowledge.
ALresponseLthatLisLrewardedLeveryLtimeLitLoccursLincreasesLmo
reLrapidlyLthanLaLresponseLthatLisLonlyLoccasionallyLrewarded.
StudentsLtendLtoLrememberLmoreLofLaLlectureLifLtheyLtakeLnotesLonL
theLlecture‘sLcontent.
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLcommonLsayingsLbestLreflectsLtheLconce
ptLofLintrospection?
―WhereLthere‘sLaLwill,Lthere‘sLaLway.‖
―NothingLventured,LnothingLgained.‖
―ALpennyLforLyourLthoughts.‖
―OldLhabitsLdieLhard.‖
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLcommonLsayingsLbestLreflectsLtheLbas
icLpremiseLunderlyingLsocialLlearningLtheory?
―MonkeyLsee,LmonkeyLdo.‖
―SpareLtheLrodLandLspoilLtheLchild.‖
―ALfriendLinLneedLisLaLfriendLindeed.‖
―ALrollingLstoneLgathersLnoLmoss.‖
WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLstatementsLprovidesLtheLmostLcredibleLexpl
anationLforLtheLfactLthatLhumanLbeingsLseemLtoLsurpassLallLotherLanimalLsp
eciesLinLtheirLthinkingLandLlearningLcapacities?
OnlyLhumanLbeingsLhaveLtheLcapabilityLtoLmakeLtools.
HumansLcommunicateLregularlyLwithLoneLanotherLand,LinLdoingLs
o,LpassLalongLwhatLthey‘veLlearnedLtoLfutureLgenerations.
HumanLbeingsLhaveLaLhugeLrepertoireLofLinstinctualLbehaviorsLfro
mLwhichLtheyLcanLdrawLwhenLtheyLencounterLnewLexperiences.
HumanLbrainsLareLsmallerLthanLthoseLofLotherLintelligentLspeciesL(e.g.,
Lelephants,Ldolphins)LandLthereforeLcanLtransmitLmessagesLmoreLquick
lyLandLefficiently.
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