Test Bank for Human Learning, 8th Edition by Jeanne Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod|9780134893662| All Chapters 1-15| LATEST

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PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING nm nm




Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Human beings undoubtedlylearn more during the course of a lifeti
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me thanany other species on earth. The major result of this ca
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pacity to learn is that:nm nm nm nm



A. New instincts begin to emerge. nm nm nm nm



B. Human thought becomes less logical with ea nm nm nm nm nm nm



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C. Humans can benefit from their experiences. nm nm nm nm nm



D. Humans are the onlyspecies whose behavior cannotnm nm nm nm nm nm nm


be analyzed interms of stimuli and responses.
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2. Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
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A. Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble. nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm



B. After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins
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to advocatepolitical practices he has previousl
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C. Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact —
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24 ’ 4 = 6‖ is related to the multiplication fact —
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6 x 4 = 24.‖ nm nm nm nm



D. David has been runningaway from German shepherds ev
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er since he was bitten by a German shepherd two year
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3. Reynelda has trouble tracing a complex shape with a pencil when s
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he 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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A. Yes, because her behavior has changed.nm nm nm nm nm



B. No, because the circumstances are too dissimilar.
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C. Maybe, although the change may simpl nm nm nm nm nm


y be due tophysiological maturation.
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D. Maybe, but only if she is being reinforced for tracing accurately.
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Perspectives on Learning
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4. Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be
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reflected in a person‘s behavior. Which one of the following change
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s does not necessarily reflect learning?
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A. Although it‘s a school night, Dean plays video games until w
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ell past hisusual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he
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finds it increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he‘s
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B. Even as a young child, Jerry could tell you that hi
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s grandparents immigrated to the United States fro
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m Ireland. But after a conversation with his grandm
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other, he can now describe the circumstances of th
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e family‘s immigration in considerable detail.
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C. 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
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each practice session, his movements become faster and sm
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oother.
D. Lewis occasionally asks for help when he has difficulty w
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ith his classwork, but most of the time he just struggles qui
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etly on his own. After his teacher assures him that askin
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g for help is not a sign of weakness or inability, he begi
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ns asking for help much more frequently.
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5. research examines learning in tightlycontrolled settings and
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research examines learning in real-world settings.
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A. Applied;
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B. Basic;
Qualitative
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D. Basic;
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6. A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
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A. A description of the results of a particular research study
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B. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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C. The measurement of how much learning ha
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s occurred in aparticular situation
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D. An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
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7. A theory of learning can best be characterized as:
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A. A description of the results of a particular research study
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B. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
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C. The measurement of how much learning
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