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kaid0807

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Young students periodically make surprising conclusions, such as, Most houses in France are made out of plaster of Paris. Based on the principles of cognitive learning theory, which of the following is the most likely reason students make these conclusions?
 
  a. Teacher presentations often aren't clear, so students develop misconceptions.
  b. Teachers often fail to adequately reinforce students for the correct conclusions that they make.
  c. Students create these conclusions because the conclusions make sense to the students.
  d. Students create these conclusions based on seeing similar conclusions modeled by other students.

Question 2

Three of the following statements are characteristics of sensory memory. Which one is not a characteristic of sensory memory?
 
  a. Its capacity is virtually unlimited.
  b. It holds information in unorganized form.
  c. Information is quickly lost if it isn't processed.
  d. Information can be retained in it if rehearsed.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



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