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cmoore54

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Ms. Lounge is teaching her son Joe the concept of cow by showing him pictures of both cows and bears. Joe thinks to himself, Maybe all cows have horns; let me look at a few more pictures and check. Joe's reasoning best illustrates which one of the following views of concept learning?
 
  a. Buildup of associations
  b. Prototype
  c. Exemplars
  d. Hypothesis testing

Question 2

In which of the following situations is a child most likely to be learning a concept through a buildup of associations?
 
  a. Because all of his teddy bears are brown, 2-year-old Harry thinks that all bears are brown.
  b. When a strange man comes to the house, Mother introduces him to 3-year-old Regina as Uncle Albert. Regina asks, What's an uncle'?
  c. When peas are served at dinner, 7-year-old Molly proclaims, I don't like peas now and will never, ever like them
  d. To help himself remember what a trapezoid is, 12-year-old Mark repeats the definition to himself several times in a row.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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