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daltonest1984 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Consider the following concepts: square (plane figures with four equal sides and four equal angles), acid (solutions that taste sour), direct object (parts of speech that receive the action of the verb), and democracy (government by people, usually by elected representatives, or a state so governed). Based on our understanding of concepts and the way students learn them, which one would be most difficult for middle school students to learn?

a. Square
b. Acid
c. Direct object
d. Democracy

Question 2

Describe rule-driven and exemplar theories of concept learning, and provide an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?

emsimon14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Rule-driven theories of concept learning suggest that we learn concepts according to rules defining specific characteristics, such as the rule that says that a square is a plane figure that has four equal sides and four equal angles. Exemplar theory says that people construct exemplarshighly representative membersof concepts, such as an eagle, robin, hawk, sparrow, and hummingbird being exemplars for the concept bird.