Three of the following are principles of learning. Which one is a theory of learning rather than a principle?
a. A behavior that is followed by punishment decreases in frequency.
b. People learn by making mental associations between new information and their existing knowledge.
c. A response that is rewarded every time it occurs increases more rapidly than a response that is only occasionally rewarded.
d. Students tend to remember more of a lecture if they take notes on the lecture's content.
Question 2
A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
a. A description of the results of a particular research study
b. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
c. The measurement of how much learning has occurred in a particular situation
d. An explanation of the underlying processes through which learning occurs
Cone of Learning (adapted from Dale).
The endosymbiosis theory
Four kinds of evidence supporting the theory that species evolve.
Child Development: Principles and Perspectives
Psychodynamic Theory
Principles of Natural Selection