Three of the following assumptions underlie cognitive psychology's perspective of learning. Which one does not?
a. People learn in ways that are very similar to how other species learn.
b. Different people may learn different things from the same experience if they process it differently.
c. People don't just passively absorb knowledge like a sponge; instead, they actively construct it.
d. Development of effective cognitive processes depends to some degree on brain maturation.
Ans: a. People learn in ways that are very similar to how other species learn.
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