Adult patients are adult learners. Knowing this, you understand there are assumptions about adult learners that will help you plan the education you provide. Which of the following statements is not an assumption about adults as learners?
a. Adults will learn as they develop needs that they believe learning will fulfill.
b. Adults use their lives as the point of reference for all learning.
c. Adults learn best from the experiences of others.
d. Adults prefer to be self-directed in learning or at the very least have a say in it.
C
Adults learn best when the content can be related to their own experiences, so Option c is not a correct assumption about adults as learners.
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