A nurse working with professionals in continuing education understands that the learning theory that probably will be most useful in this job is a __________ theory
a. behaviorist
b. change
c. cognitive
d. humanistic
D
Humanistic theories are usually most useful for adult learning because the learners tend to be self-motivated, self-directed, and self-evaluated.
This nurse will be working with self-motivated adult learners, so behaviorist theory is not a good match.
This nurse will be working with self-motivated adult learners, so change theory is not a good match.
This nurse will be working with self-motivated adult learners, so cognitive theory is not the best match.
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