Compared to learning by rote, discovery learning
a. produces a better understanding of new problems.
b. occurs more rapidly.
c. requires less reinforcement.
d. involves the observation and practice of new skills.
A
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a. Alzheimer's disease b. lung cancer c. brain cancer d. Lou Gehrig's disease
The successive approximation method:
a. was developed by Pavlov. b. is an example of variable-ratio reinforcement. c. is successful with animals but not humans. d. is also called shaping.
Chapter 3 discussed a study in which people in a laboratory setting were instructed to pay close attention to one message and to ignore a second message that mentioned their own name. According to your textbook,
a. about one-third of the time, people noticed their name in the irrelevant message. b. people almost always noticed their name in the irrelevant message. c. people almost always noticed their name in the relevant message, but they almost never noticed their name in the irrelevant message. d. people were much more likely to notice their name in the irrelevant message than they would in a situation that has high ecological validity.
Semantic memory stores information based on __________.
A. a person's neurological state B. the time it was encountered C. its meaning D. life narrative