Cognitive Learning Theories Assume That ________

question 14

Multiple Choice

Cognitive learning theories assume that ________.

• A) learning occurs when people realize their actions result in rewards or punishments
• B) learning takes place as the result of connections we form between events
• C) the most important component of learning is directed by cognition
• D) people are problem solvers who do more than passively react to associations between stimuli
• E) the individual takes a passive role during the learning process

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Definitions:

Psychophysicist

A scientist who studies psychophysics, a discipline focusing on the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensory responses these stimuli evoke in the human mind.

Difference Threshold

The minimal difference in intensity required between two sources of energy so that they will be perceived as being different.

Ernst Weber

A pioneering psychologist known for his work in the area of the sense of touch and the Weber-Fechner law regarding the perception of changes in a stimulus.

Bottom-Up Processing

The organization of the parts of a pattern to recognize, or form an image of, the pattern they compose.