Three of the Following Are Principles of Learning

question 10

Multiple Choice

Three of the following are principles of learning. Which one is a theory of learning rather than a principle?

• A) A behavior that is followed by punishment decreases in frequency.
• B) People learn by making mental associations between new information and their existing knowledge.
• C) A response that is rewarded every time it occurs increases more rapidly than a response that is only occasionally rewarded.
• D) Students tend to remember more of a lecture if they take notes on the lecture's content.

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Definitions:

Exponentially Distributed

characterizes a continuous probability distribution often used to model time between events in a Poisson process.

Random Variable

A random variable represents a quantity whose values are the numerical results of a random event.

Exponential Distribution

A statistical distribution that characterizes the interval between occurrences in a scenario where events happen constantly and independently, maintaining a uniform average frequency.

Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model the time between events in a process in which events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.