What Was Gordon Bower's Concern Regarding Reporting Average Learning Curves

question 39

Multiple Choice

What was Gordon Bower's concern regarding reporting average learning curves for a large group of people?

• A) The average may demonstrate incremental learning even if all individuals demonstrate learning by insight.
• B) The results may not be generalizable to other groups of people.
• C) The average fails to distinguish between slow and quick learners.
• D) The results from lab experiments may not apply to the real world.

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Definitions:

Discriminated Variable

A specific feature or cue in the environment that signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior accordingly.

Consequence

The outcome or result of an action, often considered in terms of its effects or impacts.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences, often through study or experience.

Adaptation

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment to survive and reproduce, and also a term used in psychology to describe how individuals adjust to new information or experiences.