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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