Frank Is Sitting in His Psychology 101 Class Listening to His

question 67

Multiple Choice

Frank is sitting in his Psychology 101 class listening to his professor attempt to explain the "black box" process and its connection with learning. He suddenly smells the aroma of fresh cinnamon rolls, and his mouth begins to water. He looks around the room and sees a student in the last row bite into a big, juicy roll. "I wish I were sitting next to him," Frank thinks, "because I know I could steal a bite." What Frank just went through in class was similar to the "black box" process being described by his professor. This process is more closely associated with which of the following learning methods?

• A) incidental learning
• B) gestalt learning
• C) cognitive learning
• D) behavioral learning

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Definitions:

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