Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-3 Simon Wants to Learn

question 47

Multiple Choice

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 8-3 Simon wants to learn more about ways to automate Word with macros. Because he has been told that this will be a significant time-saver for him, he signs up for a brief tutorial at his local community college to get him started. Which of the following is NOT a step that Simon must take before recording the steps of a macro?

• A) Start Microsoft Visual Basic.
• B) Name the macro.
• C) Attach the macro to a template or document.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which affects the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any immediate or obvious reinforcement, only becoming apparent through a subsequent change in behavior.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors, without direct experience.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.