Regarding Associative and Cognitive Learning, Which of the Following Statements

question 166

Multiple Choice

Regarding associative and cognitive learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Learning from written language is considered a complex form of associative learning.
• B)Some animals besides humans do engage in simpler forms of cognitive learning.
• C)Associative learning requires relatively little awareness or thought.
• D)Humans share the important capacity for associative learning with many other species.

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Definitions:

Recognizing Stimulus

The act of identifying a specific stimulus from a set of similar stimuli, based on prior experience or knowledge.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Bottom-Up Processing

An approach where perception begins with the stimuli whose reception is made by sensory receptors, leading to higher-level processing.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that uses an individual's background knowledge to influence perception.