Adult Learners Are Different from Child Learners in That They

question 2

Multiple Choice

Adult learners are different from child learners in that they:

• A) prefer direction from the teacher
• B) look for reinforcement from others
• C) are problem-centered in their motivation
• D) are driven by biologic development

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Definitions:

Illusory Correlation

The mistaken perception of a relationship between two events or variables that are actually unrelated.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where they move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, so does the other, and vice versa.

Scatterplot

A type of graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes, the pattern of the resulting points revealing any correlation present.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve representing the distribution of a set of data where most occurrences fall near the average, and fewer are found the farther one moves away from the mean.