Overlearning Material Will

question 118

Multiple Choice

Overlearning material will

• A) not improve retention.
• B) improve retention.
• C) improve retention for nonsense syllables, but not much else.
• D) result in "burnout."

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, acquired through classical conditioning.

Kohler's Model

Refers to a theory of insight learning developed by Wolfgang Köhler, emphasizing the sudden understanding or problem-solving that appears as a "lightbulb moment."

Discrimination Learning Stages

The phases through which an organism passes when learning to respond differently to various stimuli, improving its ability to differentiate between them.