Learning Effects

question 19

Multiple Choice

Learning effects:

• A) tend to be less significant when a technologically complex task is repeated.
• B) will be less significant in an assembly process involving 1,000 complex steps than in one of only 100 simple steps.
• C) typically disappear after a while, in spite of the complexity of the task.
• D) are more significant after two or three years of the introduction of a new process.

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Definitions:

Falsifiable Hypothesis

A hypothesis that can be demonstrated to be false by an experiment or observation, a critical aspect of the scientific method.

Prokaryotes

Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, including bacteria and archaea.

Bacteria

Prokaryotic organisms that have peptidoglycan in their cell walls; most are decomposers, but some are parasites and others are autotrophs. Bacteria is the name of one of the two prokaryotic domains. Compare with archaea.

Fungi

A kingdom of non-photosynthetic organisms that includes molds, yeasts, and mushrooms, characterized by their chitinous cell walls and absorption of nutrients from the environment.