According to the Authors, One Reason to Be Wary of Programmes

question 79

Multiple Choice

According to the authors, one reason to be wary of programmes that promise to teach you speed-reading techniques in return for money is that such claims do not fit with the available data on information processing and memory. This is consistent with the pseudoscience error known as

• A)absence of connectivity.
• B)evasion of peer review.
• C)exaggerated claims.
• D)psychobabble.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an individual makes associations between certain behaviors and their consequences.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work on behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Albert Bandura

A Canadian-American psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning by observing the actions and outcomes of others' behaviors rather than through direct experience.