Deck 1: An Introduction to Learning

Question 1

Behavior changes that cause learning are always permanent.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is learning according to Klein? What does it include,what does it not include?

Answer 2

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience. It has two important components. One, learning reflects a change in the potential for a behavior to occur. However, it does not automatically lead to a change in behavior. Thus, we must be significantly motivated to translate learning into behavior. Second, behavior changes are not always permanent. This occurs because new experiences may override previously learned behavior. We may also forget the previously learned behavior. The definition also contends that changes in behavior can result from motivation rather than learning. Finally, many behavioral changes are the result of maturation.

Question 3

Provide a definition of learning by Klein.What are its important components?

Answer 3

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior potential that results from experience. It has two important components: Learning reflects a change in the potential for a behavior to occur but does not lead to a change in behavior. Second, we must be significantly motivated to translate learning into behavior.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about the learning process?

A)learning produces an automatic change in behavior.
B)learning is the result of an existential process.
C)changes in behavior potential occur as a result of experience.
D)behavior changes in learning are always permanent.