Cognitive theorists seek to ______
a. explain the effects of the environment on learning
b. explain what goes on inside our minds when we learn
c. provide objective definitions of the learning process
d. account for learning as a visible response to an external stimulus
b
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In some cases, a defendant who had confessed will enter a plea of not guilty and go to trial. If the jury convicts this defendant, judges are likely to sentence the defendant _____________
A. leniently because the judge will focus on the plea. B. leniently because the judge will try to match what the plea bargain would have been. C. harshly because they tend to punish offenders who waste resources. D. None of these are correct ; no relationship has been determined.
An elderly professor of ichthyology (study of fish) once explained why he didn't like to learn his students' names by saying that every time he learned a new name, he forgot a fish. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?
A. Decay theory B. Relearning method C. Proactive inhibition D. Retroactive inhibition