Essentials of Understanding Psychology
Essentials of Understanding Psychology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259531804
Author: Robert S Feldman Dean College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 1E
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To determine: Whether the statement “Cognitive learning theorists are concerned only with overt behavior, not with its internal causes” is true or false.

Introduction: A process of gaining information and behaviors through experience is called learning. Humans, animals, and even some machines have the capability to learn. If a response is associated with a particular stimulus, then it is called associative learning. Associative learning is facilitated by conditioning. The two main forms of conditioning are classical and operant conditioning.

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Answer to Problem 1E

Correct answer: The given statement is false.

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Cognition is a process of acquiring and understanding the knowledge through experience and thoughts. Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge through experience, study, or being taught. Thus, cognition requires learning and learning requires cognition. Cognitive learning approach focuses mainly on the internal thoughts and expectations of learners. Cognitive learning theorists are primarily concerned with mental activities of human beings such as thinking, remembering, knowing, and communicating the information.

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