What is indicated by the negative acceleration curve of practice effects?
Correct answer: B. Rate of learning slow as amount of learning increasing
- A. Rate of learning speeds up a amount of learning increases
- B. Rate of learning slow as amount of learning increasing
- C. There is no relationship between rate and amount of learning
- D. There is an inverted U-curve relationship between rate and amount of learning
Explanation
A negative acceleration curve shows that learning is rapid at first but gains become progressively smaller with continued practice. Thus, the rate of learning slows as the amount already learned increases.
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