NAME : Colinares, Juliannah Bien Reege Section: A3 DATE: March 30, 2022

SAS 3 : Applying Learning Theories to Healthcare Practice

LESSON PREVIEW:

Nurses can use learning theories at the individual, group, and community levels to
understand and teach new material and tasks, solve problems, modify harmful
behaviors, establish constructive relationships, control emotions, and develop
successful behavior.

ANSWER RATIONALE

1. B Learning is heavily influenced by the culture and occurs as a social process in

interaction with others. A person’s knowledge may not necessarily reflect reality,
but through collaboration and negotiation, new understanding is acquired.
2. D A reinforcer is applied after a response, strengthening the probability that the
response will be performed again under similar conditions.
3. C Learning occurs through the reorganization of elements to form new insights and
understanding.Perception is selective.
4. A A neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus–unconditioned
response connection until the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus
that elicits the conditioned response.
5. A Covert cognitive activity, consequences of behavior, and self-reinforcement and
punishment.