Question

Statement I : It take place when behaviour shows a specificity of response to our given stimulus to the exclusion of others.

Statement II : It consists of acquiring the ability to distinguish a set of stimuli in such a way as to make the response appropriate to each member of set.

Robert. M. Gagne in his hierarchy of learning' proposes the above cited ideas, involving higher mental processes to support which type of learning

• A. Chain learning
• B. Verbal association learning
• C. Multiple discrimination learning
• D. Concept learning

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Multiple discrimination learning

Robert M. Gagne's hierarchy of Learning :

• Statement I describes the core mechanism of discrimination : learning to respond uniquely to a specific stimulus while ignoring or excluding other, similar stimuli.

• Statement II expands this to a group scenario. In Multiple Discrimination, the learner doesn't just look at one object; they are given a whole set of similar stimuli (like different types of triangles, or similar-looking words) and must develop the ability to tell them apart so they can react appropriately to each individual one.

• Gagne's Conditions of Learning model ranks types of learning from simple behavioral responses to complex cognitive processing. Multiple discrimination sits right in the middle, acting as a crucial bridge:

1. Signal learning

2. Stimulus-response learning

3. Chaining

4. Verbal association

5. Multiple discrimination (This is where learners stop over-generalizing and start noticing crucial differences)

6. Concept learning

7. Principle / Rule learning

8. Problem-solving