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It is the education that is instantly expressed in a response that is obvious. Here, an organism may be learning but the information learnt is not instantly expressed (Robert Jensen, 2006). For instance, a child may watch the elders set the table and they may not instantly set the table but will store that knowledge and information till the day and time that they will need it.
Insight learning; this is the understanding that one has even without much effort or many trials and errors. This type of learning allows the person to be able to form associations between events and objects that can help them solve new challenges that may come their way (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011 ). This can happen when one learns the basic tricks that can allow one to solve several other problems like one knowing the rave of an engine that may suggest the car needs checkup in specific areas and not some areas.
Learning sets; is a group of people, usually between four to seven people who are teamed up together and usually come together in a regular basis with the aim of discussing the issue that are concerned with their learning needs and the social needs.
Transfer of learning; refers to the situation whereby the learnt skills and knowledge is carried and applied to the actual situation like to the work environment. This is achieved through ability to recognize common features among concepts, principles, or skills, consciously link the information in memory and to see the value of using what was learned in one situation in another (David N. Perkins, 1992).
Negative transfer; occurs when the process of learning and application in one situation interferes with the learning process in another situation. For instance, when learning about the fight for liberation among the African countries keeps confusing the student with the fight to end slave trade among these African countries and distorting the facts that the student has for these two events. On the other hand, positive transfer refers to the situation where the previous learnt things...
This is the most common kind of learning for instance the basic arithmetic that one learns at the elementary school will help make learning more complicated mathematics or physics easier than it could have been if the person never had elementary level of education.
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Obesity Psychology The Psychology of Obesity Obesity is a significant public health problem. Due to negative nutritional habits, a lack of exercise and a greater proclivity toward lifestyle decisions which expose individuals to lesser physical activity, America is suffering an obesity epidemic with extensive implications to its national well-being. Obesity is proven to have a direct link to heart disease, high blood pressure and certain types of diabetes according to the Centers
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In some cases, doctors can prescribe weight-loss medicines along with a program of diet and exercise." Researchers believe that anyone with a BMI of 30 or higher can improve his health through weight loss (Gilles, 2003). This is particularly true for those who are severely obese. Sometimes a weight loss of just 5 to 10% can vastly improve health by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. An increase in physical activity
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