阅读理解Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabiesandothercreatureslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”,andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewide
阅读理解
Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabiesandothercreatureslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”,andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages(阶段),hadtobedirectlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological“drives”(生理的动力)asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.
Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome(result).
Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto“reward”thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponse(反应)withclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement“switchedon”adisplay(显示)oflights,andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearning(wereabletolearn)quitecomplex(复杂的)turnstobringaboutthisresult,forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.
Papousek'slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywouldsmileorbubble(格格地笑)whenthedisplaycameon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarily(mainly)thesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamental(basic)humanurge(强烈欲望)tomakesenseof(understand)theworldandbringitunderintentional(有意识的)control.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,babieslearntodothingswhich________.
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A.willsatisfytheircuriosity
B.willmeettheirphysicalneeds
C.aredirectlyrelatedtopleasure(areconnectedwithpleasure)
D.wiltbringthemafeelingofsuccess
2.Papouseknoticedthatinhisstudiesthatababy_