PDP4802
ASSIGNMENT 1 2024
UNIQUE NO. 218464
DUE DATE: 22 April 2024
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4.1 Assignment 01
PDP4802: Assignment 01
Unique number: 218464
Submission date: 22 April 2024
Compulsory assignment for all students
Mark allocation: 50
Presentation of assignment
Present your assignment according to the format given below. Do not rewrite the instructions – write
down the headings, followed by the answers.
Use the following formatting for onscreen marking:
Margins: normal (i.e., 2.54 cm top, bottom, left and right)
Font: Arial or Calibri 11 or 12, single spacing
Insert a blank line (one line spacing) between paragraphs
Start here with the assignment
• Attach a cover page that includes
- your name
- your student number
- the module code
- the assignment number
- the unique number
- the honesty declaration (see below)
• Create a header for every page, that contains your student number, the module code and the
assignment number.
• Insert page numbers in the assignment.
Student name and surname:
Student number: [please double-check the correctness]
Cellphone number:
Declaration of originality and honesty
[This declaration is compulsory. You must include it exactly as stated below.]
I hereby declare that I understand the Unisa policy on copyright infringement and
plagiarism.
By submitting my assignment, I, as identified above, declare that this is my own
original work and not a copy from other sources that are not duly cited and referenced.
Furthermore, I did not copy the work of others submitting it as my own. I did not make
my work available to any fellow students to submit as their own.
I am aware of the disciplinary steps that can be taken against me should copyright
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infringement and/or plagiarism be detected.
Signature:
Date:
Questions 1-20 contains two statements which may be true or false respectively. Read LU 1 to
determine whether these statements are true or false. Choose the correct option from the four options
provided.
Question 1
A Our capacity for learning elevates humanity to its commanding position on Earth, which
means that we are in a powerful position to take command of the ability to learn.
B Human achievement is driven by learning, which has made learning a fairly neglected
topic of focus throughout the history of psychology as a science.
1 Both statements are false.
2 Both statements are true.
3 Only the first statement is true.
4 Only the second statement is true.
Question 2
A Cognition refers to acquiring knowledge, feeling and reasoning.
B Vygotsky contributed to cognitive theories of learning discussed in this LU, considering the
content of the theory that is focused on the most.
1 Both statements are false.
2 Both statements are true.
3 Only the first statement is true.
4 Only the second statement is true.
Question 3
A There are many ways to learn.
B Education in formal environments is influenced by numerous factors some of which are unique
or intrinsic to the learner and others that are extrinsic or in the environment of the learner
impacting their learning acquisition and experiences.
1 Both statements are false.
2 Both statements are true.
3 Only the first statement is true.
4 Only the second statement is true.
Question 4
A Conscious reasoning takes on many forms – some are more obvious, such as interpreting
sensory input, guiding physical actions and empathising with others.
B New experiences lead to new awareness and concepts; when such new knowledge leads to a
change in behaviour, we have then learnt from the experience.
1 Both statements are false.
2 Both statements are true.
3 Only the first statement is true.
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