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In educational psychology, learning is best defined as:

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A relatively lasting change in behavior resulting from experience

Learning theorists broadly agree that learning involves a change in behaviour that comes about because of practice or experience and endures beyond the moment.

A temporary rise in memorized facts is short-lived and easily lost, physical growth and maturation happen regardless of experience, and a natural reflex occurs innately without any learning taking place, so none of these capture the essence of learning.

Because it emphasizes a lasting behavioural change built on experience, learning is best defined as a relatively lasting change in behavior resulting from experience.

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