Question 1

Which one of the following is least likely to be a good predictor of how well a person will remember a piece of information a year or two after learning it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The speed with which the person learned it in the first place 
B)  The extent to which the person related it to other information in his or her long-term memory 
C)  The extent to which the person tried to apply the information to new situations 
D)  The frequency with which the person subsequently reviewed the information 
A)  The speed with which the person learned it in the first place 
B)  The extent to which the person related it to other information in his or her long-term memory 
C)  The extent to which the person tried to apply the information to new situations 
D)  The frequency with which the person subsequently reviewed the information

Question 2

After his class returns from a field trip to the local historical museum, Mr. Cordova asks his students to write an essay describing the things they learned at the museum. Considering factors that influence memory storage, which one of the following effects should writing the essay have on what the students will later remember about the field trip?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will remember the trip better than if they had not written about it. 
B)  They will tend to confuse aspects of the trip with previous field trips that they've written about in other essays. 
C)  Although they won't necessarily remember any more about the trip, what they do remember will tend to be remembered more as visual images than it might have been otherwise. 
D)  Writing about the trip will enhance students' short-term memory of the trip, but it will not necessarily enhance their long-term memory of it. 
A)  They will remember the trip better than if they had not written about it. 
B)  They will tend to confuse aspects of the trip with previous field trips that they've written about in other essays. 
C)  Although they won't necessarily remember any more about the trip, what they do remember will tend to be remembered more as visual images than it might have been otherwise. 
D)  Writing about the trip will enhance students' short-term memory of the trip, but it will not necessarily enhance their long-term memory of it.

Question 3

What device did Benjamin Franklin invent to help people read better? It may take you a long time to think of the answer-bifocal lenses-because Ben was responsible for so many other inventions as well. In this situation, your lengthy retrieval time can best be explained in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  too many retrieval cues 
B)  construction errors 
C)  the fan effect 
D)  repression 
A)  too many retrieval cues 
B)  construction errors 
C)  the fan effect 
D)  repression

Question 4

Which one of the following is the best example of controlled processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child sitting in the back seat of a car 
B)  A teenager learning to drive 
C)  A bus driver driving slowly down the street 
D)  An adult driving over the speed limit down the street 
A)  A child sitting in the back seat of a car 
B)  A teenager learning to drive 
C)  A bus driver driving slowly down the street 
D)  An adult driving over the speed limit down the street

Question 5

Jenny is taking a quiz, which asks for the chemical symbols of 20 elements. She remembers 19 of them but cannot remember the symbol for mercury. As she walks home from school, she suddenly remembers that the symbol for mercury is Hg. Jenny's memory problem during the quiz can best be explained in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  repression 
C)  construction error 
D)  failure to retrieve 
A)  decay 
B)  repression 
C)  construction error 
D)  failure to retrieve

Which one of the following is least likely to be a good predictor of how well a person will remember a piece of information a year or two after learning it?

What device did Benjamin Franklin invent to help people read better? It may take you a long time to think of the answer-bifocal lenses-because Ben was responsible for so many other inventions as well. In this situation, your lengthy retrieval time can best be explained in terms of:

Which one of the following is the best example of controlled processing?

Perspectives on Learning

Learning and the Brain

Behaviorist Principles and Theories

Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives

Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives

Sociocultural Theories

Contemporary Contextual Frameworks

Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study Strategies

Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

Learning and Technology

Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation

Cognitive Factors in Motivation

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Exam 8: The Nature of Knowledge

Which one of the following is least likely to be a good predictor of how well a person will remember a piece of information a year or two after learning it?

What device did Benjamin Franklin invent to help people read better? It may take you a long time to think of the answer-bifocal lenses-because Ben was responsible for so many other inventions as well. In this situation, your lengthy retrieval time can best be explained in terms of:

Which one of the following is the best example of controlled processing?

Perspectives on Learning

Learning and the Brain

Behaviorist Principles and Theories

Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Social Cognitive Theory

Introduction to Cognitive Perspectives

Cognitive-Developmental Perspectives

Sociocultural Theories

Contemporary Contextual Frameworks

Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study Strategies

Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

Learning and Technology

Basic Concepts and Principles in Human Motivation

Cognitive Factors in Motivation

Appendiex Integrative

Filters