Question 1

Compared to the behaviouristic orientation, the cognitive perspective recognizes people as what type of learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Active 
B)  Egocentric 
C)  Passive 
D)  Social 
A)  Active 
B)  Egocentric 
C)  Passive 
D)  Social

Question 2

A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes. For the next few seconds, all you can see are big blue dots everywhere you look. What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Sensory 
D)  Working 
A)  Long-term 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Sensory 
D)  Working

Question 3

When we intentionally try to learn something new, we are involving what type of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crystallized memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Explicit memory 
A)  Crystallized memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Explicit memory

Question 4

Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider) because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algorithm 
B)  Defining attribute 
C)  Heuristic 
D)  Prototype 
A)  Algorithm 
B)  Defining attribute 
C)  Heuristic 
D)  Prototype

Question 5

Explain the role of attention in learning, giving suggestions for teachers to increase student attentiveness to the lesson.

Accepted Answer

Our senses are continually bombarded wit

Question 6

The first step in peg-type mnemonics is to

Accepted Answer

A)  associate new material with a familiar place or location. 
B)  memorize a random list of places, words, or facts. 
C)  organize the new material into meaningful patterns. 
D)  visualize each element of the new material. 
A)  associate new material with a familiar place or location. 
B)  memorize a random list of places, words, or facts. 
C)  organize the new material into meaningful patterns. 
D)  visualize each element of the new material.

Question 7

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive reasoning. 
B)  identifying defining features or attributes. 
C)  imaging prototypes. 
D)  top-down processing. 
A)  deductive reasoning. 
B)  identifying defining features or attributes. 
C)  imaging prototypes. 
D)  top-down processing.

Question 8

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B)  Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C)  Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D)  Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory. 
A)  Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B)  Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C)  Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D)  Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory.

Question 9

Megan tries to remember the address, 10 Anchor Street, by imagining a ten-dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. She is using a memory strategy called

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  part learning. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  part learning.

Question 10

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You are given a math problem to solve. As you try to remember the formula involved, what memory system is being searched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term semantic 
B)  Schematic 
C)  Sensory register 
D)  Working procedural 
A)  Long-term semantic 
B)  Schematic 
C)  Sensory register 
D)  Working procedural

Question 12

Older cognitive views of learning emphasized the acquisition of knowledge, although newer approaches stress ________ of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Older cognitive views of learning emphasized the...

Question 13

The information processing model of memory involves encoding, storage, and ________ of information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The information processing model of memory involves...

Question 14

Marc starts talking to Joyce about the field trip to the zoo, which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week. He concludes by telling Joyce that the new library is very easy to use. This phenomenon illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of the working memory. 
B)  deactivation of the active memory. 
C)  reconstruction of the working memory. 
D)  spread of activation. 
A)  construction of the working memory. 
B)  deactivation of the active memory. 
C)  reconstruction of the working memory. 
D)  spread of activation.

Question 15

While taking his final exam, Jerry recalled one item of information that caused him to remember another piece of information related to the question. What phenomenon has he just experienced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributed recall 
B)  Massed practice 
C)  Serial-position effect 
D)  Spread of activation 
A)  Distributed recall 
B)  Massed practice 
C)  Serial-position effect 
D)  Spread of activation

Question 16

The type of processing that involves identifying stimuli by analyzing their features is called ________ processing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of processing that involves identifying...

Question 17

One of the specific methods used to improve memory that derives its name from the plural of the Latin word meaning "place" is the ________ method.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the specific methods used to...

Question 18

Long-term memory holds information that is currently activated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Propositional networks are defined most accurately as

Accepted Answer

A)  a process by which verbal information reaches short-term memory. 
B)  a technique used to increase the capacity of short-term memory. 
C)  the organization of information according to its meaning. 
D)  the process by means of which information reaches the sensory register. 
A)  a process by which verbal information reaches short-term memory. 
B)  a technique used to increase the capacity of short-term memory. 
C)  the organization of information according to its meaning. 
D)  the process by means of which information reaches the sensory register.

Question 20

The greater difficulty of remembering items in the middle of a list, compared to beginning or ending items, is referred to as the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The greater difficulty of remembering items in...

Compared to the behaviouristic orientation, the cognitive perspective recognizes people as what type of learners?

A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes. For the next few seconds, all you can see are big blue dots everywhere you look. What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?

When we intentionally try to learn something new, we are involving what type of long-term memory?

Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider) because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?

Explain the role of attention in learning, giving suggestions for teachers to increase student attentiveness to the lesson.

The first step in peg-type mnemonics is to

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

Megan tries to remember the address, 10 Anchor Street, by imagining a ten-dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. She is using a memory strategy called

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

You are given a math problem to solve. As you try to remember the formula involved, what memory system is being searched?

Older cognitive views of learning emphasized the acquisition of knowledge, although newer approaches stress ________ of knowledge.

The information processing model of memory involves encoding, storage, and ________ of information.

Marc starts talking to Joyce about the field trip to the zoo, which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week. He concludes by telling Joyce that the new library is very easy to use. This phenomenon illustrates the concept of

While taking his final exam, Jerry recalled one item of information that caused him to remember another piece of information related to the question. What phenomenon has he just experienced?

The type of processing that involves identifying stimuli by analyzing their features is called ________ processing.

One of the specific methods used to improve memory that derives its name from the plural of the Latin word meaning "place" is the ________ method.

Long-term memory holds information that is currently activated.

Propositional networks are defined most accurately as

The greater difficulty of remembering items in the middle of a list, compared to beginning or ending items, is referred to as the ________ effect.

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Exam 7: Cognitive Views of Learning

Compared to the behaviouristic orientation, the cognitive perspective recognizes people as what type of learners?

A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes. For the next few seconds, all you can see are big blue dots everywhere you look. What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?

When we intentionally try to learn something new, we are involving what type of long-term memory?

Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider) because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?

Explain the role of attention in learning, giving suggestions for teachers to increase student attentiveness to the lesson.

The first step in peg-type mnemonics is to

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

Megan tries to remember the address, 10 Anchor Street, by imagining a ten-dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. She is using a memory strategy called

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

You are given a math problem to solve. As you try to remember the formula involved, what memory system is being searched?

Older cognitive views of learning emphasized the acquisition of knowledge, although newer approaches stress ________ of knowledge.

The information processing model of memory involves encoding, storage, and ________ of information.

Marc starts talking to Joyce about the field trip to the zoo, which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week. He concludes by telling Joyce that the new library is very easy to use. This phenomenon illustrates the concept of

While taking his final exam, Jerry recalled one item of information that caused him to remember another piece of information related to the question. What phenomenon has he just experienced?

The type of processing that involves identifying stimuli by analyzing their features is called ________ processing.

One of the specific methods used to improve memory that derives its name from the plural of the Latin word meaning "place" is the ________ method.

Long-term memory holds information that is currently activated.

Propositional networks are defined most accurately as

The greater difficulty of remembering items in the middle of a list, compared to beginning or ending items, is referred to as the ________ effect.

Learning, Teaching, and Educational Psychology

Cognitive Development and Language

Self and Social and Moral Development

Learner Differences and Learning Needs

Culture and Diversity

Behavioural Views of Learning

Complex Cognitive Processes

The Learning Sciences and Constructivism

Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

Motivation in Learning and Teaching

Creating Learning Environments

Teaching Every Student

Classroom Assessment and Grading

Filters