Question 1

Consciously applied skills of organizing thoughts and actions to reach a learning goal are called domain-specific strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

________ memories involve knowledge that we can deliberately recall when we need the information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ memories involve knowledge that we can...

Question 3

Knowing how to apply rules to categorize objects and ideas is ________ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Knowing how to apply rules to categorize...

Question 4

The primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The key to maintaining information in long-term memory is rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Categories that group similar events or things are called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Categories that group similar events or things...

Question 7

Dr. Beach used to be a typical 'absent minded professor.' However, she found that she could remember the things her husband asked her to pick up at the grocery store by imagining the items she needed placed on her desk, bookshelf, and file cabinet. The mnemonic device that she used is

Accepted Answer

A)  an acronym. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  the keyword method. 
D)  the loci method. 
A)  an acronym. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  the keyword method. 
D)  the loci method.

Question 8

Stacey is trying to learn the abbreviations and names for the chemical elements, such as Au (gold). He connects the Au with a mental picture of Auric Goldfinger, the villain in a James Bond novel. This is an example of using what learning strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chaining 
B)  Keyword 
C)  Loci 
D)  Metacognitive 
A)  Chaining 
B)  Keyword 
C)  Loci 
D)  Metacognitive

Question 9

Ms. Gentry took her tenth-grade biology students to the Horticulture Garden. The students were able to observe and classify a wide variety of exotic plants. Students in her class are likely to remember the names and characteristics of those plants because of

Accepted Answer

A)  automaticity. 
B)  context. 
C)  meta-components. 
D)  retrieval. 
A)  automaticity. 
B)  context. 
C)  meta-components. 
D)  retrieval.

Question 10

Identify and describe the procedures of three different mnemonic strategies.

Accepted Answer

Peg-type mnemonics involve memorizing a

Question 11

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 20 seconds 
B)  A day 
C)  One minute 
D)  One week 
A)  About 20 seconds 
B)  A day 
C)  One minute 
D)  One week

Question 12

In the cognitive approach to learning, learning

Accepted Answer

A)  depends a great deal on individual perception. 
B)  is dependent on elicited responses. 
C)  is determined by acquired traits. 
D)  is primarily a consequence of other people's actions. 
A)  depends a great deal on individual perception. 
B)  is dependent on elicited responses. 
C)  is determined by acquired traits. 
D)  is primarily a consequence of other people's actions.

Question 13

Long-term memory that is memory for meaning is called

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic. 
B)  procedural. 
C)  semantic. 
D)  working. 
A)  episodic. 
B)  procedural. 
C)  semantic. 
D)  working.

Question 14

Little Billy was accustomed to seeing Officer Sam O'Reilly walking around the block, but then one day he met Officer Sally Murdock. Billy gave her a suspicious look and said, "You can't be an officer, you're a lady." Billy's concept of a police officer was probably

Accepted Answer

A)  based on a male prototype. 
B)  derived primarily from defining attributes. 
C)  refined from a complex schema. 
D)  verbal rather than intellectual. 
A)  based on a male prototype. 
B)  derived primarily from defining attributes. 
C)  refined from a complex schema. 
D)  verbal rather than intellectual.

Question 15

Because memories are organized in propositional networks, recall of one bit of information often

Accepted Answer

A)  blocks the recall of other information. 
B)  leads to recall of another bit of information. 
C)  leads to the integration of organized patterns. 
D)  requires specific, external memory cues. 
A)  blocks the recall of other information. 
B)  leads to recall of another bit of information. 
C)  leads to the integration of organized patterns. 
D)  requires specific, external memory cues.

Question 16

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to current cognitive theories, information may be lost from long-term memory in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

Accepted Answer

A)  interference. 
B)  lack of use. 
C)  substitution. 
D)  time decay. 
A)  interference. 
B)  lack of use. 
C)  substitution. 
D)  time decay.

Question 18

Claire, a three-year-old, has difficulty remembering her street address. According to research on short-term memory use, what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both limited memory capacity and ineffective strategy use 
B)  Ineffective strategy use, but not limited memory capacity 
C)  Limited memory capacity, but not ineffective strategy use 
D)  Neither limited memory capacity nor effective strategy use 
A)  Both limited memory capacity and ineffective strategy use 
B)  Ineffective strategy use, but not limited memory capacity 
C)  Limited memory capacity, but not ineffective strategy use 
D)  Neither limited memory capacity nor effective strategy use

Question 19

Knowing specific facts or knowing how to do something is called verbal information or ________ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Knowing specific facts or knowing how to...

Question 20

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Consciously applied skills of organizing thoughts and actions to reach a learning goal are called domain-specific strategies.

________ memories involve knowledge that we can deliberately recall when we need the information.

Knowing how to apply rules to categorize objects and ideas is ________ knowledge.

The primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

The key to maintaining information in long-term memory is rehearsal.

Categories that group similar events or things are called ________.

Dr. Beach used to be a typical 'absent minded professor.' However, she found that she could remember the things her husband asked her to pick up at the grocery store by imagining the items she needed placed on her desk, bookshelf, and file cabinet. The mnemonic device that she used is

Stacey is trying to learn the abbreviations and names for the chemical elements, such as Au (gold). He connects the Au with a mental picture of Auric Goldfinger, the villain in a James Bond novel. This is an example of using what learning strategy?

Ms. Gentry took her tenth-grade biology students to the Horticulture Garden. The students were able to observe and classify a wide variety of exotic plants. Students in her class are likely to remember the names and characteristics of those plants because of

Identify and describe the procedures of three different mnemonic strategies.

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

In the cognitive approach to learning, learning

Long-term memory that is memory for meaning is called

Little Billy was accustomed to seeing Officer Sam O'Reilly walking around the block, but then one day he met Officer Sally Murdock. Billy gave her a suspicious look and said, "You can't be an officer, you're a lady." Billy's concept of a police officer was probably

Because memories are organized in propositional networks, recall of one bit of information often

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

According to current cognitive theories, information may be lost from long-term memory in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

Claire, a three-year-old, has difficulty remembering her street address. According to research on short-term memory use, what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Knowing specific facts or knowing how to do something is called verbal information or ________ knowledge.

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

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Exam 7: Cognitive Views of Learning

Consciously applied skills of organizing thoughts and actions to reach a learning goal are called domain-specific strategies.

________ memories involve knowledge that we can deliberately recall when we need the information.

Knowing how to apply rules to categorize objects and ideas is ________ knowledge.

The primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

The key to maintaining information in long-term memory is rehearsal.

Categories that group similar events or things are called ________.

Dr. Beach used to be a typical 'absent minded professor.' However, she found that she could remember the things her husband asked her to pick up at the grocery store by imagining the items she needed placed on her desk, bookshelf, and file cabinet. The mnemonic device that she used is

Stacey is trying to learn the abbreviations and names for the chemical elements, such as Au (gold). He connects the Au with a mental picture of Auric Goldfinger, the villain in a James Bond novel. This is an example of using what learning strategy?

Ms. Gentry took her tenth-grade biology students to the Horticulture Garden. The students were able to observe and classify a wide variety of exotic plants. Students in her class are likely to remember the names and characteristics of those plants because of

Identify and describe the procedures of three different mnemonic strategies.

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

In the cognitive approach to learning, learning

Long-term memory that is memory for meaning is called

Little Billy was accustomed to seeing Officer Sam O'Reilly walking around the block, but then one day he met Officer Sally Murdock. Billy gave her a suspicious look and said, "You can't be an officer, you're a lady." Billy's concept of a police officer was probably

Because memories are organized in propositional networks, recall of one bit of information often

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

According to current cognitive theories, information may be lost from long-term memory in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

Claire, a three-year-old, has difficulty remembering her street address. According to research on short-term memory use, what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Knowing specific facts or knowing how to do something is called verbal information or ________ knowledge.

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

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