Question 1

If a child wants to learn to write his own name by using spaced practice, he should write the name:

Accepted Answer

A)  once every day for several weeks. 
B)  several times as soon as he wakes up in the morning on one day. 
C)  over and over for one day until he gets it right. 
D)  by alternating using a pen, pencil, crayon, and marker. 
A)  once every day for several weeks. 
B)  several times as soon as he wakes up in the morning on one day. 
C)  over and over for one day until he gets it right. 
D)  by alternating using a pen, pencil, crayon, and marker. A

Question 2

An electromechanical device that can help people recover lost abilities to learn and perform perceptual-motor skills is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory prosthesis. 
B)  motor prosthesis. 
C)  transcranial prosthesis. 
D)  deep brain stimulation. 
A)  sensory prosthesis. 
B)  motor prosthesis. 
C)  transcranial prosthesis. 
D)  deep brain stimulation. B

Question 3

If one measures the neural activity in a rat's basal ganglia as the rat learns to turn the correct way in a T-shaped maze, one finds that during the early stages of learning, most neurons fire _____, whereas after practicing, most neurons fire _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  when the rat turns; at the beginning and end of the task 
B)  when the instructional sound is broadcast; when the rat turns 
C)  when the rat turns; when the instructional sound is broadcast 
D)  at the beginning and end of the trial; when the rat turns 
A)  when the rat turns; at the beginning and end of the task 
B)  when the instructional sound is broadcast; when the rat turns 
C)  when the rat turns; when the instructional sound is broadcast 
D)  at the beginning and end of the trial; when the rat turns A

Question 4

According to Thorndike's identical elements theory, if one learns to swim in an indoor pool, one will swim the BEST in:

Accepted Answer

A)  an indoor pool. 
B)  an outdoor pool. 
C)  a small lake. 
D)  the ocean. 
A)  an indoor pool. 
B)  an outdoor pool. 
C)  a small lake. 
D)  the ocean.

Question 5

Which treatment is used to alleviate tremors and other motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  electroconvulsive therapy 
B)  perceptual motor therapy 
C)  transcranial therapy 
D)  deep brain stimulation 
A)  electroconvulsive therapy 
B)  perceptual motor therapy 
C)  transcranial therapy 
D)  deep brain stimulation

Question 6

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

Accepted Answer

Convey the understan

Question 7

Research on talent and expertise suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  practice alone determines who will become an expert. 
B)  it is easy to determine how much practice an individual will need in order to become an expert. 
C)  people need to born with talent in order to become experts. 
D)  the total amount of practice is an important variable in determining whether a person will become an expert. 
A)  practice alone determines who will become an expert. 
B)  it is easy to determine how much practice an individual will need in order to become an expert. 
C)  people need to born with talent in order to become experts. 
D)  the total amount of practice is an important variable in determining whether a person will become an expert.

Question 8

Which statement is TRUE about skill memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are difficult to convey except by demonstration. 
B)  They may be acquired without awareness. 
C)  They require several repetitions. 
D)  All of the statements are true. 
A)  They are difficult to convey except by demonstration. 
B)  They may be acquired without awareness. 
C)  They require several repetitions. 
D)  All of the statements are true.

Question 9

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how one learns _____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  open 
B)  closed 
C)  cognitive 
D)  perceptual-motor 
A)  open 
B)  closed 
C)  cognitive 
D)  perceptual-motor

Question 10

Which activity is an example of a cognitive skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  running up the stairs 
B)  buttoning one's own coat 
C)  organizing one's own class schedule 
D)  opening a door 
A)  running up the stairs 
B)  buttoning one's own coat 
C)  organizing one's own class schedule 
D)  opening a door

Question 11

In the _____ stage, learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing a skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  associative 
C)  autonomous 
D)  acquisition 
A)  cognitive 
B)  associative 
C)  autonomous 
D)  acquisition

Question 12

Researchers studying expertise sometimes focus on the abilities of professionals (athletes, chess masters, etc.) because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the researchers have a great deal of control over the environmental variables affecting such people. 
B)  the performance of professionals is usually easy to quantify. 
C)  these areas only require cognitive skills, which are the most interesting to researchers. 
D)  professionals all have roughly the same level of expertise, which eliminates variability in the data. 
A)  the researchers have a great deal of control over the environmental variables affecting such people. 
B)  the performance of professionals is usually easy to quantify. 
C)  these areas only require cognitive skills, which are the most interesting to researchers. 
D)  professionals all have roughly the same level of expertise, which eliminates variability in the data.

Question 13

It is difficult to study the forgetting of perceptual-motor skills because:

Accepted Answer

A)  once a skill is learned, it is never forgotten. 
B)  if a person cannot perform a skill, it usually means she has forgotten it. 
C)  without practice, the ability to perform a skill tends to deteriorate. 
D)  it is difficult to distinguish forgetting of the skill from impairment in motor control. 
A)  once a skill is learned, it is never forgotten. 
B)  if a person cannot perform a skill, it usually means she has forgotten it. 
C)  without practice, the ability to perform a skill tends to deteriorate. 
D)  it is difficult to distinguish forgetting of the skill from impairment in motor control.

Question 14

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual-motor skills. 
B)  cognitive skills. 
C)  both perceptual-motor skills and cognitive skills. 
D)  neither perceptual-motor skills nor cognitive skills. 
A)  perceptual-motor skills. 
B)  cognitive skills. 
C)  both perceptual-motor skills and cognitive skills. 
D)  neither perceptual-motor skills nor cognitive skills.

Question 15

A procedure that delivers an electrical current into a patient's brain through one or more implanted electrodes is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  transcranial therapy. 
B)  deep brain stimulation. 
C)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
D)  perceptual motor therapy. 
A)  transcranial therapy. 
B)  deep brain stimulation. 
C)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
D)  perceptual motor therapy.

Question 16

A skill is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to perform a task that has been honed through experience. 
B)  fact that one can learn through repeated exposure. 
C)  event one can remember from childhood. 
D)  ability that is innate, such as a reflex. 
A)  ability to perform a task that has been honed through experience. 
B)  fact that one can learn through repeated exposure. 
C)  event one can remember from childhood. 
D)  ability that is innate, such as a reflex.

Question 17

An example of a closed skill is _____, and an example of an open skill is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  surfing; tying one's shoes 
B)  tying one's shoes; playing pat-a-cake 
C)  surfing; playing pat-a-cake 
D)  playing pat-a-cake; surfing 
A)  surfing; tying one's shoes 
B)  tying one's shoes; playing pat-a-cake 
C)  surfing; playing pat-a-cake 
D)  playing pat-a-cake; surfing

Question 18

If Madeleine wants to learn two very simple perceptual-motor skills MOST effectively, she should practice:

Accepted Answer

A)  them on separate days. 
B)  both on the same day and then get a good night's sleep. 
C)  one skill on the first day, then review that same skill on the second day before practicing the other skill. 
D)  both skills on the first day, then practice only the second skill on the second day. 
A)  them on separate days. 
B)  both on the same day and then get a good night's sleep. 
C)  one skill on the first day, then review that same skill on the second day before practicing the other skill. 
D)  both skills on the first day, then practice only the second skill on the second day.

Question 19

The acquisition of the ability to learn a new task rapidly based on frequent experiences with a similar task is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  motor program. 
B)  transfer specificity. 
C)  identical elements theory. 
D)  learning set formation. 
A)  motor program. 
B)  transfer specificity. 
C)  identical elements theory. 
D)  learning set formation.

Question 20

Suppose one has an exam in 3 weeks, and one plans to spend 9 hours studying for the exam. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using massed practice. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using spaced practice.

Accepted Answer

Illustrate the basic idea of e

If a child wants to learn to write his own name by using spaced practice, he should write the name:

An electromechanical device that can help people recover lost abilities to learn and perform perceptual-motor skills is called:

If one measures the neural activity in a rat's basal ganglia as the rat learns to turn the correct way in a T-shaped maze, one finds that during the early stages of learning, most neurons fire _, whereas after practicing, most neurons fire _.

According to Thorndike's identical elements theory, if one learns to swim in an indoor pool, one will swim the BEST in:

Which treatment is used to alleviate tremors and other motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease?

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

Research on talent and expertise suggests that:

Which statement is TRUE about skill memories?

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how one learns _____ skills.

Which activity is an example of a cognitive skill?

In the _____ stage, learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing a skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

Researchers studying expertise sometimes focus on the abilities of professionals (athletes, chess masters, etc.) because:

It is difficult to study the forgetting of perceptual-motor skills because:

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

A procedure that delivers an electrical current into a patient's brain through one or more implanted electrodes is known as:

A skill is a(n):

An example of a closed skill is _, and an example of an open skill is _.

If Madeleine wants to learn two very simple perceptual-motor skills MOST effectively, she should practice:

The acquisition of the ability to learn a new task rapidly based on frequent experiences with a similar task is known as:

Suppose one has an exam in 3 weeks, and one plans to spend 9 hours studying for the exam. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using massed practice. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using spaced practice.

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Classical Conditioning:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory:

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 8: Skill Memory:

If a child wants to learn to write his own name by using spaced practice, he should write the name:

An electromechanical device that can help people recover lost abilities to learn and perform perceptual-motor skills is called:

If one measures the neural activity in a rat's basal ganglia as the rat learns to turn the correct way in a T-shaped maze, one finds that during the early stages of learning, most neurons fire _____, whereas after practicing, most neurons fire _____.

According to Thorndike's identical elements theory, if one learns to swim in an indoor pool, one will swim the BEST in:

Which treatment is used to alleviate tremors and other motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease?

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

Research on talent and expertise suggests that:

Which statement is TRUE about skill memories?

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how one learns _____ skills.

Which activity is an example of a cognitive skill?

In the _____ stage, learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing a skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

Researchers studying expertise sometimes focus on the abilities of professionals (athletes, chess masters, etc.) because:

It is difficult to study the forgetting of perceptual-motor skills because:

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

A procedure that delivers an electrical current into a patient's brain through one or more implanted electrodes is known as:

A skill is a(n):

An example of a closed skill is _____, and an example of an open skill is _____.

If Madeleine wants to learn two very simple perceptual-motor skills MOST effectively, she should practice:

The acquisition of the ability to learn a new task rapidly based on frequent experiences with a similar task is known as:

Suppose one has an exam in 3 weeks, and one plans to spend 9 hours studying for the exam. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using massed practice. Describe how one would study for the exam if one is using spaced practice.

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Classical Conditioning:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory:

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

Filters

If one measures the neural activity in a rat's basal ganglia as the rat learns to turn the correct way in a T-shaped maze, one finds that during the early stages of learning, most neurons fire _, whereas after practicing, most neurons fire _.

An example of a closed skill is _, and an example of an open skill is _.