Question 1

According to Thorndyke (1977), story structure consists of all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) setting 
B) theme 
C) obstacle 
D) resolution 
A) setting 
B) theme 
C) obstacle 
D) resolution

Question 2

Describe how you could incorporate the nine recommended comprehension strategies into your own methods of learning.

Accepted Answer

Incorporating the nine recommended compr

Question 3

Speed reading

Accepted Answer

A) never works. 
B) works fine for simple or already known material. 
C) works well for both simple and complex material. 
D) works best for students trying to learn new material. 
A) never works. 
B) works fine for simple or already known material. 
C) works well for both simple and complex material. 
D) works best for students trying to learn new material.

Question 4

Readability of a text is the number of recalled propositions divided by reading time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Training on iSTART revealed that answering questions requiring integrative inferences was the best training for students with questions more accurately.

Accepted Answer

A) low-knowledge 
B) high-knowledge 
C) Both low and high-knowledge 
D) Neither low nor high-knowledge 
A) low-knowledge 
B) high-knowledge 
C) Both low and high-knowledge 
D) Neither low nor high-knowledge

Question 6

What advantages do you think that Kintsch's model might have for you personally over the many other readability formulas?

Accepted Answer

Kintsch's model of text comprehension, w

Question 7

If you had read this chapter's title, "Comprehension and Memory for Text," first, instead of simply "Chapter 11," how would that have influenced your comprehension of the information? Why? Use what you know about text comprehension in your answer.

Accepted Answer

If I had read the chapter's title, "Comp

Question 8

Which is a recommended comprehension strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) predict 
B) question 
C) summarize 
D) all of the above 
A) predict 
B) question 
C) summarize 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Prior knowledge

Accepted Answer

A) makes it easier to comprehend abstract ideas. 
B) determines what we emphasize in a text. 
C) can make it difficult to remember the source of our knowledge. 
D) All these 
A) makes it easier to comprehend abstract ideas. 
B) determines what we emphasize in a text. 
C) can make it difficult to remember the source of our knowledge. 
D) All these

Question 10

According to Gernsbacher's (1997) Structure Building Framework, which sentence of a paragraph do people usually read most slowly, and why?

Accepted Answer

A) the first, because they are laying a foundation for the ideas that follow 
B) the last, because they are integrating the meanings of the individual statements 
C) the first, because they are adjusting their comprehension to the difficulty-level and style of the author 
D) the last because it summarizes information in the preceding sentences 
A) the first, because they are laying a foundation for the ideas that follow 
B) the last, because they are integrating the meanings of the individual statements 
C) the first, because they are adjusting their comprehension to the difficulty-level and style of the author 
D) the last because it summarizes information in the preceding sentences

Question 11

A situation model is constructed from

Accepted Answer

A) prior knowledge. 
B) text information. 
C) Both prior knowledge and text information 
D) Neither prior knowledge nor text information 
A) prior knowledge. 
B) text information. 
C) Both prior knowledge and text information 
D) Neither prior knowledge nor text information

Question 12

Kieras demonstrated the usefulness of being able to build directly on old information by contrasting memory for two paragraphs that differed in

Accepted Answer

A) the content of the sentences. 
B) the order of the sentences. 
C) the familiarity of the sentences. 
D) the number of sentences. 
A) the content of the sentences. 
B) the order of the sentences. 
C) the familiarity of the sentences. 
D) the number of sentences.

Question 13

Comprehension is easiest when information in the story is

Accepted Answer

A) directly related to previous information stored in STM. 
B) directly related to previous information stored in LTM. 
C) indirectly related (requiring an inference) to information in STM. 
D) indirectly related to information in LTM. 
A) directly related to previous information stored in STM. 
B) directly related to previous information stored in LTM. 
C) indirectly related (requiring an inference) to information in STM. 
D) indirectly related to information in LTM.

Question 14

Prior knowledge causes the greatest number of false recognitions of story content for

Accepted Answer

A) low-related sentences after a short delay. 
B) high-related sentences after a short delay. 
C) low-related sentences after a long delay. 
D) high-related sentences after a long delay. 
A) low-related sentences after a short delay. 
B) high-related sentences after a short delay. 
C) low-related sentences after a long delay. 
D) high-related sentences after a long delay.

Question 15

According to the story structure proposed by Thorndyke, the goal is specified in the story's

Accepted Answer

A) setting. 
B) theme. 
C) plot. 
D) resolution. 
A) setting. 
B) theme. 
C) plot. 
D) resolution.

Question 16

Describe the factors that contribute to the comprehension of text.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that contribut

Question 17

Anderson and Pichert argued that people recalled additional ideas following a shift in perspective because they

Accepted Answer

A) guessed ideas that they didn't really remember. 
B) initially omitted these ideas as being unimportant. 
C) had a new plan for searching memory. 
D) always did better when given a second opportunity. 
A) guessed ideas that they didn't really remember. 
B) initially omitted these ideas as being unimportant. 
C) had a new plan for searching memory. 
D) always did better when given a second opportunity.

Question 18

Comprehension is influenced by whether the reader can

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A) relate newly acquired information to ideas previously expressed in the text. 
B) use STM rather than LTM to establish relations. 
C) directly establish rather than infer relations. 
D) All these 
A) relate newly acquired information to ideas previously expressed in the text. 
B) use STM rather than LTM to establish relations. 
C) directly establish rather than infer relations. 
D) All these

Question 19

Text difficulty is a function of

Accepted Answer

A) need for inferences. 
B) reinstatement searches. 
C) word frequency. 
D) All these 
A) need for inferences. 
B) reinstatement searches. 
C) word frequency. 
D) All these

Question 20

How can what you have learned about text comprehension influence your own writing (creation of text)?

Accepted Answer

Understanding text comprehension can gre

According to Thorndyke (1977), story structure consists of all except which of the following?

Describe how you could incorporate the nine recommended comprehension strategies into your own methods of learning.

Speed reading

Readability of a text is the number of recalled propositions divided by reading time.

Training on iSTART revealed that answering questions requiring integrative inferences was the best training for students with questions more accurately.

What advantages do you think that Kintsch's model might have for you personally over the many other readability formulas?

If you had read this chapter's title, "Comprehension and Memory for Text," first, instead of simply "Chapter 11," how would that have influenced your comprehension of the information? Why? Use what you know about text comprehension in your answer.

Which is a recommended comprehension strategy?

Prior knowledge

According to Gernsbacher's (1997) Structure Building Framework, which sentence of a paragraph do people usually read most slowly, and why?

A situation model is constructed from

Kieras demonstrated the usefulness of being able to build directly on old information by contrasting memory for two paragraphs that differed in

Comprehension is easiest when information in the story is

Prior knowledge causes the greatest number of false recognitions of story content for

According to the story structure proposed by Thorndyke, the goal is specified in the story's

Describe the factors that contribute to the comprehension of text.

Anderson and Pichert argued that people recalled additional ideas following a shift in perspective because they

Comprehension is influenced by whether the reader can

Text difficulty is a function of

How can what you have learned about text comprehension influence your own writing (creation of text)?

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Exam 11: Comprehension and Memory for Text

According to Thorndyke (1977), story structure consists of all except which of the following?

Describe how you could incorporate the nine recommended comprehension strategies into your own methods of learning.

Speed reading

Readability of a text is the number of recalled propositions divided by reading time.

Training on iSTART revealed that answering questions requiring integrative inferences was the best training for students with questions more accurately.

What advantages do you think that Kintsch's model might have for you personally over the many other readability formulas?

If you had read this chapter's title, "Comprehension and Memory for Text," first, instead of simply "Chapter 11," how would that have influenced your comprehension of the information? Why? Use what you know about text comprehension in your answer.

Which is a recommended comprehension strategy?

Prior knowledge

According to Gernsbacher's (1997) Structure Building Framework, which sentence of a paragraph do people usually read most slowly, and why?

A situation model is constructed from

Kieras demonstrated the usefulness of being able to build directly on old information by contrasting memory for two paragraphs that differed in

Comprehension is easiest when information in the story is

Prior knowledge causes the greatest number of false recognitions of story content for

According to the story structure proposed by Thorndyke, the goal is specified in the story's

Describe the factors that contribute to the comprehension of text.

Anderson and Pichert argued that people recalled additional ideas following a shift in perspective because they

Comprehension is influenced by whether the reader can

Text difficulty is a function of

How can what you have learned about text comprehension influence your own writing (creation of text)?

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters