Exam 19: Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Students who are perfectionists often have all-or-nothing work habits that can lead to their procrastinating on starting their assignments.

Good test-taking strategies for multiple-choice tests include which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an essay test?

As Marty is being interviewed for a job, he actively and carefully listens to the interviewer's questions and puts serious effort into thinking through the implications of answering each question in different ways before he responds. He is both focused and controlled throughout the interview. Marty is exhibiting __________ processing.

As Meredith reads her psychology chapter, she actively thinks about what she is reading by relating new facts, terms, and concepts to her own experiences and to information that she already knows well. Meredith also pauses to evaluate, compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize what she is reading. Meredith is exhibiting __________ reading.

Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an essay test?

Marian has been preparing for the 50-item multiple-choice test this week by studying as if it were an essay exam. Although Marian believes that she has mastered the material, she continues to review over the material each day. Marian is exhibiting an efficient study strategy known as

Your friend Amy has just failed her psychology test and does not understand how this could have happened. She reminds you that she looked over her notes while you were both watching television last night and then stayed up three more hours cramming in all those "terms" that are so hard to remember by recopying her notes. Amy finally says that "perhaps she studied too much and got confused." After reading about the reflective study strategies, explain how Amy can improve her study habits.

According to the LISAN method, phrases that instructors use, such as "there are three reasons why," "the most important step," and "on the contrary" would be examples of

Explain why so many students procrastinate and why perfectionism can lead to procrastination; list two remedies for avoiding procrastination; and describe how to construct and use a weekly time schedule and a term schedule.

Karilyn begins studying each evening by doing her math at the kitchen table, so she can talk to her mother who is preparing dinner. Then, she goes to her room and reads her psychology, history, and literature textbooks for a couple of hours more while listening to music or watching TV. She usually texts her friends several times during the evening about the assignments as well. Regarding her study habits, Karilyn should

Answers to which of the following would be a good summary of the core concepts in each chapter of your psychology textbook?

According to the authors of your textbook, which of the following would be considered a POOR study strategy?

When students review their notes over many relatively short study sessions, it is referred to as __________ practice.

If you continue to study your notes and learn even after you believe that you know the material, then you are exhibiting

By using the rSQ4R method to read her textbook, Sierta is engaging in reflective processing.

Actively thinking about what you have just experienced describes experiential processing.

Describe six recommendations for improving one's general test-taking skills.

Reflective learners set specific goals for studying with these goals being clear-cut and __________.

You will learn more as you read if you