Question 1

Describe the impact of attention on information in the sensory register.

Accepted Answer

Attention is the selective focusing on a

Question 2

Describe the nature and significance of the serial position effect.

Accepted Answer

The serial position effect refers to the

Question 3

How does past experience influence the information currently being processed?

Accepted Answer

Information already stored in long-term

Question 4

Why does organizing the digits 1-9-7-6-1-5-8-8 into the dates 1976 and 1588 make learning the series of digits easier?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides cues and reduces the number of chunks to be learned. 
B)  It eliminates the need to devise mnemonic devices. 
C)  It increases the chunking capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  It makes use of both maintenance and elaborative rehearsal. 
A)  It provides cues and reduces the number of chunks to be learned. 
B)  It eliminates the need to devise mnemonic devices. 
C)  It increases the chunking capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  It makes use of both maintenance and elaborative rehearsal.

Question 5

Mr. Torres is looking to purchase computer software that students will find engaging and that will allow them to work collbaboratively in small groups. Which of the following types of programs best meets this description?

Accepted Answer

A)  drill-and-practice 
B)  tutorial 
C)  integrated learning system 
D)  virtual environments 
A)  drill-and-practice 
B)  tutorial 
C)  integrated learning system 
D)  virtual environments

Question 6

What is the relationship between age and insight into one's own learning processes?

Accepted Answer

Research findings su

Question 7

Under what condition is meaningful learning most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

Meaningful learning is most likely to oc

Question 8

A critical control process that needs to take place during the sensory register stage of the information-processing model is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  perception. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  selective attention. 
A)  perception. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  selective attention.

Question 9

Describe the capacity of and the duration of information in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory is a permanen

Question 10

When, in order to explain some complicated geometric concepts, you ask your students to imagine a flagpole and its shadow, you are employing _______________ as a means of helping them understand the concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  metacognition 
B)  mnemonics 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  a concrete analogy 
A)  metacognition 
B)  mnemonics 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  a concrete analogy

Question 11

Explain the importance of the sensory register in the information-processing model for duration, sequence, control processes, sensory receptors, and status of information not processed.

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of the sensory regis

Question 12

Describe the nature and purpose of the sensory register.

Accepted Answer

The sensory register serves to hold sele

Question 13

Ms. Jeffone, a middle school teacher, reminds her students to prepare well for the upcoming essay exam because it will cover a lot of material. In response, one of her students retorts, "Why bother! We'll forget all of the information over time, anyway." On the basis of current evidence, an appropriate response to this student's assertion would be

Accepted Answer

A)  "I agree. No matter how hard we try, we really do forget most of what we learn." 
B)  "I disagree. We can remember a lot of what we learn if we master the new information and take an active role in our own learning." 
C)  "I disagree. Learning does not decay over time if you frequently review the material." 
D)  "I agree. However, it will be easier to relearn this material later if you memorize it now." 
A)  "I agree. No matter how hard we try, we really do forget most of what we learn." 
B)  "I disagree. We can remember a lot of what we learn if we master the new information and take an active role in our own learning." 
C)  "I disagree. Learning does not decay over time if you frequently review the material." 
D)  "I agree. However, it will be easier to relearn this material later if you memorize it now."

Question 14

Describe the basic function of maintenance rehearsal and provide an example of this process.

Accepted Answer

Maintenance rehearsal is the practice of

Question 15

Describe the sequence of cognitive processes that occur as people process information.

Accepted Answer

According to the information processing

Question 16

A student who finds himself relating a lecturer's statement that molecular structure is of a crystalline nature to a recollection of looking at crystals through a microscope is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  elaborative rehearsal. 
D)  maintenance rehearsal. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  elaborative rehearsal. 
D)  maintenance rehearsal.

Question 17

You call the post office for a ZIP code that you need, just after you looked up the phone number. Unfortunately, you dial the wrong number. You attempt to dial again, only to discover that you've forgotten the phone number. From an information-processing standpoint, how can this be explained?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information in long-term memory was not properly stored. 
B)  Information in working memory began to disappear after twenty seconds or so. 
C)  Information in the sensory register was not sufficiently attended to. 
D)  Information in short-term memory was improperly encoded. 
A)  Information in long-term memory was not properly stored. 
B)  Information in working memory began to disappear after twenty seconds or so. 
C)  Information in the sensory register was not sufficiently attended to. 
D)  Information in short-term memory was improperly encoded.

Question 18

Discuss how computer-based technology can be used to strengthen students' ability to process information. Then summarize the effect of multimedia, hypermedia, and virtual environment programs on learning and metacognition.

Accepted Answer

Although the use of computer-based techn

Question 19

Explain how analogies can make abstract information more meaningful to your students.

Accepted Answer

Concrete analogies can make ab

Question 20

Describe techniques that help teachers capture and maintain their students' attention.

Accepted Answer

Attention is usually captured by sudden,

Describe the impact of attention on information in the sensory register.

Describe the nature and significance of the serial position effect.

How does past experience influence the information currently being processed?

Why does organizing the digits 1-9-7-6-1-5-8-8 into the dates 1976 and 1588 make learning the series of digits easier?

Mr. Torres is looking to purchase computer software that students will find engaging and that will allow them to work collbaboratively in small groups. Which of the following types of programs best meets this description?

What is the relationship between age and insight into one's own learning processes?

Under what condition is meaningful learning most likely to occur?

A critical control process that needs to take place during the sensory register stage of the information-processing model is known as

Describe the capacity of and the duration of information in long-term memory.

When, in order to explain some complicated geometric concepts, you ask your students to imagine a flagpole and its shadow, you are employing _______________ as a means of helping them understand the concept.

Explain the importance of the sensory register in the information-processing model for duration, sequence, control processes, sensory receptors, and status of information not processed.

Describe the nature and purpose of the sensory register.

Describe the basic function of maintenance rehearsal and provide an example of this process.

Describe the sequence of cognitive processes that occur as people process information.

A student who finds himself relating a lecturer's statement that molecular structure is of a crystalline nature to a recollection of looking at crystals through a microscope is engaging in

You call the post office for a ZIP code that you need, just after you looked up the phone number. Unfortunately, you dial the wrong number. You attempt to dial again, only to discover that you've forgotten the phone number. From an information-processing standpoint, how can this be explained?

Discuss how computer-based technology can be used to strengthen students' ability to process information. Then summarize the effect of multimedia, hypermedia, and virtual environment programs on learning and metacognition.

Explain how analogies can make abstract information more meaningful to your students.

Describe techniques that help teachers capture and maintain their students' attention.

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Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

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Exam 8: Information-Processing Theory

Describe the impact of attention on information in the sensory register.

Describe the nature and significance of the serial position effect.

How does past experience influence the information currently being processed?

Why does organizing the digits 1-9-7-6-1-5-8-8 into the dates 1976 and 1588 make learning the series of digits easier?

Mr. Torres is looking to purchase computer software that students will find engaging and that will allow them to work collbaboratively in small groups. Which of the following types of programs best meets this description?

What is the relationship between age and insight into one's own learning processes?

Under what condition is meaningful learning most likely to occur?

A critical control process that needs to take place during the sensory register stage of the information-processing model is known as

Describe the capacity of and the duration of information in long-term memory.

When, in order to explain some complicated geometric concepts, you ask your students to imagine a flagpole and its shadow, you are employing _______________ as a means of helping them understand the concept.

Explain the importance of the sensory register in the information-processing model for duration, sequence, control processes, sensory receptors, and status of information not processed.

Describe the nature and purpose of the sensory register.

Describe the basic function of maintenance rehearsal and provide an example of this process.

Describe the sequence of cognitive processes that occur as people process information.

A student who finds himself relating a lecturer's statement that molecular structure is of a crystalline nature to a recollection of looking at crystals through a microscope is engaging in

You call the post office for a ZIP code that you need, just after you looked up the phone number. Unfortunately, you dial the wrong number. You attempt to dial again, only to discover that you've forgotten the phone number. From an information-processing standpoint, how can this be explained?

Discuss how computer-based technology can be used to strengthen students' ability to process information. Then summarize the effect of multimedia, hypermedia, and virtual environment programs on learning and metacognition.

Explain how analogies can make abstract information more meaningful to your students.

Describe techniques that help teachers capture and maintain their students' attention.

Applying Psychology to Teaching

Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development

Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

Social Cognitive Theory

Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Motivation and Perceptions of Self

Classroom Management

Approaches to Instruction

Assessment of Classroom Learning

Understanding Standardized Assessment

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