Question 1

All of the following are common obstacles to solving problems, except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Failing to look at the situation from a new perspective 
B)  Lacking motivation to persist at finding a solution 
C)  Attempting to confirm an idea instead of refuting it 
D)  Trying a new method for resolving the situation 
A)  Failing to look at the situation from a new perspective 
B)  Lacking motivation to persist at finding a solution 
C)  Attempting to confirm an idea instead of refuting it 
D)  Trying a new method for resolving the situation

Question 2

Describe the obstacle to problem solving labeled "fixation."

Accepted Answer

Fixation is using a

Question 3

Finding appropriate strategies to reaching one's goal is best referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convergent thinking 
B)  Problem solving 
C)  Fixating 
D)  Critical thinking 
A)  Convergent thinking 
B)  Problem solving 
C)  Fixating 
D)  Critical thinking

Question 4

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good as boys at athletics. Even as some of the girls in class offer examples of famous female athletes, he refuses to listen or acknowledge their evidence. What type of thinking is Renaldo engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Overconfidence bias 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Belief perseverance 
A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Overconfidence bias 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Belief perseverance

Question 5

Ms. Shawnasee has gone to meet one of her old education professors to ask for help in aiding her students' transfer of learning. Which of the following pieces of advice would the professor be most likely to offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Streamline your lesson and background coverage to provide for maximal time for students to reflect on how to use concepts." 
B)  "Transfer of learning is not something that can be taught, students naturally figure these opportunities for transfer by trial-and-error." 
C)  "Ask students to reflect on their goals in life, then initiate a discussion of how academic concepts will help them to achieve their personal goals." 
D)  All of these 
A)  "Streamline your lesson and background coverage to provide for maximal time for students to reflect on how to use concepts." 
B)  "Transfer of learning is not something that can be taught, students naturally figure these opportunities for transfer by trial-and-error." 
C)  "Ask students to reflect on their goals in life, then initiate a discussion of how academic concepts will help them to achieve their personal goals." 
D)  All of these

Question 6

Which of the following five steps in the creative process covers the longest span of time and involves the hardest work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaboration 
B)  Evaluation 
C)  Insight 
D)  Incubation 
A)  Elaboration 
B)  Evaluation 
C)  Insight 
D)  Incubation

Question 7

Using concrete examples, distinguish activities that involve "problem-based learning" from other problem-solving activities.

Accepted Answer

While problem solving involves

Question 8

Which of the following most accurately describes "hindsight bias"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A rule of thumb that suggests a solution to a problem, but does not provide the answer 
B)  A prediction about the probability of an event based on the frequency of the event's past occurrences 
C)  Making faulty decisions based on how well something matches a prototype 
D)  Tendency to incorrectly state, after the fact, that we correctly predicted the outcome 
A)  A rule of thumb that suggests a solution to a problem, but does not provide the answer 
B)  A prediction about the probability of an event based on the frequency of the event's past occurrences 
C)  Making faulty decisions based on how well something matches a prototype 
D)  Tendency to incorrectly state, after the fact, that we correctly predicted the outcome

Question 9

______ refers to thinking in which an individual evaluates alternatives and makes choices among them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking 
B)  Critical thinking 
C)  Decision making 
D)  Creative thinking 
A)  Thinking 
B)  Critical thinking 
C)  Decision making 
D)  Creative thinking

Question 10

Implementing critical thinking in the classroom can be difficult for teachers because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most teachers don't practice critical thinking. 
B)  Many students come into class with a history of passive and rote learning. 
C)  Debates and controversial discussions lead to loss of control in the classroom. 
D)  State standards do not support conflicting views of subject area topics. 
A)  Most teachers don't practice critical thinking. 
B)  Many students come into class with a history of passive and rote learning. 
C)  Debates and controversial discussions lead to loss of control in the classroom. 
D)  State standards do not support conflicting views of subject area topics.

Question 11

Alanis is sitting down after school to examine the research project she has been assigned in her high- school history class. She must first research the reasons behind the Great Depression in American history. Then, she must develop assertions concerning the best way to nurture a nation's economy. Which type of thinking has her teacher asked her to engage in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inductive reasoning 
B)  Deductive reasoning 
C)  Utilizing representativeness heuristics 
D)  Utilizing availability heuristics 
A)  Inductive reasoning 
B)  Deductive reasoning 
C)  Utilizing representativeness heuristics 
D)  Utilizing availability heuristics

Question 12

As Milton proofreads his essay, he comes across the word "receive" and he is not sure he spelled it correctly. Although he is unsure how to solve the problem of spelling at first, he soon remembers the "I before E except after C" rule. Which of the following terms refers to Milton's strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using algorithms 
B)  Using means-ends analysis 
C)  Using problem-based learning 
D)  Using critical thinking 
A)  Using algorithms 
B)  Using means-ends analysis 
C)  Using problem-based learning 
D)  Using critical thinking

Question 13

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good at athletics. Instead, he avoids those who oppose his beliefs and surrounds himself with those, like his friends and older brother, who share his beliefs. Which of the following best describes Renaldo's thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Overconfidence bias 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Belief perseverance 
A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Overconfidence bias 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Belief perseverance

Question 14

Deductive reasoning is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drawing general conclusions based on specific observations 
B)  Making specific predictions based on general conclusions 
C)  Identifying a similarity between two related ideas 
D)  Engaging in reflective self-evaluation 
A)  Drawing general conclusions based on specific observations 
B)  Making specific predictions based on general conclusions 
C)  Identifying a similarity between two related ideas 
D)  Engaging in reflective self-evaluation

Question 15

Synthesizing across the suggestions to promote good decision-making, design an activity that helps students to make good decisions about choice of study habits.

Accepted Answer

This activity should teach students abou

Question 16

One strategy for helping students form concepts is to encourage them to develop hierarchical arrangements of a concept's characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Rhianna's class has been assigned a project that involves concept mapping of their favorite holidays and the activities they enjoy during those holidays. Which of the following best depicts the final outcome of this exercise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhianna must develop a list of possible holidays she enjoys. 
B)  Rhianna must come up with a visual display that presents holidays and their respective activities. 
C)  Rhianna must come to class with a list of titles for the concept of "my favorite holidays." 
D)  Rhianna must write a detailed essay on why Christmas is her favorite holiday. 
A)  Rhianna must develop a list of possible holidays she enjoys. 
B)  Rhianna must come up with a visual display that presents holidays and their respective activities. 
C)  Rhianna must come to class with a list of titles for the concept of "my favorite holidays." 
D)  Rhianna must write a detailed essay on why Christmas is her favorite holiday.

Question 18

Adolescents are more skillful at many aspects of inductive reasoning than are children, including analogies, but not as good as young adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following statements about brainstorming are true, except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generating as many new ideas as possible is a good creativity strategy. 
B)  During a brainstorming session, participants are encouraged to criticize and evaluate other ideas. 
C)  Brainstorming can foster team-building skills in the classroom. 
D)  For many individuals, working alone can generate more and better ideas than working in groups. 
A)  Generating as many new ideas as possible is a good creativity strategy. 
B)  During a brainstorming session, participants are encouraged to criticize and evaluate other ideas. 
C)  Brainstorming can foster team-building skills in the classroom. 
D)  For many individuals, working alone can generate more and better ideas than working in groups.

Question 20

Which of the following teacher behaviors fosters creative thinking in students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivate students with prizes such as gold stars, play money, or toys. 
B)  Tell students exactly what to do and how to do it. 
C)  Take students on field trips, including science and art museums. 
D)  Ask questions and develop activities that guarantee students' success. 
A)  Motivate students with prizes such as gold stars, play money, or toys. 
B)  Tell students exactly what to do and how to do it. 
C)  Take students on field trips, including science and art museums. 
D)  Ask questions and develop activities that guarantee students' success.

All of the following are common obstacles to solving problems, except which one?

Describe the obstacle to problem solving labeled "fixation."

Finding appropriate strategies to reaching one's goal is best referred to as which of the following?

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good as boys at athletics. Even as some of the girls in class offer examples of famous female athletes, he refuses to listen or acknowledge their evidence. What type of thinking is Renaldo engaging in?

Ms. Shawnasee has gone to meet one of her old education professors to ask for help in aiding her students' transfer of learning. Which of the following pieces of advice would the professor be most likely to offer?

Which of the following five steps in the creative process covers the longest span of time and involves the hardest work?

Using concrete examples, distinguish activities that involve "problem-based learning" from other problem-solving activities.

Which of the following most accurately describes "hindsight bias"?

______ refers to thinking in which an individual evaluates alternatives and makes choices among them.

Implementing critical thinking in the classroom can be difficult for teachers because of which of the following?

As Milton proofreads his essay, he comes across the word "receive" and he is not sure he spelled it correctly. Although he is unsure how to solve the problem of spelling at first, he soon remembers the "I before E except after C" rule. Which of the following terms refers to Milton's strategy?

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good at athletics. Instead, he avoids those who oppose his beliefs and surrounds himself with those, like his friends and older brother, who share his beliefs. Which of the following best describes Renaldo's thinking?

Deductive reasoning is best described as which of the following?

Synthesizing across the suggestions to promote good decision-making, design an activity that helps students to make good decisions about choice of study habits.

One strategy for helping students form concepts is to encourage them to develop hierarchical arrangements of a concept's characteristics.

Rhianna's class has been assigned a project that involves concept mapping of their favorite holidays and the activities they enjoy during those holidays. Which of the following best depicts the final outcome of this exercise?

Adolescents are more skillful at many aspects of inductive reasoning than are children, including analogies, but not as good as young adults.

All of the following statements about brainstorming are true, except which one?

Which of the following teacher behaviors fosters creative thinking in students?

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Exam 9: Complex Cognitive Processes

All of the following are common obstacles to solving problems, except which one?

Describe the obstacle to problem solving labeled "fixation."

Finding appropriate strategies to reaching one's goal is best referred to as which of the following?

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good as boys at athletics. Even as some of the girls in class offer examples of famous female athletes, he refuses to listen or acknowledge their evidence. What type of thinking is Renaldo engaging in?

Ms. Shawnasee has gone to meet one of her old education professors to ask for help in aiding her students' transfer of learning. Which of the following pieces of advice would the professor be most likely to offer?

Which of the following five steps in the creative process covers the longest span of time and involves the hardest work?

Using concrete examples, distinguish activities that involve "problem-based learning" from other problem-solving activities.

Which of the following most accurately describes "hindsight bias"?

______ refers to thinking in which an individual evaluates alternatives and makes choices among them.

Implementing critical thinking in the classroom can be difficult for teachers because of which of the following?

As Milton proofreads his essay, he comes across the word "receive" and he is not sure he spelled it correctly. Although he is unsure how to solve the problem of spelling at first, he soon remembers the "I before E except after C" rule. Which of the following terms refers to Milton's strategy?

Renaldo refuses any suggestion that girls are just as good at athletics. Instead, he avoids those who oppose his beliefs and surrounds himself with those, like his friends and older brother, who share his beliefs. Which of the following best describes Renaldo's thinking?

Deductive reasoning is best described as which of the following?

Synthesizing across the suggestions to promote good decision-making, design an activity that helps students to make good decisions about choice of study habits.

One strategy for helping students form concepts is to encourage them to develop hierarchical arrangements of a concept's characteristics.

Rhianna's class has been assigned a project that involves concept mapping of their favorite holidays and the activities they enjoy during those holidays. Which of the following best depicts the final outcome of this exercise?

Adolescents are more skillful at many aspects of inductive reasoning than are children, including analogies, but not as good as young adults.

All of the following statements about brainstorming are true, except which one?

Which of the following teacher behaviors fosters creative thinking in students?

Educational Psychology: A Tool for Effective Teaching

Cognitive and Language Development

Social Contexts and Socioemotional Development

Individual Variations

Sociocultural Diversity

Learners Who Are Exceptional

Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches

The Information-Processing Approach

Social Constructivist Approaches

Learning and Cognition in the Content Areas

Planning, Instruction, and Technology

Motivation, Teaching, and Learning

Managing the Classroom

Standardized Tests and Teaching

Classroom Assessment and Grading

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