Question 1

Rehearsal involves learning new things by adding personal meaning to the information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify what the good-information-processing model emphasizes.

Accepted Answer

The good-information-processin

Question 3

Describe several ways that a teacher can help students retain information and study effectively.

Accepted Answer

The text lists seven guidelines: (a) mot

Question 4

Mr. Levia comments to his aide how the students will always exhibit different techniques when he has them recall information. For example, some will recall information alphabetically; others recall similar words together. In this scenario, what is Mr. Levia describing?

Accepted Answer

Different

Question 5

Which of the following best describes sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stores everything that is sensed in a relatively unaltered fashion for only an instant. 
B)  It stores information primarily in terms of its underlying meaning. 
C)  It selects only a few important pieces of information to store. 
D)  It stores only a small amount of the information sensed, but chooses information in a random fashion. 
A)  It stores everything that is sensed in a relatively unaltered fashion for only an instant. 
B)  It stores information primarily in terms of its underlying meaning. 
C)  It selects only a few important pieces of information to store. 
D)  It stores only a small amount of the information sensed, but chooses information in a random fashion.

Question 6

Examine how developmental changes in children have an effect on their metacognition.

Accepted Answer

Metacognition in the younger child is le

Question 7

According to research, preschool children's attention is positively related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  School readiness 
B)  Peer acceptance 
C)  Prosocial behaviors 
D)  All of these 
A)  School readiness 
B)  Peer acceptance 
C)  Prosocial behaviors 
D)  All of these

Question 8

Development of which of the following technologies was most important in stimulating the growth of cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Video cameras 
B)  Computers 
C)  Fiber optics 
D)  Television 
A)  Video cameras 
B)  Computers 
C)  Fiber optics 
D)  Television

Question 9

According to which researcher(s), memory involves a sequence of three stages: sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Miller 
B)  Allan Paivo 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin 
A)  George Miller 
B)  Allan Paivo 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin

Question 10

Which of the following is not a strategy that experts would use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spreading out and consolidating learning 
B)  Not monitoring their own learning by asking themselves questions 
C)  Taking good notes 
D)  Using a study system 
A)  Spreading out and consolidating learning 
B)  Not monitoring their own learning by asking themselves questions 
C)  Taking good notes 
D)  Using a study system

Question 11

Distinguish between the types of tasks that require a student recall versus recognize.

Accepted Answer

Recall requires students to recall, not

Question 12

Which of the following activities would best encourage metacognition in students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing an essay about last year's vacation 
B)  Solving word problems in math 
C)  Evaluating one's own strategy for taking notes 
D)  Reading a novel about a historic event 
A)  Writing an essay about last year's vacation 
B)  Solving word problems in math 
C)  Evaluating one's own strategy for taking notes 
D)  Reading a novel about a historic event

Question 13

Compare and contrast a good study system and note-taking strategies.

Accepted Answer

Experts use the following good note-taki

Question 14

An example of a strategy intended to encourage metacognition is encouraging students to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify various possible solutions to a complex problem 
B)  Compare their own perspectives with that of a character in a story 
C)  Listen carefully when other students are talking 
D)  Participate in numerous rehearsals before performing in front of an audience 
A)  Identify various possible solutions to a complex problem 
B)  Compare their own perspectives with that of a character in a story 
C)  Listen carefully when other students are talking 
D)  Participate in numerous rehearsals before performing in front of an audience

Question 15

Which researcher proposed the working memory model, which views working memory as a workbench?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Alan Baddeley 
C)  George Miller 
D)  Lev Vygotsky 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Alan Baddeley 
C)  George Miller 
D)  Lev Vygotsky

Question 16

Knowledge about how to swim is most likely to be stored in long-term memory as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declarative knowledge 
B)  Organization 
C)  Concept mapping 
D)  Procedural knowledge 
A)  Declarative knowledge 
B)  Organization 
C)  Concept mapping 
D)  Procedural knowledge

Question 17

What is metacognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being able to remember information longer in short-term memory 
B)  Being able to remember information longer in long-term memory 
C)  Knowing about knowing 
D)  A type of forgetting 
A)  Being able to remember information longer in short-term memory 
B)  Being able to remember information longer in long-term memory 
C)  Knowing about knowing 
D)  A type of forgetting

Question 18

Generally speaking, how does elaboration help students learn new information?

Accepted Answer

A)  By helping them organize it hierarchically in memory 
B)  By having them connect new information with information they already know 
C)  By having them add their own relevant information 
D)  By having them learn it faster 
A)  By helping them organize it hierarchically in memory 
B)  By having them connect new information with information they already know 
C)  By having them add their own relevant information 
D)  By having them learn it faster

Question 19

Which of the following scenarios best depicts a student's declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hilda recognizes a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  Mohammed can carve a sculpture from a piece of wood. 
C)  Julia can summarize the stages of development according to Jean Piaget. 
D)  Fred remembers the first time he went to the beach. 
A)  Hilda recognizes a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. 
B)  Mohammed can carve a sculpture from a piece of wood. 
C)  Julia can summarize the stages of development according to Jean Piaget. 
D)  Fred remembers the first time he went to the beach.

Question 20

Memory and thinking are central to the cognitive information-processing approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Rehearsal involves learning new things by adding personal meaning to the information.

Identify what the good-information-processing model emphasizes.

Describe several ways that a teacher can help students retain information and study effectively.

Mr. Levia comments to his aide how the students will always exhibit different techniques when he has them recall information. For example, some will recall information alphabetically; others recall similar words together. In this scenario, what is Mr. Levia describing?

Which of the following best describes sensory memory?

Examine how developmental changes in children have an effect on their metacognition.

According to research, preschool children's attention is positively related to which of the following?

Development of which of the following technologies was most important in stimulating the growth of cognitive psychology?

According to which researcher(s), memory involves a sequence of three stages: sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory?

Which of the following is not a strategy that experts would use?

Distinguish between the types of tasks that require a student recall versus recognize.

Which of the following activities would best encourage metacognition in students?

Compare and contrast a good study system and note-taking strategies.

An example of a strategy intended to encourage metacognition is encouraging students to do which of the following?

Which researcher proposed the working memory model, which views working memory as a workbench?

Knowledge about how to swim is most likely to be stored in long-term memory as which of the following?

What is metacognition?

Generally speaking, how does elaboration help students learn new information?

Which of the following scenarios best depicts a student's declarative memory?

Memory and thinking are central to the cognitive information-processing approach.

Educational Psychology: A Tool for Effective Teaching

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Social Contexts and Socioemotional Development

Individual Variations

Sociocultural Diversity

Learners Who Are Exceptional

Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches

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Social Constructivist Approaches

Learning and Cognition in the Content Areas

Planning, Instruction, and Technology

Motivation, Teaching, and Learning

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Exam 8: The Information-Processing Approach

Rehearsal involves learning new things by adding personal meaning to the information.

Identify what the good-information-processing model emphasizes.

Describe several ways that a teacher can help students retain information and study effectively.

Mr. Levia comments to his aide how the students will always exhibit different techniques when he has them recall information. For example, some will recall information alphabetically; others recall similar words together. In this scenario, what is Mr. Levia describing?

Which of the following best describes sensory memory?

Examine how developmental changes in children have an effect on their metacognition.

According to research, preschool children's attention is positively related to which of the following?

Development of which of the following technologies was most important in stimulating the growth of cognitive psychology?

According to which researcher(s), memory involves a sequence of three stages: sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory?

Which of the following is not a strategy that experts would use?

Distinguish between the types of tasks that require a student recall versus recognize.

Which of the following activities would best encourage metacognition in students?

Compare and contrast a good study system and note-taking strategies.

An example of a strategy intended to encourage metacognition is encouraging students to do which of the following?

Which researcher proposed the working memory model, which views working memory as a workbench?

Knowledge about how to swim is most likely to be stored in long-term memory as which of the following?

What is metacognition?

Generally speaking, how does elaboration help students learn new information?

Which of the following scenarios best depicts a student's declarative memory?

Memory and thinking are central to the cognitive information-processing approach.

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

Complex Cognitive Processes

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

Filters