Question 1

Sensory memory lasts approximately how long?

Accepted Answer

A)  Up to several seconds 
B)  Up to 60 seconds 
C)  About 20 minutes 
D)  A lifetime 
A)  Up to several seconds 
B)  Up to 60 seconds 
C)  About 20 minutes 
D)  A lifetime

Question 2

From the perspective of the Atkinson-Shriffin model of memory, why is attention so important?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gets information into sensory register. 
B)  It moves information from short-term memory into long-term memory. 
C)  It moves information from sensory register into long-term memory. 
D)  It moves information from sensory register into short-term memory. 
A)  It gets information into sensory register. 
B)  It moves information from short-term memory into long-term memory. 
C)  It moves information from sensory register into long-term memory. 
D)  It moves information from sensory register into short-term memory.

Question 3

Mr. Thulin has noticed that most of his students have better memory for the items in a list that are positioned either at the beginning or at the end of the lists. What best explains what Mr. Thulin is observing?

Accepted Answer

The serial positioning effect,

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true concerning expert knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students typically enter the classroom equipped with the strategies they need to move beyond the acclimation stage. 
B)  Teachers need to guide students in determining what content is central and what is peripheral, what is accurate and well supported, and what is inaccurate. 
C)  Students at all stages of expertise intuitively know how to change and combine strategies to solve problems. 
D)  Teachers cannot help students learn effective strategies for acquiring knowledge; it is an innate ability that students may or may not have. 
A)  Students typically enter the classroom equipped with the strategies they need to move beyond the acclimation stage. 
B)  Teachers need to guide students in determining what content is central and what is peripheral, what is accurate and well supported, and what is inaccurate. 
C)  Students at all stages of expertise intuitively know how to change and combine strategies to solve problems. 
D)  Teachers cannot help students learn effective strategies for acquiring knowledge; it is an innate ability that students may or may not have.

Question 5

The serial position effect states that recall

Accepted Answer

A)  is best for items that are positioned in the middle of the list. 
B)  is best for items that are positioned at the beginning and the end of the list. 
C)  decreases as the length of the list increases. 
D)  decreases as complexity of items on the list increases. 
A)  is best for items that are positioned in the middle of the list. 
B)  is best for items that are positioned at the beginning and the end of the list. 
C)  decreases as the length of the list increases. 
D)  decreases as complexity of items on the list increases.

Question 6

A teacher with adaptive expertise operates independently of her colleagues and adheres to existing routines and practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not a teaching strategy for helping students pay attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage students to pay close attention and minimize distractions. 
B)  Use cues or gestures to signal something is important. 
C)  Help students generate their own cues. 
D)  Do not use instructional comments. 
A)  Encourage students to pay close attention and minimize distractions. 
B)  Use cues or gestures to signal something is important. 
C)  Help students generate their own cues. 
D)  Do not use instructional comments.

Question 8

Tarik knows he must take careful notes while reading in order to remember important details about the characters and plot. He has learned that he must devote considerable attention to note-taking in order to perform well on the task. Tarik is most likely in which of the following age groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early childhood 
B)  Middle childhood 
C)  Late childhood 
D)  Adolescence 
A)  Early childhood 
B)  Middle childhood 
C)  Late childhood 
D)  Adolescence

Question 9

Loreli's teacher introduces her to a new student named Jerome. Loreli immediately smiles and says, "Hello, Jerome, nice to meet you." A minute later, she wants to introduce Jerome to her friend Myla, but cannot remember his name. According to the Atkinson-Shriffin model of memory, how far in Loreli's memory system did Jerome's name get?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reached the sensory register. 
B)  It reached working memory. 
C)  It reached long-term memory. 
D)  It never got into her memory system at all. 
A)  It reached the sensory register. 
B)  It reached working memory. 
C)  It reached long-term memory. 
D)  It never got into her memory system at all.

Question 10

Identify three time-frames of memory and the amount of time that information can be held in each of these types of memory.

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory (a fraction of

Question 11

Chunking is a beneficial strategy for improving memory that involves which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Processing information and providing examples 
B)  Relating new information to personal experience 
C)  Using symbols to represent verbal information 
D)  Grouping information into higher-order units 
A)  Processing information and providing examples 
B)  Relating new information to personal experience 
C)  Using symbols to represent verbal information 
D)  Grouping information into higher-order units

Question 12

Differentiate between the decay theory and the interference theory of forgetting.

Accepted Answer

The decay theory states that when someth

Question 13

Travis's teacher is teaching his class about World War II. Travis is learning places, dates, and important events during the war. What type of memory is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaboration 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Declarative 
D)  Episodic 
A)  Elaboration 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Declarative 
D)  Episodic

Question 14

The decay theory states that which of the following circumstances causes individuals to forget information that has already been stored?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information is misplaced due to a lack of schema. 
B)  Other information gets in the way. 
C)  The neurochemical memory trace has disintegrated. 
D)  Information has been stored in short-term memory rather than long-term. 
A)  Information is misplaced due to a lack of schema. 
B)  Other information gets in the way. 
C)  The neurochemical memory trace has disintegrated. 
D)  Information has been stored in short-term memory rather than long-term.

Question 15

Discuss how the good-information-processing model emphasizes competent cognition.

Accepted Answer

The good-information-processin

Question 16

Children's ability to control and direct their attention increases as they get older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What a person is likely to remember is shaped and influenced by his/her cultural background.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Network theories describe how information is transformed from short-term to long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is not an advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lessens the cognitive processing that is required for a task involving those skills. 
B)  It facilitates the development of schemas and scripts for those skills. 
C)  It facilitates the meaningful learning of those skills. 
D)  It increases the cognitive processing that is required for a task involving those skills. 
A)  It lessens the cognitive processing that is required for a task involving those skills. 
B)  It facilitates the development of schemas and scripts for those skills. 
C)  It facilitates the meaningful learning of those skills. 
D)  It increases the cognitive processing that is required for a task involving those skills.

Question 20

Short-term or "working" memory is retained for approximately how long?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fraction of a second 
B)  About 10 seconds 
C)  Up to 30 seconds 
D)  About 20 minutes 
A)  A fraction of a second 
B)  About 10 seconds 
C)  Up to 30 seconds 
D)  About 20 minutes

Sensory memory lasts approximately how long?

From the perspective of the Atkinson-Shriffin model of memory, why is attention so important?

Mr. Thulin has noticed that most of his students have better memory for the items in a list that are positioned either at the beginning or at the end of the lists. What best explains what Mr. Thulin is observing?

Which of the following statements is true concerning expert knowledge?

The serial position effect states that recall

A teacher with adaptive expertise operates independently of her colleagues and adheres to existing routines and practices.

Which of the following is not a teaching strategy for helping students pay attention?

Tarik knows he must take careful notes while reading in order to remember important details about the characters and plot. He has learned that he must devote considerable attention to note-taking in order to perform well on the task. Tarik is most likely in which of the following age groups?

Identify three time-frames of memory and the amount of time that information can be held in each of these types of memory.

Chunking is a beneficial strategy for improving memory that involves which of the following?

Differentiate between the decay theory and the interference theory of forgetting.

Travis's teacher is teaching his class about World War II. Travis is learning places, dates, and important events during the war. What type of memory is this?

The decay theory states that which of the following circumstances causes individuals to forget information that has already been stored?

Discuss how the good-information-processing model emphasizes competent cognition.

Children's ability to control and direct their attention increases as they get older.

What a person is likely to remember is shaped and influenced by his/her cultural background.

Network theories describe how information is transformed from short-term to long-term memory.

What is not an advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity?

Short-term or "working" memory is retained for approximately how long?

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Exam 8: The Information-Processing Approach

Sensory memory lasts approximately how long?

From the perspective of the Atkinson-Shriffin model of memory, why is attention so important?

Mr. Thulin has noticed that most of his students have better memory for the items in a list that are positioned either at the beginning or at the end of the lists. What best explains what Mr. Thulin is observing?

Which of the following statements is true concerning expert knowledge?

The serial position effect states that recall

A teacher with adaptive expertise operates independently of her colleagues and adheres to existing routines and practices.

Which of the following is not a teaching strategy for helping students pay attention?

Tarik knows he must take careful notes while reading in order to remember important details about the characters and plot. He has learned that he must devote considerable attention to note-taking in order to perform well on the task. Tarik is most likely in which of the following age groups?

Identify three time-frames of memory and the amount of time that information can be held in each of these types of memory.

Chunking is a beneficial strategy for improving memory that involves which of the following?

Differentiate between the decay theory and the interference theory of forgetting.

Travis's teacher is teaching his class about World War II. Travis is learning places, dates, and important events during the war. What type of memory is this?

The decay theory states that which of the following circumstances causes individuals to forget information that has already been stored?

Discuss how the good-information-processing model emphasizes competent cognition.

Children's ability to control and direct their attention increases as they get older.

What a person is likely to remember is shaped and influenced by his/her cultural background.

Network theories describe how information is transformed from short-term to long-term memory.

What is not an advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity?

Short-term or "working" memory is retained for approximately how long?

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

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