Question 1

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B) Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C) Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D) Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory. 
A) Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B) Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C) Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D) Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory.

Question 2

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

Accepted Answer

A) About 20 seconds 
B) A day 
C) One minute 
D) One week 
A) About 20 seconds 
B) A day 
C) One minute 
D) One week

Question 4

The "spread of activation" phenomenon is basically a short-term memory process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"I before E except after C" is an example of the use of what memory method?

Accepted Answer

A) Chain 
B) Loci 
C) Keyword 
D) Peg-type 
A) Chain 
B) Loci 
C) Keyword 
D) Peg-type

Question 6

The information processing model of memory involves encoding,storage,and ________ of information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The information processing model of memory involves...

Question 7

A story grammar is a type of schema for text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Because memories are organized in propositional networks,recall of one bit of information often

Accepted Answer

A) blocks the recall of other information. 
B) leads to recall of another bit of information. 
C) leads to the integration of organized patterns. 
D) requires specific,external memory cues. 
A) blocks the recall of other information. 
B) leads to recall of another bit of information. 
C) leads to the integration of organized patterns. 
D) requires specific,external memory cues.

Question 9

The ________ theory strongly emphasizes the degree to which information is analyzed and associated with other information as a determinant of memory.

Accepted Answer

levels of

Question 10

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B) Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C) Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D) Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory. 
A) Ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge and provide practice with feedback. 
B) Focus on executive control processes in order to guide the flow of information through students' information processing systems. 
C) Teach domain-specific strategies for solving problems and control processes for guiding knowledge. 
D) Train students to use a variety of strategies for retrieving knowledge from long-term memory.

Question 11

"Reconstructed memory" means "accurate memory."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Knowledge stored in long-term memory that $\bold{CANNOT}$ be recalled upon demand is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Knowledge stored in long-term memory that $\bold{CANNOT}$...

Question 14

Alec still remembers how to touch-type,even though it has been three years since he has practiced.The memory system most directly involved here is

Accepted Answer

A) episodic. 
B) procedural. 
C) semantic. 
D) short-term. 
A) episodic. 
B) procedural. 
C) semantic. 
D) short-term.

Question 15

For most cognitive psychologists,the primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In order to understand the large amounts of information inherent in complex concepts,people must develop structures or patterns called

Accepted Answer

A) levels. 
B) mnemonics. 
C) propositions. 
D) schemas. 
A) levels. 
B) mnemonics. 
C) propositions. 
D) schemas.

Question 17

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

Accepted Answer

A) deductive reasoning. 
B) identifying defining features or attributes. 
C) imaging prototypes. 
D) top-down processing. 
A) deductive reasoning. 
B) identifying defining features or attributes. 
C) imaging prototypes. 
D) top-down processing.

Question 18

Claire,a three-year-old,has difficulty remembering her street address.According to research on short-term memory use,what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Both limited memory capacity and ineffective strategy use 
B) Ineffective strategy use,but not limited memory capacity 
C) Limited memory capacity,but not ineffective strategy use 
D) Neither limited memory capacity nor effective strategy use 
A) Both limited memory capacity and ineffective strategy use 
B) Ineffective strategy use,but not limited memory capacity 
C) Limited memory capacity,but not ineffective strategy use 
D) Neither limited memory capacity nor effective strategy use

Question 19

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Consuela is a fourth-grade student who is studying geography.Tomorrow,she has a quiz over the Great Lakes.She creates a mnemonic device,HOMES (Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior),to help her remember the names of the lakes.What type of mnemonic device is she using?

Accepted Answer

A) Acronym 
B) Chain 
C) Keyword 
D) Peg-type 
A) Acronym 
B) Chain 
C) Keyword 
D) Peg-type

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

The "spread of activation" phenomenon is basically a short-term memory process.

"I before E except after C" is an example of the use of what memory method?

The information processing model of memory involves encoding,storage,and ________ of information.

A story grammar is a type of schema for text.

Because memories are organized in propositional networks,recall of one bit of information often

The ________ theory strongly emphasizes the degree to which information is analyzed and associated with other information as a determinant of memory.

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

"Reconstructed memory" means "accurate memory."

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

Knowledge stored in long-term memory that $\bold{CANNOT}$ be recalled upon demand is referred to as ________.

Alec still remembers how to touch-type,even though it has been three years since he has practiced.The memory system most directly involved here is

For most cognitive psychologists,the primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

In order to understand the large amounts of information inherent in complex concepts,people must develop structures or patterns called

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

Claire,a three-year-old,has difficulty remembering her street address.According to research on short-term memory use,what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

Consuela is a fourth-grade student who is studying geography.Tomorrow,she has a quiz over the Great Lakes.She creates a mnemonic device,HOMES (Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior),to help her remember the names of the lakes.What type of mnemonic device is she using?

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What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

The serial-position effect suggests that forgetting the middle of a list is more likely than forgetting the beginning or end of a list.

Items can typically be stored in working memory for approximately how long?

The "spread of activation" phenomenon is basically a short-term memory process.

"I before E except after C" is an example of the use of what memory method?

The information processing model of memory involves encoding,storage,and ________ of information.

A story grammar is a type of schema for text.

Because memories are organized in propositional networks,recall of one bit of information often

The ________ theory strongly emphasizes the degree to which information is analyzed and associated with other information as a determinant of memory.

What can teachers do to help their students develop an automated basic skill?

"Reconstructed memory" means "accurate memory."

The element of processing that influences the physical and emotional environment in which learning takes place is elaboration.

Knowledge stored in long-term memory that CANNOT\bold{CANNOT}CANNOT be recalled upon demand is referred to as ________.

Alec still remembers how to touch-type,even though it has been three years since he has practiced.The memory system most directly involved here is

For most cognitive psychologists,the primary difference between implicit and explicit memories is in the amount of information that can be stored in the different types of memories.

In order to understand the large amounts of information inherent in complex concepts,people must develop structures or patterns called

Traditional views of concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by

Claire,a three-year-old,has difficulty remembering her street address.According to research on short-term memory use,what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Current cognitive psychologists view learning more as the construction of knowledge than as the acquisition of knowledge.

Consuela is a fourth-grade student who is studying geography.Tomorrow,she has a quiz over the Great Lakes.She creates a mnemonic device,HOMES (Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior),to help her remember the names of the lakes.What type of mnemonic device is she using?

Learning, teaching, and Educational Psychology

Cognitive Development and Language

Self and Social and Moral Development

Learner Differences and Learning Needs

Language, language Diversity, and Immigrant Education

Culture and Diversity

Behavioural Views of Learning

Complex Cognitive Processes

The Learning Sciences and Constructivism

Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

Motivation in Learning and Teaching

Creating Learning Environments

Teaching Every Student

Classroom Assessment,grading,and Testing

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Knowledge stored in long-term memory that $\bold{CANNOT}$ be recalled upon demand is referred to as ________.