Question 1

Studies of expertise have discovered that chess masters are superior to nonexpert players in

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A) conscious analytical thought. 
B) domain knowledge. 
C) random chess pattern recognition. 
D) recognition of meaningful chess patterns. 
A) conscious analytical thought. 
B) domain knowledge. 
C) random chess pattern recognition. 
D) recognition of meaningful chess patterns.

Question 2

Which one of the following students BEST illustrates the state of functional fixedness?

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A) Nathaniel,a student who is using a ruler for drawing lines,fails to realize that he can use its metal edge as a scraper to remove paint from his desk. 
B) Kathy,a student who is trying to solve a math problem,explores many different strategies until she finds a reasonable answer. 
C) Rebecca,a third-grade teacher,sees the second-grade achievement scores for her new class and begins to form expectancies about individuals' abilities. 
D) Wendell,who is used to making "d" look like "b," continues to make the same error. 
A) Nathaniel,a student who is using a ruler for drawing lines,fails to realize that he can use its metal edge as a scraper to remove paint from his desk. 
B) Kathy,a student who is trying to solve a math problem,explores many different strategies until she finds a reasonable answer. 
C) Rebecca,a third-grade teacher,sees the second-grade achievement scores for her new class and begins to form expectancies about individuals' abilities. 
D) Wendell,who is used to making "d" look like "b," continues to make the same error.

Question 3

The strategy of solving a crossword puzzle by doing "down" items before "across" items is an example of

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A) a heuristic. 
B) metacognition. 
C) patterning. 
D) top-down processing. 
A) a heuristic. 
B) metacognition. 
C) patterning. 
D) top-down processing.

Question 4

What is meant by problem solving? Identify some of the factors that inhibit problem solving and suggest strategies for reducing their effects.

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Problem solving involves formulating new

Question 5

Mr.Tolbert comes to you because he is concerned about this son Jack.He describes Jack as being a risk-taker,easily bored,susceptible to day dreaming,intensely curious,and at times silly.He is concerned Jack may have some learning difficulties.What else might be going on with Jack?

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The characteristics described by Mr.Tolb

Question 6

The eighth-grade class is preparing for its annual "School Scam Skit" in which it parodies amusing school events during the year. Alonzo discovers that, by mistake, the class has sold 500 tickets for an auditorium that has a seating capacity of 200. The auditorium is not available any other night, and the class doesn't have funds available to rent a suitable room elsewhere. Numerous possible solutions may exist, but the class is feeling panicked. Describe how a class committee might attempt to approach the problem using each of the following strategies. [Note: Some strategies might not be effective. Also, you do not need to derive a solution, given that you do not have all the information needed. The main interest is the procedures that you use.]
-According to the above case study.Working backwards:

Accepted Answer

By working backwards,Alonzo's planning c

Question 7

Means-ends analysis,analogical thinking,functional fixedness,and verbalization are all examples of heuristics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which one of the following transfer stages is NOT one of Gary Phye's stages in developing strategic transfer of learning?

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A) Acquisition phase 
B) Overlearning phase 
C) Retention phase 
D) Transfer phase 
A) Acquisition phase 
B) Overlearning phase 
C) Retention phase 
D) Transfer phase

Question 9

The eighth-grade class is preparing for its annual "School Scam Skit" in which it parodies amusing school events during the year. Alonzo discovers that, by mistake, the class has sold 500 tickets for an auditorium that has a seating capacity of 200. The auditorium is not available any other night, and the class doesn't have funds available to rent a suitable room elsewhere. Numerous possible solutions may exist, but the class is feeling panicked. Describe how a class committee might attempt to approach the problem using each of the following strategies. [Note: Some strategies might not be effective. Also, you do not need to derive a solution, given that you do not have all the information needed. The main interest is the procedures that you use.]
-According to the above case study.Negative transfer:

Accepted Answer

Alonzo had remembered a situation in the

Question 10

The sudden re-conceptualization or reorganization of a problem that clarifies it and suggests a possible solution is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sudden re-conceptualization or reorganization of a...

Question 11

The tendency to respond in the most familiar or rigid way is a response set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Jennifer had her stomach pumped after she ingested part of an unknown compound in chemistry class."But at home we always taste things to find out whether they're sugar or salt," she said.Jennifer is a victim of

Accepted Answer

A) negative transfer. 
B) improper coding. 
C) intuitive thinking. 
D) divergent thinking. 
A) negative transfer. 
B) improper coding. 
C) intuitive thinking. 
D) divergent thinking.

Question 13

Gloria thinks about the solution to a problem regarding homelessness in Toronto.She asks herself what she needs to know in order to solve the problem.She tries to think about the problem in different and,possibly,creative ways.She is then able to clarify the problem and propose a potentially useful solution.The aspect of problem solving that Gloria's strategy exemplifies is

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) response set. 
D) transfer. 
A) flexibility. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) response set. 
D) transfer.

Question 14

The stage of transfer for strategies in which the teacher should provide new problems that can be solved with the same strategy is the stage of

Accepted Answer

A) acquisition. 
B) overlearning. 
C) retention. 
D) transfer. 
A) acquisition. 
B) overlearning. 
C) retention. 
D) transfer.

Question 15

As domain-specific knowledge increases,general problem-solving strategies are used more frequently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Define the different types of transfer and create new examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Transfer occurs whenever something previ

Question 17

Which type of problem fixation does Keri manifest when she refuses to take a different route home from work,even though it will add 25 minutes to her daily commute from work?

Accepted Answer

A) functional fixedness 
B) response set 
C) ill-defined problem 
D) obsessive problem solving 
A) functional fixedness 
B) response set 
C) ill-defined problem 
D) obsessive problem solving

Question 18

Before pulling off the bank job,Bugsy had his gang recite the steps of the operation."Do we hafta,Bugsy?" complained Willy."We must have been over them steps fifty times already." Bugsy is aware of the benefits of

Accepted Answer

A) general transfer. 
B) making learning meaningful. 
C) modeling. 
D) overlearning. 
A) general transfer. 
B) making learning meaningful. 
C) modeling. 
D) overlearning.

Question 19

Means-ends analysis in problem solving involves

Accepted Answer

A) beginning at the goal and moving backwards to the unsolved initial problem. 
B) dividing a problem into subgoals and solving these. 
C) limiting the search for solutions having something in common with the problem. 
D) using analogical reasoning and heuristics. 
A) beginning at the goal and moving backwards to the unsolved initial problem. 
B) dividing a problem into subgoals and solving these. 
C) limiting the search for solutions having something in common with the problem. 
D) using analogical reasoning and heuristics.

Question 20

Recognizing a problem as a "disguised" version of an old problem for which one has a solution already is called schema-driven problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Studies of expertise have discovered that chess masters are superior to nonexpert players in

Which one of the following students BEST illustrates the state of functional fixedness?

The strategy of solving a crossword puzzle by doing "down" items before "across" items is an example of

What is meant by problem solving? Identify some of the factors that inhibit problem solving and suggest strategies for reducing their effects.

Mr.Tolbert comes to you because he is concerned about this son Jack.He describes Jack as being a risk-taker,easily bored,susceptible to day dreaming,intensely curious,and at times silly.He is concerned Jack may have some learning difficulties.What else might be going on with Jack?

Means-ends analysis,analogical thinking,functional fixedness,and verbalization are all examples of heuristics.

Which one of the following transfer stages is NOT one of Gary Phye's stages in developing strategic transfer of learning?

The sudden re-conceptualization or reorganization of a problem that clarifies it and suggests a possible solution is ________.

The tendency to respond in the most familiar or rigid way is a response set.

Jennifer had her stomach pumped after she ingested part of an unknown compound in chemistry class."But at home we always taste things to find out whether they're sugar or salt," she said.Jennifer is a victim of

The stage of transfer for strategies in which the teacher should provide new problems that can be solved with the same strategy is the stage of

As domain-specific knowledge increases,general problem-solving strategies are used more frequently.

Define the different types of transfer and create new examples of each.

Which type of problem fixation does Keri manifest when she refuses to take a different route home from work,even though it will add 25 minutes to her daily commute from work?

Before pulling off the bank job,Bugsy had his gang recite the steps of the operation."Do we hafta,Bugsy?" complained Willy."We must have been over them steps fifty times already." Bugsy is aware of the benefits of

Means-ends analysis in problem solving involves

Recognizing a problem as a "disguised" version of an old problem for which one has a solution already is called schema-driven problem solving.

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Exam 9: Complex Cognitive Processes

Studies of expertise have discovered that chess masters are superior to nonexpert players in

Which one of the following students BEST illustrates the state of functional fixedness?

The strategy of solving a crossword puzzle by doing "down" items before "across" items is an example of

What is meant by problem solving? Identify some of the factors that inhibit problem solving and suggest strategies for reducing their effects.

Mr.Tolbert comes to you because he is concerned about this son Jack.He describes Jack as being a risk-taker,easily bored,susceptible to day dreaming,intensely curious,and at times silly.He is concerned Jack may have some learning difficulties.What else might be going on with Jack?

Means-ends analysis,analogical thinking,functional fixedness,and verbalization are all examples of heuristics.

Which one of the following transfer stages is NOT one of Gary Phye's stages in developing strategic transfer of learning?

The sudden re-conceptualization or reorganization of a problem that clarifies it and suggests a possible solution is ________.

The tendency to respond in the most familiar or rigid way is a response set.

Jennifer had her stomach pumped after she ingested part of an unknown compound in chemistry class."But at home we always taste things to find out whether they're sugar or salt," she said.Jennifer is a victim of

The stage of transfer for strategies in which the teacher should provide new problems that can be solved with the same strategy is the stage of

As domain-specific knowledge increases,general problem-solving strategies are used more frequently.

Define the different types of transfer and create new examples of each.

Which type of problem fixation does Keri manifest when she refuses to take a different route home from work,even though it will add 25 minutes to her daily commute from work?

Before pulling off the bank job,Bugsy had his gang recite the steps of the operation."Do we hafta,Bugsy?" complained Willy."We must have been over them steps fifty times already." Bugsy is aware of the benefits of

Means-ends analysis in problem solving involves

Recognizing a problem as a "disguised" version of an old problem for which one has a solution already is called schema-driven problem solving.

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

Cognitive Views of Learning

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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