Exam 9: Long-Term Memory I: Storage and Encoding

The anthropologist Colin Turnbull described an incident in which a pygmy man raised in the thick African jungle was taken to an open plain. As the two men approached a herd of buffalo by car, the pygmy became fearful of the "growing" animals. The pygmy's misperception illustrates the importance of _________ in perception and long-term memory storage.

Three of the following statements are examples of possible advance organizers for a geometry lesson. Which statement is not an advance organizer as the term is typically defined?

A teacher tells his class, "For tomorrow's class, read pages 23 to 49 in your geography book." Three of the following students are demonstrating the process of construction in their perceptions of what their teacher has said. Which student is not?

Considering research described in the textbook regarding meaningful learning, which one of the following students is most likely to remember what the word effervescent means?

In which of these situations is information most likely to be stored effectively in long-term memory?

Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information. An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:

Travis realizes that the year World War II ended-1945-is the same year that his grandfather was born. Which one of the following processes is Travis most clearly demonstrating?

Which one of the following best illustrates the use of a concept map?

Many cognitive psychologists believe that learning and understanding are often constructive in nature. Three of the following scenarios illustrate such construction. Which scenario does not necessarily involve construction in learning?

The textbook distinguishes between teacher-directed and learner-directed forms of instruction. Which one of the following best describes how teachers should view these two approaches?

Distinguish between controlled processing and automatic processing, and give a concrete example to illustrate each one. Also, describe two advantages of learning something to a level of automaticity.