Question 1

A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane) . Considering what research tells us about long-term memory storage, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:

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A)   Primarily in a visual form, because visual images usually remain vivid in memory for a long period of time
B)   Primarily in a verbal form, because language underlies much of human learning
C)   In both visual and verbal forms, because multiple forms of encoding increase the likelihood of retrieval
D)   In a relatively unencoded form for a few days, to allow for greater flexibility in encoding later onE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

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?

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A)   Generally speaking, teacher-directed instruction is more effective than student-directed instruction.
B)   Generally speaking, student-directed instruction is more effective than teacher-directed instruction.
C)   Teacher-directed instruction is recommended for the elementary and middle school grades; student-directed instruction is recommended for the high school grades.
D)   Either approach can be effective only to the extent that it promotes effective storage and retrieval processes.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be explained in terms of:

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A)   the fan effect
B)   interference
C)   construction error
D)   repressionE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

An advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity is that automaticity:

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A)   Lessens the working memory load for a task involving those skills
B)   Facilitates the development of schemas and scripts for those skills
C)   Facilitates the meaningful learning of those skills
D)   Facilitates the internal organization of those skillsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which one of the following statements describes wait time and its effect on learning?

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A)   When teachers give students about five minutes of "thinking time" at the beginning of class, students are more likely to learn class material meaningfully.
B)   When teachers allow students more time to learn something, students learn it more thoroughly.
C)   When teachers wait until students are ready to pay attention, students are more likely to learn effectively.
D)   When teachers allow students more time to respond to a question, students are more likely to answer the question, and often with a more complex response.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

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?

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A)   elaboration
B)   meaningful learning
C)   rehearsal
D)   internal organizationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

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

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A)   Mr. Alexander puts the words force, gravity, velocity, acceleration, and time on the chalkboard; she then draws lines between pairs of related words and describes the relationships.
B)   Ms. Blanchard draws a chart listing the sequence of events leading up to World War II in chronological order.
C)   Mr. Calvin draws a chart showing the hierarchy that biologists use to classify animals; his chart includes vertebrates, invertebrates, mammals, fish, birds, mollusks, crustaceans, and so on.
D)   Ms. Dubroski lists the characteristics of the canine family in biology.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his observations?

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A)   Students retold the story in a way that made little sense.
B)   Students remembered the main idea of the story.
C)   Students retold the story in different words.
D)   Students forgot many of the story's details.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Jeff wants to remember the twelve signs of the zodiac: Aries ram) , Taurus bull) , Gemini twins) , Cancer crab) , Leo lion) , Virgo virgin) , Libra balance) , Scorpio scorpion) , Sagittarius archer) , Capricorn goat) , Aquarius water carrier) , and Pisces fish) . He does not necessarily want to remember them in any particular order. Considering research results described in the textbook, which one of the following techniques will maximize Jeff's chances of remembering all twelve?

Accepted Answer

A)   Study the signs exactly as they are listed above.
B)   Put the signs in alphabetical order Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, etc.) 
C)   Put the signs in alphabetical order in terms of their English meanings archer, balance, bull, etc.) .
D)   Organize the signs into three groups: people, animals, and things.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Three of these teachers will probably promote meaningful learning in their students. Which one is unlikely to do so?

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A)   Mr. Pulos shows how the area of a triangle area = 1/2base x height)  is half of something they already know-the area of a rectangle.
B)   Ms. Rubenstein asks her students to define peninsula in their own words.
C)   Mr. Warner encourages his third graders to practice their cursive letters at least once every day.
D)   Ms. Elms points out that the German word krank meaning "sick")  might be related to the English word cranky.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Three of these teachers will probably promote meaningful learning in their students. Which one is unlikely to do so?

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A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane) . Considering what research tells us about long-term memory storage, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:

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Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be explained in terms of:

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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?

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An advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity is that automaticity:

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Which one of the following statements describes wait time and its effect on learning?

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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?

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

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A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane) . Considering what research tells us about long-term memory storage, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:

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Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be explained in terms of:

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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?

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An advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity is that automaticity:

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Which one of the following statements describes wait time and its effect on learning?

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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?

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