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QuestionQuestion 14

which of the following teaching strategies best reflects the perspective of cognitive psychology?

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Mr. Birleffi makes sure that he performs classroom tasks the same way that he wants his students to do them.

Mr. Camacho shows his students exactly what they should and should not do as they use the equipment in his chemistry lab.

Mr. Atherton plans classroom activities that are likely to elicit desirable student behaviors.

Mr. Darwin has students recall personal experiences related to the concepts they are studying.

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Question 15

Three of the following assumptions underlie cognitive perspectives of learning. Which one does not?

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People learn in ways that are similar to how other species learn.

People's existing beliefs about a topic influence the new things they learn about the topic.

People don't just passively absorb knowledge like a sponge; instead, they actively construct it.

People may learn different things from the same experience if they process it differently.

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Question 16

Which one of the following statements best describes the idea that learning involves a process of construction?

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Students must learn ideas in a concrete form before learning them as abstractions.

Students' thought processes become increasingly complex and sophisticated as they grow older.

Students must learn certain things very well before they can begin to understand other things.

Students use pieces of information about a topic to develop their own understanding.

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Question 17

During a lecture about World War II, Mr. Cochran tells his class about some of the major leaders of the countries involved in the war. He then asks Kathy to identify the leader of Great Britain during World War II, and she correctly responds, "Winston Churchill." At the time she answers the question, Kathy is exhibiting:

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retrieval

proactive interference

storage

elaboration

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Question 18

Which one of the following best reflects the use of the sensory register component of memory?

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You can remember something you heard for a second or two even though you weren't paying attention.

You can remember the name of a person just long enough to introduce her to someone else.

You can remember a tune for several hours, even though you don't remember the words.

You can remember the name of a person just long enough to introduce her to someone else.

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Question 19

Which one of the following statements best characterizes the duration of the sensory register?

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Visual information lasts less than a second, with auditory information lasting a bit longer.

Information remains for about ten seconds regardless of its nature.

Meaningless information fades quickly, but meaningful information may remain for hours.

Information can last indefinitely in the sensory register if the visual or auditory image is retrieved occasionally.

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Question 20

Eunice had trouble learning the formula for calculating the area of a circle, so she is saying it to herself over and over again while the teacher passes out the geometry test. Eunice is demonstrating:

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the use of maintenance rehearsal

the use of verbal mediation

retrieval from working memory

storage in the sensory registe

Answer 1

17.

Mr. Camacho shows his students exactly what they should and should not do as they use the equipment in his chemistry lab.

18.

You can remember a tune for several hours, even though you don't remember the words.

You can remember the name of a person just long enough to introduce her to someone else.

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Visual information lasts less than a second, with auditory information lasting a bit longer.

Information remains for about ten seconds regardless of its nature.

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the use of maintenance rehearsal