EDHD460 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Metacognition - ANS Cognition about cognition; awareness and control of one's thinking
processes
Conditional Knowledge - ANS Knowing when and why to use declarative and procedural
knowledge
Metacognitive Skills - ANS Understanding task demands + knowing how/when to apply
strategies
Epistemic Thinking - ANS Beliefs about knowledge and how learning occurs
Theory of Mind - ANS Understanding that others have different thoughts and knowledge
Concept Learning - ANS Process of categorizing objects/events for generalization and
discrimination
Concept - ANS Mental representation of a category with shared attributes
Feature Analysis Theory - ANS Concepts are defined by critical (necessary) features
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, Prototype Theory - ANS Concepts are compared to a mental "best example" or prototype
Concept Attainment - ANS Learning concepts through identifying examples and nonexamples
Gagné's Concept Learning Stages - ANS Discrimination → Generalization → Concept
attainment
Klausmeier's Levels - ANS Concrete → Identity → Classificatory → Formal
Conceptual Change - ANS Restructuring prior knowledge based on new information
Conditions for Conceptual Change - ANS Dissatisfaction, intelligibility, plausibility, usefulness
Problem Solving - ANS Attempting to reach a goal without an automatic solution
Trial and Error - ANS Learning through repeated attempts and consequences (Thorndike)
Insight - ANS Sudden realization of a solution
Wallas' Stages - ANS Preparation → Incubation → Illumination → Verification
Functional Fixedness - ANS Inability to see new uses for familiar objects
Heuristics - ANS General problem-solving strategies or rules of thumb
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Metacognition - ANS Cognition about cognition; awareness and control of one's thinking
processes
Conditional Knowledge - ANS Knowing when and why to use declarative and procedural
knowledge
Metacognitive Skills - ANS Understanding task demands + knowing how/when to apply
strategies
Epistemic Thinking - ANS Beliefs about knowledge and how learning occurs
Theory of Mind - ANS Understanding that others have different thoughts and knowledge
Concept Learning - ANS Process of categorizing objects/events for generalization and
discrimination
Concept - ANS Mental representation of a category with shared attributes
Feature Analysis Theory - ANS Concepts are defined by critical (necessary) features
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, Prototype Theory - ANS Concepts are compared to a mental "best example" or prototype
Concept Attainment - ANS Learning concepts through identifying examples and nonexamples
Gagné's Concept Learning Stages - ANS Discrimination → Generalization → Concept
attainment
Klausmeier's Levels - ANS Concrete → Identity → Classificatory → Formal
Conceptual Change - ANS Restructuring prior knowledge based on new information
Conditions for Conceptual Change - ANS Dissatisfaction, intelligibility, plausibility, usefulness
Problem Solving - ANS Attempting to reach a goal without an automatic solution
Trial and Error - ANS Learning through repeated attempts and consequences (Thorndike)
Insight - ANS Sudden realization of a solution
Wallas' Stages - ANS Preparation → Incubation → Illumination → Verification
Functional Fixedness - ANS Inability to see new uses for familiar objects
Heuristics - ANS General problem-solving strategies or rules of thumb
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