PSYC 2200 EXAMS 1 - 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
All of the following statements about classroom shaping are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - For students with increased test anxiety, give graded
rather than ungraded practice tests daily.
All of the following statements about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are true except one.
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - To test means to educate.
All of the following statements about sensory information are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Receptors hold sensory info for several minutes.
All of the following statements about Authentic Assessment are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - It measures lower-level and convergent thinking.
All of the following statements about background knowledge are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Teaching comprehension is done best by learning
definitions of vocabulary words.
All of the following statements about the information processing model of memory are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Sensory register, short-term
memory and working memory are the storage systems.
All of the following statements about teachers using negative reinforcement are true
except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Teachers employing negative
reinforcement accept promises.
All of the following are good tips for teachers to help students focus attention except
one. Which statement does NOT belong with the others? - Answers - Stick with one or 2
sensory modes and do not try to incorporate all 5 senses.
All of the following statements about satiation are true except one. Which statement is
FALSE? - Answers - Satiation is a type of reinforcement.
All of the following statements about central tendency are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Central tendency tells you how the scores are
distributed.
All of the following statements about the cognitive view of learning are true except one.
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The cognitive approach to learning views
learning as a passive mental process.
, All of the following statements about standard deviation are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Standard deviation is the only measure of variability in
a frequency distribution.
All of the following statements about effective classroom management are true except
one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Even if you do not know who started
misbehavior, hold someone accountable.
All of the following are examples of the Premack principle except one. Which example
does NOT belong with the others? - Answers - "After you clean-up the playground, I will
assign the next job."
All of the following statements about reality therapy by Glasser (WDEP) are true except
one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The "doing" necessitates asking why a
student is misbehaving.
All of the following statements about short-term memory are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Loss of short-term memory due to decay is a bad
thing.
All of the following statements about interference are true except one. Which statement
is FALSE? - Answers - Interference causes forgetting in short-term memory but not in
long-term memory.
All of the following statements about the cocktail party effect are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Hearing your name across a crowded room will
enable you to perceive what follows not what precedes your name.
All of the following statements about observational learning are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - The Bobo doll experiment showed that children will
not learn just by watching the behavior of others.
All of the following statements about the cognitive/constructive model of teaching are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The learning tasks are easy
and meant to keep frustration at bay.
All of the following statements about a normal distribution are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - In a normal distribution the mean, mode and median
are all different points.
All of the following statements about the goals of cooperation and self-regulation are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - A teacher is meant to take
care of everything.
ANSWERS
All of the following statements about classroom shaping are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - For students with increased test anxiety, give graded
rather than ungraded practice tests daily.
All of the following statements about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are true except one.
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - To test means to educate.
All of the following statements about sensory information are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Receptors hold sensory info for several minutes.
All of the following statements about Authentic Assessment are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - It measures lower-level and convergent thinking.
All of the following statements about background knowledge are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Teaching comprehension is done best by learning
definitions of vocabulary words.
All of the following statements about the information processing model of memory are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Sensory register, short-term
memory and working memory are the storage systems.
All of the following statements about teachers using negative reinforcement are true
except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Teachers employing negative
reinforcement accept promises.
All of the following are good tips for teachers to help students focus attention except
one. Which statement does NOT belong with the others? - Answers - Stick with one or 2
sensory modes and do not try to incorporate all 5 senses.
All of the following statements about satiation are true except one. Which statement is
FALSE? - Answers - Satiation is a type of reinforcement.
All of the following statements about central tendency are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Central tendency tells you how the scores are
distributed.
All of the following statements about the cognitive view of learning are true except one.
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The cognitive approach to learning views
learning as a passive mental process.
, All of the following statements about standard deviation are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Standard deviation is the only measure of variability in
a frequency distribution.
All of the following statements about effective classroom management are true except
one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - Even if you do not know who started
misbehavior, hold someone accountable.
All of the following are examples of the Premack principle except one. Which example
does NOT belong with the others? - Answers - "After you clean-up the playground, I will
assign the next job."
All of the following statements about reality therapy by Glasser (WDEP) are true except
one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The "doing" necessitates asking why a
student is misbehaving.
All of the following statements about short-term memory are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Loss of short-term memory due to decay is a bad
thing.
All of the following statements about interference are true except one. Which statement
is FALSE? - Answers - Interference causes forgetting in short-term memory but not in
long-term memory.
All of the following statements about the cocktail party effect are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - Hearing your name across a crowded room will
enable you to perceive what follows not what precedes your name.
All of the following statements about observational learning are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - The Bobo doll experiment showed that children will
not learn just by watching the behavior of others.
All of the following statements about the cognitive/constructive model of teaching are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - The learning tasks are easy
and meant to keep frustration at bay.
All of the following statements about a normal distribution are true except one. Which
statement is FALSE? - Answers - In a normal distribution the mean, mode and median
are all different points.
All of the following statements about the goals of cooperation and self-regulation are
true except one. Which statement is FALSE? - Answers - A teacher is meant to take
care of everything.
