Practice Questions for Psychology
WGU QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
When the students in Ms. Anne's class get 100% on their spelling homework during
the week and they don't have to take their spelling test on Friday. This is an example
of: - ANSWERNegative Reinforcement
Ms. Thrace wants her students to know how and when to use certain learning
strategies, so she specifically teaches these learning strategies and encourages her
students to talk their way through new situations and problems. Which instructional
strategy is being implemented? - ANSWERSelf-Regulated Learning
Mr. Howard has an engineering student who failed his first three quizzes in the
course. When going over the study guide for the upcoming exam, Mr. Howard
noticed that the student did not have his study guide completed. Mr. Howard asked
the student about this situation and the student replied, "What's the point? I'm going
to fail anyway." What can Mrs. Howard do to help this student overcome his learned
helplessness? - ANSWERSet consistent expectations and follow through
Mr. Mufasa wanted his students to memorize the 50 states and their respective
capitals. Which learning strategy should he encourage his students to use? -
ANSWERPaired-association learning
If you walk into a classroom and see students working cooperatively to help each
other learn, who theory is being implemented? - ANSWERVygotsky
Ms. Ariel believes in Slavin's QAIT Model for effective instruction. Which element is
not part of this model? - ANSWERAdministrative support
According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Information Processing, all information
first enters the: - ANSWERSensory register
Monica is starting to listen to the advice of her peers more than that of her parents.
She is also starting to question her future educational and occupational choices.
According to Erikson, in which stage is Monica? - ANSWERIdentity Vs. Role
Confusion
Ms. Minnie likes to involve the families of her students in her classroom. She informs
families about school programs and student progress, involves families with
homework and goal setting, and includes families in school committees and councils.
Which three of Epstein's six types of involvement is Ms. Minnie practicing? -
ANSWERDecision Making, Communication, and Learning at Home
, If you walk into a classroom and see a teacher giving students work that is just a little
harder than what they can currently accomplish on their own, whose theory is being
implemented? - ANSWERVygotsky
Ms. Amy distributes her students' graded biology tests. She overhears a student say
to another student that he failed the test because the test was just too hard. What is
true about this student's attributions? - ANSWERThey are external and stable
Mr. Louie's students are studying the rainforest. He has developed several ways to
assess the students. The students can choose to write a poem about the animals of
the rainforest, create a three-dimensional diorama of the rainforest, choreograph an
interpretative dance about the lives of the people who live in the rainforest, create
graphs to illustrate the rate of deforestation happening in the rainforest, or write a
song about the different layers of the rainforest. Which of Gardner's multiple
intelligences will the poem satisfy? - ANSWERLinguistic
You walk into a classroom and watch a student bounce a basketball, bounce a
tennis ball, and bounce a ping-pong ball. The student then tries to bounce a baseball
and is perplexed when it does not bounce like the other balls did. Whose theory are
you witnessing? - ANSWERPiaget
Ms. Elsa needed to get her students' attention. She turned the lights off in her
classroom and the students immediately got quiet. She praised the students for their
good behavior. In this scenario, what is an example of classical conditioning? -
ANSWERThe students getting quiet when Ms. Elsa turned off the lights.
Ms. Scar wants to teach his students about cats. In which order should he present
the information to help his students organize and learn the information. -
ANSWERWild cats vs. domestic cats, breeds of wilds and domestic cats, conductive
habitats for different breeds of cats, potential dangers in different habitats
Olaf, the schnauzer, gets very excited when his owner comes from work at the end
of the day. He soon learns that when he hears the garage door open, his owner will
be coming in the door shortly. He then begins getting excited every time he hears the
garage door open. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus? -
ANSWERHis owner coming home
Ms. Sarabi is preparing to take her students to the Science Center to see the exhibit
on spiders. She has the class complete a KWL chart prior to the trip. This is an
example of : - ANSWERAn Advance Organizer
Ms. Bernadette is having a conversation about goal setting with her microbiology
students. One of her student's says that his goal is to get an, "A" in her course. What
is true about this student's goal? - ANSWERIt is a performance goal.
Mr. Raj wants uses a variety of presentation techniques when teaching his
astrophysics class. He provides examples to show students how the material will be
useful to them and often introduces puzzling situations to help maintain his students'
curiosity. He helps his students set some of their goals and works with them to meet
WGU QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
When the students in Ms. Anne's class get 100% on their spelling homework during
the week and they don't have to take their spelling test on Friday. This is an example
of: - ANSWERNegative Reinforcement
Ms. Thrace wants her students to know how and when to use certain learning
strategies, so she specifically teaches these learning strategies and encourages her
students to talk their way through new situations and problems. Which instructional
strategy is being implemented? - ANSWERSelf-Regulated Learning
Mr. Howard has an engineering student who failed his first three quizzes in the
course. When going over the study guide for the upcoming exam, Mr. Howard
noticed that the student did not have his study guide completed. Mr. Howard asked
the student about this situation and the student replied, "What's the point? I'm going
to fail anyway." What can Mrs. Howard do to help this student overcome his learned
helplessness? - ANSWERSet consistent expectations and follow through
Mr. Mufasa wanted his students to memorize the 50 states and their respective
capitals. Which learning strategy should he encourage his students to use? -
ANSWERPaired-association learning
If you walk into a classroom and see students working cooperatively to help each
other learn, who theory is being implemented? - ANSWERVygotsky
Ms. Ariel believes in Slavin's QAIT Model for effective instruction. Which element is
not part of this model? - ANSWERAdministrative support
According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Information Processing, all information
first enters the: - ANSWERSensory register
Monica is starting to listen to the advice of her peers more than that of her parents.
She is also starting to question her future educational and occupational choices.
According to Erikson, in which stage is Monica? - ANSWERIdentity Vs. Role
Confusion
Ms. Minnie likes to involve the families of her students in her classroom. She informs
families about school programs and student progress, involves families with
homework and goal setting, and includes families in school committees and councils.
Which three of Epstein's six types of involvement is Ms. Minnie practicing? -
ANSWERDecision Making, Communication, and Learning at Home
, If you walk into a classroom and see a teacher giving students work that is just a little
harder than what they can currently accomplish on their own, whose theory is being
implemented? - ANSWERVygotsky
Ms. Amy distributes her students' graded biology tests. She overhears a student say
to another student that he failed the test because the test was just too hard. What is
true about this student's attributions? - ANSWERThey are external and stable
Mr. Louie's students are studying the rainforest. He has developed several ways to
assess the students. The students can choose to write a poem about the animals of
the rainforest, create a three-dimensional diorama of the rainforest, choreograph an
interpretative dance about the lives of the people who live in the rainforest, create
graphs to illustrate the rate of deforestation happening in the rainforest, or write a
song about the different layers of the rainforest. Which of Gardner's multiple
intelligences will the poem satisfy? - ANSWERLinguistic
You walk into a classroom and watch a student bounce a basketball, bounce a
tennis ball, and bounce a ping-pong ball. The student then tries to bounce a baseball
and is perplexed when it does not bounce like the other balls did. Whose theory are
you witnessing? - ANSWERPiaget
Ms. Elsa needed to get her students' attention. She turned the lights off in her
classroom and the students immediately got quiet. She praised the students for their
good behavior. In this scenario, what is an example of classical conditioning? -
ANSWERThe students getting quiet when Ms. Elsa turned off the lights.
Ms. Scar wants to teach his students about cats. In which order should he present
the information to help his students organize and learn the information. -
ANSWERWild cats vs. domestic cats, breeds of wilds and domestic cats, conductive
habitats for different breeds of cats, potential dangers in different habitats
Olaf, the schnauzer, gets very excited when his owner comes from work at the end
of the day. He soon learns that when he hears the garage door open, his owner will
be coming in the door shortly. He then begins getting excited every time he hears the
garage door open. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus? -
ANSWERHis owner coming home
Ms. Sarabi is preparing to take her students to the Science Center to see the exhibit
on spiders. She has the class complete a KWL chart prior to the trip. This is an
example of : - ANSWERAn Advance Organizer
Ms. Bernadette is having a conversation about goal setting with her microbiology
students. One of her student's says that his goal is to get an, "A" in her course. What
is true about this student's goal? - ANSWERIt is a performance goal.
Mr. Raj wants uses a variety of presentation techniques when teaching his
astrophysics class. He provides examples to show students how the material will be
useful to them and often introduces puzzling situations to help maintain his students'
curiosity. He helps his students set some of their goals and works with them to meet
