Psychology wgu test 1
What is the main goal of educational psychology? - ✔✔ correct answer To use psychological theories to
understand teaching and learning
Educational Psychology is considered a scientific discipline because it: - ✔✔ correct answer Tests
theories in order to understand teaching and learning
What are factors of primary concern to the field of educational psychology? - ✔✔ correct answer
Instructional strategies
Student learning process
Emotional and cognitive development
Culture
What does the What Works Clearinghouse provide? - ✔✔ correct answer research-based evidence
about instructional programs
The scientific approach focused on: - ✔✔ correct answer Objectivity
When two events occur close in time, a scientific approach to understanding the events suggests that: -
✔✔ correct answer The fact that the two are related must not be mistaken for cause and effect
Why are findings in educational research often limited in focus? - ✔✔ correct answer Experimental
conditions are rarely identical to real classrooms
Why might research on the same educational question result in conflicting conclusions? - ✔✔ correct
answer Researches May legitimately interpret scientific data differently
The statement "teaching is an art that cannot be taught" is: - ✔✔ correct answer Unreasonable because
teaching is both an art and a science
Teachers who demonstrate flexibility: - ✔✔ correct answer Work through impediments to instruction
What is the main goal of educational psychology? - ✔✔ correct answer To use psychological theories to
understand teaching and learning
Educational Psychology is considered a scientific discipline because it: - ✔✔ correct answer Tests
theories in order to understand teaching and learning
What are factors of primary concern to the field of educational psychology? - ✔✔ correct answer
Instructional strategies
Student learning process
Emotional and cognitive development
Culture
What does the What Works Clearinghouse provide? - ✔✔ correct answer research-based evidence
about instructional programs
The scientific approach focused on: - ✔✔ correct answer Objectivity
When two events occur close in time, a scientific approach to understanding the events suggests that: -
✔✔ correct answer The fact that the two are related must not be mistaken for cause and effect
Why are findings in educational research often limited in focus? - ✔✔ correct answer Experimental
conditions are rarely identical to real classrooms
Why might research on the same educational question result in conflicting conclusions? - ✔✔ correct
answer Researches May legitimately interpret scientific data differently
The statement "teaching is an art that cannot be taught" is: - ✔✔ correct answer Unreasonable because
teaching is both an art and a science
Teachers who demonstrate flexibility: - ✔✔ correct answer Work through impediments to instruction
