UNIV 101 - MIDTERM PREP QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

UNIV 101 - MIDTERM PREP QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 Describe the function of educational psychology in examining processes of learning for individual learners - Answers Describe the difference between basic and applied research and its role in higher education - Answers Identify the transferable learning skills that are developed within higher education. - Answers Describe the four major categories usually included within a Liberal Arts education - Answers Which one of the following categories of the liberal arts curriculum would include a course that would ask the following question: "Why do humans continue behavior that is reinforced?" a) Fine Arts b) Natural Sciences c) Social Sciences d) Scientology - Answers Describe the relationship between values, goals and goal commitment - Answers Describe what it means to "own" your goals. - Answers Describe the three characteristics of a useful goal - Answers Discuss how each element of a useful goal can influence a person's motivation to achieve goals. - Answers Describe the types of goals: short-term, long-term and enabling goals, and their relationship to directing behavior - Answers Describe the four characteristics of effective goal setting. - Answers Discuss the benefits of explicitly setting goals according to the research study by Morisano et al. (2010). - Answers Michael wants to do well this semester and he knows that having goals will help keep him focused. Which of the following is the BEST example of a useful goal that could help him maintain a high level of motivation? a) I will study for all of my classes each week. b) I will attend every supplemental instruction offered for my BIO 100 class this semester. c) This semester, I will work to have better grades than last semester. d) If I start to struggle, I will form and meet with a Chem 103 study group - Answers Describe the different approaches to setting priorities and understanding habits. - Answers Describe how perceived time control influences the experience of both stress and time management efforts. - Answers Describe how the theories of procrastination can explain decision-making, and how underlying psychological factors can influence chronic procrastination. - Answers Describe the purpose of a master calendar and how it is used. - Answers Describe strategies that establish routines and support ongoing planning and effort. - Answers Describe time management strategies and how they are related to improving focus and motivation. - Answers Identify multiple strategies that will help improve personal time management difficulties. - Answers Describe the strategies that had the strongest relationship with grades in Britton and Tesser's research study - Answers Susan has a 20-page research paper due next week in her HIST 100 course. She has not started the paper and is beginning to get nervous about completing the paper. She keeps telling herself that if she could only find exactly the right topic, she could begin. Which of the following BEST describes Susan's reason for procrastinating? a) She has inappropriate commitments b) She has a perception that the job is too time consuming c) She believes she works better under pressure d) She believes she has to be perfect - Answers Describe how the components of memory contribute to storing, encoding and retrieving information. - Answers Describe how the memory continuum is related to processing information - Answers Compare rehearsal and elaboration strategies and their relationship to processing information. - Answers Describe the characteristics of effective study groups - Answers Describe how using a "unit of study" approach supports successful exam preparation and long term memory processing - Answers Describe learning strategies that use visual imagery to process information. - Answers Describe how active reading and note-taking are related to processing information into long-term memory - Answers Describe the processes used in implementing active reading and creating effective lecture notes - Answers Describe how amount of practice and timing of practice are related to efficacy of self-testing according to Wissman et al. (2012). - Answers Kathy always reads assigned reading prior to class. Then, she attends the class and takes lecture notes word-for-word. After class, she meets with friends where they explain the different concepts to each other. Before she goes to bed, she creates a graphic organizer to help her remember her notes. From the list of 4 strategies above, what types of strategies did Kathy use? a) Rehearsal, elaboration, elaboration, rehearsal b) Rehearsal, rehearsal, elaboration, elaboration c) Rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal, elaboration d) Rehearsal, elaboration, rehearsal, elaboration - Answers Outline the purpose and features of comprehension monitoring and its relationship to self-testing, active reading and listening. - Answers Comprehension monitoring is the ability to observe and assess the quality of one's understanding of learned material. Self-testing, active reading and active listening enhance comprehension. Describe hindsight and foresight biases and how they contribute to the illusion of knowing. - Answers Hindsight Bias: tendency to believe you already knew information once the information is made available. Foresight Bias: tendency to be overconfident in ability to recall information in the future. *Illusion of Knowing: overconfidence about the level of knowledge and understanding in an area Describe self-testing strategies that minimize illusions of knowing. - Answers -Flashcards -Unit Objectives -Read, recite, review -Graphic Organizers -Create Exam Items -Textbook Resources -Teach Someone Else Describe Bloom's taxonomy and its role in comprehension monitoring. - Answers Bloom's taxonomy was crafted in order to build a common language of learning among educators. In terms of comprehension monitoring, only the cognitive domain is relevant and will be attended to exclusively. Bloom's taxonomy was later revised. Describe the relationship between stress, anxiety and performance. - Answers High anxiety can interfere with cognitive functions of working memory. No stress means you're either dead or asleep. Healthy stress is good! Identify strategies that will help minimize levels of anxiety. - Answers -get a good night's sleep -physical activity before a test is good -avoid extra caffeine and sugar -NO CRAMMING -avoid excess socializing/alcohol/drugs before -organize materials night before -arrive on time -avoid speaking to unprepared students Describe strategies that will help predict exam items - Answers -write down everything you can remember about the exam after you take it -find information (lecture, notes, book) -identify any patterns Describe general test-taking strategies related to successful exam performance. - Answers -write name -write any formulas etc you remember on test -preview exam -look at point values