EDF 3020 ch 8 test Exam #1 Questions with correct
answers
1) Compared to the behavioristic orientation, the cognitive perspective recognizes
people as what type of learners?
A) Active
B) Egocentric
C) Passive
D) Social - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) The cognitive perspective views people as active processors of
information who interpret stimulus material based on prior knowledge and
interest rather than passively receiving it.
Page Ref: 282
Skill: Knowledge
2) Which one of the following statements is consistent with the cognitive
approach to learning?
A) Feedback serves as a consequence of a person's actions.
B) Learning is independent of elicited responses.
C) Learning is independent of external circumstances.
D) The same event means different things to different people. - ✔✔Answer: D
Explanation: D) Consistent with the cognitive approach to learning is the
statement that the same event means different things to different people,
because individuals have different motivations, background knowledge, and
current interests.
Page Ref: 282-283
Skill: Understanding
,3) In the cognitive approach to learning, learning
A) depends a great deal on individual perception.
B) is dependent on elicited responses.
C) is determined by acquired traits.
D) is primarily a consequence of other people's actions. - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) Cognitive theorists view learning as the result of an individual's
attempts to make sense of the world and these theorists believe that learning
depends a great deal on individual perception.
Page Ref: 283-284
Skill: Knowledge
4) Maria has excellent study habits. She seems to know just what to review and
how long to spend on each part of every course. Maria is applying what type of
knowledge?
A) Conditional
B) Declarative
C) Domain-specific
D) Procedural - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) Conditional knowledge provides the "when and why" for applying
other types of knowledge. In this example, it helps Maria to identify and use good
strategies.
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Understanding
,5) Alec still remembers how to touch-type, even though it has been three years
since he has practiced. The memory system most directly involved here is
A) episodic.
B) procedural.
C) semantic.
D) short-term. - ✔✔Answer: B
Explanation: B) Procedural memory is memory for how to do things, such as to
roller skate, translate a paragraph into a second language, or ride a bicycle. In this
example, Alec remembers touch typing. [Episodic memory concerns events in our
lives, not procedures.]
Page Ref: 296
Skill: Understanding
6) Cliff is good at solving math problems, but has difficulty solving problems in his
computer class. His problem-solving ability in math represents what type of
knowledge?
A) Conditional
B) Declarative
C) Domain-specific
D) Procedural - ✔✔Answer: C
Explanation: C) Cliff has domain-specific knowledge because he is able to solve
problems in a particular subject-math. He is weaker at general problem-solving
knowledge given his difficulty in computer class.
Page Ref: 284
Skill: Understanding
, 7) A jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on his right side. It could
have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the
wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
A) Episodic
B) Schematic
C) Sensory memory
D) Working memory - ✔✔Answer: C
Explanation: C) The sensory memory records the immediate sensation of the
object. If the jogger now attends to the "moving object," it will be perceived as a
particular thing (the newspaper, hopefully, but perhaps the ferocious dog).
Page Ref: 286
Skill: Understanding
8) One of the educational implications of sensory memory is that
A) attention is necessary if children are to remember information.
B) children can take in and comprehend almost a limitless amount of information.
C) information seen is brought into consciousness almost immediately.
D) reinforcement is a requirement if children are to retain information. -
✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) The key implication of sensory memory and perception is that our
senses are constantly bombarded by a multitude of stimuli. We only learn the
limited amount we attend to. The rest are not perceived and fade from sensory
memory after a few seconds. Attention is, therefore, necessary for learning and
remembering.
Page Ref: 286
Skill: Understanding
answers
1) Compared to the behavioristic orientation, the cognitive perspective recognizes
people as what type of learners?
A) Active
B) Egocentric
C) Passive
D) Social - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) The cognitive perspective views people as active processors of
information who interpret stimulus material based on prior knowledge and
interest rather than passively receiving it.
Page Ref: 282
Skill: Knowledge
2) Which one of the following statements is consistent with the cognitive
approach to learning?
A) Feedback serves as a consequence of a person's actions.
B) Learning is independent of elicited responses.
C) Learning is independent of external circumstances.
D) The same event means different things to different people. - ✔✔Answer: D
Explanation: D) Consistent with the cognitive approach to learning is the
statement that the same event means different things to different people,
because individuals have different motivations, background knowledge, and
current interests.
Page Ref: 282-283
Skill: Understanding
,3) In the cognitive approach to learning, learning
A) depends a great deal on individual perception.
B) is dependent on elicited responses.
C) is determined by acquired traits.
D) is primarily a consequence of other people's actions. - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) Cognitive theorists view learning as the result of an individual's
attempts to make sense of the world and these theorists believe that learning
depends a great deal on individual perception.
Page Ref: 283-284
Skill: Knowledge
4) Maria has excellent study habits. She seems to know just what to review and
how long to spend on each part of every course. Maria is applying what type of
knowledge?
A) Conditional
B) Declarative
C) Domain-specific
D) Procedural - ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) Conditional knowledge provides the "when and why" for applying
other types of knowledge. In this example, it helps Maria to identify and use good
strategies.
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Understanding
,5) Alec still remembers how to touch-type, even though it has been three years
since he has practiced. The memory system most directly involved here is
A) episodic.
B) procedural.
C) semantic.
D) short-term. - ✔✔Answer: B
Explanation: B) Procedural memory is memory for how to do things, such as to
roller skate, translate a paragraph into a second language, or ride a bicycle. In this
example, Alec remembers touch typing. [Episodic memory concerns events in our
lives, not procedures.]
Page Ref: 296
Skill: Understanding
6) Cliff is good at solving math problems, but has difficulty solving problems in his
computer class. His problem-solving ability in math represents what type of
knowledge?
A) Conditional
B) Declarative
C) Domain-specific
D) Procedural - ✔✔Answer: C
Explanation: C) Cliff has domain-specific knowledge because he is able to solve
problems in a particular subject-math. He is weaker at general problem-solving
knowledge given his difficulty in computer class.
Page Ref: 284
Skill: Understanding
, 7) A jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on his right side. It could
have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the
wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
A) Episodic
B) Schematic
C) Sensory memory
D) Working memory - ✔✔Answer: C
Explanation: C) The sensory memory records the immediate sensation of the
object. If the jogger now attends to the "moving object," it will be perceived as a
particular thing (the newspaper, hopefully, but perhaps the ferocious dog).
Page Ref: 286
Skill: Understanding
8) One of the educational implications of sensory memory is that
A) attention is necessary if children are to remember information.
B) children can take in and comprehend almost a limitless amount of information.
C) information seen is brought into consciousness almost immediately.
D) reinforcement is a requirement if children are to retain information. -
✔✔Answer: A
Explanation: A) The key implication of sensory memory and perception is that our
senses are constantly bombarded by a multitude of stimuli. We only learn the
limited amount we attend to. The rest are not perceived and fade from sensory
memory after a few seconds. Attention is, therefore, necessary for learning and
remembering.
Page Ref: 286
Skill: Understanding
