Test Bank for Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 15th Edition, Dennis Coon, ISBN-10: 1337565695, ISBN-13: 9781337565691

Test Bank for Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 15th Edition, Dennis Coon




Test Bank for Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to
Mind and Behavior, 15th Edition, Dennis Coon, ISBN-10:
1337565695, ISBN-13: 9781337565691




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True / False


1. Actively thinking about what you have just experienced describes experiential processing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


2. The first step in reflective learning is to plan daily, weekly, and monthly learning strategies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


3. Reflective learning depends on self-monitoring with exceptional learners keeping records of their progress toward learning
goals, such as pages read, hours of studying, and assignments completed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


4. Self-reference involves relating new facts, terms, and concepts to one‘s own experiences and to information one already
knows well.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


5. By using the rSQ4R method to read her textbook, Sierta is engaging in reflective processing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


6. When Juan completes his assigned chapter reading in his psychology textbook, he skims back over the chapter, reads over
his notes, and checks his memory by quizzing himself on the terms, all of which are part of the review step in the rSQ4R


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method.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


7. When a student anticipates what the teacher will say by reading the assignment and asking themselves questions before the
lecture is presented, the student is engaging in the LISAN method step called Lead, Don’t follow.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


8. According to the LISAN method of taking notes, students should try to be like tape recorders, taking down the teacher‘s
lecture word-for-word.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


9. Most students take reasonably good notes, but then they do not use them until just before a test.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


10. According to the authors of your textbook, recopying lecture notes and outlining chapters are both poor study strategies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


11. Massed practice is superior to spaced practice when studying.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

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12. Students that engage in overlearning of test material tend to make lower grades than students who limit their study time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


13. Regarding general test-taking skills, it is recommended that students answer the difficult questions first and then the easy
ones.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


14. If you are unsure of a multiple-choice answer, you are more likely to gain points if you change your answer than if you
stay with your first choice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True


15. When taking a true-false test, answers that include superlatives, such as most, least, best, worst, largest, and smallest, are
often true.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


16. Before a student begins writing an answer to an essay question, he or she should make a detailed, elaborate outline of the
answer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False


17. The best way to prepare for short-answer tests is to overlearn the details of the course and to pay special attention to lists
of related terms.
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