HDFS Exam 1 Review UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Educational psychology research offers strong support for which of the following
instructional practices?
a) giving students positive reinforcement when their performance meets or exceeds the
teacher's objectives
b) teaching students how to improve their own learning skills
c) having students work cooperatively in small learning groups
d) All of these answers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- giving students positive reinforcement
when their performance meets or exceeds the teacher's objectives
The most important predictor of teaching effectiveness is
a) undergraduate grade-point average.
b) grade-point average in one's major, such as biology or communications.
c) grades received in undergraduate education courses.
d) one's score on the National Teacher Examination. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grades
received in undergraduate education courses.
Strengths of the scientific method include all of the following except
a) the simultaneous manipulation of many variables in order to reveal the complexities of
behavior.
b) the formulation of plausible hypotheses, which are then tested systematically.
c) the use of a representative sample of participants.
d) a dissemination of results so that similar scientific inquiry may be further stimulated in
other settings. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the simultaneous manipulation of many variables
in order to reveal the complexities of behavior.
Research in educational psychology usually focuses on
a) as many educational problems as possible within each study.
b) every conceivable aspect of the question at hand.
c) anywhere from one to a few aspects of a given problem.
, d) broad sweeping issues. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- anywhere from one to a few aspects
of a given problem.
A characteristic of scientific research in educational psychology is that it
a) has a fairly broad scope because most studies simultaneously manipulate many variables.
b) has a fairly narrow scope because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time.
c) is largely conducted in laboratory rather than classroom settings.
d) has little relevance to the typical classroom teacher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- has a
fairly narrow scope because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time.
To say that teaching is an art means that teaching
a) is a relatively easy profession to master.
b) requires flexibility in decision making.
c) should be based entirely on scientific findings.
d) is an undisciplined activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- requires flexibility in decision
making.
As scientific data that runs counter to currently accepted ways of thinking accumulates, it is
best if scientists
a) question the statistical analysis of the experimental interpretations.
b) ignore these new data because only one correct approach is possible.
c) assume that the collection of data was somehow flawed.
d) use this information to revise or refine existing ideas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- use this
information to revise or refine existing ideas
After Mateo, a student in your class, reads a series of scientific articles discussing the value
of multiple vitamin supplements in preventing heart disease, he approaches you and remarks,
"I'm confused. If all of these scientists are studying the same issue and they are all using the
scientific method, why aren't they all coming to the same conclusions?" Your response should
emphasize that
a) not all scientists adhere to the scientific method.
b) one of the articles is obviously biased.
c) scientists differ in the ways in which they select and interpret data.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Educational psychology research offers strong support for which of the following
instructional practices?
a) giving students positive reinforcement when their performance meets or exceeds the
teacher's objectives
b) teaching students how to improve their own learning skills
c) having students work cooperatively in small learning groups
d) All of these answers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- giving students positive reinforcement
when their performance meets or exceeds the teacher's objectives
The most important predictor of teaching effectiveness is
a) undergraduate grade-point average.
b) grade-point average in one's major, such as biology or communications.
c) grades received in undergraduate education courses.
d) one's score on the National Teacher Examination. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grades
received in undergraduate education courses.
Strengths of the scientific method include all of the following except
a) the simultaneous manipulation of many variables in order to reveal the complexities of
behavior.
b) the formulation of plausible hypotheses, which are then tested systematically.
c) the use of a representative sample of participants.
d) a dissemination of results so that similar scientific inquiry may be further stimulated in
other settings. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the simultaneous manipulation of many variables
in order to reveal the complexities of behavior.
Research in educational psychology usually focuses on
a) as many educational problems as possible within each study.
b) every conceivable aspect of the question at hand.
c) anywhere from one to a few aspects of a given problem.
, d) broad sweeping issues. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- anywhere from one to a few aspects
of a given problem.
A characteristic of scientific research in educational psychology is that it
a) has a fairly broad scope because most studies simultaneously manipulate many variables.
b) has a fairly narrow scope because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time.
c) is largely conducted in laboratory rather than classroom settings.
d) has little relevance to the typical classroom teacher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- has a
fairly narrow scope because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time.
To say that teaching is an art means that teaching
a) is a relatively easy profession to master.
b) requires flexibility in decision making.
c) should be based entirely on scientific findings.
d) is an undisciplined activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- requires flexibility in decision
making.
As scientific data that runs counter to currently accepted ways of thinking accumulates, it is
best if scientists
a) question the statistical analysis of the experimental interpretations.
b) ignore these new data because only one correct approach is possible.
c) assume that the collection of data was somehow flawed.
d) use this information to revise or refine existing ideas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- use this
information to revise or refine existing ideas
After Mateo, a student in your class, reads a series of scientific articles discussing the value
of multiple vitamin supplements in preventing heart disease, he approaches you and remarks,
"I'm confused. If all of these scientists are studying the same issue and they are all using the
scientific method, why aren't they all coming to the same conclusions?" Your response should
emphasize that
a) not all scientists adhere to the scientific method.
b) one of the articles is obviously biased.
c) scientists differ in the ways in which they select and interpret data.
