Which task requires more fluid intelligence than crystallized intelligence? correct answers
Solving a new type of puzzle-Fluid intelligence involves abstract reasoning and allows
individuals to adapt to new situations.
What is Spearman's concept of the g factor? correct answers A general intelligence factor is
the basis of all cognitive processes and performance.
Match the type of intelligence described by Sternberg with the student who is displaying it.
Charlotte has earned 100 percent on each algebra test she has taken this quarter. correct
answers analytical
Match the type of intelligence described by Sternberg with the student who is displaying it.
Mateo was using a recipe that called for buttermilk. When he found no buttermilk in the
refrigerator, he added a little lemon juice to regular milk and his recipe turned out fine.
correct answers creative
Match the type of intelligence described by Sternberg with the student who is displaying it.
When her computer froze, Eva knew to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot the hard drive. correct
answers practical
A teacher assigns six students to write and perform a short play dramatizing the
Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Which three types of Gardner's intelligences is the teacher incorporating into this lesson?
correct answers bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, linguistic
Classical conditioning involves a neutral stimulus becoming a conditioned response because
of correct answers continuous pairings
What are the two main types of consequences in operant conditioning? correct answers
Reinforcement and punishment-Operant conditioning states that learning is a learned
association between a behavior and a consequence. According to operant conditioning theory,
people learn to associate consequences (both positive and negative) with behavior, and those
consequences modify behavior.
Identify whether the situation describes an idea related to classical conditioning or operant
conditioning.
A teacher who had previously allowed students to "shout out" answers in class without
raising their hands begins to completely ignore students who speak without raising hands.
Within a few days, students no longer "shout out" answers. correct answers operant-
Extinction is the practice of refusing to reward unwanted behavior until the behavior stops.
Identify whether the situation describes an idea related to classical conditioning or operant
conditioning.
A teacher asks a question about the number of U.S. senators and a student responds with the
answer, "Eighty." The teacher says, "That's so close but not quite correct. If there are 50
states and two senators from each state, how many senators are there?" The student then
replies, "One hundred." correct answers operant-Shaping is the process of reinforcing closer
and closer approximations of a desired behavior.
, Identify whether the situation describes an idea related to classical conditioning or operant
conditioning.
A teacher tells the class that every student who scores above 90 percent on the test will
receive a candy bar. Students studied extra hard in hopes of earning candy. correct answers
operant-Exhibiting a certain behavior to earn a reward is an example of operant conditioning.
In this example, the candy bar served as a positive reinforcement for students to increase
study time.
Identify whether the situation describes an idea related to classical conditioning or operant
conditioning. An eighth-grade student was coming down with the flu on the morning he had
to give a speech in his English class. He became violently ill during the speech. Years later,
in college, he still suffered from feelings of nausea just before he engaged in any type of
public speaking. correct answers The connection of a feeling of nausea and public speaking is
an example of classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is a learned association between a
behavior and a consequence. This example is better explained through classical conditioning,
because it involves a physical reflex (vomiting). Operant conditioning is typically not
associated with reflexes.
True or False
The length of sensory memory is the same regardless of the modality of the information
coming into the central nervous system. correct answers false- For example, visual
information lasts only about a half second, while auditory information lasts up to three or four
seconds.
Match the type of memory with the student who is using it.
Talia took a geography test on state capitals today and got 48 out of 50 correct. She could not
remember the capitals of Alaska and Maine. correct answers explicit-Talia remembered what
she learned in class. She was able to consciously recall almost all of the state capitals.
Match the type of memory with the student who is using it.
When Daniel writes in his journal, he does not think about how to form the different letters
with his pencil as he records his ideas. He just writes without "remembering" how to do so.
correct answers implicit- Daniel does not purposely remember how to write when he jots
down ideas in his journal. The "memory" of how to form the letters does not even come into
his awareness.
Match the type of memory with the student who is using it.
Diego needed some paint and brushes from the art supplies locker. His teacher gave him the
combination to the locker. Diego remembered the combination just long enough to retrieve
what he needed. Within a couple of minutes, he had forgotten it. correct answers working-
Working memory is a kind of short-term memory that temporarily holds information
available for processing.
What can a teacher do to increase students' self-efficacy or belief in their own abilities?
correct answers Compare students' current improved performance with their previous
performance.
What does metacognition encourage students to do? correct answers Reflect on what they
have learned.