LU- PSYC 365 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Frank sees an egg-shaped ball that he later "remembers" as being perfectly round.
Frank's mistaken recollection is an example of the Gestalt principle of : - Answers -
Pragnanz
Which one of the following statements best describes a CONTEXTUAL VIEW of
learning? - Answers - Learners can tackle complex tasks more successfully when they
have familiar concrete tools to assist them in their efforts.
Which one of the folllowing scenarios best reflects the basic idea of individual
constructivism - Answers - A student tries to make sense of a poorly written and
confusing magazine article
Contemporary INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORIES of learning can best be
described a theorist that: - Answers - Explained how people interpret and remember the
events they experience
Based on the findings form verbal learning research, which list of
3-letter syllables should be EASIEST to learn? - Answers - car, dog, bun
The basis for verbal learning theory came from which of the following research
discoveries? - Answers - Language based learning could not be described by the
behaviorist perspective alone
Which one of the following statements reflects Tolman's notion of PURPOSIVE
BEHAVIORISM - Answers - Organisms behavior in order to attain particular goals
Harry and Sam are both taking French; Harry is also taking German, but Sam is not.
Harry and Sam learn these French vocabulary words in their French class:
head-la tete
eye-l'oeil
mouth-la bouche
The following day, Harry learns these German vocabulary words in his German class:
head-der Kopf
eye-das Auge
mouth- der Mund
A week later the two boys are given a French vocabulary quiz in which they are asked
to give the French words for head, eye, and mouth. Other things being equal, findings
from verbal learning research would lead us to predict that: - Answers - Due to
RETROACTIVE INHIBITION, Harry will get a lower grade on the quiz than sam
, Which one of the following best illustrates Tolman's notion of COGNITIVE MAP? -
Answers - After walking around campus for a few days, you learn where buildings are in
relation to one another.
Ms. McDevitt's class has learned how to calculate the area of a rectangle. Ms. McDevitt
then asks Teresa how to calculate the area of a square. Which one of the following
alternatives best describes the GESTALT PERSPECTIVE of how Teresa would solve
the problem? - Answers - She would think about the problem for a while and, once she
realized that a square was a kind of rectangle, be able to solve the problem
You perceive a shape as a rectangle even though two of its lines are too short to
connect at one corner. Which one of the following? Gestaltist concepts best accounts
for this phenomenon? - Answers - Closure
mr. Fremont tells his french class "La plume means pen." Which one of the following
students in his class exhibiting Toman's notion of Latent learning? - Answers - Donna
says nothing at the time, but she correctly recites the French word for "pen" the next
day
Marnie attends very closely to the English teacher's lecture because she knows she
must pass her English course in order to graduate. Marnie's attentiveness demonstrates
the effect of _____ on attention. - Answers - Personal significance
When a stray dog wanders in a classroom, all of the students stop their seatwork and
watch the teacher try to coax the dog from the room. The students' attentiveness
demonstrates the affect of ______ on attention - Answers - Novelty
If we look at cognitive development from Piaget's perspective, we would expect a child
in the concrete operations stage to have the GREATEST DIFFICULTY with which one
of hte following questions? - Answers - An apple pie is cut into 4 pieces. A blueberry pie
of the same size is cute into 12 pieces. How many pieces of blueberry pie do you need
to have the same amount as 3 pieces of the apple pie?
Piaget's ideas were largely ignored by American psychologists until the 1960s. Tree of
the following are probable reasons why this was so. Which one is NOT a likely reason?
- Answers - Piaget studied children rather than nonhuman species
three of the following statments reflect contemporary views of Piaget's stages. Which
statements is NOT accurate - Answers - Most formal operational capabilities emerge 2-
3 years earlier than Piaget suggested
James is 6 months old. he likes the feel of his thumb in his mouth; therefore, whenever
his thumb comes close to his face he places his thumb in his mouth. James' action is
characteristic of _______ behavior, which dominates the sensorimotor stage - Answers
- Goal directed
ANSWERS
Frank sees an egg-shaped ball that he later "remembers" as being perfectly round.
Frank's mistaken recollection is an example of the Gestalt principle of : - Answers -
Pragnanz
Which one of the following statements best describes a CONTEXTUAL VIEW of
learning? - Answers - Learners can tackle complex tasks more successfully when they
have familiar concrete tools to assist them in their efforts.
Which one of the folllowing scenarios best reflects the basic idea of individual
constructivism - Answers - A student tries to make sense of a poorly written and
confusing magazine article
Contemporary INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORIES of learning can best be
described a theorist that: - Answers - Explained how people interpret and remember the
events they experience
Based on the findings form verbal learning research, which list of
3-letter syllables should be EASIEST to learn? - Answers - car, dog, bun
The basis for verbal learning theory came from which of the following research
discoveries? - Answers - Language based learning could not be described by the
behaviorist perspective alone
Which one of the following statements reflects Tolman's notion of PURPOSIVE
BEHAVIORISM - Answers - Organisms behavior in order to attain particular goals
Harry and Sam are both taking French; Harry is also taking German, but Sam is not.
Harry and Sam learn these French vocabulary words in their French class:
head-la tete
eye-l'oeil
mouth-la bouche
The following day, Harry learns these German vocabulary words in his German class:
head-der Kopf
eye-das Auge
mouth- der Mund
A week later the two boys are given a French vocabulary quiz in which they are asked
to give the French words for head, eye, and mouth. Other things being equal, findings
from verbal learning research would lead us to predict that: - Answers - Due to
RETROACTIVE INHIBITION, Harry will get a lower grade on the quiz than sam
, Which one of the following best illustrates Tolman's notion of COGNITIVE MAP? -
Answers - After walking around campus for a few days, you learn where buildings are in
relation to one another.
Ms. McDevitt's class has learned how to calculate the area of a rectangle. Ms. McDevitt
then asks Teresa how to calculate the area of a square. Which one of the following
alternatives best describes the GESTALT PERSPECTIVE of how Teresa would solve
the problem? - Answers - She would think about the problem for a while and, once she
realized that a square was a kind of rectangle, be able to solve the problem
You perceive a shape as a rectangle even though two of its lines are too short to
connect at one corner. Which one of the following? Gestaltist concepts best accounts
for this phenomenon? - Answers - Closure
mr. Fremont tells his french class "La plume means pen." Which one of the following
students in his class exhibiting Toman's notion of Latent learning? - Answers - Donna
says nothing at the time, but she correctly recites the French word for "pen" the next
day
Marnie attends very closely to the English teacher's lecture because she knows she
must pass her English course in order to graduate. Marnie's attentiveness demonstrates
the effect of _____ on attention. - Answers - Personal significance
When a stray dog wanders in a classroom, all of the students stop their seatwork and
watch the teacher try to coax the dog from the room. The students' attentiveness
demonstrates the affect of ______ on attention - Answers - Novelty
If we look at cognitive development from Piaget's perspective, we would expect a child
in the concrete operations stage to have the GREATEST DIFFICULTY with which one
of hte following questions? - Answers - An apple pie is cut into 4 pieces. A blueberry pie
of the same size is cute into 12 pieces. How many pieces of blueberry pie do you need
to have the same amount as 3 pieces of the apple pie?
Piaget's ideas were largely ignored by American psychologists until the 1960s. Tree of
the following are probable reasons why this was so. Which one is NOT a likely reason?
- Answers - Piaget studied children rather than nonhuman species
three of the following statments reflect contemporary views of Piaget's stages. Which
statements is NOT accurate - Answers - Most formal operational capabilities emerge 2-
3 years earlier than Piaget suggested
James is 6 months old. he likes the feel of his thumb in his mouth; therefore, whenever
his thumb comes close to his face he places his thumb in his mouth. James' action is
characteristic of _______ behavior, which dominates the sensorimotor stage - Answers
- Goal directed
