INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ When teachers enforce or reinforce certain values and behaviors with their students, they are carrying out what role? (A) content or subject-matter expert (B) socialization agent (C) classroom manager (D) motivator (E) counselor - -(B) socialization agent A teacher who wants to foster moral development in accordance with Lawrence Kohlberg's scheme would be most likely to (A) provide students with social service internships (B) provide opportunities for students to discuss moral dilemmas (C) group students according to the same level of moral development (D) group students according to mixed levels of moral development (E) group students by gender in order to acknowledge their differences in moral development - -(B) provide opportunities for students to discuss moral dilemmas Paying attention to new information is important in the learning process because such attention brings information from (A) an external environment into the sensory register (B) an external environment into long-term memory (C) the sensory register into working memory (D) working memory into long-term memory (E) the sensory register into long-term memory - -(C) the sensory register into working memory Which of the following learning outcomes usually undergoes the largest loss within 24 hours of acquisition? (A) The learning of meaningful material (B) The learning of rote material (C) The formulation of concepts (D) The application of principles (E) The making of generalizations - -(B) The learning of rote material correct George Miller's research finding that humans have a processing capacity of seven plus-orminus two items applies to which of the following types of memory? (A) Sensory register (B) Explicit (C) Implicit (D) Short-term (E) Procedural - -(D) Short-term Mr. Janoff, a social studies teacher, sometimes has students who request copies of his notes or slides from class. He explains that it is better for students to take the notes themselves. Taking notes helps students improve their (A) retrieval (b) bottom-up processing (C) encoding (D) use of the keyword strategy (E) use of mnemonics - -(C) encoding According to cognitive learning theorists, students will best be able to learn a new concept or skill if the contents of the lesson are (A) memorized and recited (B) written into a lesson plan as observable behavioral objectives (C) presented with the most modern technology possible (D) related to concepts and skills they had previously mastered (E) presented in a series of startling and complex visual stimuli - -(D) related to concepts and skills they had previously mastered A student wants to win a contest by memorizing the most decimal places for pi. Which of the following is the best strategy for the student to use to enhance recall of the numbers? (A) Grouping the numbers in chunks of 5, 6, or 7 (B) Reciting the numbers many times (C) Memorize numbers in chunks of 25 (D) Writing out the numbers on paper (E) Trying to find a pattern in any gi