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WorksheetsEDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
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1.
Which of the following questions does not reflect a cognitive information processing approach?
a)
A) How do children get information into memory, store it, and retrieve it?
b)
B) How can teachers help children improve their memory and study strategies?
c)
C) What are the best strategies for helping children become better problem solvers
d)
D) How do environmental factors influence the age at which a child learns to crawl?
2.
2. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates automaticity?
a)
A) Margie knows that 3 times 4 equals 12 without even thinking about it.
b)
B) Jordan counts the number of apples in a basket
c)
C) Kara practices how to print the alphabet.
d)
D) Harry uses his fingers to add 5 plus 4.
3.
3. Emily is having difficulty studying for a spelling test. She can hear her brother's loud music in the other room as well as seeing that all of her friends are playing outside on the street. Emily is having difficulty with
a)
A) attention.
b)
B) deep processing.
c)
C) acclimation.
d)
D) encoding.
4.
4. Giana and Sophia are doing their homework. Sophia can focus on reading her lesson from start to finish and then doing her end-of-the lesson activities without stopping. Giana on the other hand normally takes several breaks during the lesson, usually taps restlessly on the desk, and has to be reminded often not to play with her pencil, eraser, etc. as she often likes to balance them on her nose or try to stack them in various formations. Giana and Sophia are demonstrating differences in their
a)
A) sustained attention.
b)
B) executive attention.
c)
C) critical thinking skills.
d)
D) memory.
5.
5.Which of the following scenarios presents the best example of encoding?
a)
A) Tamara is playing dolls in her room.
b)
B) Brian is tickling his favorite stuffed toy.
c)
C) Joan remembers her first day of school.
d)
D) Julie is listening to a new song.
6.
6.Which of the following scenarios best depicts elaboration?
a)
A) José memorized a list of spelling words for a spelling bee.
b)
B) Kate and Sue worked together cutting letters for a poster.
c)
C) Taylor practiced writing the numbers and the alphabet.
d)
D) John thought about adding a larger variety to his vegetable garden when his class studied botany.
7.
7.Which of the following examples best illustrates chunking?
a)
A) Georgia thinks of personal examples when learning about new concepts in science.
b)
B) Jodi classifies a list of animals she has to remember based on their common features.
c)
C) Adam uses symbols to represent words that he has difficulty spelling.
d)
D) Harold and Mohammed work together when designing a telescope.
8.
8.According to the serial position effect, a student displaying primacy will most likely remember which words from a list?
a)
A) The shortest word(s)
b)
B) The longest word(s)
c)
C) The first word(s)
d)
D) NONE OF THEM(s)
9.
Tanner's class is correcting sentences for grammar on the board. As Tanner is watching his classmate accurately change the punctuation of the sentence on the board, he consciously adapts and manages his thinking strategies dealing with grammar based on what he has just learned. Tanner is demonstrating
a)
A) talent.
b)
B) metacognitive activity.
c)
C) fluent retrieval.
d)
D) the keyword method.
10.
10.According to the decay theory, which of the following is the cause of forgetting?
a)
A) Lack of schema
b)
B) Disintegration of memory traces
c)
C) Lack of initial encoding
d)
D) Interference by new information.
11.
11.Susan was excited about returning to school after summer vacation. Her first day of middle school was great! Later at home she lay on her bed and happily recalled that day's events. Susan's memory of the day's events is called
a)
A) procedural knowledge.
b)
B) chunking.
c)
C) episodic memory.
d)
D) semantic memory.
12.
12. In order to remember the order in which to perform certain functions on an exam, Ursula writes the word "GRUMPY" on her paper. She smiles, knowing that this will help her reach the right answers. Ursula is using
a)
A) the method of loci.
b)
B) rhymes.
c)
C) an acronym.
d)
D) the keyword method.
13.
13. Rehearsal is a strategy best used when students need to
a)
A) generate examples of a concept.
b)
B) encode information for long-term memory.
c)
C) remember a list of items for a brief period of time.
d)
D) organize information.
14.
14.Experts do all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
A) approach new situations with the same strategies.
b)
B) detect meaningful patterns of information.
c)
C) retrieve key aspects of their knowledge with little effort.
d)
D) acquire knowledge that is organized in a manner that shows a deep understanding of the subject.
15.
15. Jake's teacher notices that he has difficulty distinguishing between information that is essential to remember from the unimportant details. Jake is displaying an example of the _________ stage of expertise.
a)
A) retrieval
b)
B) encoded
c)
C) metacognitive
d)
D) acclimation
16.
16. Examples include the alphabet song and Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
a)
RHYMES
b)
ACRONYM
c)
REPETITION
d)
SONGS
17.
17. Young children would be able to remember cardinal directions using the mnemonic phrase “Never Eat Soggy waffles.”
a)
a. Songs
b)
b. Method of loci
c)
c. Phrases
d)
d. Acronyms
18.
18. This strategy involves creating a word from the fi rst letters of items to be remembered. For example, HOMES can be used as a cue for remembering the fi ve original Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior and ROY G.
a)
a. rhymes
b)
b. acronyms
c)
c. method of loci
d)
d. repetition
19.
19. These are some of the characteristics of episodic memory.
a)
Events, episodes,Time, More important, Deliberate, (effortful). “I remember”, Irrelevant
b)
Facts, ideas, concepts, Concepts, Less important, Automatic
c)
None of the others
20.
20. Activities that are involved in the encoding stage in the information processing approach.
a)
getting information
b)
retaining information
c)
taking information
21.
21. How long information is retained in the short term memory before it is rehearsal.
a)
10 mins
b)
5 mins
c)
30 seconds
d)
30 mins
22.
22. Declarative memory involved...
a)
sensory memory
b)
episodic and semantic memory
c)
sensory and episodic memory
d)
episodic and nondeclarative memory
23.
23. These are part of a good study system..
a)
preview, question, read, reflect recite, review
b)
outlinining, summarizing, concept maps.
c)
questioning yourself about the content being studied.
d)
none of the above mentioned
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