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1) abby promises to pay brian $50 if he will mow abbys lawn. brian does not promise to mow abbys lawn; however, later that day, brian completely and satisfactorily does mow abbys lawn. this is an example of a unilateral […]

1) joe is the personnel manager for the bfg corporation. joe hires employees for bfg. joe hires suzy as a management trainee. suzy is bfgs subagent. 2) the u.s. constitution allows ex post facto criminal laws. Answer: false the u.s. […]

1) in the absence of a decision by the members of an llc, any member can demand the distribution of profits prior to the dissolution of the llc. 2) a warranty that amounts to a guarantee that the house is […]

1) except for the liability of limited partners, limited partnerships and lllps are identical. 2) an indorsing transferor of a negotiable instrument makes five transfer warranties to all subsequent transferees. Answer: true a person who transfers a negotiable instrument to […]

1) the principle of employment at will says that either party can terminate an employment contract of indefinite duration. 2) courts look at parties outward manifestations of intent as a requirement to enforce a contract. this is called the subjective […]

1) david, a debtor, owes debts to creditors paul, mark, and gary. paul, mark, and gary agree with each other and with david to release him from his debts, in exchange for his promise to pay paul, mark, and gary […]

1) straight voting permits a single holder of more than 30 percent of the shares of a corporation to dominate the management of the corporation. 2) in order for an artisans lien to be valid, the lien holder normally must […]

1) the importance of the terms fob and fas in contracts for the sale of goods is that they obligate the buyer to pay immediately upon delivery of the goods. 2) under the restatements fault requirement for injurious falsehood cases, […]

1) the principal of constructive eviction is applicable only to commercial property. 2) a corporation may not declare and distribute dividends unless it has excess solvency. Answer: true a corporation may pay a dividend to the extent it has excess […]

1) Which one of the following strategies is most likely to promote self-regulation in students? a.Mr. Adams knows that many students have trouble learning algebra. He spends the first few weeks of class having students engage in activities that will […]

1) Matthews mother teaches him to measure butter for cooking by placing the butter in a measuring cup partially filled with water and seeing how high the water rises. In his science lab a few days later, Matthew realizes he […]

1) Marion puts off doing a project for the science fair until she has so little time to do it that she cannot possibly complete a good project. Such behavior is most consistent with the concept of: a.drive b.trait anxiety […]

1) Three of the following teachers are likely to enhance students motivation to do well in the classroom. Which one is unlikely to do so? a.Mr. Avalon makes sure his classroom assessments are good measures of his classroom objectives. b.Mr. […]

1) David is addicted to a drug that increases his blood sugar level, temporarily giving him more energy. David always takes this drug in the bathroom. He finds that he becomes tired when he enters the bathroom and also that […]

1) Which one of the following students most clearly has a work-avoidance goal? a.Last night Frederick stayed up so late watching television that he can hardly stay awake in class. b.Loni is so active in student government that she often […]

1) Which one of the following illustrates how classroom assessment practices might affect students epistemic beliefs? a.Susan thinks that art appreciation means memorizing paintings and their artists because every test in her art appreciation class asks her to label a […]

1) Eight-year-old Amy always seems to be in overdriveshe has trouble sitting still for any length of time. Her teacher occasionally gives her short breaks in which she can get up and move around a bit as a way of […]

1) Hermann Ebbinghaus invented nonsense syllables to eliminate the associations that might help him learn a list of words. In studying how people learn nonsense syllables, verbal learning theorists found that: a.People tend to form associations with them anyway. b.People […]

1) Warren has earned himself a reputation for being the class clown. His teacher, Ms. Washington, used to laugh at Warrens funny remarks, but is now trying to discourage Warrens disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes. In behaviorist terminology, Ms. […]

1) Which one of the following is the best illustration of synthesis within Blooms taxonomy? a.Angela discovers fallacies in her teachers argument regarding the value of an agricultural economy in Africa. b.Connie dissects an earthworm in order to examine its […]

1) Carl can correctly answer a question such as, If all flegs are blats, and if all blats are dulms, are all flegs also dulms? From Piagets perspective, Carl is most likely in the _______ stage of cognitive development. a.sensorimotor […]

1) Gretchen thinks about Christopher Columbus, which reminds her of Spain, which in turn reminds her that she needs to do her homework for her Spanish class. Which one of the following statements best explains Gretchens train of thought? a.Long-term […]

1) When Mary thinks about what a dog is, several very different-looking animals come to mind, including greyhounds, German shepherds, cocker spaniels, and Chihuahuas. Which one of the following views of concept learning best characterizes Marys knowledge of the concept […]

1) Three of the following characterize virtually all instances of human learning. Which one is not necessarily an aspect of human learning? a.Some sort of change occurs. b.Conscious thought is involved to some extent. c.Whatever is acquired lasts longer than […]

1) Which one of the following is least likely to be a good predictor of how well a person will remember a piece of information a year or two after learning it? a.The speed with which the person learned it […]

1) A student reads the statement, To be or not to be, that is the quastion, and fails to notice the typographical error in the word question. This proofreading error can best be explained by considering the role of _________ […]

1) The anthropologist Colin Turnbull described an incident in which a pygmy man raised in the thick African jungle was taken to an open plain. As the two men approached a herd of buffalo by car, the pygmy became fearful […]

1) Naomi wakes up several hours after a severe blow to her head has rendered her unconscious. She can remember nothing about events leading up to the incident, reflecting the importance of ________ in learning and memory. a.neurogenesis b.consolidation c.a […]

1) When 15-year-old Valerie discovers that she earned an A on last weeks assignment, she expresses pride to her teacher and explains that she worked very hard on it. On the way home from school, however, she tells her friends […]

1) Many operant conditioning theorists use the term reinforcement rather than reward because: a.The term reward can refer only to a material reinforcer. b.The term reward can refer only to a social reinforcer. c.One type of reinforcement (negative reinforcement) is […]

1) Three of the following are examples of social goals. Which one would not necessarily be considered a social goal? a.Robert is eager to learn everything he can about terrorists and their personalities. b.Harry is worried that the homeless in […]

1) Which one of the following statements best describes the perspective known as theory theory? a.The ways in which people categorize their experiences usually have little relevance to physical reality. b.In the preschool years, children develop concrete understandings of events; […]

1) Which one of the following statements best describes motivation theorists concept of a sense of self-determination? a.Reinforcing yourself when you do a good job b.Believing that you have some choice about what you do c.Deciding what kind of person […]

1) If you were to criticize Vygotskys theory of cognitive development in a way that contemporary theorists sometimes do, which one of the following would you be most likely to say? a.It ignores the effects that formal education has on […]

1) One effective educational practice is to chart students progress over time so that students can see their improvement. These progress charts often lead to higher student achievement in the absence of other observable forms of reinforcement. The effectiveness of […]

1) Three of the following teaching strategies should help promote conceptual change. Which one will not? a.Pique students interest in classroom subject matter. b.Identify students misconceptions about a topic prior to instruction. c.Explore a few topics in depth rather than […]

1) Which one of the following is the closest approximation to co-regulated learning? a.Kieran takes detailed notes during a lecture in his class. b.When studying for a quiz, Malika tries to answer the questions on the study guide her teacher […]

1) Only one of the following is a true statement about long-term memory storage. Which one? a.New information has little or no effect on previously stored information. b.All people tend to store a given piece of information in essentially the […]

1) Considering research described in the textbook regarding meaningful learning, which one of the following students is most likely to remember what the word effervescent means? a.Alice thinks, The word has four Es. b.Betty thinks, The word describes me…I have […]

1) Joshua stays in his dorm room rather than going to his required English composition class because he has difficulty with writing assignments. Joshuas lack of class attendance is an example of: a.escape b.active avoidance c.passive avoidance d.punishment 2) Which […]

1) With the textbooks discussion of competence and self-determination in mind, choose the teacher below who is most likely to promote intrinsic motivation in his or her students. a.Ms. Andre gives her students concrete suggestions about how to improve their […]

1) Ivan Pavlov conducted a series of studies that led him to propose his theory of classical conditioning. In these studies, Pavlov observed how a dog learned to: a.Bark when meat was presented b.Bark when meat was taken away c.Wake […]

1) Maureen vehemently denies that trees are plants. Her understanding of what a plant is reflects which of the following errors? a.overgeneralization b.undergeneralization c.confirmation bias d.the misinformation effect 2) When Mr. Thompson yells at his students, they all pay attention […]

1) Over the course of history, science has continued to evolve as new data emerge and scientists offer new ideas to explain those data. This continuing process of change in scientific thinking over the years best reflects the idea of: […]

1) On some occasions, attributing students failures to lack of effort is quite appropriate. On other occasions, attributions to effort can backfire and be counterproductive. Which one of the following alternatives is the most accurate description of how attributions to […]

1) Identify the student who most clearly has a mastery goal rather than a performance goal. a.When Abby gets a new assignment, she likes to set it aside for a day or so before she actually begins to work on […]

1) Learners epistemic beliefs can best be described as learners views about: a.What instructional techniques are most likely to help them learn classroom material b.How researchers develop theories from the data they collect c.How long they are likely to remember […]

1) Which one of the following is the best example of hot cognition? a.Learning a new strategy for solving a difficult problem b.Realizing that you finally understand Einsteins law of relativity c.Getting excited when you read about a possible cure […]

1) Which one of the following best exemplifies experience-dependent plasticity? a.Hearing subtle differences in similar-sounding words b.Learning how to pronounce words like a native speaker c.Learning syntactical structures of ones native language d.Learning how to read 2) Travis realizes that […]

1) Only one of the following is a true statement regarding the nature of knowledge in long-term memory. Which one? a.It is always better to learn a little bit about many topics than to learn a lot about a few […]