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 learn them almost as easily as they learn real words.
c.People learn them more easily than real words because the associations they have
with real words interfere with learning.
d.The number of associations people have with words and nonsense syllables is
unrelated to speed of learning.
2) Corey understands the general meanings of 20 new vocabulary words, but to prepare
for an upcoming quiz, he also memorizes the specific definitions his teacher has
provided on a study guide. Two weeks later, he is given a surprise quiz on those
vocabulary words. Considering research findings described in the text, we would expect
that Corey:
a.Can still remember all the definitions verbatim
b.Can define most of the vocabulary words but cannot necessarily remember the
original definitions verbatim
c.Can recognize the vocabulary words he studied but cannot define them
d.Can recognize only about 25% of the vocabulary words he studied
3) For the concept hexagon, large can best be classified as:
a.an irrelevant feature
b.a defining feature
c.a correlational feature
d.a prototype
4) Given what we know about how classical conditioning occurs, which one of the
following teaching strategies should be most productive?
a.Asking students to engage in activities that they can already do quite well, so that they
never make mistakes.
b.Engaging students in classroom activities they find enjoyable.
c.Giving students numerous opportunities to explore the world around them in a
relatively unrestricted fashion.
d.Making sure that desired student responses are always followed by reinforcing
consequences.
5) Mr. Richards gives his class fifteen minutes of free time whenever at least 95% of the
class gets a passing grade on a test. Mr. Richards is using:
a.a group contingency
b.time-sampling
c.a token economy
d.a contingency contract
6) Imagine that you are a school district superintendent who wants students to develop
effective study strategies before they graduate. With research about effective study
skills programs in mind, which one of the following approaches would be the best one
to take?
a.Purchase textbooks that are about two years below students present reading level.
b.Have teachers incorporate study skills training into the specific academic courses they
teach.
c.Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in middle school or
junior high.
d.Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in their first or second
year of high school.
7) Which one of the following is the best example of an abstract concept rather than a
concrete concept?
a.green
b.pleasure
c.rectangle
d.cantaloupe
8) Florida is a ________ of the concept peninsula.
a.correlational feature
b.defining feature
c.positive instance
d.negative instance
9) Which one of the following is the best example of a cognitive tool?
a.Use of natural lighting in a studio art class
b.A jigsaw in a woodworking class
c.Use of country-western music in an aerobics class
d.The concept pi () in a geometry class
10) Which one of the following is a defining feature of the concept island?
a.A name (e.g., Bear Island)
b.Inaccessible by automobile
c.Completely surrounded by water
d.At least 100 feet wide in any direction
11) Frank sees an egg-shaped ball that he later remembers as being perfectly round.
Franks mistaken recollection is an example of the Gestalt principle of:
a.proximity
b.closure
c.Prgnanz
d.restructuring
12) If you know how to wrap a present, you can probably describe the process to
someone else. But if you know how to skip rope, you may have difficulty explaining
what you do to someone else. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can
best be characterized as a difference between:
a.explicit vs. implicit memory
b.declarative vs. procedural knowledge
c.things learned through deep vs. shallow processing
d.things learned through the visuospatial sketchpad vs. through the phonological loop