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EXAMEN 1 PSICOOnline version first exam of psych 20 questions by Silvia Muñoz 1 Which of the following scenarios best depicts extinction? a a) Ivan used to bring his lunch to school every day because his mother always praised him for doing so. Now that she has stopped praising him, he often forgets. b b) Ruby used to get very nervous when she played her violin in public. She recently started practicing relaxation techniques prior to each performance, and now she usually feels calm. c c) Dennis runs to the door when he hears a truck pull into the driveaway because he knows that his father opens the door within moments of when Dennis hears the sound of his father’s car. 2 When choosing participants for an experiment, and investigator most effectively ensures that the resultant effects are not due to any pre-existing group difference by… a Assigning participants alphabetically to treatment and control conditions. b Letting participants choose treatment and control groups. c Assigning participants randomly to either treatment or control groups. 3 Which of the following statements best describes the nature of declarative memory? a Karen applies knowledge to perform a certain task. b Scott recognizes a famous person. c Natasha is able to provide specific factual information about an event. 4 Three of the following teachers are using scaffolding to help their students learn. Which one is NOT a good example of scaffolding? a Ms. Lilly gives her class some hints about how to solve an especially difficult algebra problem. b Mrs. Brandon teaches a golf swing by gently guiding each student through the correct movement a few times. c Mr. Johnson takes his students to the computer lab. 5 The zone of proximal development (ZPD) refers to a What the person is able to do without anyone’s help. b What the person will never be able of doing. c What the person is able to do with someone else’s help. 6 Who were the first psychologists in criticizing the IQ tests? a Watson and Sternberg. b Gardner and Binet. c Sternberg and Gardner. 7 Which teaching strategy is most likely to foster the development of critical thinking skills in social studies? a Having students create timelines of important historical dates. b Giving students worksheets that require them to recall the facts presented in their textbooks. c Presenting students with statements such as “Carlos III was our greatest king” to defend or refute. 8 Unlike Piaget’s model of child development, Vygotsky’s model emphasizes the importance of social interactions in shaping children’s knowledge. a True b False c Neither true or false, depends on which of this works (publication) is consulted 9 Swen is not excited about having to read another Shakespearean play. He has already read two of Shakespeare’s plays and he concluded from reading those two plays that he dislikes the general nature of Shakespeare’s plays. Swen is engaging in… a Inductive reasoning. b Deductive reasoning. c Decision making. 10 Learning is said to consist of a change in: a Both behavior and mental schema. b The person’s mental schema c The person’s behavior 11 What characterizes learning by Discovery as described in Bruner’s theory? a It goes from the particular to the general, and it needs a mediator b It goes from the general to the particular, and it needs a mediator. c It goes from the particular to the general and it does not need a mediator. 12 According to Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence, _____ intelligence is similar to the kind of intelligence considered by traditional theories of intelligence, primarily reflecting our information-processing ability, which helps in academic performance. a Fluid b Crystallized c Analytical 13 The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) that we worked on class score: a 4 dimensions of creativity: fluency, imagination, novelty and details b 4 dimensions of creativity: fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. c 5 dimensions of creativity: imagination, humor, novelty, originality and spontaneity. 14 Which of the following scenarios best depicts the learning strategy of elaboration? a Jose memorized a list of spelling words for a spelling competition. b Kate and Sue brainstormed ideas for a poster c John though about his vegetable garden when his class studied botany. 15 What is the correct affirmation about “meaningful learning”? a It has negative consequences for acquisition of organized knowledge that facilitates new learning and creative problem solving. b It is a process of relating and anchoring new material to relevant established entities in cognitive structure. c c) This learning is mechanical, difficult to recall, and doesn’t serve to learn new information, since there isn’t any organization or differentiation of previous concepts 16 Which of the following is NOT true of peer grouping? a Using students of different grade levels to serve as mentors for students b Alternating the tutor and tutee roles between students c Delegating the responsibility of testing to tutors 17 I gave up smoking, and for a year and a half I haven’t smoked again, and neither do I miss it. Last night I met an old friend with whom I used to smoke. We hadn’t seen each other for years. We started talking and she began to smoke, then suddenly I felt like smoking too. This is an example of a Operant conditioning b Spontaneous recovery c Learning by observation 18 Who invented the teaching machine, and what are its main advantages? a Bruner; it is a revolutionary method of learning which has been discovered recently and it facilitates automatic strategies when children study. b Watson; the teaching machine is cheaper than formal classes and children depend on each other. c Skinner; it creates rapid conditions and positive effects in the learning. It conceives the learning process as an individual task which does not depend on the general class-group level 19 What does the G factor of intelligence mean? a That intellectual abilities are independent from each other. b That all the abilities have something in common. c Other’s expectations of a target affect the target person’s performance 20 Among the methods used to make students learn or increase a desired behavior are: a Punishment b Token economy c Time out

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EXAMEN 1 PSICOOnline version

by Silvia Muñoz

Which of the following scenarios best depicts extinction?

When choosing participants for an experiment, and investigator most effectively ensures that the resultant effects are not due to any pre-existing group difference by…

Which of the following statements best describes the nature of declarative memory?

Three of the following teachers are using scaffolding to help their students learn. Which one is NOT a good example of scaffolding?

The zone of proximal development (ZPD) refers to

Who were the first psychologists in criticizing the IQ tests?

Which teaching strategy is most likely to foster the development of critical thinking skills in social studies?

Unlike Piaget’s model of child development, Vygotsky’s model emphasizes the importance of social interactions in shaping children’s knowledge.

Swen is not excited about having to read another Shakespearean play. He has already read two of Shakespeare’s plays and he concluded from reading those two plays that he dislikes the general nature of Shakespeare’s plays. Swen is engaging in…

Learning is said to consist of a change in:

What characterizes learning by Discovery as described in Bruner’s theory?

According to Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence, _____ intelligence is similar to the kind of intelligence considered by traditional theories of intelligence, primarily reflecting our information-processing ability, which helps in academic performance.

The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) that we worked on class score:

Which of the following scenarios best depicts the learning strategy of elaboration?

What is the correct affirmation about “meaningful learning”?

Which of the following is NOT true of peer grouping?

I gave up smoking, and for a year and a half I haven’t smoked again, and neither do I miss it. Last night I met an old friend with whom I used to smoke. We hadn’t seen each other for years. We started talking and she began to smoke, then suddenly I felt like smoking too. This is an example of

Who invented the teaching machine, and what are its main advantages?

What does the G factor of intelligence mean?

Among the methods used to make students learn or increase a desired behavior are: