Mr. Blackmore says, I've heard the term active eyes' before with regard to monitoring student behavior, but I'm not sure exactly what it meAnswer: What does it mean to you?
a. Teachers' eyes are always on their students they can't ever look away from the whole group, because as soon as they do, misbehavior or disengagement will likely occur.
b. Teachers monitor behavior by seating themselves where they can see all students and then make a conscious effort to scan the room frequently, checking each student's behavior and task engagement.
c. As part of their classroom procedures, teachers make sure students know that they are expected to make eye contact with the teacher regularly; in this way, the teacher knows the student is still aware of his/her authority in the classroom.
d. Teachers should sneak a peek now and then to make sure that all students are in compliance with rules and procedures.
Ques. 2William is trying to calculate the price of his groceries in his head. He has four apples for 35 each, five potatoes for 15 each, and three cake mixes for 2.25 each. He begins by thinking to himself, Let's see, four times 35 is what? Two times 35 is 70, and then two times 70 is 1.40. And then what do I do next? Oh, yes, I need to know what five times fifteen equals. I can't remember, but let's see if I can figure it out.... From the perspective of psychology, William may have trouble solving the problem because:
A) His working memory capacity may be insufficient to hold and process all the information.
B) He is representing the problem incorrectly.
C) He is demonstrating a mental set with regard to his knowledge of multiplication facts.
D) He is using an inappropriate heuristic.
Ques. 3Disadvantages of referring students to the office for misbehavior include all of the following except:
a. some students are more likely to be referred than others, even for the same infractions.
b. teachers may subtly communicate that they are unwilling or unable to address discipline problems within the classroom.
c. the process is generally onerous.
d. the process depends on others for its effectiveness.
Ques. 4When cognitive psychologists talk about the process of putting things in memory, they often use the term:
A) Retrieval.
B) Selectivity.
C) Inference-drawing.
D) Storage.
Ques. 5Karen is a talker. You've taken steps to seat her around other students who have more self-control, but she still babbles incessantly. The other students don't talk with her, but they DO complain actively about her talking. One day, as Karen is blathering on, you hear Janelle and Lena's raised voices as they tell Karen she's driving them crazy and that she really needs to shut up. This situation can be classified as a/an
a. nonproblem.
b. minor problem.
c. major problem but limited in scope and effects.
d. escalating or spreading problem.
Ques. 6As Chalonte reads her science textbook, she encounters the word ecology for the first time and uses the context to figure out what the word means. Given what we know about how the brain functions, we could reasonably assume that most of her mental work is being done:
A) In her right hemisphere.
B) In many parts of her brain.
C) In the occipital lobes, located at the back of her brain.
D) In a part of the cortex known as Wernicke's area, above the left ear.
Ques. 7Max storms into the room. I left my math book at Dad's house again Friday, and I don't have it today I hate it that my parents got divorced and that I have to live sometimes with Mom and sometimes with Dad It gets me all messed up and I forget things. I wish things could just go back to the way they used to be An effective empathic response in this case would be
a. Oh, Max. Don't come in here with such a negative attitudeit spills over onto all the rest of us and makes us feel bad..
b. You're going to have to try harder to remember your book..
c. Oh, you poor thing. I know how sad it is when a family structure changes. In fact, my parents got divorced, too..
d. I know it's hard to get used to the change, but I'm confident that you can do it. Would you like to talk about ways you can get around this problem?
Ques. 8Weston is working on a science project and wants to make his papier-mch volcano erupt. He remembers that when his mother combined vinegar and baking soda while following a recipe, the batter foamed up as she added the vinegar. So he tries mixing vinegar and baking soda in his volcano, and the mixture bubbles. Weston is showing:
A) General transfer.
B) Intuitive transfer.
C) Specific transfer.
D) Negative transfer.
Ques. 9Nathan has been playing golf with his parents for many years. When he goes out for the school baseball team, he has trouble hitting the ball because he keeps confusing the swing of the bat with how he swings a golf club. Nathan's difficulty reflects:
A) Negative transfer.
B) Positive transfer.
C) General transfer.
D) Procedural transfer.
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