Which one of the following is the most accurate statement about how people perceive the world around them?
a. Visual perception is heavily dependent on sensation, whereas auditory perception is not.
b. Auditory perception is heavily dependent on sensation, whereas visual perception is not.
c. People often fill in information that they do not actually sense.
d. Perception is almost totally a function of what is sensed.
Ques. 2Jeff wants to remember the twelve signs of the zodiac: Aries (ram), Taurus (bull), Gemini (twins), Cancer (crab), Leo (lion), Virgo (virgin), Libra (balance), Scorpio (scorpion), Sagittarius (archer), Capricorn (goat), Aquarius (water carrier), and Pisces (fish). He does not necessarily want to remember them in any particular order. Considering research results described in the textbook, which one of the following techniques will maximize Jeff's chances of remembering all twelve?
a. Study the signs exactly as they are listed above.
b. Put the signs in alphabetical order (Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, etc.)
c. Put the signs in alphabetical order in terms of their English meanings (archer, balance, bull, etc.).
d. Organize the signs into three groups: people, animals, and things.
Ques. 3To help herself learn the early explorers of the New World, Jessica makes a chart that lists the Spanish explorers together, the Portuguese explorers together, the French explorers together, and so on. Which one of the following processes is Jessica most clearly demonstrating?
a. elaboration
b. meaningful learning
c. rehearsal
d. internal organization
Ques. 4To learn how to spell rhinoceros, Paula repeats the letters of the word over and over again without really thinking about what she is saying. Considering research findings about the effectiveness of rehearsal, we can predict that Paula's strategy will be:
a. Highly effective
b. Effective only if she says the letters in a very loud voice
c. Effective only if she says the letters slowly (e.g., at a rate of one letter per second)
d. Relatively ineffective
Ques. 5Nicole learns the formula E = mc2 by repeating it to herself over and over again. Which one of the following processes is Nicole most clearly demonstrating?
a. elaboration
b. meaningful learning
c. rehearsal
d. internal organization
Ques. 6In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his observations?
a. Students retold the story in a way that made little sense.
b. Students remembered the main idea of the story.
c. Students retold the story in different words.
d. Students forgot many of the story's details.
Ques. 7Of the following four teachers, which one is probably presenting an ambiguous stimulus to students?
a. Ms. Aurora asks students to raise their hand if they can find England on a globe.
b. Mr. Benedict stares at a student without smiling.
c. Ms. Cornwall says, Please take out a pencil.
d. Mr. Dalton wears a new sweater.
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