Which one of the following is the best example of encoding while learning state capitals?

Which one of the following is the best example of encoding while learning state capitals?
 
  A) Abe tries to learn that Richmond is the capital of Virginia by visualizing rich men (because it sounds like Richmond) standing on a map of Virginia.
  B) Bernice tries to learn that St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota by repeating St. Paul, Minnesota many times in rapid succession.
  C) Corey tries to learn that Austin is the capital of Texas by making sure he is relaxed before he studies this information.
  D) Darcy tries to learn that Sacramento is the capital of California by having a tape recorder play Sacramento, California, over and over while she sleeps.

Ques. 2

As human beings, we encounter a great many stimuli at any one time. Which one of the following alternatives most accurately reflects educational psychologists' perspective about how we respond to all these stimuli?
 
  A) By learning to use effective long-term memory storage processes, we can eventually begin to remember almost everything we encounter.
  B) We must select the things we think are most important to learn and remember, and ignore the rest.
  C) We remember virtually everything we experience, but we have trouble retrieving most of it.
  D) We cannot remember everything, and we have little control over the things that we do remember.

Ques. 3

As his teacher reads a story, Wesley pictures the main characters the way he thinks they must look. By forming visual images based on the verbal descriptions his teacher reads, Wesley is ________ those descriptions.
 
  A) using verbal mediation to learn
  B) organizing
  C) retrieving
  D) encoding

Ques. 4

Two students in your room are arguing over whose turn it is to use the computer. They enlist the help of a third student to help solve the problem. Their behavior reflects the use of
 
  a. logical consequences.
  b. peer mediation.
  c. reality therapy.
  d. empathic listening.

Ques. 5

Wendy sees a picture of a beach and then later tries to draw the picture from memory. She draws shells on the beach even though the beach in the picture had no shells. Using psychologists' concept of schema, how could we explain Wendy's error?
 
  A) Wendy has a schema for shells but does not have one for beaches.
  B) Wendy has a schema for beaches but does not have one for shells.
  C) Wendy's schemas of beaches and shells are interfering with each other.
  D) Wendy's schema of a typical beach includes shells.

Ques. 6

In a science lesson on heat, Ms. Jones explains that heat is the result of molecules moving back and forth very quickly and that gases are heated more quickly than liquids. The next day she asks her class the following four questions. Which one requires a complex cognitive process?
 
  A) Who can remember yesterday's discussion about heat?
  B) What is heat?
  C) Which one is heated more quicklya gas or a liquid?
  D) Why might it be cooler near the ocean on a hot summer day?

Ques. 7

Research tells us that students' misconceptions about a topic are often quite resistant to change, yet sometimes misconceptions must change if students are to acquire an accurate understanding of the world around them. Describe at least three teaching strategies that theorists believe should help students change their misconceptions about the world.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 8

Several teachers tell you that they are teaching to students' right brains by spending a lot of time on painting, map interpretation, geometry, and other highly visual and/or spatial activities. Critique their claim using what you have learned about how the human brain functions.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 9

Many psychologists propose that learning often involves elaboration. Explain what they mean by the term elaboration, and give a concrete example to illustrate it. Then explain: a. Why educational psychologists recommend that students elaborate as much as possible b. Why different people often elaborate on the same information differently c. Why elaboration sometimes leads to the storage of inaccurate information
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 10

The German word for rabbit is Kaninchen. Develop two different mnemonics for remembering this vocabulary word, one using each of the following two techniques: a. Verbal mediation b. Keyword method
 
  What will be an ideal response?