Practice Questions for Psychology WGU

Practice Questions for Psychology WGU Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (38) Save D389 Learning Strategies in Higher ...41 terms glennab1216Preview WGU C180 Study Guide 261 terms vickyaeriaPreview WGU Psychology Study Guide 175 terms celiaclarksmith Preview WGU C 74 terms dbl When the students in Ms. Anne's class get 100% on their spelling homework during the week and they don't have

to take their spelling test on Friday. This is an example of:

Negative Reinforcement Ms. Thrace wants her students to know how and when to use certain learning strategies, so she specifically teaches these learning strategies and encourages her students to talk their way through new situations and problems.Which instructional strategy is being implemented?Self-Regulated Learning Mr. Howard has an engineering student who failed his first three quizzes in the course. When going over the study guide for the upcoming exam, Mr. Howard noticed that the student did not have his study guide completed.Mr. Howard asked the student about this situation and the student replied, "What's the point? I'm going to fail anyway." What can Mrs. Howard do to help this student overcome his learned helplessness?Set consistent expectations and follow through Mr. Mufasa wanted his students to memorize the 50 states and their respective capitals. Which learning strategy should he encourage his students to use?Paired-association learning If you walk into a classroom and see students working cooperatively to help each other learn, who theory is being implemented?Vygotsky Ms. Ariel believes in Slavin's QAIT Model for effective instruction. Which element is not part of this model?Administrative support

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Information

Processing, all information first enters the:

Sensory register Monica is starting to listen to the advice of her peers more than that of her parents. She is also starting to question her future educational and occupational choices. According to Erikson, in which stage is Monica?Identity Vs. Role Confusion Ms. Minnie likes to involve the families of her students in her classroom. She informs families about school programs and student progress, involves families with homework and goal setting, and includes families in school committees and councils. Which three of Epstein's six types of involvement is Ms. Minnie practicing?Decision Making, Communication, and Learning at Home If you walk into a classroom and see a teacher giving students work that is just a little harder than what they can currently accomplish on their own, whose theory is being implemented?Vygotsky Ms. Amy distributes her students' graded biology tests.She overhears a student say to another student that he failed the test because the test was just too hard. What is true about this student's attributions?They are external and stable Mr. Louie's students are studying the rainforest. He has developed several ways to assess the students. The students can choose to write a poem about the animals of the rainforest, create a three-dimensional diorama of the rainforest, choreograph an interpretative dance about the lives of the people who live in the rainforest, create graphs to illustrate the rate of deforestation happening in the rainforest, or write a song about the different layers of the rainforest. Which of Gardner's multiple intelligences will the poem satisfy?Linguistic You walk into a classroom and watch a student bounce a basketball, bounce a tennis ball, and bounce a ping- pong ball. The student then tries to bounce a baseball and is perplexed when it does not bounce like the other balls did. Whose theory are you witnessing?Piaget Ms. Elsa needed to get her students' attention. She turned the lights off in her classroom and the students immediately got quiet. She praised the students for their good behavior. In this scenario, what is an example of classical conditioning?The students getting quiet when Ms. Elsa turned off the lights.Ms. Bernadette is having a conversation about goal setting with her microbiology students. One of her student's says that his goal is to get an, "A" in her course.What is true about this student's goal?It is a performance goal.

Mr. Raj wants uses a variety of presentation techniques when teaching his astrophysics class. He provides examples to show students how the material will be useful to them and often introduces puzzling situations to help maintain his students' curiosity. He helps his students set some of their goals and works with them to meet those goals. Based on the above information, what is true about Mr. Raj?He is working to increase intrinsic motivation Dr. Douglas wants to study the effect of cohort attendance on her students' MZC1 objective assessment scores. What should she do?Action Research Mr. Timon knows it's very important to provide a

stimulating environment for his infant. This is because:

The brain's capacity is not set at birth but is influenced by early influences People form large amounts of neurons and connections until age 18 months, and after that, the brain starts sloughing off connections As a person gains knowledge and skill, his brain becomes more efficient *All the above Mr. Goofy focuses on providing high-quality multicultural education for his students. He spends time refining his teaching techniques to ensure he is facilitating the academic success of students from different ethnic groups. He also helps his students understand how knowledge is created and influenced by the racial, ethnic, and social class positions of certain individuals and groups. Which TWO of Bank's five key dimensions of multicultural education are represented by Mr. Goofy?Knowledge Construction Equity Pedagogy Mr. Leonard knows that if he wants his third grade science

students to be motivated to learn he must ensure:

The students perceive that they can succeed in his class.The students value success in his class.The content covered in the class is not too difficult, but also not too easy for the students *All the above Mr. Weselton was giving a student a lesson on how to add three blocks and four blocks. He first modeled the task while talking to himself out loud, describing what he was doing. Then, the student performed the task while instructing himself aloud. After that, the student performed the task while whispering the instructions to himself. Finally, the student performed the task while using private speech to guide him. Whose theory is Mrs.Weselton utilizing?Meichenbaum Mr. Ted teaches second grade. He notices that one of his students is impulsive, inattentive, and has difficulty sitting still. What disability might Mr. Ted's student have?

ADHD

Pumbaa is studying for his MZC1 objective assessment.He is reading chapter 6, highlighting relevant material, and taking notes. He stops to reflect on his learning and realizes that he is not remembering the information. He decides to create a concept map, create a chapter outline, and write a summary at the end of each chapter.Which THREE cognitive strategies is Pumbaa using?highlighting reading taking notes Dr. Betts wants to know if high school math scores and college math scores are related. What type of research should she conduct?Correlational Study Ms. Scar wants to teach his students about cats. In which order should he present the information to help his students organize and learn the information.Wild cats vs. domestic cats, breeds of wilds and domestic cats, conductive habitats for different breeds of cats, potential dangers in different habitats Olaf, the schnauzer, gets very excited when his owner comes from work at the end of the day. He soon learns that when he hears the garage door open, his owner will be coming in the door shortly. He then begins getting excited every time he hears the garage door open. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus?His owner coming home Ms. Sarabi is preparing to take her students to the Science Center to see the exhibit on spiders. She has the class complete a KWL chart prior to the trip. This is an

example of :

An Advance Organizer Ms. Patrice has a student in her class show has a recently been diagnosed with a mild learning disability and is now in the process of obtaining an IEP. Which of the following is true?The IEP will nee to be reviewed annually If you walk into a classroom and there are students whoa re hungry, and therefore can't concentrate, whose theory are you witnessing?Neither Piaget nor vygotsky Mr. Kripke has his own version of a "smart board." It's a bulletin board in teh room and it has every student's name thumbtacked to it. He says that the students' whose names are on the board are the smart students and that the other students should ask he smart students for help if they get stuck. Anytime a student earns less than an "A" on a quiz or test, their name is removed fro the "smart board." Mr. Krpke is hoping to motivate his students to study hard so that they stay on the "smart board." What is Mr. Kripke doing that could be damaging to students' motivation?Praising student intelligence and not their effort.Mr. Eric has his students conduct research experiments and then contribute their findings to online encyclopedia.What is another name for an onlie encyclopedia?Wiki