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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EDF FINAL EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -48 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which one of the following best describes a classroom that has a culture of transfer?
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Teacher and students regularly look for ways to apply what they're studying.Question 2: Students often hold on stubbornly to their misconceptions about the world. Three of the following are possible explanations as to why this might be so. Which statement is not a likely explanation for the resilience of misconceptions?
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Synapses in the brain become less effective over time.
Question 3: In what way does self-efficacy differ from the term self-concept?
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Self-efficacy varies depending on the specific task to be performed.Question 4: As he writes a capital J on the board, Mr. Anson tells his kindergartners, "To write a capital J, you make a fishhook with a line across the top." The primary reason that Mr. Anson is
a successful model for his students in this situation is that he is:
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describing what he is doing as he demonstrates, using language students are likely to remember.
Question 5: Which one of the following is the best example of a student working for an incentive?
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Doris is studying with the hopes that she will pass her history test.Question 6: Students' epistemic beliefs can best be described as students' views about:
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what knowledge is and how it is acquired.Question 7: hich one of the following alternatives best describes the concept of self-worth as a factor in motivation?
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Students like to believe that they are competent individuals.Question 8: You know what a computer is, and you may also know how to send an e-mail message using a computer. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be
characterized as a difference between:
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visual imagery vs. elaboration.Question 9: Ivan Pavlov conducted a series of studies that led him to propose his theory of
classical conditioning. In these studies Pavlov observed how a dog learned to:
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salivate to a simple stimulus such as a light.Question 10: Only one of the following definitely illustrates high self-efficacy. Which one is the best example of self-efficacy?
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Danielle knows she is a good singer.Question 11: Three of the following statements about the need for relatedness are accurate.Which one is not true about the need for relatedness?
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It has been observed in some cultures but not in others
Question 12: Three of the following students' behaviors indicate that the students are paying attention. Which one does not necessarily show that students are paying attention?
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All students' eyes are clearly directed at their teacher.Question 13: A student's expectancy about classroom success is influenced by three of the following factors. Which one will probably be leastinfluential?
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Whether the student has set short-term or long-term goals Question 14: Creativity often involves divergent thinking. Which one of the following is the best example of divergent thinking?
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Lacking any wooden blocks to build an arch for his toy soldiers to march under, Thomas builds an arch using upside-down paper cups.Question 15: Social cognitive theorists tell us that students in the United States are most likely
to work for goals that:
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they have chosen for themselves.Question 16: If we want to enhance students' metacognitive processes during problem solving,
we would be most likely to:
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suggest questions that students might ask themselves as they work on problems.Question 17: From Maslow's perspective, which one of the following best reflects a deficiency need?
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Bill is worried that Mark might beat him up on the way home from school.Question 18: Which one of the following problems is the best example of an ill-defined problem?
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Helping a friend whose feelings have been hurt
Question 19: When cognitive psychologists talk about the process of "putting" things in
memory, they often use the term:
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storage Question 20: Three of the following are accurate statements about interrelationships between affect and motivation. Which statement is notaccurate?
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Learners tend to be happiest when they know that events are beyond their control.Question 21: Many children lack metacognitive knowledge. This is reflected in the fact that they:
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Don't know very much about how to learn Question 22: Given research on effective study skills, which one of the following pieces of advice should you not give to a struggling student?
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"Take notes on a lecture only after it's over." Question 23: Three of the following statements are consistent with social cognitive theory.Which one is not?
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Behavior is goal-directed in nature.Question 24: Which one of the following statements best describes situated learning as it affects retrieval?
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Knowledge and skills acquired in one context are unlikely to be retrieved in a very different context.Question 25: The term negative reinforcement can best be described as a situation in which:
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something the learner doesn't want is taken away after a response