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Each neuron actually touches many other neurons |
False |
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working memory has a can hold information for twenty seconds |
True |
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continuous partial attention is the same as multitasking |
false |
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Plasticity is the ability for brain connections to re-organize |
true |
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circuit pruning occurs only before puberty |
false |
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circuit pruning is the elimination of excess neural connections |
true |
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neurotransmitters are filled with chemicals |
true |
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the more ways we input and practice material, the larger the schema (neural networkds) become |
true |
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which of the following is not a result of continuous partial attention |
increaed ability to learn deeply |
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when lela had her IQ tested, the examiner gave her several series of numbers, such as 749106, and 2901342, to repeat back as soon she head the last number. The examiner testing was testing |
working memory |
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which statement is false |
circuit pruning only occurs during adolescence |
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A natural process occurs brains in which there is an elimination of excess neural connections. According to the textbook, this process is called |
circuit pruning |
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the central executive continually : |
controls the flow of information from the sensory register |
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You are sitting in your biology class listening to a lecture on cell reproduction. The light above you flickers occasionally people are talking in the hallyway and the student behind you is jiggiling thier foot on your chair back. in spite of all of these distractions, you focus intently on the lecture. What part of the dual-store model allows you to focus on the biology lecture? |
sensory register |
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a neuron does not have |
glial cells |
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which of the following statements is correct? |
the part of out consious mind that thiks is called working memory |
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the act of organizing information and placing it into long term memory is called |
consolidation |
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the capacity of the working memory is |
small |
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in the dual-store midel, the centrak executive continually |
controls the flow of processes and retrives information |
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our brains have inborn characteristics that inclue all but which of the following |
ability to retain unlimited amount of information |
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the ability of the brain to be modified is called |
neuroplasticity |
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is is estimated that each of us has ______ neurons in out brain |
100 billion |
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which option is not an example of continuious partial attention? |
increased ability to learn deeply |
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Academix performace involves demonstrating the understanding and use of new information fthrough a stylized set of performances which can vary widely- from essay test to art projects to group presentations |
True |
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sample test questions do not add value to prepardness |
false |
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the course syllabus is a tool used by the instrucor to communicate expectations to the student |
true |
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portfolios are maintained by the college or university, and the students have little input |
false |
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calleges and universities require courses and exam student progress throughout the program including a system of personal ethics |
true |
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quizzes tests papers reports projects and presentations are tools used to determine the academic learning has been |
True |
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achievement learners; |
concrete on learning the material that the teacher views |
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students engage in surface learning tent to do all of this except |
create complex note cards |
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graphic organizers include: |
linear arrays, matrices, and mapping |
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a student motivatied to learn to satisfy thier own curiosity does all the following except |
focus only on seaface learning |
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according to the text, which graphic organizer is best used to show differences and similarities among complex sets of information |
matrix (correct answer)? |
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leticia is a ______ learner |
deep |
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advanced leaarning techniques include |
summary sheer for lectures notes and visual graphics |
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mnemonics which are memory tricks include: |
jingles, rhymes, acronyms, and acrostics |
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students who are motivated by high grades and academic succees primarily engange in which type of learning |
acheivement learning |
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the ability to recall information is an example of |
remembering |
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maintaing behaviors involves developing preventative strategies that create balance by resolving difficulties |
false |
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your ability to seek out behaviors that increase happiness and strategies towards goal setting are ways of problem solving |
true |
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seeking out a mentor would be a way of problem solving |
true |
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current routines that deter you from your ability to achieve a goal should be decreased or stopped entirely |
true |
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it is important to understand what to continue and sacrafice in order to achieve a goal |
true |
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departing from activities that bring joy into your life will aid in your motivation towards goals |
false |
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self assesment is an important process in obtaining goals |
true |
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frank is a very ______ person |
persistence |
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need components in the model of academic motivation include |
competence and self worth |
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value components in the model of academic motivation include |
utility and goals |
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expectation components in the model of academic motivation |
self efficact and attricutions |
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belief about the causes of academic success or failure is called |
attributions |
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which psychological element impacting our motivation does the following question represent? why do i want to accomplish this task? |
values |
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which is not part of a SMART goal |
authentic |
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la tonyas educational phychology teacher rejected her behavorial goal to study more because it is not |
measurable |
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rodnet set a goal to earn a cumalative 3.0 grade point average by the end of his freshman year. which type of goal did rodney set? |
short-term |
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read this stement and answer the questions that follows. 'I will check out at least three student organizations in the first month of school to meet new people and to see if any of them are interesting enough to join"? which type of goal is this statement |
social/relationship/family |
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samantha says she "will work on her accounting homework at least two hours each day, four days a week. this is a type of |
action statement |
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sally is departing from negative behaviors that keep her from reaching her goals, in which from of behavior is sally engaging |
stopping |
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which option is not a strategy in achiieving an action plan? |
determine if the goal is reliable |
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sue want to make a 3.0 at the end of this term this is an example of |
outcome goal |
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students can move both forward and backward in the stages of self regulatory ability |
true |
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our confiedence decreases when we do well on a clas project and attribute it to luck |
true |
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past academic expereiences are in the past and do not affect academic success |
false |
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emotions can motivate behavior |
true |
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will occurs at both the conscious and unconscious level |
true |
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most students cannot control their emotions |
false |
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you can control your thinking |
true |
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which statement is false? chpt 8 |
you have an unlimited supply of willpower |
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a person that has a __________ believes that effot and hark work will develop abilities and intelligence |
growth mindset |
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which of the following would not be considered an example of a flow experience? |
the wake border has to think carefully about each move due to the unexpected strong winds |
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when alex was a freshman he wuickly learned self regulation techniques and was able to initially move from |
chaos to stability |
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mary worked a fultime job, lots of courses, forgot to go to class, forgot asignment, and stuggled to keep up. mary is in what stage of self regulation? |
choas |
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jen is a very _____ person
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flexible, ae flexibility |
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which habit will not increase your willpower? |
immediate gratification |
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self efficacy is defined in your text as |
my confidence to meet certain challenges |
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what is self esteem? |
the value and worth we put on ourselves |
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the battle within your brain for willpower involves |
primal drives and prefrontal cortex |
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self talk is |
internal dialog |
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what does it mean to have integrity |
to make decisions based on your values |
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your ability to monitor and control your own behavior, thinking, and emotions as you aquire knowledge and skills during learning is called |
academic self regulation |
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with which statement would the researcher nathaniel branden agree |
peoples thought and actions are responsible for their success or failures |
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self regulation is our effort to monitor and regulate owr own |
emotions, thinkings, and behaviors |