Deck 3: Learning Styles and Studying

Question 1

According to researchers, when you are _____, you are in the best state for learning.

A) extrinsically motivated
B) totally motivated
C) somewhat motivated
D) intrinsically motivated

Answer 1

intrinsically motivated

Question 2

According to researchers, students learn best when they are _____.

A) stressed
B) relaxed
C) relaxed and alert
D) stressed and alert

Answer 2

relaxed and alert

Question 3

When you become so absorbed in what you are doing that you lose track of everything else, you are in a state that researchers call _____.

A) obsessed
B) flow
C) learning
D) intelligent

Answer 3

flow

Question 4

Which of the following self-assessments measure interpersonal or social intelligence?

A) MI
B) VARK
C) MBTI
D) LSI

Question 5

Which of the following self-assessments measure extraversion?

A) MI
B) VARK
C) MBTI
D) All of these answers are correct

Question 6

If you learn best through hearing, then your learning style preference is _____.

A) visual
B) aural
C) read/write
D) kinesthetic

Question 7

If you decide to learn how to sew by buying a book, then your learning style preference is likely _____.

A) visual
B) aural
C) read/write
D) kinesthetic

Question 8

If you decided to learn how to sew by getting out a needle and thread, then your learning style preference is likely _____.

A) visual
B) aural
C) read/write
D) kinesthetic

Question 9

Of the choices below, which is a strategy for improving your linguistic intelligence?

A) Illustrate your notes
B) Rewrite your class notes
C) Sing or hum as you work
D) Study outside

Question 10

Metacognition does NOT include _____.

A) thinking about your thinking
B) learning about your learning
C) taking charge of your own learning
D) being told how and what to learn

Question 11

In order to create a master study plan, you should _____.

A) create artificial deadlines
B) pay attention to detail
C) treat school like a job
D) all of these are correct

Question 12

In order to study material in a short amount of time, you should _____.

A) read, write, listen, and speak the material
B) only read the material
C) only speak the material
D) only write the material

Question 13

Judgers prefer _____, whereas perceivers prefer _____.

A) other people / self
B) fact-based information / gut feelings
C) organization / spontaneity
D) logic / feelings

Question 14

According to Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, people can be intelligent in at least how many ways?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 15

An estimated 60% of people are _____.

A) multimodal
B) kinesthetic
C) read/write
D) aural

Question 16

According to researchers, the three primary intelligences of community college students are _____.

A) intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic
B) intrapersonal, musical, and linguistic
C) intrapersonal, interpersonal, and logical mathematical
D) intrapersonal, bodily-kinesthetic, and spatial

Question 17

If Mary, an aural learner, isn't sure which spelling is correct for a word, she will likely _____.

A) envision the word in her mind
B) think about how the word sounds
C) find it in the dictionary
D) write the word on paper

Question 18

If Jack, a read/write learner, has to give someone directions to find a certain office on campus, he will likely _____.

A) draw or give her a map
B) tell her the directions
C) write down the directions (without a map)
D) go with her

Question 19

Which of the following is the least common of the VARK preferences?

A) Multimodal
B) Kinesthetic
C) Read/write
D) Aural

Question 20

According to researchers, the learning preference of most people is _____.

A) multimodal
B) visual
C) kinesthetic
D) read/write