Question 1

A concept is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Concepts help to simplify and summarize information; they are elements of cognition that function as categories.

Question 2

Specific assumptions or predictions that can be tested in order to determine their accuracy are best labeled which of the following?

Accepted Answer

This item refers to the process of hypothesis testing, whereby students generate predictions about what a concept is and what it is not.

Question 3

When students engage in a decision-making process about whether an item belongs to a category, they are engaging in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Prototype matching involves deciding an item's inclusion in a category by using established category elements as a basis of comparison.

Question 4

Visual presentations of a concept's links and hierarchical organization refer to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

See example of concept map as outlined in Figure 9.1.

Question 5

Ann Marie tells her mother that she wants to bring her "Pokemon" toys to the cabin for the summer. Her mother knows that this entails carting endless "alienlike" toy animals that are in both stuffed-animal and action-figure-like forms. She sighs for she knows this will significantly crowd the car during the trip. In this example, "Pokemon" is a good example of what?

Accepted Answer

"Pokemon" represents a certain category of toys popular with children. Her mother knows that the term refers to a genre of a specific type of toy.

Question 6

Mr. Matthews plans his lesson on amphibians for the next day. He plans on first identifying the key features of amphibians, answering all student questions on key terms, providing examples of amphibians that might be common to students, and then asking students to offer examples. Which of the following is Mr. Matthews trying to encourage among his students?

Accepted Answer

These are the key steps of promoting concept formation as described in the rule-example strategy.

Question 7

Billy struggles over his homework assignment from nutrition class. The teacher has asked him to sketch out a visual network that represents the basic food groups and food types of each group that are separated by those he has tried versus those he has not. What type of homework assignment has the teacher assigned?

Accepted Answer

This assignment asks students to draw a visual representation of a concept's connections denoting hierarchical organization. This is best described as "concept mapping."

Question 8

Ms. Jackson begins her elementary class by showing the students an array of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. She asks students to name the different items they see. She then asks students to come up with a name for the group of items that is representative of them all. As students offer possibilities, she goes through each item asking the class if the item belongs to the suggested category. What has Ms. Jackson asked the class to do?

Accepted Answer

This teacher has asked students to generate specific assumptions or predictions about what the concept is so they can be tested in order to determine their accuracy.

Question 9

Ms. Jackson gives each table of students a box of items that includes dolls, crayons, pencils, rulers, erasers, books, and glue. She then asks students to work together in order to select out those items that belong to the category of toys. What has Ms. Jackson asked her students to do?

Accepted Answer

This activity asks students to decide whether an item is a member of the "toy" category. The task is best described as "prototype matching."

Question 10

Mr. Lui has just finished his lesson on "catharsis" in his fourth-period English literature class. He assigns students homework that entails students researching other examples of "catharsis" in contemporary motion pictures. What strategy of promoting concept formation has Mr. Lui utilized in his homework assignment?

Accepted Answer

This assignment allows Mr. Lui to ensure students have grasped more than a rote memorization of the concept of "catharsis." It requires students to transfer their learning to a new context.

Question 11

Rhianna's class has been assigned a project that involves concept mapping of their favorite holidays and the activities they enjoy during those holidays. Which of the following best depicts the final outcome of this exercise?

Accepted Answer

This activity asks Rhianna to spatially represent the superordinate categories of favorite holidays and then list examples of activities common to that holiday.

Question 12

If trying to promote concept formation in students, what are three strategies that would be particularly most effective?

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Question 13

Develop a concept mapping exercise for a high-school basic psychology class. What would be important elements to the map?

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Question 14

An effective strategy to promote effective concept formation involves helping students learn what a concept is and what it is not. Give an example of this strategy in an elementary classroom.

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Question 15

Describe the obstacle to problem solving labeled "fixation."

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Question 16

Share potential obstacles to problem solving.

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Question 17

Using one of your personal experiences, share an example of a "mental set."

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Question 18

Create a problem-based learning activity which demonstrates multiple learning strategies.

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Question 19

If offering students opportunities to engage in real-life problem solving is a proven strategy to promoting students' problem-solving skills, what are three examples of activities that would offer such opportunity?

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Question 20

List and define the two types of transfer that address the level of effort required on the part of the learner.

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Quiz 9: Complex Cognitive Processes