In order to provide a meaningful context for teaching new information to students,
teachers can ______. Correct Ans - connect the new information to students'
experiences or prior knowledge
When children are faced with an unfamiliar word and attempt to read it by spelling out the
individual letter sounds, they are engaged in ______. Correct Ans - bottom-up
processing
Which of the following is an example of bottom-up processing? Correct Ans - using
the preceding and succeeding words to infer the identity of a missing word
(Wrong)smelling smoke and activating the fire alarm
Which of the following is an example of top-down processing? Correct Ans -
smelling smoke and activating the fire alarm (Wrong)using the preceding and succeeding
words to infer the identity of a missing word
Which of the following statements about using a cell phone while driving is true?
Correct Ans - The division of attention between the two tasks means that the likelihood
of missing important information relevant to safe driving is increased.
Shawn, who has always found chemistry to be difficult, is trying to do a complex chemistry
homework assignment. Shawn should ______. Correct Ans - think about how he will
reward himself later while working on his homework (Wrong)avoid other perceptual
stimuli such as TV, music, or conversations with friends
Dr. Fisher has been hired as a consultant by a school system in Pittsburgh. Based on her
expertise in attention, she recommends that ______. Correct Ans - elementary
classrooms reduce the quantity of visual information on the walls, as it distracts the
students from the task at hand
Which of the following statements about sensory memory is true? Correct Ans - You
are not aware of all of the information in sensory memory.
How many green cars have you seen today? You probably cannot answer this question.
Why not? Correct Ans - because the duration of visual sensory memory is shorter
than the duration for other sensory modalities (Wrong)because of limited perceptual
resources (Wrong)
The duration of sensory memory is ______. Correct Ans - less than one second
(Wrong)1-5 seconds
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