HDFS 3300: Educational Psychology - Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Educational psychology research offers strong support for which of the following instructional practices? - ANSWER-a)giving students positive reinforcement when their performance meets or exceeds the teacher's objectives ...
Educational psychology research offers strong support for which of the following instructional practices?
- ANSWER-a)giving students positive reinforcement when their performance meets or exceeds the
teacher's objectives b)teaching students how to improve their own learning skills c)having students work
cooperatively in small learning groups d)All of these answers.
2.The most important predictor of teaching effectiveness is - ANSWER-. c)grades received in
undergraduate education courses.
3.Strengths of the scientific method include all of the following except - ANSWER-a)the simultaneous
manipulation of many variables in order to reveal the complexities of behavior.
4.Research in educational psychology usually focuses on - ANSWER-c)anywhere from one to a few
aspects of a given problem.
5.A characteristic of scientific research in educational psychology is that it - ANSWER-a)has a fairly broad
scope because most studies simultaneously manipulate man variables. b)has a fairly narrow scope
because most studies manipulate one or a few variables at a time. c)is largely conducted in laboratory
rather than classroom settings. d)has little relevance to the typical classroom teacher.
6.To say that teaching is an art means that teaching - ANSWER-a)is a relatively easy profession to master.
b)requires flexibility in decision making. c)should be based entirely on scientific findings. d)is an
undisciplined activity.
7.As scientific data that runs counter to currently accepted ways of thinking accumulates, itis best if
scientists - ANSWER-a)question the statistical analysis of the experimental interpretations. b)ignore
these new data because only one correct approach is possible. c)assume that the collection of data was
somehow flawed. d)use this information to revise or refine existing ideas.
8.After Mateo, a student in your class, reads a series of scientific articles discussing the value of multiple
vitamin supplements in preventing heart disease, he approaches you and remarks, "I'm confused. If all of
, these scientists are studying the same issue and they are all using the scientific method, why aren't they
all coming to the same conclusions?" Your response should emphasize that - ANSWER-a)not all scientists
adhere to the scientific method. b)one of the articles is obviously biased. c)scientists differ in the ways in
which they select and interpret data. d)many scientists intentionally alter their data because of their own
preconceived ideas.
9.Teaching children or adolescents is challenging because it requires - ANSWER-a)flexible decision
making and a working knowledge of the topics being discussed. b)the development of instructional
techniques that work with virtually all students. c)rapid use of the latest methods of instruction. d)strict
adherence to carefully designed lesson plans.
10.Being a teacher is somewhat analogous to being - ANSWER-a)a worker in a factory who is expected to
produce a particular product efficiently. b)the president of a company who directs the activities of all of
its divisions. c)a computer specialist who knows everything about one type of computer and nothing
about any other type. d)a rock that stands firm under any condition.
11.The primary focus of educational psychology is to understand how - ANSWER-a)students develop
physically, cognitively, and emotionally over time. b)different factors influence learning in classroom
settings. c)problem-solving tactics and self-esteem influence psychosocial well-being. d)achievement test
scores relate to general aptitude
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12.Educational psychologists who are familiar with research findings - ANSWER-a)almost always agree on
what the data indicate. b)tend to criticize and therefore ignore the quality of the data. c)rarely form
conclusions on the basis of research findings. d)sometimes construct different interpretations of what
the data mean.
13.Mr. Fradigio would like to investigate the effectiveness of forehead bandages on the retention of
information among high school seniors in his school district. He believes that the tighter students tie
their bandages the better they will recall lecture material. To see if his theory is correct, one-third of his
morning history class wear extremely tight bandages, one-third wear moderately tight bandages, and
one-third wear loose fitting bandages. To control for morning daydreamers, he asks his afternoon class to
do the same. Each class does as he requests for each lecture. He then administers the regularly
scheduled exam to each of the classes. He scores the exams without knowing which class or bandage
group they came from. He repeats the same experiment the following term with a new group of
students. He then writes about his experiment and reports the results in the weekly school newsletter.
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