Neuroscience are the study of the structure and functions of the brain.
Neuroscience IS the study of the structure and functions of the brain.
Every time you retrieve a memory, you reconstruct it, activate it and may alter it.
TRUE
In the experiment using randomized controlled trials, causal relationships among variables can be tested.
In AN experiment using randomized controlled trials, causal relationships among variables can be tested.
The finding that repeated reading does not improve learning.
Repeated reading does not improve learning. OR some addition to the incomplete sentence to make it a complete thought.
Two people may see (sense) the same thing, but what is perceived may differ from person to person.
TRUE
Interleaving means switching between ideas or problem types while studying
TRUE
Misunderstandings about scientific findings can be the result of an honestly desire to learn.
Misunderstandings about scientific findings can be the result of an HONEST desire to learn.
Attention: directing and maintaining focus on a specific item (stimulus)
TRUE
UHWL stands for the title of the book "Understanding Human Ways of Learning"
FALSE Understanding How We Learn
Conclusions from experimental studies in cognitive psychology need to be communicated carefully.
CORRECT!
The goal is to make applying to education of research from cognitive psychology more accessible.
The goal is to make APPLICATIONS to education of research from cognitive psychology more accessible.
Attention is often defined as a "limited-capacity resource".
TRUE
Name 3 of the 6 learning strategies discussed in UHWL.
elaboration / retrieval practice / spaced practice / interleaving / concrete examples / dual coding
Information is interpreted different depending on the context and the person.
Information is interpreted DIFFERENTLY depending on the context and the person.
For example one set of studies showed that in some situations we are more likely to forget something we took a picture of than something we just looked at.
For EXAMPLE, one set of studies showed that in some SITUATIONS, we are more likely to forget something we took a picture of than something we just looked at.
Qualitative data: data that can be easily transformed into numbers
FALSE Data that can not be counted (like favourite colour or types of cells)
Top-down processing involves applying prior knowledge to understanding a situation.
CORRECT!
Independent variable: the effect that is measured in an experiment
FALSE The variable the researcher manipulates or controls
Names can be difficult to remember because our memory is poor.
FALSE. We can remember names if we practice - usually we do not have trouble remembering the names of people we meet regularly (e.g. family members)
Mind-wandering can be explained as....
Mind-wandering involves getting distracted from a task by your own thoughts.
A large number of disciplines (cognitive psychology/sociology/developmental studies/etc) contributes to our understanding of how we learn.
A large number of disciplines (cognitive psychology/sociology/developmental studies/etc) CONTIRBUTE to our understanding of how we learn.