Use the following information for Items 98 and 99.   Four teachers were discussing their test-anxious students. Mrs. Rowe commented, “I have them practice on items that are like those that will be on the test.  Then I try to motivate them by mentioning in passing that some of the items on the test will challenge them, and they’re going to have to do […]

  71.In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus found that ______ of the information was lost by the end of the first day after studying, and that ______ of the information was lost after a month had passed. A)22%; 66% B)33%;  66% C)33%;  80% D)66%;  80% E)66%;  99% 72.Herman counts the number of times it takes to rehearse a list of nonsense syllables in order to […]

41.According to the weatherman on the local news, the outside temperature today will reach 102 degrees, with a possible heat index of 110 degrees. Thankfully for Quanetta, who is pregnant with her second child, the ________ will maintain a constant temperature for her unborn baby. a.uterusc.umbilical cord b.amniotic fluidd.placenta 42.The ________ is a structure that contains veins and arteries and connects a developing child to […]

  21. _________ involves developing efficient and effective results that arise from a natural search process. A) paid search insertation B) sponsored link ads C) organic emergence D) paid search ads 22. _____________are small text boxes that pop up when a particular word is typed in or it can be paid link boxes at the top or side of a search result. A) paid search […]

  81. Kris is severely depressed. She believes that she has no control over her grades and that, no matter how hard she studies, she will fail. Kris most likely has a  A. high degree of self-efficacy. B. low degree of self-efficacy. C. deficiency orientation. D. growth orientation. 82. According to Mischel’s cognitive/affective theory, an individual’s encodings, expectancies, affects, and goals and values are all considered  A. personality traits. B. self-actualizing tendencies. C. mutually-influencing […]

  11.  Sengi Fumalaro begins the study of inertia in his physical science class by swinging a cup of water attached to a string around his head and asks–as the cup of water is swinging–why the water does not fly out of the cup. Sengi is trying to capitalize primarily on which of the following? a.The motivational effects of students’ beliefs about ability b.The intrinsically […]

  21. How do arousal approaches to motivation differ from drive-reduction approaches?  A. Arousal approaches suggest that we are sometimes motivated to increase rather than decrease our level of stimulation. B. Arousal approaches suggest that we are sometimes motivated to decrease rather than increase our level of stimulation. C. Arousal approaches emphasize the desirable qualities of internal stimuli to a greater extent than do drive-reduction approaches. D. Arousal theories place […]

  Use the following example for items 118 and 119.   Nikki wants to learn how to serve effectively in tennis, but she doesn’t quite know how to begin. Nikki watches a DVD of Serena Williams’s serve, seeing the power and smoothness of her swing. She carefully watches Serena serve and also listens carefully as Serena describes how difficult it was to learn to serve. […]

  81. Vygotsky viewed private speech as  A. a very rare occurrence among normal preschool-age children. B. as a sign of cognitive immaturity. C. a deficit in the process of language development. D. a mediator in the process of learning and problem-solving. 82. Language development is delayed in about ___ percentage of preschool aged children.  A. 5 to 8 B. 9 C. 12 to 16 D. 3 83. Which of the following statements about delayed language […]

  31. Carlos believes that all of the people from another part of his town are snobs. He believes that the students from this area are rich and drive expensive sports cars to school. He is scheduled to perform with a few of these students in an all-county musical presentation. If he assumes that these particular students will also be rich and snobby, he is using […]