EDU 210 Quiz

Question 1

4 Types of Memory

Answer 1

Sensory, Short term, Long term, Working

Question 2

Working memory

Answer 2

Temporary holding stored in long term memory like a “giant cabinet” and brought to the “workbench” when needed and then put back in cabinet when done

Question 3

Piaget’s Theory

Answer 3

Cognitive development

Question 4

Erikson’s Theory

Answer 4

Psychosocial

Question 5

Vygotski’s Theory

Answer 5

Zone of proximal development

Question 6

Skinner’s Theory

Answer 6

Operant conditioning

Question 7

Behaviorism

Answer 7

Theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors (actions) are acquired through conditioning

Question 8

Operant Conditioning

Answer 8

What can be done to you and how of you respond?

Question 9

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 9

Getting an award for doing something

Question 10

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 10

Removing something to make you do it again

Question 11

Positive Punishment

Answer 11

Behavior results in something bad happening to you and you don’t want to do it again

Question 12

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 12

Behavior results in losing something so you’re less likely to do it again

Question 13

Difference between Negative Reinforcement and Punishment

Answer 13

Negative reinforcement removes something to make a good behavior happen and negative punishment is losing something due to bad behavior

Question 14

Question 1 Information Processing Theory

Answer 14

How do people acquire new information?

Question 15

Question 2 Information Processing Theory

Answer 15

How do the create/store mental representation of it?

Question 16

Question 3 Information Processing Theory

Answer 16

How do they recall information?

Question 17

Question 4 Information Processing Theory

Answer 17

What background information (schemata) did they have to understand new information?

Question 18

Attention

Answer 18

We pay attention to what we already know and what we need to know and when we learn a new task

Question 19

Hippocampus

Answer 19

organizes and distributes short term memory to long term memory

Question 20

Schemata

Answer 20

Background knowledge

Question 21

Encoding

Answer 21

Initial learning of information

Question 22

Metacognition

Answer 22

thinking about thinking “how did you get that answer?”

Question 23

Phonological loop

Answer 23

connects visual and sound

Question 24

Visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 24

connects visual and the space around you

Question 25

Episodic buffer

Answer 25

Entire experience interacts with long term memory to create one memory of learning

Question 26

Humpty Dumpty memory recall

Answer 26

Humpty Dumpty fell and broke apart; Hippocampus breaks apart information and distributes it to lobes

Question 27

3 reasons a student might forget new information

Answer 27

1. one and done
2. fight with parent, friend, significant other
3. Not enough sleep (importance of REM)