Psychology Introduction

Question 1

Your course content reflects the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Introductory Psychology Initiative (APA-IPI) guidelines. These guidelines can be found on page XVI of the Preface to the textbook, in your syllabus, and in D2L. These guidelines are established to help you develop your career-related skill set, regardless of your career direction.

In order to learn the skills that will help you be successful in whatever you pursue, you should engage in reflective learning. But in different situations, we engage in different types of processing and learning. When you spend some relaxing time in front of the television, you are probably engaging in ________.

Answer 1

Experimental Processing

Question 2

According to the LISAN method, phrases that instructors use, such as “there are three reasons why,” “the most important step,” and “on the contrary” would be examples of

Answer 2

Signal Words

Question 3

Students often under prepare for exams and overestimate how well they will do. According to a review of research on 10 commonly used learning strategies, which of the following is considered a GOOD study strategy to deal with these problems?

Answer 3

Overlearning

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an objective test?

Answer 4

Answers that include superlatives, such as always, never, or best are often true.

Question 5

Since students are more likely to procrastinate if they think a task will be unpleasant, students should

Answer 5

Find ways to make every course as interesting as possible by approaching schoolwork as if it were a game or adventure.