Which major theme for cognitive psychology relates to whether research should focus on fundamental cognitive processes or focus on practical uses for the knowledge that results from the experiment?
a. domain generality versus domain specificity
b. structures versus processes
c. applied versus basic research
d. rationalism versus empiricism
c
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These manipulatives are appropriate for teaching decimal fractions except for:
a. Cuisenaire rods. b. fraction strips. c. fraction circles. d. meter sticks.
From the perspective of cognitive psychology, why should we not expect students to solve complex problems in their heads?
a. The capacity for complex problem solving does not emerge until late adolescence. b. Students' working memories can hold only a few pieces of information at a time. c. Asking students to solve complex problems promotes rote memorization rather than meaningful learning. d. By trying to solve complex problems in their heads, students are likely to "unlearn" some of the information stored in their long-term memories.
An examination of our past reveals a continuing examination of what?
a) What is ultimately worth knowing? b) How to cope with a cyclical economy c) Our school demographics d) All of these.
In the planning stage of creating technology-supporting communication,
A) students introduce themselves to their collaborators. B) students practice a communication type with worksheets. C) a teacher chooses the goal for the communication. D) a teacher assesses the communication.