Psych for Educators- WGU C913-
Chapter 1 questions well answered
What is the main goal of educational psychology?
a.) to improve student behavior
b.) to improve teacher effectiveness
c.) to use psychological theories to understand teaching and learning
d.) to test psychological theories on real students - correct answer ✔✔ to use psychological
theories to understand teaching and learning
Educational psychology is considered a scientific discipline because it:
a.) tests theories in order to understand teaching and learning.
b.) requires researchers to speculate on unproven theories.
c.) measures how much science students learn.
d.) studies environmental characteristics. - correct answer ✔✔ tests theories in order to
understand teaching and learning.
What factors are of primary concern to the field of educational psychology?
a. instructional strategies
b. student learning processes
c. financial constraints on research programs
d. emotional and cognitive development
, e. culture - correct answer ✔✔ instructional strategies, student learning processes,emotional
and cognitive development, and culture
What does the What Works Clearinghouse provide?
a.) solutions to teaching problems
b.) research-based evidence about instructional programs
c.) evaluation reports on school administration
d.) recommendations for program adoption - correct answer ✔✔ research-based evidence
about instructional programs
The scientific approach focuses on:
a.) wishful thinking.
b.) predetermined ideas.
c.) objectivity.
d.) selected evidence - correct answer ✔✔ objectivity
When two events occur close together in time, a scientific approach to understanding the
events suggests that:
a.) the first event probably caused the second event.
b.) the fact that the two are related should not be mistaken for cause and effect.
c.) the second event is the more important event to study.
d.) the second event should be ignored until the first event is fully understood. - correct answer
✔✔ the fact that the two are related should not be mistaken for cause and effect.
Chapter 1 questions well answered
What is the main goal of educational psychology?
a.) to improve student behavior
b.) to improve teacher effectiveness
c.) to use psychological theories to understand teaching and learning
d.) to test psychological theories on real students - correct answer ✔✔ to use psychological
theories to understand teaching and learning
Educational psychology is considered a scientific discipline because it:
a.) tests theories in order to understand teaching and learning.
b.) requires researchers to speculate on unproven theories.
c.) measures how much science students learn.
d.) studies environmental characteristics. - correct answer ✔✔ tests theories in order to
understand teaching and learning.
What factors are of primary concern to the field of educational psychology?
a. instructional strategies
b. student learning processes
c. financial constraints on research programs
d. emotional and cognitive development
, e. culture - correct answer ✔✔ instructional strategies, student learning processes,emotional
and cognitive development, and culture
What does the What Works Clearinghouse provide?
a.) solutions to teaching problems
b.) research-based evidence about instructional programs
c.) evaluation reports on school administration
d.) recommendations for program adoption - correct answer ✔✔ research-based evidence
about instructional programs
The scientific approach focuses on:
a.) wishful thinking.
b.) predetermined ideas.
c.) objectivity.
d.) selected evidence - correct answer ✔✔ objectivity
When two events occur close together in time, a scientific approach to understanding the
events suggests that:
a.) the first event probably caused the second event.
b.) the fact that the two are related should not be mistaken for cause and effect.
c.) the second event is the more important event to study.
d.) the second event should be ignored until the first event is fully understood. - correct answer
✔✔ the fact that the two are related should not be mistaken for cause and effect.
