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Chapter 1: Learning Preferences and Strategies
5. Brian fidgets in the classroom and struggles to get through lectures, yet when he is in the laboratory, he does very well and enjoys learning. His preferred learning style is most likely a. kinesthetic.
b. solitary. c. auditory. d. verbal.
6. Which of the following is an example of an acronym? a. “ i before e except after c ” b. NSAID—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug c. the alphabet (ABCs) song d. “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” 7. Studying flash cards with a partner, summarizing notes aloud, and participating in debates all appeal to those who prefer
a. verbal learning. b. solitary learning. c. kinesthetic learning. d. visual learning.
8. Jamey wants to create a study group of classmates with multiple learning preferences. Which activity would meet the needs of a group of kinesthetic, verbal, visual, and auditory learning? a. having debates b. creating acronyms together c. taking turns describing information aloud while performing a physical demonstration. d. interviewing each other 9. Which of the following statements about memory is not true? a. Sensory memory involves the brain receiving input on sensory data and encoding some of the data for movement to short-term memory. b. Short-term memory allows you to retrieve data in a very short span of time, usually several seconds to several minutes. c. Chunking is a technique that decreases the number of items one can recall. d. Cramming results in very poor recall and may displace other important data in short-term memory. 10. I completed the assigned reading prior to class and have decided that taking notes in a table will be the best way to capture all of the facts. Which notetaking method will I be using? a. outline b. Cornell Notes
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