Cognitive Styles: Visualizers vs. Verbalizers

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What is the primary consideration when teaching a child to read?

The child's socioeconomic status

Finding a subject that interests the child (correct)

The child's innate intelligence

The child's fixed mindset

What is the underlying assumption of IQ tests that undermines motivation and learning?

Intelligence can be improved

Intelligence is innate and fixed (correct)

Intelligence is solely dependent on effort

Intelligence is entirely environmental

What was the result of the special module on improving intelligence taught to the experimental group in the study by Dweck and Blackwell (2007)?

A slight decrease in study skills and grades

A dramatic improvement in study skills and grades (correct)

A significant decrease in study skills and grades

No significant change in study skills and grades

Which group of students benefited most from the message about improving intelligence?

Students who have cultural reasons to be anxious about their skills Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and growth mindset?

Low income students are less likely to hold a growth mindset Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome for low income students who exhibit a growth mindset?

They show academic performance as high as that of fixed mindset students from higher income brackets Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference in brain activity between visualizers and verbalizers?

Visualizers show more activation in the fusiform gyrus, while verbalizers show more activation in the supramarginal gyrus. Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the population may be affected by aphantasia?

2-3% Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Matthew Peterson's interactive software for teaching math concepts?

To provide visual feedback for students who are visual learners. Signup and view all the answers

According to behaviorist theory, what is the primary factor that influences the likelihood of a response occurring again?

The consequences of the response, such as reward or punishment. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where rewards can undermine intrinsic motivation?

The overjustification effect. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary strategy used by expert tutors to avoid telling a child they are wrong?

Lying or providing incorrect information. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between visualizers and verbalizers in terms of their processing styles?

Visualizers process information visually, while verbalizers process information linguistically. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the research on cognitive mapping in rats?

To study the role of cognitive processes in learning. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the condition where an individual is unable to voluntarily visualize?

Aphantasia. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of a language-free approach to teaching math, according to the text?

It can improve language skills. Signup and view all the answers

Cognitive Styles: Visualizers vs. Verbalizers

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