Three of the Following Statements Are Accurate Descriptions of the Effect

question 108

Multiple Choice

Three of the following statements are accurate descriptions of the effect interest has on learning and performance. Which one is not accurate?

• A)Interest in a topic increases the likelihood that students will be cognitively engaged in the topic.
• B)Interest in subject matter can help students remember the subject matter over the long-term.
• C)Interest decreases the probability of conceptual change.
• D)Interest promotes meaningful learning of information.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

Changes in existing ways of thinking that occur in response to encounters with new stimuli or events.

Schema

A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information, based on experience, to make sense of the world.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into pre-existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Circular Reaction

A repetitive action that achieves a desired outcome, often seen in the developmental stages of infants as they learn to interact with their environment.