Suppose That You Are a Grade 9 Teacher, and You

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a Grade 9 teacher, and you are trying to get your students to conserve more water and energy in their daily lives.Which of the following approaches is likely to be MOST successful?

• A)Educate them about the need for conservation.
• B)Make use of prompts, or reminders, at times when they tend to be wasteful.
• C)Tell them that you conserve energy and water.
• D)Have them make public commitments to their peers that they will be less wasteful.

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Definitions:

Experimental Controls

The use of techniques in scientific experiments to minimize the effects of variables other than the independent variable, ensuring the results are due to the variable being tested.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that uses the analogy of a computer to explain how human mind manages information.

Psychodynamic

Relating to a psychological approach that emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Heuristic Model

A mental shortcut or rule-of-thumb that simplifies decision making, not guaranteed to be perfect, but useful for practical problem-solving.