College Life Test Questions - Flashcards

Q: One of your classmates tells you they aren\'t sure what career they want to pursue. You advise them to:

Go to the college\'s career center and talk with their instructors and advisers.

Q: The formula for calculating GPA is:

GPA = Grade Point Value Â¸ Total Number of Credits

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According to FOCUS, people generally attend community college:

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to improve their skills or gain new skills

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One of your classmates tells you they aren't sure what career they want to pursue. You advise them to:

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Go to the college's career center and talk with their instructors and advisers.

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Students seeking a degree at a community college generally have two choices:

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one with a career focus and one with a transfer focus

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To maintain focus, successful students:

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Find the right time of day when most energized to complete school work.

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Engaged students are most likely to:

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be tuned in and soak up everything the class has to offer

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The purpose of core classes is to provide students with:

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an opportunity to become a more knowledgeable person

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To make the best transition to college, first-generation college students should:

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Communicate with their family about their college experience.

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Which of the following are examples of planning ahead for meeting with an advisor?

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making an appointment and having a prepared list of questions

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Before dropping a class, you should first speak with:

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the instructor

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When should you skip a prerequisite?

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never

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Being successful involves:

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All of these.

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The formula for calculating GPA is:

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GPA = Grade Point Value ¸ Total Number of Credits

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In one study cited in this chapter, ____% of community college students required one or more remedial courses:

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85

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The syllabus can be thought of as:

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all of these

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Which of the following are examples of avoiding the PCP Syndrome?

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getting involved in Student Government on your campus

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Demonstrating academic professionalism requires you to:

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All of these

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Which of the following is not a benefit of going to college?

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higher unemployment rates

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According to the text, success courses like this one help students to:

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stay in school and be successful

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Risk factors for college success are:

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predictors not determiners

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A community college classmate of yours failed his first math exam. Which one of the following should he do?

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use the tutoring services available on your campus

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"The system" used in this book to structure productive learning is:

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Challenge¾Reaction¾Insight¾Action

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According to the FOCUS system, for any goal to be effective it must be:

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concrete

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According to the text, dreaming is the ____ step to creating the future you want.

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first

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Successful students have the following things in common, according to the text:

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They love to learn, seek challenges, value effort and persevere.

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According to Rick Snyder's research, students who scored higher on a measure of ____ got higher grades.

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hope

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Research shows that what you believe about your own intelligence can make a difference in how successful you'll be in college. There are two basic ways to define the views on intelligence. People are either:

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performers or learners

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Multitasking hinders students' ability to focus and learn. Research shows that when a student is distracted by e-mail or phone calls, their IQ drops by ____ points.

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10

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People who are extrinsically motivated learn in order to:

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all of these

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People who are intrinsically motivated are motivated:

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from within

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Performers are more likely to:

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All of these

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Learners believe you can grow your intelligence if you capitalize on opportunities to:

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learn

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When performers tackle problems that are too difficult, they often feel:

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helpless

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In order to adjust your attitude:

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Pay careful attention to the words you choose.

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According to the text, the FOCUS system begins by making your goal fit your:

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all of these

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According to the FOCUS system, your goals must please:

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yourself

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Which of the following fuels your motivation level?:

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all of these

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A dream and a goal are different in that:

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A dream is fantasy-based and a goal is reality-based

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Which of the following describes the phrase "Some situations cannot be changed, but attitude can"?

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Your teacher has an accent and it makes it hard for you to understand her. You make an appointment to see her to ask if you can get her notes.

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This chapter stresses the importance of motivation. What does the following phrase mean? "If you can and you don't, it means you won't."

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If you have the ability and don't try, you won't succeed.

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FOCUS describes four C-factors of intrinsic motivation. They are

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curiosity, control, career outlook, challenge.

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According to researchers, when you are ____, you are in the best state for learning:

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intrinsically motivated

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According to researchers, students learn best when they are:

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relaxed and alert

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When you become so absorbed in what you are doing that you lose track of everything else, you are in a state that researchers call:

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flow

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According to the text, you can learn better if you use confusion as a:

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motivator

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If you learn through symbolic representations, then your learning style is:

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visual

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If you learn through hearing, then your learning style is:

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aural

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If you decide to learn how to sew by buying a book, then your learning style is likely:

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read/write

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If you decided to learn how to sew by getting out a needle and thread, then your learning style is likely:

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kinesthetic

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Of the choices below, which is a strategy for improving your linguistic intelligence?

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rewrite your class notes

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Metacognition does not include:

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Being told how and what to learn.

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In order to create a master study plan, you should:

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All of these

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In order to study material in a short amount of time, you should:

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Read, write, listen and speak the material.

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Judgers prefer ____ while Perceivers prefer ____.

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organization; spontaneity

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According to Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, people can be intelligent in at least how many ways?

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8

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Most college classes emphasize which VARK modality?

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read/write

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According to researchers, the three primary intelligences of community college students are

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intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic

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If Mary, a read/write learner, isn't sure which spelling is correct for a word, she will likely:

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find it in the dictionary

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If Jack, an aural learner, has to give someone directions to find a certain office on campus, he will likely:

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tell her the directions

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We acquire most of our information through:

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senses

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According to researchers, the learning preference of most people is:

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multimodal

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Time management is not just about managing time, but also managing your:

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attention

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Succeeding in school, at work, and in life is about what you do and:

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what gets done

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You can't control time, but you can manage your:

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energy

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To capture a "killer B", you should:

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Write it down on a piece of paper

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Physical energy is measured in terms of:

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quantity

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Emotional energy is measured in terms of:

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quality

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Research shows that the average adult requires ____ hours of sleep each night.

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7-8 hours

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According to Michael Fortino, the average American spends ____ year(s) in meetings.

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3

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According to the text, ____ of college students admit to procrastinating.

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70%

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You are least productive when you are operating with ____ energy:

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low negative

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Your credit history is based on:

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All of these

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According to the text, in the A-B-C method, "A" tasks are:

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the highest priority

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The two factors to consider when assigning a priority level to a to-do item are:

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importance and urgency

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Which study habit is not linked to procrastination?

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perfectionism

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Which of these is not an example of how students waste time?

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saying no

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The three primary areas of our lives that should be in balance are:

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Meaningful work, satisfying relationship, healthy lifestyle

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To rebalance our lives, we should:

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All of these

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Someone who compulsively beats the clock is a:

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Preemptive

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If you are techflexing, you are:

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Using technology and its flexibility to your advantage

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Which of the following is a good tip for managing your time?

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all of these

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When your thinking produces ideas, you are engaging in:

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creative thinking

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When you evaluate your ideas or the ideas of others, you are engaging in:

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critical thinking

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When you are thinking critically, you are:

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being discerning

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According to the Question Pyramid, questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no" answer are:

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Level I

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In evaluating the validity of a claim, using who or what questions is ____ reasoning:

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Basic

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According to our text, critical thinking includes:

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All of these

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An argument that moves from specific observations to general conclusions is:

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inductive

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An argument that moves from broad generalizations to specific conclusions is:

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deductive

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As speakers and writers, students use what type of critical thinking skills?:

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productive

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As readers and listeners, students use what type of critical thinking skills?:

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receptive

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If you react to a challenge by criticizing the challenger, you are slipping into the logical fallacy of:

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personal attack

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If you appeal to someone's feelings to gain acceptance of an argument, you are slipping into the logical fallacy of:

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emotional appeal

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When you have to solve a problem, begin by:

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defining it

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The steps of problem solving include all of the following except:

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Try many different strategies at once

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A decision maker who uses a conceptual style will:

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Emphasize the big picture

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To sharpen your critical thinking skills, you should:

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Admit when you don't know

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If you were to require data and structure to make a decision, you would demonstrate what kind of decision making style?

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Directive

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Of the choices below, which one way is a strategy to improve your critical thinking skills?:

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admit what you don't know

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The creative style that best describes people who are systematic, concentrate on problem-solving, and rely on data is:

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innovative

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Which of the following is not a technique to use in becoming a more creative thinker?

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Generate only one idea

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One benefit of the Internet is the ability to keep information updated. This is called:

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currency

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A danger of the Internet is that not everything online is true or correct. This is called:

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inaccuracy

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In a major study discussed in this chapter, students noted which of the following academic benefits of technology?

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Manage their courses

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Which of the following is a violation of netiquette?

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Forgetting to fill in the subject line

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A benefit of e-learning is:

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you control when you learn

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The key to making the most of databases in research is:

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finding the right search words

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According to one study, ____ of students have taken an online class at their college if their institution offers online classes.

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65%

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To make the best of your e-learning opportunities, you should:

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All of these

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John is researching teaching and learning techniques for a paper he is writing. Which database would he use?

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ERIC

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Which of the following is an example of the Locate step in the Six Steps to Information Literacy model?

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All of these

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A course that has a combination of online and classroom components is called:

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Hybrid or blended

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When reviewing a website to determine if it just presents one side of an issue or a very small piece of a larger picture, you are evaluating it for:

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coverage

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The last of the Six Steps to Information Literacy asks you to think about what you have accomplished, what have you learned, and what you will do differently next time. This step is called:

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reflect

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When Dario cut and pasted information from the Internet to complete his paper, he committed:

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plagiarism

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Which of the following students might most benefit from e-learning?

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Javier: a second year student who is an independent, self-motivated learner

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The Internet may be best summarized by which of the following statements?

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The Internet is neutral and can be used constructively or destructively

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You've been asked to respond to a fellow student's discussion board post. Your response should:

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All of these

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Using Adobe technology, you can create and edit PDF files that are:

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Formatted as they would appear if they were published.

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Which of the following would not be examples of Internet addiction?

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Not going online during a family vacation

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Which of the following is an example of unintentional plagiarism?

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Forgetting which book you used and not citing it

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