College Life Mod. 4 – Flashcards
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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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            We acquire most of our information through:
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        senses
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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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            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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            According to researchers, students learn best when they are:
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        relaxed and alert
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            If you learn through symbolic representations, then your learning style is:
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        visual
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            According to researchers, the learning preference of most people is:
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        multimodal
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            Metacognition does not include:
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        being told how and what to learn
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            Judgers prefer ____ while Perceivers prefer ____.
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        organization; spontaniety
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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 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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            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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            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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            In order to study material in a short amount of time, you should:
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        read, write, listen, and speak
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            Of the choices below, which is a strategy for improving your linguistic intelligence?  A) illustrate your notes  B) rewrite your class notes  C) sing or hum as you work  D) study outside
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        B) rewrite your class notes
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            If you learn through hearing, then your learning style is:
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        aural
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            According to researchers, when you are ____, you are in the best state for learning:
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        intristically motivated
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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