SDV 101 NOVA Final Quiz

Which of the following is not a strategy for combating procrastination?

Avoid Difficult Tasks

Giving someone the benefit of your full attention is a form of

Empathy

Aural

Have a study group

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

Mnemonic

Jesse has three chapters to read tonight. Jesse tends to procrastinate with a favorite _______ ________, playing video games. However, by allowing playing of video games for 30 minutes after reading a chapter, this has now become a ________.

replacement activity; reward

Making a conscious effort to turn off filters, ignore distractions, and tune into what the other person is saying; is called what kind listening?

Active

Multimodal

Adapt their mode to the mode being used or requested

Words like "always," "never," and "every" are words that are rarely found in a ______ option.

Correct

Maintaining good eye contact, nods, and light questions are forms of verbal and non-verbal feedback.

True

Weak Analogy

Identify the properties relevant to the argument being made and see if both share those properties.

Everyone Does It

The popular position isn't always the right one. Be wary of arguments that rely exclusively on one set of numbers.

Why should you set goals?

A goal can keep you on task., A goal can improve performance., A goal can prolong persistence., A goal can prepare you for roadblocks.

Using the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), determine which ART class below is a humanities/fine arts elective.

ART 101

Using the following links, determine which locations offer the Automotive Technology A.A.S. degree courses.

Alexandria and Manassas Campuses

Creative thinking is an inherited skill.

False

Which of the following is not helpful in developing listening skills?

Judge the speaker

Visual

Crate a graph or flow chart

Utilizing the Program Advising Sheets and General Education Electives list in the current college catalog menu (link below), determine which social/behavioral sciences courses are required for the Business Administration A.S. degree.

ECO 201 and ECO 202

Creative thinking involves ignoring existing ideas and only creating a new solution.

False

Critical thinking requires you to use bias and assumptions to evaluate evidence or information to make a decision or reach a conclusion.

False

Defining the problem, narrowing the problem, generating possible solutions, and redefining the problem are the four basic steps of problem solving.

False

Good essay answers are based on your thoughts, and do not have to include examples from class or the course materials.

False

Quoting authorities is a valuable tool to build an argument; but they do not have to be true subject matter experts on the issue you are discussing.

False

The URL, ".org" is normally used by commercial enterprises.

False

Using irrelevant similarities in two objects to draw a conclusion is called a false cause.

False

When considering options, it is not important to have all of the information at that time.

False

When working in teams, defining the decision maker upfront is not necessary.

False

NOVA's Career Services webpage provide which of the following resources for students:

Find employment by identifying job leads, Research employers and positions, Create job search documents, Prepare for interviews

Personalizations

Focus on the merits and the supporting data of an argument, not on the personality or behavior of the people making the arguments.

Using the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), determine which of the following courses are physical and life sciences/mathematics electives.

GOL 105 and GOL 106

Using the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), determine which area of elective "PHI 220 Ethics" is considered.

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

Utilizing the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), ART 101 and ENG 241 are considered which area of electives?

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

By considering the writer's purpose in preparing the document you are focusing on

Intention

Making a deliberate decision to remember the specific data, using visual imagery, and working from general information to the specific information are examples of:

Linking

Using the following links, determine which locations offer the Interior Design A.A.S. degree.

Loudoun Campus

Using the Science A.S. advising sheet via the college catalog (link below), determine the math courses required this degree.

MTH 263

Appealing to Authority

Make sure the authorities quoted are truly subject matter experts on the issue being discussed.

The following is an example of a strong objective: "Pass biology exam."

No

A student is working full-time (at least 40 hours a week) and is also starting their first semester of college. This student wants to maintain a high GPA and graduate as soon as possible. How many credits hours should the student take?

No more than 7-credit hours

We ________ so that we can engage in behaviors or give ourselves permission to engage in behaviors that we know are the things that we are not supposed to be doing

Rationalize

Jamila Lyiscott says that she is trilingual because she speaks 3 versions of English. How does she decide which dialect to speak at which time?

She speaks one version at work, one at home and one with her peers. & Depends on where she is and who she is speaking too (otherwise known as code switching).

____________ memory allows one to apply knowledge to a specific task; while ____________ memory allows one to store and recall information.

Short-term; long-term

Short answer questions require a __________ response.

Specific

Kinesthetic

Spend extra time in a science lab

Read/Write

Take notes in a list/outline format

This method of note-taking that is good for visual learners because it captures the relationships among ideas.

The Concept Map Method

What does Laurie Hazard from the StudentLingo video mean when she says "procrastinators are liars"?

They lie to others to get out of their procrastination behavior. & They lie to themselves to get out of procrastination behavior.

Why is it important to read the graphics provided in textbooks?

They will increase your understanding., They engage different comprehension processes., They will create different kinds of memory links to help you remember the material.

At which event can a student explore over 60 colleges in one day?

Transfer Fair

A mentor is someone you look up to and whose advice and guidance you respect.

True

Assessing, making judgements, and drawing conclusions from ideas, information, or data is identified as the evaluating thinking skill.

True

Considering the URL can give you a sense behind the motivation for publishing the material.

True

In asynchronous communication, there can be considerable time lag between two communication events; such as a question and answer or a comment and response.

True

It is worthwhile to speak with an instructor when you disagree about a grade because of what you will learn in this interaction.

True

Knowing the source of your information will help you to evaluate the strength of information you want to use to support your argument.

True

Looking for an "About Us" or "Biography" tab will tell you about the objective of a web site.

True

Making an effort to get to know others, letting others see who you really are, and being open in your interests are starting points for making new friends.

True

Metaphors are useful in making problems more familiar and generating possible solutions.

True

Most instructors read the body language of the students in the front rows to gauge how they are doing, and if they are losing the class.

True

Not being a good listener can inhibit the kinds of relationships you build and groups in which you communicate.

True

One should learn to identify fallacies in their own thinking so they can strengthen their positions, as well as in the arguments of others when evaluating their strength.

True

Procrastination can be productive if one focuses on completing school tasks they enjoy rather than giving equal time to all tasks.

True

Putting your emotions on hold is a way to allow you to listen better.

True

Reading your most difficult assignments early in your reading time, when you are freshest, is a suggested reading strategy.

True

Setting clear goals and objectives supports accountability for oneself.

True

Some stress before an exam or test is common and can be beneficial.

True

Students who don't listen effectively will have a hard time differentiating between what is the main idea of a lecture and what's the supporting detail.

True

Success counseling involves thinking about one wants to get out of a particular goal and assessing what they are doing now to obtain that goal.

True

Talking with instructors can help one to feel more comfortable in and connected to college.

True

When a person tunes out another because they disagree with what is being said, that person is usually mentally preparing a rebuttal.

True

When making decisions, input is often sought or given due to experience or expertise; and once input is given, the person giving the input must support the other's decision, whether or not the input is actually used.

True

You are generalizing if you are making assumptions about a whole group of people based on an inadequate sample.

True

A person sitting with their legs crossed the other way, slumped over, and arms crossed across their chest indicates that the person is

Uninterested

Prioritizing tasks involves:

focusing on tasks in terms of when things are due and giving equal treatment to each class.