Exam 1

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

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

uninterested

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

Intention

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

True

Setting clear goals and objectives supports accountability for oneself.

True

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

no

How is summarizing main ideas in your own words useful?

Aids with recall.

All of the follow are strategies for reading textbooks, except:

Schedule blocks of time when you are most inattentive.

It is best to try to answer a multiple choice question in your own head, rather than relying on the choices.

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

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

empathy

For Jamal, social media is acting as what?

An external roadblock

Which of the following is NOT a general education elective area?

Critical Thinking

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. Link to the college catalog: http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/index.html

ECO 201 and ECO 202

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

False

Creative thinking is an inherited skill.

False

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

False

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

False

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

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

Using the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), determine which area of elective "PHI 220 Ethics" is considered. Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

A student wants to transfer to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and major in history. Using the following link, determine which program of study should the student pursue at NOVA. Link to the Virginia Commonwealth University transfer guide: http://www.transfer.vcu.edu/vccs/what-courses-should-i-take.html

Liberal Arts A.A.

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

According to the college catalog (link below), the Personal Training Career Studies Certificate is designed to: Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

Prepare students to become knowledgeable fitness professionals and prepare students to sit for a nationally recognized certification exam in Personal Training

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

To avoid running out of time on a test, you should:

Spend time reviewing the entire test before you start to budget your time.

Which note-taking method is not recommended as it focuses on capturing as much of what the instructor says as possible; but not on processing the information.

The List Method

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

True

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Avoid Difficult Tasks

A student wants to be an Accountant and wants to earn a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Using the following link, determine which program of study the student should pursue to prepare for transfer to a four-year college or university. Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

Business Administration A.S.

Which of the following is considered a strategy in answering multiple choices questions:

Eliminate the wrong answer or the distractor. Choose the answer that would make the statement true. Turn the stem around into an open-ended question.

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

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

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

Utilizing the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), ART 101 and ENG 241 are considered which area of electives? Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

Jamal's not feeling motivated is considered which of the following?

Internal Roadblock

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

Judge the speaker

A student cannot decide which program of study they want to pursue at NOVA; the Liberal Arts A.A. or the Business Administration A.S. The student took the math placement test and is eligible for MTH 154, 161, & MTH 167. View the Programs of Study in the college catalog to determine which math course could be taken that is the same number of credits and will satisfy the requirement for both degrees. Link to the college catalog: http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/index.html

MTH 161

Using the following links, determine which location offers the Massage Therapy Career Studies Certificate. Link to the catalog college: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/ (Links to an external site.) Link to the schedule of classes: https://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/ (Links to an external site.) (locate Abbreviations & Symbols)

Medical Education Campus

Using the General Education Electives list in the college catalog menu (link below), determine which of the following courses are social/behavioral science electives. Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

PLS 211 and PLS 241

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

Students completing the Liberal Arts A.A. degree must demonstrate intermediate college-level proficiency in a language other than English. Using the advising sheet via the college catalog (link below), determine which of the following courses would satisfy NOVA's Liberal Arts language proficiency degree requirements. Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

SPA 201 and SPA 202

student wants to be a medical doctor (M.D.). Using the following link, determine the recommended program of study for the student to pursue at NOVA before transferring to a four-year college or university. Link to the college catalog: https://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/

Science A.S

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.

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

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

True

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

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

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

True

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

True

Focusing on what is being said, repeating what you heard, asking a speaker to expand or clarify, looking for non-verbal signals, and listening for requests are principles of ______ listening.

active

Prioritizing tasks involves:

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