A student responds to a scientific passage by distorting new information to fit with prior beliefs. This is an example of which way to react to new information that conflicts with existing conceptions?
a. surface construction
b. direct assimilation
c. subassimilation
d. implicit knowledge
Question 2
Borkowski and colleagues taught comprehension strategies to some students and taught comprehension strategies along with attributional training (i.e., training the attitude that performing well depends on using the strategies) to other students. Students performed best on comprehension performance (such as summarizing passages) in:
a. the comprehension strategy group
b. the comprehension strategy with attribution training group
c. both groups performed about the same
d. the comprehension strategy with attribution training group was most effective for high-achieving students