Author Question: The student nurse uses what psychological strategy to promote successful test-taking? 1. ... (Read 48 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The student nurse uses what psychological strategy to promote successful test-taking?

1.
Stopping negative self-talk
2.
Eating a low carbohydrate meal the morning of a test
3.
Getting enough sleep the night before a test
4.
Doing aerobic exercise prior to the test

Question 2

The student nurse is taking a multiple-choice test and does not know the answer to a question. What should the student nurse do first?

1.
Guess B, because that is the most common answer to multiple choice questions.
2.
Find answers the student knows are incorrect and rule them out.
3.
Look at the answer to the previous three questions and choose an answer that was not used.
4.
Find answers that are almost correct and choose one of those.

orangecrush · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Psychological aspects include stopping negative self-talk and taking breaks to rest the mind. Eating well, getting enough sleep, and getting enough exercise before the test are all physiological factors.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
By ruling out the answers the student knows are incorrect, the student increases the odds of guessing the right answer from the remaining responses.