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TPO 30
Conversation 1
1 Why does the
student go to speak with the woman?
get permission to organize
a club event.
arrange for a work space for his club.
inquire about a
photography class.
reserve a room for photography
exhibit.
2 What is the student's attitude toward
the room he is offered?
thinks that sharing a room is a good
way to find out about other
clubs.
considers a
semiprivate room to be acceptable.
is concerned that there
will not be enough storage space in a
semiprivate room.
is surprised that there
are not enough private rooms for all the
clubs.
3 Why does the woman ask
the student for an approval letter?
new clubs must submit an
approval letter to the student activities
center.
needs it to request funding for the
club on his behalf.
needs proof that the new club has a
faculty advisor.
approval letter can serve as
verification of the club's registration.
4
Near the end of the conversation, what does the
student indicate
he will have to do?
ve a letter
from his dormitory room
dule some club events
a committee to review his
registration
a
registration fee to start a new club
5 For what
activity does the student consider requesting
funding?
ing a
club Web site
ing audio-visual equipment
ring a guest speaker
g up a campus
e-mail account
Lecture 1
6 What is the lecture mainly about?
difference
between cognition and metacognition
B.A study showing that
dolphins have less cognitive capacity than
monkeys
effectiveness of using food as a
reward in experiments with
monkeys
ch that
investigates whether animals are aware of feeling
uncertainty
7 Why does the professor
mention the inability of animals to report
what they are thinking?
emphasize that language
learning is an ability unique to humans
explain why
researchers must be sensitive to nuances in
animals'
behavior
point out a difficulty in
testing for metacognition in animals
show the need for
advancements in the study of animal
communication
8 In the dolphin study, how
did the researcher make the dolphin's
task increasingly difficult?
showing the
dolphin two patterns that were similar in density
playing two
sounds that became progressively closer in pitch
producing
sounds that were just within the dolphins' range
of
hearing
introducing a third paddle that ended
on trial an began a new one
9 According to
the professor, what objections did some
researchers
raise with regard to the
dolphin study?
study did not distinguish between learned and
higher-level
responses.
dolphin was not rewarded
consistently for pressing the third
paddle.
one dolphin was used in the
experiment.
results could not be replicated in a later study.
10
What can be inferred from the results of the study
in which
monkeys did not receive
immediate feedback?
researchers based the study on an
incorrect hypothesis.
s respond best to negative
reinforcement.
s become confused when they do not
receive rewards.
s probably have some degree of
metacognitive ability.
11 Why does the professor
say this?
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emphasize the importance
of introductory courses
find out whether students have taken a
psychology course
imply that students should be familiar
with the concept she
mentioned
indicate that
she is going to review information from a
psychology class
Lecture 2
12 What does
the professor mainly discuss?
the parenting behavior of
Oviraptors may have differed from
that
of other dinosaurs
ce that parenting behavior in birds may
have originated with
dinosaurs
al traits
shared by dinosaurs, crocodiles, and birds
changing
attitudes of the public toward dinosaurs
13
What is the professor's attitude toward the name
Click on 2
answers.
accurately represents the behavior of the dinosaur
resulted from
an incorrect translation of the original Latin
term
was based
on a misunderstanding of the fossil evidence
influenced
popular attitudes toward dinosaurs
14 According to
the professor, what behavior is very rare among
reptiles?
ing of the young by males
eggs in a nest
ing to the same nest site
year after year
ng eggs from the nests of other
reptiles
15 What does the professor imply about
crocodiles?
provide fewer clues about dinosaur nesting
behavior than birds
do.
share many behavioral
characteristic with birds like the ostrich
and kiwi.
have larger clutch volumes than most
dinosaurs had.
female and the male work together to guard their
nest.
16 What is the function of the spongy
tissue in the bones of a female
bird?
makes the bird
more comfortable while sitting on her eggs for
long periods of time.
enables female birds to
lay more eggs.
strengthens the bird's bones just before she lays
her eggs.
serves as a source of calcium for eggshells.