Memory
Language
Intelligence
Misc 1
Misc 2
100
This can process only 9 items for about 20 seconds unless you use techniques like chunking and rehearsal.
What is short term memory (aka working memory)?
100
What area of the brain is responsible for language comprehension?
What is Wernicke’s area?
100
An elderly person who never received formal schooling likely has ______ fluid intelligence and _____ crystallized intelligence
What is low fluid and high crystallized intelligence?
100
What are the three systems of memory?
What are sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory?
100
Remembering that your father used to read a fairy tale to you every night before bed best illustrates which type of memory?
What is episodic?
200
The type of memory required to know which material you need to devote more time to when studying
What is metamemory?
200
kyla was driving to her new apartment when she saw a yard sale with the perfect breakfast table for her kitchen. Since she had no rope or cords with her to strap the table in, she tied some towels together and used them to secure the table in the trunk. By avoiding ________, Skyla was able to get the breakfast table home.
What is functional fixedness?
200
A teacher administered a quiz to his students. The quiz grades were better predictors of final grades for only children than for students that had siblings. This demonstrates what?
What is test bias?
200
Political candidate X gets about 30 times more media coverage than any of the other nine candidates. In a recent survey, 100 people were asked to try and list the names of all 10 of the candidates running. Researchers found that although only 6% of the survey respondents could remember the names of all 10 candidates, 98% of respondents listed candidate X's name. These survey results are likely due to the...
What is availability heuristic?
200
Your roommate has started the Paleo diet. While at the store, she decides to buy the meat labeled as '75% lean' instead of the one labeled as '25% fat', thinking it will be healthier. Which of the following describes the factor that influenced your roommate's decision?
What is framing?
300
This term describes what happens when learning new information messes up your memory of previously learned things.
What is retroactive interference?
300
Jaslene's neighbor just adopted a pit bull from the pound. When she sees the new dog playing in her neighbor's yard, Jaslene is reminded of all the stories she has heard about pit bulls attacking people. She immediately calls animal control, without ever going next door or interacting with the dog. Which of the following has Jaslene demonstrated?
What is representativeness heuristic?
300
Jack and Jill are fraternal twin siblings. Early on, they do not show a difference in intelligence. Their parents decide to buy Jack building blocks and Jill is given dolls to play with. Who will have greater spatial intelligence?
Who is Jack?
300
Jay is stuck on a tough math problem. He decides to take a break and come back to it later. Distancing himself from the problem and coming back to it is an example of how to break his____________.
What is mental set?
300
Mina and Ethan are fraternal twins whose parents are both deaf. So, whenever either wants permission to go outside to play, they make a pumping gesture with their arms as if running. This is an example of a
What is home sign?
400
In high school, Deanna took 3 years of Spanish. Once she started college, she decided she wanted to try a new language and enrolled in French. Now, when she needs to speak French during class, Deanna frequently responses with Spanish words instead. This is an example of:
What is proactive interference?
400
A child who is bilingual is most likely to be superior to a monolingual child in which of the following?
What is metalinguistic insight?
400
Adrianna's parents had her intelligence tested as an infant before she was even six months old. At the time, she was rated as exceptionally intelligent. Now, Adrianna is 24. What is the likely relationship between her intelligence now and her intelligence as an infant?
What is no relationship?
400
Elena is studying for her law exam with the TV on in the background. Taking the test in a quiet classroom the next day will likely ______ Elena's exam performance.
What is decrease?
400
Bao is rushing to class on the first day of the semester and walks the wrong way across campus to a room she had class in last semester. Bao has been a victim of
What is proactive interference?
500
Janaki was hit by a car and was taken to the hospital. His doctor arrives shortly after to explain his treatment options. When the doctor comes in the next day, Janaki tells the doctor he is glad to finally meet her and asks her what the treatment options are. Janaki's inability to remember the doctor's visit the day before is most likely due to...
What is retrograde amnesia?
500
Tao moved to the US from a country that has far fewer words for colors than English. Talking with some classmates in the parking lot after class one day, Tao gets confused. His friends are describing all the different colored cars in the lot, but he describes all the cars they are pointing to as being the same color. Which of the following is this example demonstrating?
What is linguistic relativity?
500
Paully has an IQ of 70. He lives alone and writes for a local newspaper. When he is told that red skittles cause cancer, he believes it. He also never steps on sidewalk cracks because someone told him it would crack his mother's back. A psychologist would say Paully is:
What is gullible?
500
Sharon and Victoria both went on speed dates. Sharon ended up marrying her favorite date, while Victoria and her favorite date broke up after three months. Sharon was probably better at:
What is thin slicing?
500
Ander and Mikel are identical twins who were separated at birth. One was adopted into a wealthy family, the other was adopted into a poor family. As adults, the twins were recruited for a twin study and researchers found that Ander's IQ level was much lower than Mikel's. Such results could suggest that _______ may have less influence on intelligence than previously believed..
What is genetics?
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