Chapter 7A
Which definition best describes the memory term, recognition?
a. a measure of which the person must retrieve information learned earlier.
b. the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
c. a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
d. a measure of memory that assess the amount of time saved when learning material again
c. a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
In memory, what 3 measures/forms does retention include?
a. Recall, Recognition and Relearning
b. Encoding, Storage, Process,
c. Sensory, Short term and Long Term
d. Storage, Retrieval and Process
a. Recall, Recognition and Relearning
Psychologist who study _________ focus on the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating information. What goes in the blank?
a. cognition
b. concept
c. trial and error
d. insight
a. cognition
What is fixation?
a. step by step procedures that guarantee a solution
b. an inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective
c. no prior sense of getting warmer or feeling close to a solution
d. an abrupt, true seeming and often satisfying solution
b. an inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective
Motivation is best defined as:
a. a set of learned behaviors that drive goal-directed actions
b. a biological need that compels action
c. the ability to persevere through challenges
d. psychological driving force that enables action in the pursuit of that goal
d. psychological driving force that enables action in the pursuit of that goal
Richard Atkins and Richard Shiffrin both proposed a 3-stage model over memory. It was short term memory, long term memory and ______________.
a. episodic memory
b. collective memory
c. semantic memory
d. sensory memory
d. sensory memory
What is echoic memory?
a. A type of sensory memory that involves visual stimuli
b. A type of sensory memory that involves auditory stimuli
c. The ability to remember visual images for a short period of time
d. A form of long-term memory for sounds
b. A type of sensory memory that involves auditory stimuli
In Chapter 8 we discussed the components of creativity. Which definition matches best with the term?
a. Creative environment: Being driven more by interest, satisfaction and challenge than by external pressures.
b. Imaginative thinking skills: It sparks, supports and refines creative ideas
c. A venturesome personality: It provides the ability to see things in novel ways, to recognize patterns and to make connections
d. Expertise: A well-developed base of knowledge - it furnishes the ideas, images and phrases we use as mental building block blocks.
d. Expertise: A well-developed base of knowledge - it furnishes the ideas, images and phrases we use as mental building block blocks.
In which of the following scenarios is framing most likely to influence a person's decision?
A) A person remembers a friend’s birthday after seeing a reminder
B) A consumer chooses a product described as "90% fat-free" rather than "contains 10% fat"
C) A person recalls their first day at a new job
D) A student reviews study materials to prepare for an exam
B) A consumer chooses a product described as "90% fat-free" rather than "contains 10% fat"
Extrinsic motivation is best described as:
A) Motivation driven by internal satisfaction and personal growth
B) Motivation influenced by external rewards or pressures
C) Motivation that arises from social relationships and community
D) Motivation that emerges from the fulfillment of basic biological needs
B) Motivation influenced by external rewards or pressures
Explicit memories include what parts of the brain?
a. hippocampus and basal ganglia
b. cerebellum and basal ganglia
c. hippocampus and the frontal lobe
d. frontal lobe and the cerebellum
c. hippocampus and the frontal lobe
At which stage does memory failure typically occur?
a. encoding
b. storage
c. retrieval
d. any stage
d. any stage
For spoken language, we would need 3 building blocks for language structure. Which list is correct?
a. phonemes, priming and lexicon
b. morphemes, grammar and lexicon
c. phonemes, morphemes and grammar
d. morphemes, phonemes and priming
c. phonemes, morphemes and grammar
Broca’s area controls language expression while Wienecke’s area controls language perception. Broca’s area is the frontal lobe on the left hemisphere while Wernicke’s is:
a. occipital lobe
b. left temporal lobe
c. frontal lobe on the right hemisphere
d. right temporal lobe
b. left temporal lobe
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, individuals are most motivated to fulfill needs at the top of the pyramid when:
A) Lower-level needs, such as physiological and safety needs, are satisfied
B) They have no social connections
C) They are experiencing negative emotions
D) Their self-esteem is undermined
A) Lower-level needs, such as physiological and safety needs, are satisfied
In Effort Processing Strategies the definition, composed of a few broad concepts divided and subdivided into narrower concepts and facts, best aligns with:
a. Distributed Practice
b. Mnemonics
c. Hierarchies
d. Chunking
c. Hierarchies
In memory, chunking is:
a. organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.
b. memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
c. a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
d. composed of a few broad concepts divided and subdivided into narrower concepts and facts
a. organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.
Understanding emotions, one of the components of emotional intelligence, is primarily concerned with:
a. to recognize them in faces, music and stories
b. to enable adaptive or creative thinking
c. to predict them and how they change in blend
d. to know how to express them in varied situations
c. to predict them and how they change in blend
Which of the following best defines language?
a. a collection of words used to convey emotions
b. our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
c. a method of communication that only involves written symbols
d. a system of sounds and gestures used to communicate ideas
b. our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
Drive Reduction Theory, proposed by Clark Hull, suggests that behavior is motivated by:
A) The desire to achieve personal growth and self-actualization
B) The need to create a drive that motivates a person to satisfy the need
C) The pursuit of external rewards and recognition
D) The influence of social norms and cultural expectations
B) The need to create a drive that motivates a person to satisfy the need
Which definition best describes the retrograde amnesia?
a. loss of autobiographical memories from a period in the past in the absence of brain injury or disease.
b. inability to form new memories for facts and events after the onset of amnesia.
c. inability to retrieve memories from just prior to the onset of amnesia with intact memory for more remote events.
d. inability to retrieve memories for facts and events acquired before the onset of amnesia.
d. inability to retrieve memories for facts and events acquired before the onset of amnesia.
Five impediment to remembering is, encoding failures, decay, ________, interference and trying not to remember. What term goes in the blank?
a. consolidation
b. retrieval
c. distraction
d. inadequate retrieval cues
d. inadequate retrieval cues
Factor analysis is primarily used in intelligence research to:
a. Identify different types of intelligence, such as linguistic or spatial
b. Explore the genetic basis of intelligence
c. Measure the impact of environmental factors on intelligence
d. identify clusters if of related items known as factors
d. identify clusters if of related items known as factors
In the YouTube video, Crash Course Psychology: Controversy of Intelligence, Hank Green spoke heavily on a lot of intelligence terms. Which term belongs in the several clusters of mental abilities?
a. perceptual fluency
b. numerical comprehension
c. inductive reasoning
d. verbal ability
c. inductive reasoning
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary functions of emotions?
A) Social and cultural functions of emotion refers to the role that emotions play in the maintenance of social order within a society
B) Intrapersonal functions of emotion refers to the role that emotions play within each of us individually.
C) Cognitive functions on enhancing decision-making and problem-solving abilities
D) Interpersonal functions of emotion refers to the role emotions play between individuals within a group
C) Cognitive functions on enhancing decision-making and problem-solving abilities