Psy 357 final exam review questions with
complete solutions|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2026
Typoglycemia -CORRECTANSWER the idea that the human mind processes words as
a whole; Not true b/c we use top down processing to comprehend lang using context
Experience with English -CORRECTANSWER English language teaches us that only
certain combo of letters can follow or proceed other combos of letters allowing us to
easier ID target letters or words
Positional constraints -CORRECTANSWER prior knowledge of the order of letters in
words helps you fill in the missing information
Word Superiority Effect Hypothesis -CORRECTANSWER context present in the word
will facilitate letter recognition, detect words easier when they are presented as a part of
words
Reicher Wheeler Paradigm -CORRECTANSWER participants had the task of ID letter
in cued position when presented in: isolation, words, pseudowords, or random letter
strings (nonwords)
, reicher wheeler results -CORRECTANSWER faster to identify letters in
words/pseudowords, letters in isolation, & letters in nonwords (slowest)
Proofreading -CORRECTANSWER we use top down processing, when editing you read
your paper by what you want/think you said instead of what you actually said
word v letter presented -CORRECTANSWER Word presented: activates feature, letter,
& word detectors, increasing speed of final recognition v Letter presented: activates
feature, & letter detectors = less activation
Phonological Dyslexia -CORRECTANSWER difficulty reading pseudowords, short-term
memory limits, low phonological awareness, slower rapid naming
dyslexic experiment results -CORRECTANSWER Dyslexic children & reading age
controls show similar word superiority effects, Dyslexic children have difficulty reading
aloud pseudowords revealing impaired sub-lexical translation
Long term memory -CORRECTANSWER a network of associations: words often co-
occur in memory & are strongly associated, think of one word the other is automatically
triggered
Semantic memory -CORRECTANSWER automatic access to word meanings, general
word knowledge, & factual info v episodic memory- personal memories of events
complete solutions|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2026
Typoglycemia -CORRECTANSWER the idea that the human mind processes words as
a whole; Not true b/c we use top down processing to comprehend lang using context
Experience with English -CORRECTANSWER English language teaches us that only
certain combo of letters can follow or proceed other combos of letters allowing us to
easier ID target letters or words
Positional constraints -CORRECTANSWER prior knowledge of the order of letters in
words helps you fill in the missing information
Word Superiority Effect Hypothesis -CORRECTANSWER context present in the word
will facilitate letter recognition, detect words easier when they are presented as a part of
words
Reicher Wheeler Paradigm -CORRECTANSWER participants had the task of ID letter
in cued position when presented in: isolation, words, pseudowords, or random letter
strings (nonwords)
, reicher wheeler results -CORRECTANSWER faster to identify letters in
words/pseudowords, letters in isolation, & letters in nonwords (slowest)
Proofreading -CORRECTANSWER we use top down processing, when editing you read
your paper by what you want/think you said instead of what you actually said
word v letter presented -CORRECTANSWER Word presented: activates feature, letter,
& word detectors, increasing speed of final recognition v Letter presented: activates
feature, & letter detectors = less activation
Phonological Dyslexia -CORRECTANSWER difficulty reading pseudowords, short-term
memory limits, low phonological awareness, slower rapid naming
dyslexic experiment results -CORRECTANSWER Dyslexic children & reading age
controls show similar word superiority effects, Dyslexic children have difficulty reading
aloud pseudowords revealing impaired sub-lexical translation
Long term memory -CORRECTANSWER a network of associations: words often co-
occur in memory & are strongly associated, think of one word the other is automatically
triggered
Semantic memory -CORRECTANSWER automatic access to word meanings, general
word knowledge, & factual info v episodic memory- personal memories of events
