PSYC Exam #2, exam 3,
PSYC exam #4 Flashcard
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
,Which of the following examples is consistent with the Law The more you win at soccer, the more likely you will continue to play soccer.
of Effect?
____________ are the part of the neuron where chemicals Terminal buttons
called neurotransmitters are released.
In classical conditioning, the animal behaves as if it has stimulus; behavior
learned to associate a ________with a significant event. In
operant conditioning, the animal behaves as if it has
learned to associate a ________with a significant event.
A man named Ronald Cotton was imprisoned after being DNA evidence
identified as the person who committed a rape. After more
than 10 years, he was exonerated of the crime and
released. What led to this reversal of his conviction?
_______ occurs when a single repeated exposure leads to nonassociative learning
a change in behavior.
When you look up at the sky and simply notice the clouds, sensation; perception
you are engaging in the process of _____; when you try to
organize the clouds into recognizable shapes or objects,
you are engaging in the process of _____.
The part of the neuron that receives information from other dendrite; axon
neurons is called _____, and the part of the neuron that
carries the information away toward other neurons is called
the _____.
Memory that is not embedded in a context is called: semantic memory
A neuron is _____. a cell of the nervous system responsible for receiving and transmitting
electrochemical information
The tips of the branches of the axon are called _____. terminal buttons
Which of the following best explains the fact that Marcus Principle of inverse effectiveness
doesn't need additional sensory information when listening
to a friend speak to him while they are in a quiet library?
The long tube-like structure that conveys impulses away axon
from the cell body toward other neurons, muscles, or
glands is called a(n) _____.
When taking an exam, students often do better with items the serial position effect
taken from the first and last of the chapters covered by the
exam. This demonstrates _____.
, When you were 10 years old, you were REALLY into storage decay
Pokémon. You knew all the characters, their families, and
their evolutionary history. However, you quit playing
Pokémon when you got to junior high because your friends
made fun of you. Now, you can still remember some of the
characters, but you can't remember all the details. This is
an example of:
Why do many individuals know the names of celebrities' This likely occurred via incidental learning due to exposure to the names via
children even though they have never learned about them television and online media.
in school or in a textbook?
A Pavlovian conditioned response elicits: a whole system of responses in which some are more easily measured or observed
According to research evidence, __________ is the most eyewitness testimony
persuasive form of evidence presented in court.
Odorants bind with olfactory receptors in the olfactory epithelium
______________.
If new experiences disrupt recall of old experiences, this is retroactive interference
referred to as:
Chemicals that are manufactured by endocrine glands and hormones
circulated in the bloodstream to change or maintain bodily
functions are called _____.
How can people most effectively encode new information? They can rely on effective encoding strategies.
When Leanne was classically conditioned, she was in a the change in context
room that had a waterfall painted on one wall. Now, when
she goes hiking and sees an actual waterfall, she
produces a conditioned response. This change in
environment that can cause renewal effects is also known
as what?
Why can chess masters remember positions on a chess Chess masters are better able to chunk the information than novices.
board better than novices?
Which of the following best captures how memory works? Memories are reconstructions of the event, which makes them susceptible to
inaccuracy
Two-year-old Malia learns that if she says "more milk, operant conditioning
please" she always gets milk, which leads her to say
please more often. Which concept best describes Malia's
learning process?
Of the three memory stages, _____ has the greatest long-term memory; LTM
capacity and _____ has the longest duration.
PSYC exam #4 Flashcard
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
,Which of the following examples is consistent with the Law The more you win at soccer, the more likely you will continue to play soccer.
of Effect?
____________ are the part of the neuron where chemicals Terminal buttons
called neurotransmitters are released.
In classical conditioning, the animal behaves as if it has stimulus; behavior
learned to associate a ________with a significant event. In
operant conditioning, the animal behaves as if it has
learned to associate a ________with a significant event.
A man named Ronald Cotton was imprisoned after being DNA evidence
identified as the person who committed a rape. After more
than 10 years, he was exonerated of the crime and
released. What led to this reversal of his conviction?
_______ occurs when a single repeated exposure leads to nonassociative learning
a change in behavior.
When you look up at the sky and simply notice the clouds, sensation; perception
you are engaging in the process of _____; when you try to
organize the clouds into recognizable shapes or objects,
you are engaging in the process of _____.
The part of the neuron that receives information from other dendrite; axon
neurons is called _____, and the part of the neuron that
carries the information away toward other neurons is called
the _____.
Memory that is not embedded in a context is called: semantic memory
A neuron is _____. a cell of the nervous system responsible for receiving and transmitting
electrochemical information
The tips of the branches of the axon are called _____. terminal buttons
Which of the following best explains the fact that Marcus Principle of inverse effectiveness
doesn't need additional sensory information when listening
to a friend speak to him while they are in a quiet library?
The long tube-like structure that conveys impulses away axon
from the cell body toward other neurons, muscles, or
glands is called a(n) _____.
When taking an exam, students often do better with items the serial position effect
taken from the first and last of the chapters covered by the
exam. This demonstrates _____.
, When you were 10 years old, you were REALLY into storage decay
Pokémon. You knew all the characters, their families, and
their evolutionary history. However, you quit playing
Pokémon when you got to junior high because your friends
made fun of you. Now, you can still remember some of the
characters, but you can't remember all the details. This is
an example of:
Why do many individuals know the names of celebrities' This likely occurred via incidental learning due to exposure to the names via
children even though they have never learned about them television and online media.
in school or in a textbook?
A Pavlovian conditioned response elicits: a whole system of responses in which some are more easily measured or observed
According to research evidence, __________ is the most eyewitness testimony
persuasive form of evidence presented in court.
Odorants bind with olfactory receptors in the olfactory epithelium
______________.
If new experiences disrupt recall of old experiences, this is retroactive interference
referred to as:
Chemicals that are manufactured by endocrine glands and hormones
circulated in the bloodstream to change or maintain bodily
functions are called _____.
How can people most effectively encode new information? They can rely on effective encoding strategies.
When Leanne was classically conditioned, she was in a the change in context
room that had a waterfall painted on one wall. Now, when
she goes hiking and sees an actual waterfall, she
produces a conditioned response. This change in
environment that can cause renewal effects is also known
as what?
Why can chess masters remember positions on a chess Chess masters are better able to chunk the information than novices.
board better than novices?
Which of the following best captures how memory works? Memories are reconstructions of the event, which makes them susceptible to
inaccuracy
Two-year-old Malia learns that if she says "more milk, operant conditioning
please" she always gets milk, which leads her to say
please more often. Which concept best describes Malia's
learning process?
Of the three memory stages, _____ has the greatest long-term memory; LTM
capacity and _____ has the longest duration.
