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Identify the psychologist who is at the forefront of research on memory distortions and one of the most
widely recognized authorities on eyewitness memory. - Answers Elizabeth Loftus
As you are reading this question right now, you are consciously processing the meaning of the words in
which stage of memory? - Answers short-term memory
Exactly three years ago today Denise was eating lunch with two friends at a restaurant when a very
confused man came into the restaurant and began firing a gun at the pictures hanging on the walls.
Denise remembers many details of that day, including the clothes she was wearing and what she ate for
lunch. Denise has such clear memories of that day partly because those memories are characterized by a
high degree of: - Answers distinctiveness.
During the EARLIEST stages of Alzheimer's disease, the most common symptoms are: - Answers
forgetting names of familiar people and the locations of familiar places.
In most cases, the disorder called dissociative amnesia occurs as a response to: - Answers stress, trauma,
or an extremely distressing situation.
Your general knowledge of words, facts, names, definitions, and other assorted trivia reflects which type
of long-term memory? - Answers semantic memory
The most controversial dissociative disorder involves extensive memory disruptions along with the
presence of two or more distinct identities. This disorder is called: - Answers dissociative identity
disorder.
Conner vividly remembers details from earlier in the day when he was mistakenly pulled over by the
highway patrolman and briefly arrested for armed robbery. Conner's memory of this event is stored in
his: - Answers long-term memory.
Merely repeating information over and over is called _____ while focusing on the meaning of the
information is called _____. - Answers maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal
Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _____ memory while knowledge of
facts, concepts, and ideas is called _____ memory. - Answers procedural; semantic
Maintenance rehearsal: - Answers is a common strategy for holding information in short-term memory
The amount of information that can be held in long-term memory: - Answers seems to be limitless
How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your short-term memory? -
Answers use maintenance rehearsal by repeating the information
Jamie found the ISBN of the book she wanted to order in the Books in Print Catalog. To remember the
eleven-digit number, 19772552901, she thought of the number as the year her best friend was born
,(1977) and her aunt's phone number (255-2901). Jamie was using the strategy of _____ to help her
remember the ISBN number. - Answers chunking
Brandon vividly remembers when he had to go to the emergency room for stitches on his left thigh. This
is an example of which type of long-term memory? - Answers episodic memory
Miguel's wife brought him to the emergency room because Miguel could not remember his name, the
names of his family members, where he worked, or any other information he should easily be able to
remember. Extensive tests at the hospital indicated that Miguel's memory problems were not due to an
injury, an illness, drugs, or any other physical or medical condition. A clinical psychologist suggested that
Miguel might be suffering from: - Answers dissociative amnesia.
One strategy to increase the amount of information that can be held in short-term memory is to group
related items together into a single unit. This strategy is called: - Answers chunking.
When asked for the definition of a dependent variable, Mohammed replied, "It's the factor in an
experiment that is observed and measured for change." Mohammed's answer reflects which category of
long-term memory? - Answers semantic memory
Short-term memory is often referred to as _____ memory. - Answers working
In a dissociative experience, what normally integrated aspects of personality are divided or separated? -
Answers awareness, memory, and personal identity
Which of the following psychologists developed and promoted the use of the intelligence quotient or IQ
as a measure for intelligence? - Answers Lewis Terman
Since moving to the United States, Ernesto has established a very successful consulting business that
advises U.S. corporations that plan to market their products in Central and South America. Ernesto
appears to excel in what Robert Sternberg would call: - Answers practical intelligence.
Psychologist Lewis Terman tracked 1,500 California schoolchildren with high IQs throughout their lives.
The general finding was that: - Answers high intelligence can contribute to success in life but motivation
and other personality factors are equally important.
Which of the following psychologists is most likely to agree with the idea that there are seven different
primary mental abilities, each of which is a relatively independent element of intelligence? - Answers
Louis L. Thurstone
How would you characterize the distribution of scores in a normal distribution? - Answers Scores cluster
around the average score
Which of the following is NOT considered to be one component of Sternberg's "successful intelligence"?
- Answers interpersonal intelligence
With whom do you associate the "triarchic theory of intelligence"? - Answers Robert Sternberg
, To David Wechsler, intelligence is reflected in: - Answers effective, rational, and goal-directed behavior.
Which of the following statements about creativity is FALSE? - Answers Only a small percentage of
people have the capacity to be creative.
Which of the following is NOT a basic requirement of a good test design? - Answers aptitude
_____ refers to a measurement of intelligence in which an individual's mental level is expressed in terms
of a given age. - Answers Mental age
_____ emphasizes both the universal aspects of intelligent behavior and the importance of adapting to a
particular social and cultural environment. - Answers Robert Sternberg's theory
A measure of general intelligence that is derived by comparing an individual's score to scores of others
in the same age group is a definition of: - Answers intelligence quotient (IQ)
Which intelligence theorist believed that intelligence test scores were useful primarily to identify
children who needed special help? - Answers Alfred Binet
Dr. Lopez assesses the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of his new test measuring the
ability to cope with stress. He is checking the _____ of his new test. - Answers reliability
Rather than being interested in a single factor to identify intelligence, Louis Thurstone believed that it
was more important to consider: - Answers an individual's specific pattern of mental abilities.
Thinking often involves the manipulation of two forms of mental representations: - Answers concepts
and mental images.
Which of Sternberg's types of intelligence could be referred to as "street smarts"? - Answers practical
Approximately two-thirds (68 percent) of all scores on the WAIS fall between _____ and _____, a range
that is considered to indicate normal or average intelligence. - Answers 85; 115
Who defined intelligence as the global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively
with the environment? - Answers David Wechsler
Memory - Answers The mental processes that enable us to retain and use information over time.
Explicit Memory - Answers Information or knowledge that can be conciously recollected; also called
declarative memory.
Implicit memory - Answers Information or knowledge that affects behavior or task performance but
cannot be conciously recollected; also called nondeclarative memory.
Flashbulb memory - Answers The recall of very specific images or details surrounding a vivid, rare, or
significant personal event; details may or may not be accurate.
Identify the psychologist who is at the forefront of research on memory distortions and one of the most
widely recognized authorities on eyewitness memory. - Answers Elizabeth Loftus
As you are reading this question right now, you are consciously processing the meaning of the words in
which stage of memory? - Answers short-term memory
Exactly three years ago today Denise was eating lunch with two friends at a restaurant when a very
confused man came into the restaurant and began firing a gun at the pictures hanging on the walls.
Denise remembers many details of that day, including the clothes she was wearing and what she ate for
lunch. Denise has such clear memories of that day partly because those memories are characterized by a
high degree of: - Answers distinctiveness.
During the EARLIEST stages of Alzheimer's disease, the most common symptoms are: - Answers
forgetting names of familiar people and the locations of familiar places.
In most cases, the disorder called dissociative amnesia occurs as a response to: - Answers stress, trauma,
or an extremely distressing situation.
Your general knowledge of words, facts, names, definitions, and other assorted trivia reflects which type
of long-term memory? - Answers semantic memory
The most controversial dissociative disorder involves extensive memory disruptions along with the
presence of two or more distinct identities. This disorder is called: - Answers dissociative identity
disorder.
Conner vividly remembers details from earlier in the day when he was mistakenly pulled over by the
highway patrolman and briefly arrested for armed robbery. Conner's memory of this event is stored in
his: - Answers long-term memory.
Merely repeating information over and over is called _____ while focusing on the meaning of the
information is called _____. - Answers maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal
Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _____ memory while knowledge of
facts, concepts, and ideas is called _____ memory. - Answers procedural; semantic
Maintenance rehearsal: - Answers is a common strategy for holding information in short-term memory
The amount of information that can be held in long-term memory: - Answers seems to be limitless
How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your short-term memory? -
Answers use maintenance rehearsal by repeating the information
Jamie found the ISBN of the book she wanted to order in the Books in Print Catalog. To remember the
eleven-digit number, 19772552901, she thought of the number as the year her best friend was born
,(1977) and her aunt's phone number (255-2901). Jamie was using the strategy of _____ to help her
remember the ISBN number. - Answers chunking
Brandon vividly remembers when he had to go to the emergency room for stitches on his left thigh. This
is an example of which type of long-term memory? - Answers episodic memory
Miguel's wife brought him to the emergency room because Miguel could not remember his name, the
names of his family members, where he worked, or any other information he should easily be able to
remember. Extensive tests at the hospital indicated that Miguel's memory problems were not due to an
injury, an illness, drugs, or any other physical or medical condition. A clinical psychologist suggested that
Miguel might be suffering from: - Answers dissociative amnesia.
One strategy to increase the amount of information that can be held in short-term memory is to group
related items together into a single unit. This strategy is called: - Answers chunking.
When asked for the definition of a dependent variable, Mohammed replied, "It's the factor in an
experiment that is observed and measured for change." Mohammed's answer reflects which category of
long-term memory? - Answers semantic memory
Short-term memory is often referred to as _____ memory. - Answers working
In a dissociative experience, what normally integrated aspects of personality are divided or separated? -
Answers awareness, memory, and personal identity
Which of the following psychologists developed and promoted the use of the intelligence quotient or IQ
as a measure for intelligence? - Answers Lewis Terman
Since moving to the United States, Ernesto has established a very successful consulting business that
advises U.S. corporations that plan to market their products in Central and South America. Ernesto
appears to excel in what Robert Sternberg would call: - Answers practical intelligence.
Psychologist Lewis Terman tracked 1,500 California schoolchildren with high IQs throughout their lives.
The general finding was that: - Answers high intelligence can contribute to success in life but motivation
and other personality factors are equally important.
Which of the following psychologists is most likely to agree with the idea that there are seven different
primary mental abilities, each of which is a relatively independent element of intelligence? - Answers
Louis L. Thurstone
How would you characterize the distribution of scores in a normal distribution? - Answers Scores cluster
around the average score
Which of the following is NOT considered to be one component of Sternberg's "successful intelligence"?
- Answers interpersonal intelligence
With whom do you associate the "triarchic theory of intelligence"? - Answers Robert Sternberg
, To David Wechsler, intelligence is reflected in: - Answers effective, rational, and goal-directed behavior.
Which of the following statements about creativity is FALSE? - Answers Only a small percentage of
people have the capacity to be creative.
Which of the following is NOT a basic requirement of a good test design? - Answers aptitude
_____ refers to a measurement of intelligence in which an individual's mental level is expressed in terms
of a given age. - Answers Mental age
_____ emphasizes both the universal aspects of intelligent behavior and the importance of adapting to a
particular social and cultural environment. - Answers Robert Sternberg's theory
A measure of general intelligence that is derived by comparing an individual's score to scores of others
in the same age group is a definition of: - Answers intelligence quotient (IQ)
Which intelligence theorist believed that intelligence test scores were useful primarily to identify
children who needed special help? - Answers Alfred Binet
Dr. Lopez assesses the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of his new test measuring the
ability to cope with stress. He is checking the _____ of his new test. - Answers reliability
Rather than being interested in a single factor to identify intelligence, Louis Thurstone believed that it
was more important to consider: - Answers an individual's specific pattern of mental abilities.
Thinking often involves the manipulation of two forms of mental representations: - Answers concepts
and mental images.
Which of Sternberg's types of intelligence could be referred to as "street smarts"? - Answers practical
Approximately two-thirds (68 percent) of all scores on the WAIS fall between _____ and _____, a range
that is considered to indicate normal or average intelligence. - Answers 85; 115
Who defined intelligence as the global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively
with the environment? - Answers David Wechsler
Memory - Answers The mental processes that enable us to retain and use information over time.
Explicit Memory - Answers Information or knowledge that can be conciously recollected; also called
declarative memory.
Implicit memory - Answers Information or knowledge that affects behavior or task performance but
cannot be conciously recollected; also called nondeclarative memory.
Flashbulb memory - Answers The recall of very specific images or details surrounding a vivid, rare, or
significant personal event; details may or may not be accurate.
