PSY 201 Final Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Identify the psychologist who is at the forefront of research on memory
distortions and one of the most widely recognized authorities on eyewitness
memory. Correct Answer: Elizabeth Loftus
As you are reading this question right now, you are consciously processing the
meaning of the words in which stage of memory? Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer:
distinctiveness.
During the EARLIEST stages of Alzheimer's disease, the most common symptoms
are: Correct Answer: forgetting names of familiar people and the locations of
familiar places.
In most cases, the disorder called dissociative amnesia occurs as a response to:
Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: long-
term memory.
Merely repeating information over and over is called _____ while focusing on the
meaning of the information is called _____. Correct Answer: 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. Correct
Answer: procedural; semantic
Maintenance rehearsal: Correct Answer: is a common strategy for holding
information in short-term memory
The amount of information that can be held in long-term memory: Correct
Answer: seems to be limitless
How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your
short-term memory? Correct Answer: 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. Correct Answer: 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?
Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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? Correct
Answer: semantic memory
Short-term memory is often referred to as _____ memory. Correct Answer:
working
In a dissociative experience, what normally integrated aspects of personality
are divided or separated? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Lewis
Terman
Correct Answers
Identify the psychologist who is at the forefront of research on memory
distortions and one of the most widely recognized authorities on eyewitness
memory. Correct Answer: Elizabeth Loftus
As you are reading this question right now, you are consciously processing the
meaning of the words in which stage of memory? Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer:
distinctiveness.
During the EARLIEST stages of Alzheimer's disease, the most common symptoms
are: Correct Answer: forgetting names of familiar people and the locations of
familiar places.
In most cases, the disorder called dissociative amnesia occurs as a response to:
Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: long-
term memory.
Merely repeating information over and over is called _____ while focusing on the
meaning of the information is called _____. Correct Answer: 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. Correct
Answer: procedural; semantic
Maintenance rehearsal: Correct Answer: is a common strategy for holding
information in short-term memory
The amount of information that can be held in long-term memory: Correct
Answer: seems to be limitless
How can you increase the length of time that you can hold information in your
short-term memory? Correct Answer: 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. Correct Answer: 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?
Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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: Correct Answer: 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? Correct
Answer: semantic memory
Short-term memory is often referred to as _____ memory. Correct Answer:
working
In a dissociative experience, what normally integrated aspects of personality
are divided or separated? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Lewis
Terman
