Psychology 1000 Exam test queries
and answers graded A+
Suppose your final exam is just one essay question: "Describe everything you learned in this course!"
What type of memory test is that? - ANS✅✅Free recall.
You need a list of all the 74 state parks in Ohio and try to recall them. Which will you be LEAST likely
to remember? - ANS✅✅One with a common name, such as East Harbor.
Suppose you have one hour to study an assignment. What will happen if you repeatedly interrupt
your reading to try to answer questions about it, compared to someone who spent the whole time
reading? - ANS✅✅Your long-term retention will be better than that of the other person.
Which of these general points did we learn from studies of patient H.M.? - ANS✅✅Different types
of memory depend on different brain areas.
What can we infer from comparing several methods of testing memory? - ANS✅✅How well you
remember something depends on how someone tests you.
Which kind of memory test are you taking right now? - ANS✅✅Recognition.
Your memory of how to define some word is an example of what? - ANS✅✅Semantic memory.
Remembering your most recent visit to your cousins is what type of memory? - ANS✅✅Episodic
memory.
An experimenter reads many series of letters, such as TGWNR, and you try to recall each one later,
without rehearsing during the delay. About how long would each memory probably last? -
ANS✅✅a few seconds, but less than 20.
Suppose you watch the news on TV every night. According to the recency effect in memory, what
are you likely to remember? - ANS✅✅The news you watched last night.
and answers graded A+
Suppose your final exam is just one essay question: "Describe everything you learned in this course!"
What type of memory test is that? - ANS✅✅Free recall.
You need a list of all the 74 state parks in Ohio and try to recall them. Which will you be LEAST likely
to remember? - ANS✅✅One with a common name, such as East Harbor.
Suppose you have one hour to study an assignment. What will happen if you repeatedly interrupt
your reading to try to answer questions about it, compared to someone who spent the whole time
reading? - ANS✅✅Your long-term retention will be better than that of the other person.
Which of these general points did we learn from studies of patient H.M.? - ANS✅✅Different types
of memory depend on different brain areas.
What can we infer from comparing several methods of testing memory? - ANS✅✅How well you
remember something depends on how someone tests you.
Which kind of memory test are you taking right now? - ANS✅✅Recognition.
Your memory of how to define some word is an example of what? - ANS✅✅Semantic memory.
Remembering your most recent visit to your cousins is what type of memory? - ANS✅✅Episodic
memory.
An experimenter reads many series of letters, such as TGWNR, and you try to recall each one later,
without rehearsing during the delay. About how long would each memory probably last? -
ANS✅✅a few seconds, but less than 20.
Suppose you watch the news on TV every night. According to the recency effect in memory, what
are you likely to remember? - ANS✅✅The news you watched last night.
