Psych 1 UC Berkeley Exam 2 Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2025
State Dependency -- answer --rdrink coffee while learning it, then you should drink coffee while
being tested on it
Method of Loci -- answer --rpairing items with something memorable
ex--> imagining your house and try to remember a grocery list by "putting" in a grocery in each
room with random circumstances
algorithms -- answer --rmechanical, procedural, accurate problem solving. but time consuming
Heuristics -- answer --rmental short cuts based on experience; prone to human error but quick.
not much thinking
maximizers -- answer --rsearching for the best possible choice. Can lead to be unsatisfied
because went too far down maximizer list so nothing is perfect; connection to algorithmic
approach
satisficers -- answer --rin search of the first satisfying choice;may regret choice but connection
to heuristic approach
Representative Heuristic -- answer --rassumption that an item that resembles members of
some category is probably that category. (mouse and elephant example)
Base Rate info -- answer --rhow common each category is, may lead to ignoring stats
, Availability heuristic -- answer --rif we can easily think of an example of that category, then that
category must be common
confirmation bias -- answer --rconfirming something and then looking for the evidence; instead
of considering other possibilities
overconfidence -- answer --rheuristics are more prone to error even though they increase
confidence
Framing -- answer --rpeople don't like to take risk to get something, if risk is framed so that
they're avoiding a loss they are much more likely to do it. people tend to not want to lose what
they have
expertise -- answer --rbecoming really efficient @ solving particular type of problem; practice
makes brain changes(taxi cab driver) recognize patters quick and easy; expert in one area
doesn't mean expert in all areas
Intelligence -- answer --ris very hard to define. the ability to solve problems and adapt and
learn from the environment
Spearman's Psychometric Approach -- answer --rinvolved the "g" factor, which is an underlying
level of intelligence that everybody has
Steinberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence -- answer --rThree levels of intelligence:
componential, experiential, and contextual
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence -- answer --rThere are different types of intelligence:
music, logical, linguistics, interpersonal, Intrapersonal
Salvoy and Mayer's Emotional Intelligence (EQ) -- answer --rhow well you can judge facial
expression
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2025
State Dependency -- answer --rdrink coffee while learning it, then you should drink coffee while
being tested on it
Method of Loci -- answer --rpairing items with something memorable
ex--> imagining your house and try to remember a grocery list by "putting" in a grocery in each
room with random circumstances
algorithms -- answer --rmechanical, procedural, accurate problem solving. but time consuming
Heuristics -- answer --rmental short cuts based on experience; prone to human error but quick.
not much thinking
maximizers -- answer --rsearching for the best possible choice. Can lead to be unsatisfied
because went too far down maximizer list so nothing is perfect; connection to algorithmic
approach
satisficers -- answer --rin search of the first satisfying choice;may regret choice but connection
to heuristic approach
Representative Heuristic -- answer --rassumption that an item that resembles members of
some category is probably that category. (mouse and elephant example)
Base Rate info -- answer --rhow common each category is, may lead to ignoring stats
, Availability heuristic -- answer --rif we can easily think of an example of that category, then that
category must be common
confirmation bias -- answer --rconfirming something and then looking for the evidence; instead
of considering other possibilities
overconfidence -- answer --rheuristics are more prone to error even though they increase
confidence
Framing -- answer --rpeople don't like to take risk to get something, if risk is framed so that
they're avoiding a loss they are much more likely to do it. people tend to not want to lose what
they have
expertise -- answer --rbecoming really efficient @ solving particular type of problem; practice
makes brain changes(taxi cab driver) recognize patters quick and easy; expert in one area
doesn't mean expert in all areas
Intelligence -- answer --ris very hard to define. the ability to solve problems and adapt and
learn from the environment
Spearman's Psychometric Approach -- answer --rinvolved the "g" factor, which is an underlying
level of intelligence that everybody has
Steinberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence -- answer --rThree levels of intelligence:
componential, experiential, and contextual
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence -- answer --rThere are different types of intelligence:
music, logical, linguistics, interpersonal, Intrapersonal
Salvoy and Mayer's Emotional Intelligence (EQ) -- answer --rhow well you can judge facial
expression
