Psychology 101 Module 1 Questions
with Correct Answers
According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are:
a. short and across several days
b. long and all on a single day
c. short but all on a single day - ANSWERSa. short and across several days
When your instructor finishes reviewing a new topic in lecture, she often gives a clicker
quiz. Clicker quizzes can serve the purpose of:
a. transfer appropriate learning
b. incidental learning
c. increasing working memory capacity
d. retrieval practice - ANSWERSd. retrieval practice
Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of
task at retrieval. This is called:
Answers:
a. metacognition
b. elaborate rehearsal
c. transfer-appropriate processing
d. spacing effect - ANSWERSc. transfer-appropriate processing
Working memory capacity is related to:
Selected Answer:
a. better attentional control
b. all are correct
c. better reasoning skills
d. better reading comprehension - ANSWERSb. all are correct
The individual plays an important role in memory acquisition. Which of the following is
LEAST likely to have an effect on memory?
a. the amount of money that you are reimbursed for learning the materials.
b. the situation in which you learn the material
c. prior knowledge
d. the learning strategy that was used - ANSWERSa. the amount of money that you are
reimbursed for learning the materials.
Transfer-appropriate processing is likely to occur if:
Selected Answer:
a. the student generates his own retrieval cues
b. the type of encoding matches the type of retrieval task
with Correct Answers
According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are:
a. short and across several days
b. long and all on a single day
c. short but all on a single day - ANSWERSa. short and across several days
When your instructor finishes reviewing a new topic in lecture, she often gives a clicker
quiz. Clicker quizzes can serve the purpose of:
a. transfer appropriate learning
b. incidental learning
c. increasing working memory capacity
d. retrieval practice - ANSWERSd. retrieval practice
Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of
task at retrieval. This is called:
Answers:
a. metacognition
b. elaborate rehearsal
c. transfer-appropriate processing
d. spacing effect - ANSWERSc. transfer-appropriate processing
Working memory capacity is related to:
Selected Answer:
a. better attentional control
b. all are correct
c. better reasoning skills
d. better reading comprehension - ANSWERSb. all are correct
The individual plays an important role in memory acquisition. Which of the following is
LEAST likely to have an effect on memory?
a. the amount of money that you are reimbursed for learning the materials.
b. the situation in which you learn the material
c. prior knowledge
d. the learning strategy that was used - ANSWERSa. the amount of money that you are
reimbursed for learning the materials.
Transfer-appropriate processing is likely to occur if:
Selected Answer:
a. the student generates his own retrieval cues
b. the type of encoding matches the type of retrieval task
