PSYCHOLOGY 2301 EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALES
●● According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to
answer "true" to which sentence?
A. "A salmon is an animal."
B. "A salmon is a fish."
C. "A canary is an animal."
D. "A motorcycle is a vehicle."
Answer: B. "A salmon is a fish."
●● Retroactive interference, as used in the study of memory, refers to
___________.
A. older information already in memory interfering with the retrieval of
newer information.
B. newer information interfering with the retrieval of older information
C. information that is not attended to failing to be encoded
D. information that is not accessed decaying form the storage system
over time
,Answer: B. newer information interfering with the retrieval of older
information
●● Studies have found that the BEST way to overcome the tip of the
tongue effect is to ______________.
A. try even harder to remember the items
B. take a nap
C. forget about it and let the item just come to you
D. use the serial position effect
Answer: C. forget about it and let the item just come to you
●● Which of the following parings would result in the BEST overall
memory?
A. sad during learning and happy during recall
B. happy during learning and sad during recall
C. serious during learning and serious during recall
D. intoxicated during learning and sober during recall
Answer: C. serious during learning and serious during recall
,●● Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land, you do better
when tested on land, and if you study underwater, you do better when
tested underwater. This finding is an example of _________________.
A. memorability
B. registered learning
C. encoding specificity
D. accessible decoding
Answer: C. encoding specificity
●● What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory
experiments?
A. words
B. numbers
C. pictures
D. nonsense syllables
Answer: D. nonsense syllables
●● The process of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of the
_____________ model of memory.
A. the information-processing
, B. the top-down storage
C. the classical conditioning
D. Tolman's cognitive
Answer: A. the information-processing
●● A witness on the stand swears that he saw someone commit a crime.
Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so
forcefully?
A. Yes, because seeing is believing
B. No, because eyewitnesses are not usually honest
C. Yes, because eyewitnesses are very confident about their testimony
D. No, because there is a great possibility of a "false positive"
Answer: D. No, because there is a great possibility of a "false positive"
identification
●● Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the
history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one
significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is
Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the
class?
A. He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students
today.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALES
●● According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to
answer "true" to which sentence?
A. "A salmon is an animal."
B. "A salmon is a fish."
C. "A canary is an animal."
D. "A motorcycle is a vehicle."
Answer: B. "A salmon is a fish."
●● Retroactive interference, as used in the study of memory, refers to
___________.
A. older information already in memory interfering with the retrieval of
newer information.
B. newer information interfering with the retrieval of older information
C. information that is not attended to failing to be encoded
D. information that is not accessed decaying form the storage system
over time
,Answer: B. newer information interfering with the retrieval of older
information
●● Studies have found that the BEST way to overcome the tip of the
tongue effect is to ______________.
A. try even harder to remember the items
B. take a nap
C. forget about it and let the item just come to you
D. use the serial position effect
Answer: C. forget about it and let the item just come to you
●● Which of the following parings would result in the BEST overall
memory?
A. sad during learning and happy during recall
B. happy during learning and sad during recall
C. serious during learning and serious during recall
D. intoxicated during learning and sober during recall
Answer: C. serious during learning and serious during recall
,●● Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land, you do better
when tested on land, and if you study underwater, you do better when
tested underwater. This finding is an example of _________________.
A. memorability
B. registered learning
C. encoding specificity
D. accessible decoding
Answer: C. encoding specificity
●● What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory
experiments?
A. words
B. numbers
C. pictures
D. nonsense syllables
Answer: D. nonsense syllables
●● The process of encoding, storage, and retrieval are seen as part of the
_____________ model of memory.
A. the information-processing
, B. the top-down storage
C. the classical conditioning
D. Tolman's cognitive
Answer: A. the information-processing
●● A witness on the stand swears that he saw someone commit a crime.
Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so
forcefully?
A. Yes, because seeing is believing
B. No, because eyewitnesses are not usually honest
C. Yes, because eyewitnesses are very confident about their testimony
D. No, because there is a great possibility of a "false positive"
Answer: D. No, because there is a great possibility of a "false positive"
identification
●● Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the
history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one
significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is
Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the
class?
A. He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students
today.
