Cognitive echo questions exam 2 | Actual Questions And
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
There is a pattern of converging evidence with respect to prototype theory. This means
that
Correct Answer: b. the same category members turn out to be privileged in a wide range
of experimental tasks.
• Question
An experimenter reads a list of 30 words to a group of participants at the rate of one
word per second. This is immediately followed by a free-recall test. A second group of
participants hears the same 30 words presented at the faster rate of two words per
second. We should expect that the group hearing the slower presentation will show
improved memory performance for the
Correct Answer: A. Pre-recency portion of the list, but there will be no impact on the
recency effect
• Question
Participants in an experiment were asked to keep track of the most recent word they
had heard that started with a "G." Therefore, participants should report "gravy" after
hearing the sequence "girl, grump, hat, scissors, whistle, pen, radio, bed, foot, glass,
lantern, gravy." Later, participants are asked to report back all the "G " words they
heard. Then we would expect
Correct Answer: A. poor recollection of all the "G " words because the situation invites
maintenance rather than elaborative rehearsal.
• Question
In the "remember/know" paradigm, "know" responses are NOT
Correct Answer: A. given when the participant knows he or she saw the stimulus before,
because he or she can recall details about the context in which it was encountered.
• Question
Which of the following statements seems to be the best illustration of encoding
specificity?
Correct Answer: A. Susan has learned the principles covered in her psychology class, but
she has difficulty remembering the principles in the context of her day-to-day life.
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
There is a pattern of converging evidence with respect to prototype theory. This means
that
Correct Answer: b. the same category members turn out to be privileged in a wide range
of experimental tasks.
• Question
An experimenter reads a list of 30 words to a group of participants at the rate of one
word per second. This is immediately followed by a free-recall test. A second group of
participants hears the same 30 words presented at the faster rate of two words per
second. We should expect that the group hearing the slower presentation will show
improved memory performance for the
Correct Answer: A. Pre-recency portion of the list, but there will be no impact on the
recency effect
• Question
Participants in an experiment were asked to keep track of the most recent word they
had heard that started with a "G." Therefore, participants should report "gravy" after
hearing the sequence "girl, grump, hat, scissors, whistle, pen, radio, bed, foot, glass,
lantern, gravy." Later, participants are asked to report back all the "G " words they
heard. Then we would expect
Correct Answer: A. poor recollection of all the "G " words because the situation invites
maintenance rather than elaborative rehearsal.
• Question
In the "remember/know" paradigm, "know" responses are NOT
Correct Answer: A. given when the participant knows he or she saw the stimulus before,
because he or she can recall details about the context in which it was encountered.
• Question
Which of the following statements seems to be the best illustration of encoding
specificity?
Correct Answer: A. Susan has learned the principles covered in her psychology class, but
she has difficulty remembering the principles in the context of her day-to-day life.
