MGRADES
L&M Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which historical figure in psychology believed that our knowledge is based upon experience and
that the mind could be broken down into distinct elements? - CORRECT ANSWER - John
Locke
What did Ebbinghaus discover about the relationship between the quantity of to-be-remembered
trigrams and his memory performance for the trigrams? - CORRECT ANSWER - As the
quantity of trigrams increased, his memory for the trigrams decreased
According to the law of effect, organisms' responses will decrease or increase based upon which
of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - The consequences following an action
What is the term for a sensory event that can cause a response from an organism? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A stimulus
Edward and Carlisle are in a heated debate about learning mechanisms. Edward believes that
knowledge and intelligence is only innate, but Carlisle believes our knowledge and intelligence
is derived only from experiences.
In this example, Edward believes that knowledge and intelligence comes from ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - nature
Which of the following is true regarding traditional behaviorists' beliefs about the study of
psychological phenomenon? - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychologists should only study
observable behaviors
Which behaviorist believed all behaviors are a series of complex stimulus-response associations?
- CORRECT ANSWER - B. F. Skinner
, MGRADES
When an organism demonstrates a change in behavior without any specific motivation or
consequence, the organism is demonstrating _______. - CORRECT ANSWER - latent
learning
Which researcher conducted the first experimental investigation of memory? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Herman Ebbinghaus
Which type of theoretical models of learning and memory represent learning and other processes
as networks of connections between nodes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Connectionist
models
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual stimuli? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The occipital lobe
What is the name of the subcortical structure that functions as the "sensory gateway" in the brain
by receiving incoming signals from the PNS and sending those signals to cortices in the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The thalamus
Vishal is in a car accident during which he experiences brain damage to a specific area of the
brain. The damage to this area causes him to have difficulties with coordination and learning that
involves physical movement. Which of the following areas of the brain has Vishal likely
damaged? - CORRECT ANSWER - The cerebellum
Which of the following is a structural neuroimaging technique used by researchers to examine
the structures (but not functions) of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI)
What is the name of the 3d figure whose name means "little man" and depicts the mapped
cortical space of the primary somatosensory cortex and primary motor cortex? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Homunculus
L&M Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which historical figure in psychology believed that our knowledge is based upon experience and
that the mind could be broken down into distinct elements? - CORRECT ANSWER - John
Locke
What did Ebbinghaus discover about the relationship between the quantity of to-be-remembered
trigrams and his memory performance for the trigrams? - CORRECT ANSWER - As the
quantity of trigrams increased, his memory for the trigrams decreased
According to the law of effect, organisms' responses will decrease or increase based upon which
of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - The consequences following an action
What is the term for a sensory event that can cause a response from an organism? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A stimulus
Edward and Carlisle are in a heated debate about learning mechanisms. Edward believes that
knowledge and intelligence is only innate, but Carlisle believes our knowledge and intelligence
is derived only from experiences.
In this example, Edward believes that knowledge and intelligence comes from ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - nature
Which of the following is true regarding traditional behaviorists' beliefs about the study of
psychological phenomenon? - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychologists should only study
observable behaviors
Which behaviorist believed all behaviors are a series of complex stimulus-response associations?
- CORRECT ANSWER - B. F. Skinner
, MGRADES
When an organism demonstrates a change in behavior without any specific motivation or
consequence, the organism is demonstrating _______. - CORRECT ANSWER - latent
learning
Which researcher conducted the first experimental investigation of memory? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Herman Ebbinghaus
Which type of theoretical models of learning and memory represent learning and other processes
as networks of connections between nodes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Connectionist
models
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual stimuli? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The occipital lobe
What is the name of the subcortical structure that functions as the "sensory gateway" in the brain
by receiving incoming signals from the PNS and sending those signals to cortices in the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The thalamus
Vishal is in a car accident during which he experiences brain damage to a specific area of the
brain. The damage to this area causes him to have difficulties with coordination and learning that
involves physical movement. Which of the following areas of the brain has Vishal likely
damaged? - CORRECT ANSWER - The cerebellum
Which of the following is a structural neuroimaging technique used by researchers to examine
the structures (but not functions) of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI)
What is the name of the 3d figure whose name means "little man" and depicts the mapped
cortical space of the primary somatosensory cortex and primary motor cortex? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Homunculus
