L&M FINAL Exam 2025 Questions and
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? - ANS John Locke
What did Ebbinghaus discover about the relationship between the quantity of to-be-
remembered trigrams and his memory performance for the trigrams? - ANS 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? - ANS The consequences following an action
What is the term for a sensory event that can cause a response from an organism? - ANS 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 ________. -
ANS nature
Which of the following is true regarding traditional behaviorists' beliefs about the study of
psychological phenomenon? - ANS Psychologists should only study observable behaviors
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, Which behaviorist believed all behaviors are a series of complex stimulus-response
associations? - ANS B. F. Skinner
When an organism demonstrates a change in behavior without any specific motivation or
consequence, the organism is demonstrating _______. - ANS latent learning
Which researcher conducted the first experimental investigation of memory? - ANS Herman
Ebbinghaus
Which type of theoretical models of learning and memory represent learning and other
processes as networks of connections between nodes? - ANS Connectionist models
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual stimuli? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS The cerebellum
Which of the following is a structural neuroimaging technique used by researchers to examine
the structures (but not functions) of the brain? - ANS 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? -
ANS Homunculus
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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? - ANS John Locke
What did Ebbinghaus discover about the relationship between the quantity of to-be-
remembered trigrams and his memory performance for the trigrams? - ANS 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? - ANS The consequences following an action
What is the term for a sensory event that can cause a response from an organism? - ANS 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 ________. -
ANS nature
Which of the following is true regarding traditional behaviorists' beliefs about the study of
psychological phenomenon? - ANS Psychologists should only study observable behaviors
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, Which behaviorist believed all behaviors are a series of complex stimulus-response
associations? - ANS B. F. Skinner
When an organism demonstrates a change in behavior without any specific motivation or
consequence, the organism is demonstrating _______. - ANS latent learning
Which researcher conducted the first experimental investigation of memory? - ANS Herman
Ebbinghaus
Which type of theoretical models of learning and memory represent learning and other
processes as networks of connections between nodes? - ANS Connectionist models
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual stimuli? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS The cerebellum
Which of the following is a structural neuroimaging technique used by researchers to examine
the structures (but not functions) of the brain? - ANS 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? -
ANS Homunculus
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