PSY 121 final questions and answers
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Dr. Frantz studies the linkages between hormone levels and sexual motivation. Which
perspective is most relevant in Dr. Frantz' research? - ANS ✔biopsychological
Dr. Waung investigates how a person's interpretation of a situation affects his or her reaction.
Evidently, Dr. Waung is working from the _________ perspective. - ANS ✔cognitive
Natassia believes that boys learn to be more aggressive primarily because boys are more
frequently exposed to external pressures to fight and are often reinforced for aggressive
behavior. Natassia's belief most directly exemplifies the _______perspective. - ANS ✔behavioral
A correlation between self-esteem and - ANS ✔higher levels of annual income are associated
with lower levels of self-esteem
If psychologists discovered that people who live at the poverty level have more aggressive
children than do wealthy people, this would clearly indicate that: - ANS ✔people's economic
status and the aggressiveness of their children are negatively correlated
In order to study some effects of alcohol consumption, Dr. Chu tested the physical coordination
skills of 21- year-old men who were first assigned to drink a beverage with either 4, 2, or 0
ounces of alcohol. In this study, the independent variable consisted of: - ANS ✔the amount of
alcohol consumed
In order to assess the influence of self-esteem on interpersonal attraction, researchers either
insulted or complimented college students about their physical appearance just before they
went on a blind date. In this research, the dependent variable consisted of: - ANS
✔interpersonal attraction
,Marc walked into the baseball stadium and was immediately bombarded with numerous sights,
sounds, and smells. Which component of his memory is first to process this information? - ANS
✔sensory memory
In order for information to be moved from sensory memory to working memory, it must be
given sufficient _____________. - ANS ✔attention
Mr. Musselman is the head coach of the high school football team. He notices that, after
learning the names of the players on the team this year, he has trouble remembering the names
of the players from the previous year. In fact, he sometimes says the name of a current player
when he is referring to a player from the previous year. This is an example of: - ANS
✔retroactive influence
________ is defined as forgetting that occurs when previously stored material interferes with
the ability to remember similar, more recently stored material. - ANS ✔proactive interference
Rhonda has just learned that her neighbor Patricia was involved in an automobile accident at a
nearby intersection. The tendency to make the fundamental attribution may lead Rhonda to
conclude: - ANS ✔patricia's recklessness has finally gotten her into trouble
You are walking down the street an accidentally walk into another person, spilling their coffee
all over them. The person calls you a clumsy idiot. You explain that the sun was in your eyes and
couldn't see them coming. This is an example of _________________. - ANS ✔the actor-
observer bias
Hannah asks Jen to babysit her daughter for five hours on both Saturday and Sunday. Once Jen
declines, Hannah asks her if she would babysit for four hours on Saturday. Jen agrees to do it.
This example demonstrates the _______________ technique. - ANS ✔door-in-the-face
,You are shopping for a used car and you see one you like. The salesperson tells you the cost is
$14,300. You agree to this price. He goes inside the store to get the paperwork done and comes
back out and says the price he originally quoted didn't include the tires. With four tires, the cost
is actually $15,000. You still agree to buy the car at this new, higher price. You were a victim of
which technique? - ANS ✔lowball
The approach suggesting our memory works like an administrative assistant that encodes,
stores, and retrieves information is called the ___ - ANS ✔information-processing approach
According to Atkinson and Shiffrin, the structure of memory can be divided into three distinct
types. What are these three aspects of memory? - ANS ✔Sensory memory, working memory,
and long-term memory
Atkinson and Shiffrin used the example of a __________ to help describe memory in their 1968
theory. - ANS ✔computer
According to the connectionist model of memory, memory is viewed as a set of interconnected
_______ in the brain. - ANS ✔neural networks
When someone says the words "ice cream," most people will have numerous images pop into
their head. Those images may be common like a picture of an ice cream cone as well as more
specific like their favorite flavor. This is an example of which model of memory? - ANS ✔Parallel
distributed processing model
Choose the answer that identifies the correct order of the structures and processes of a model
of memory. - ANS ✔sensory memory --> attention --> working memory --> elaborative rehearsal
--> long-term memory
You are doing poorly in a game that requires you to remember random strings of letters and
then rearrange them into a word in your mind. You tell your friend that you have a problem with
your short-term memory and they say, "No, I think it is your working memory that has a
problem." How are short-term memory and working memory different - ANS ✔short-term
, memory is viewed as a passive place to store memories for a short time, whereas working
memory is seen as actively processing information obtained from the environment
Strategies that include ___________ and _____________ will be the most effective for
promoting learning and memory because they involve ____________ processing of the
information. - ANS ✔practicing test questions; organizing information; deep
Iconic memory is a type of _______ memory and handles our _______ senses. - ANS ✔sensory;
visual
Echoic memory lasts for _______? - ANS ✔3-4 seconds
What is the duration of short-term memory? - ANS ✔15-30 seconds
Working memory is said to be used for more complex _______ tasks, while short term memory
functions as primarily a __________ facility. - ANS ✔cognitive; storage
Henna is having difficulty with her psychology class. She visited with her professor and she told
her to try to understand and remember the meaning of a concept by connecting that concept to
a personal story. What is this strategy called? - ANS ✔elaborative rehersal
Shania needed to remember to pick up seven items at the grocery store. She didn't want to
write it down so she made up a story in her head imagining herself walking through her house
and visualizing each item in a different room in the house. This is called the _______ technique.
- ANS ✔method of loci
The memory of a student's first semester of college, when they were stressed and anxious, is
considered what type of long-term memory? - ANS ✔episodic
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Dr. Frantz studies the linkages between hormone levels and sexual motivation. Which
perspective is most relevant in Dr. Frantz' research? - ANS ✔biopsychological
Dr. Waung investigates how a person's interpretation of a situation affects his or her reaction.
Evidently, Dr. Waung is working from the _________ perspective. - ANS ✔cognitive
Natassia believes that boys learn to be more aggressive primarily because boys are more
frequently exposed to external pressures to fight and are often reinforced for aggressive
behavior. Natassia's belief most directly exemplifies the _______perspective. - ANS ✔behavioral
A correlation between self-esteem and - ANS ✔higher levels of annual income are associated
with lower levels of self-esteem
If psychologists discovered that people who live at the poverty level have more aggressive
children than do wealthy people, this would clearly indicate that: - ANS ✔people's economic
status and the aggressiveness of their children are negatively correlated
In order to study some effects of alcohol consumption, Dr. Chu tested the physical coordination
skills of 21- year-old men who were first assigned to drink a beverage with either 4, 2, or 0
ounces of alcohol. In this study, the independent variable consisted of: - ANS ✔the amount of
alcohol consumed
In order to assess the influence of self-esteem on interpersonal attraction, researchers either
insulted or complimented college students about their physical appearance just before they
went on a blind date. In this research, the dependent variable consisted of: - ANS
✔interpersonal attraction
,Marc walked into the baseball stadium and was immediately bombarded with numerous sights,
sounds, and smells. Which component of his memory is first to process this information? - ANS
✔sensory memory
In order for information to be moved from sensory memory to working memory, it must be
given sufficient _____________. - ANS ✔attention
Mr. Musselman is the head coach of the high school football team. He notices that, after
learning the names of the players on the team this year, he has trouble remembering the names
of the players from the previous year. In fact, he sometimes says the name of a current player
when he is referring to a player from the previous year. This is an example of: - ANS
✔retroactive influence
________ is defined as forgetting that occurs when previously stored material interferes with
the ability to remember similar, more recently stored material. - ANS ✔proactive interference
Rhonda has just learned that her neighbor Patricia was involved in an automobile accident at a
nearby intersection. The tendency to make the fundamental attribution may lead Rhonda to
conclude: - ANS ✔patricia's recklessness has finally gotten her into trouble
You are walking down the street an accidentally walk into another person, spilling their coffee
all over them. The person calls you a clumsy idiot. You explain that the sun was in your eyes and
couldn't see them coming. This is an example of _________________. - ANS ✔the actor-
observer bias
Hannah asks Jen to babysit her daughter for five hours on both Saturday and Sunday. Once Jen
declines, Hannah asks her if she would babysit for four hours on Saturday. Jen agrees to do it.
This example demonstrates the _______________ technique. - ANS ✔door-in-the-face
,You are shopping for a used car and you see one you like. The salesperson tells you the cost is
$14,300. You agree to this price. He goes inside the store to get the paperwork done and comes
back out and says the price he originally quoted didn't include the tires. With four tires, the cost
is actually $15,000. You still agree to buy the car at this new, higher price. You were a victim of
which technique? - ANS ✔lowball
The approach suggesting our memory works like an administrative assistant that encodes,
stores, and retrieves information is called the ___ - ANS ✔information-processing approach
According to Atkinson and Shiffrin, the structure of memory can be divided into three distinct
types. What are these three aspects of memory? - ANS ✔Sensory memory, working memory,
and long-term memory
Atkinson and Shiffrin used the example of a __________ to help describe memory in their 1968
theory. - ANS ✔computer
According to the connectionist model of memory, memory is viewed as a set of interconnected
_______ in the brain. - ANS ✔neural networks
When someone says the words "ice cream," most people will have numerous images pop into
their head. Those images may be common like a picture of an ice cream cone as well as more
specific like their favorite flavor. This is an example of which model of memory? - ANS ✔Parallel
distributed processing model
Choose the answer that identifies the correct order of the structures and processes of a model
of memory. - ANS ✔sensory memory --> attention --> working memory --> elaborative rehearsal
--> long-term memory
You are doing poorly in a game that requires you to remember random strings of letters and
then rearrange them into a word in your mind. You tell your friend that you have a problem with
your short-term memory and they say, "No, I think it is your working memory that has a
problem." How are short-term memory and working memory different - ANS ✔short-term
, memory is viewed as a passive place to store memories for a short time, whereas working
memory is seen as actively processing information obtained from the environment
Strategies that include ___________ and _____________ will be the most effective for
promoting learning and memory because they involve ____________ processing of the
information. - ANS ✔practicing test questions; organizing information; deep
Iconic memory is a type of _______ memory and handles our _______ senses. - ANS ✔sensory;
visual
Echoic memory lasts for _______? - ANS ✔3-4 seconds
What is the duration of short-term memory? - ANS ✔15-30 seconds
Working memory is said to be used for more complex _______ tasks, while short term memory
functions as primarily a __________ facility. - ANS ✔cognitive; storage
Henna is having difficulty with her psychology class. She visited with her professor and she told
her to try to understand and remember the meaning of a concept by connecting that concept to
a personal story. What is this strategy called? - ANS ✔elaborative rehersal
Shania needed to remember to pick up seven items at the grocery store. She didn't want to
write it down so she made up a story in her head imagining herself walking through her house
and visualizing each item in a different room in the house. This is called the _______ technique.
- ANS ✔method of loci
The memory of a student's first semester of college, when they were stressed and anxious, is
considered what type of long-term memory? - ANS ✔episodic
