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PYC3703
May/June 2020
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SEVENTY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON ONL INE
ASSSSMENTS INFO PLATFORM
QUESTION 1
The modal model of memory distinguishes between structural features and control processes. While
- - - - - is a structural feature, - - - - - refers to a control process .
1. chuncking, rehearsal
2. rehearsal, chuncking
3. STM, chuncking
Control processes In Atkinson and Shiffrin’s modal model of memory, active processes that can be controlled by the person and
that may differ from one task to another. Rehearsal is an example of a control process.
Atkinson and Shiffrin’s modal model of memory consists of three structural features: sensory memory, short-
term memory, and long-term memory. Another feature of the model is control process such as rehearsal and
attentional strategies.
QUESTION 2
A study participant is given a list of words to remember. One week later, he recalls the list. Le t’s say tha t
one of the list words was PEAR. Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list,
would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?
1. RE AR
2. PEAR
3. APPL E
Recall
Retrieving a memory using a general cue
(vague, not giving much information)
Ex: Fill-in
the blank quiz
QUESTION 3
The relationship between the - - - - - is NOT measured directly by cognitive psychologis ts.
1. physiological response and the behavioural outcome
2. cognitive task and the behavioural outcome
3. cognitive task and the mental response
QUESTION 4
Which statement below is most closely associated with levels of processing theory?
1. Information enters memory by passing through a number of levels, beginning with sensory
memory, then short-term memory, then long-term memory .
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3. Deep processing involves paying closer attention to a stimulus than shallow processing and
results in better processing .
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QUESTION 5
Your textbook discusses how episodic and semantic memories are interconnected. This discussion
revealed that when we experience events ,
1. episodic memory for events lasts longer than semantic memory for the events .
2. the knowledge that makes up semantic memories is initially attained through a personal
experience based in episodic memory .
3. semantic and episodic memories about events tend to last about the same length of time in our
memory .
QUESTION 6
A 10-month-old baby is interested in discovering different textures, comparing the touch sensations
between a soft blanket and a hard wooden block. Tactile signals such as these are received by the
- - - - - lobe .
1. parietal
2. occipi tal
3. temporal
QUESTION 7
One of the main findings of research on flashbulb memories is that although people report that memories
surrounding flashbulb events are especially vivid, they are often - - - - -
1. too emotionally coloured .
2. very quickly forgotten.
3. inaccurate or lacking in de tail.
QUESTION 8
Regarding children’s language development, Noam Chomsky noted that children generate many
sentences they have never heard before. From this, he concluded that language development is driven
largely by - - - - -
1. an inborn biological program .
2. cultural in fluences .
3. classical condi tioning.
QUESTION 9
According to the review by Baas et al. (2008) which mood will enhance creativity the mos t?
1. anger
2. con tent
3. cheer ful
EXAM PACK
2023
, lOMoARcPSD|9922403
PYC3703
May/June 2020
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SEVENTY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON ONL INE
ASSSSMENTS INFO PLATFORM
QUESTION 1
The modal model of memory distinguishes between structural features and control processes. While
- - - - - is a structural feature, - - - - - refers to a control process .
1. chuncking, rehearsal
2. rehearsal, chuncking
3. STM, chuncking
Control processes In Atkinson and Shiffrin’s modal model of memory, active processes that can be controlled by the person and
that may differ from one task to another. Rehearsal is an example of a control process.
Atkinson and Shiffrin’s modal model of memory consists of three structural features: sensory memory, short-
term memory, and long-term memory. Another feature of the model is control process such as rehearsal and
attentional strategies.
QUESTION 2
A study participant is given a list of words to remember. One week later, he recalls the list. Le t’s say tha t
one of the list words was PEAR. Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list,
would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?
1. RE AR
2. PEAR
3. APPL E
Recall
Retrieving a memory using a general cue
(vague, not giving much information)
Ex: Fill-in
the blank quiz
QUESTION 3
The relationship between the - - - - - is NOT measured directly by cognitive psychologis ts.
1. physiological response and the behavioural outcome
2. cognitive task and the behavioural outcome
3. cognitive task and the mental response
QUESTION 4
Which statement below is most closely associated with levels of processing theory?
1. Information enters memory by passing through a number of levels, beginning with sensory
memory, then short-term memory, then long-term memory .
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3. Deep processing involves paying closer attention to a stimulus than shallow processing and
results in better processing .
, lOMoARcPSD|9922403
CONFIDENTIAL
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QUESTION 5
Your textbook discusses how episodic and semantic memories are interconnected. This discussion
revealed that when we experience events ,
1. episodic memory for events lasts longer than semantic memory for the events .
2. the knowledge that makes up semantic memories is initially attained through a personal
experience based in episodic memory .
3. semantic and episodic memories about events tend to last about the same length of time in our
memory .
QUESTION 6
A 10-month-old baby is interested in discovering different textures, comparing the touch sensations
between a soft blanket and a hard wooden block. Tactile signals such as these are received by the
- - - - - lobe .
1. parietal
2. occipi tal
3. temporal
QUESTION 7
One of the main findings of research on flashbulb memories is that although people report that memories
surrounding flashbulb events are especially vivid, they are often - - - - -
1. too emotionally coloured .
2. very quickly forgotten.
3. inaccurate or lacking in de tail.
QUESTION 8
Regarding children’s language development, Noam Chomsky noted that children generate many
sentences they have never heard before. From this, he concluded that language development is driven
largely by - - - - -
1. an inborn biological program .
2. cultural in fluences .
3. classical condi tioning.
QUESTION 9
According to the review by Baas et al. (2008) which mood will enhance creativity the mos t?
1. anger
2. con tent
3. cheer ful
