PSY 410 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Wanting to buy a home is an example of: - Answers - Well-defined problem
How long, on average, does it take to become an expert? - Answers - 10 years
Is the following argument true?
All dogs are awesome.
Odo is a dog.
Hence, Odo is awesome. - Answers - No
Wolfgang Köhler took a(n).
approach to problem solving - Answers - Gestalt
Per class, learning styles have been shown: - Answers - That there is more of..
Remembering where you parked your car in the parking lot of a mall - Answers - Spatial
Suppose an instructor has a policy permitting the use of computers during lecture only if
the student provides written consent that the computer will only be used for notes.
Within the policy, the instructor states that should the student get caught using the
computer for any other reason, s/he will no longer be permitted to use a computer
during class. What type of reinforcement schedule is most likely to occur in the
classroom? - Answers - Fixed ratio
A slot machine can be used to describe which of the following effects? - Answers - All of
these are correct
Tommy is a heavy drinker. One day Tommy wakes up with absolutely no recollection of
his previous life, but he also finds that he cannot create new memories. Based on what
we discussed in class Tommy's symptoms are consistent with? - Answers - Korsakoff's
syndrome
The
says that distinctive material is well remembered. - Answers - Von restorff effect
You no longer notice the sound of the projector in a classroom. This is known as: -
Answers - Habituation
Research on radial maze ability suggests that: - Answers - Rats have the ability
, Per lecture, we discussed errors that can occur in syllogisms. Which of the following
was an error described in class? - Answers - Tollens modens
True or false: the following is valid conclusion based on the premises?
All marigold are flowers.
All flowers are plants.
Therefore, all marigold are plants - Answers - True
A rat learns to navigate a complex maze to get a piece of food. The argument can be
made that: - Answers - Both (a) and (b)
Kenya is in her 3rd year of undergrad at VCU. The first day of the semester she decides
to sit in the front row. By the end of the semester she looks around and realizes her and
many of her classmates sat in the same seat all semester. What is this an example of? -
Answers - A norm
The self-guidance hypothesis suggests that: - Answers - People can guide
According to our lecture on problem solving, a recipe uses a(n)
to meet the goal. - Answers - Algorithm
The idea that people fixate on the typical function of an object and fail to realize it can
be used in an atypical way to solve a problem is called - Answers - Functional fixedness
True or false: watching violent movies can be cathartic. - Answers - True
In human-sized radial-arm mazes in which optimal performance requires entry into each
arm without repetition, at what age where children as good as adults with 97%
accuracy? - Answers - 12
The Nine Dot Problem is an example of a(n)
_ problem. - Answers - ill-defined
If it's Sunday then I watch football. Which of the following must be true? - Answers - If
l'm not watching football, then it's not Sunday.
Cierra is learning how to juggle. She practices everyday and notices that she is
improving each day and is able to juggle up to 5 balls by the end of 3 weeks. Cierra's
continual improvement is an example of which idea? - Answers - Power curve
Tammy is asked which is responsible for more deaths in the United States: shark
attacks or getting hit by falling airplane parts. She picks shark attacks since she
remembers these stories from the newspaper. Unfortunately for Tammy, she would be
wrong. In fact, you are more likely to be killed by falling airport parts. What phenomenon
explains her reasoning? - Answers - Availability heuristic
ANSWERS
Wanting to buy a home is an example of: - Answers - Well-defined problem
How long, on average, does it take to become an expert? - Answers - 10 years
Is the following argument true?
All dogs are awesome.
Odo is a dog.
Hence, Odo is awesome. - Answers - No
Wolfgang Köhler took a(n).
approach to problem solving - Answers - Gestalt
Per class, learning styles have been shown: - Answers - That there is more of..
Remembering where you parked your car in the parking lot of a mall - Answers - Spatial
Suppose an instructor has a policy permitting the use of computers during lecture only if
the student provides written consent that the computer will only be used for notes.
Within the policy, the instructor states that should the student get caught using the
computer for any other reason, s/he will no longer be permitted to use a computer
during class. What type of reinforcement schedule is most likely to occur in the
classroom? - Answers - Fixed ratio
A slot machine can be used to describe which of the following effects? - Answers - All of
these are correct
Tommy is a heavy drinker. One day Tommy wakes up with absolutely no recollection of
his previous life, but he also finds that he cannot create new memories. Based on what
we discussed in class Tommy's symptoms are consistent with? - Answers - Korsakoff's
syndrome
The
says that distinctive material is well remembered. - Answers - Von restorff effect
You no longer notice the sound of the projector in a classroom. This is known as: -
Answers - Habituation
Research on radial maze ability suggests that: - Answers - Rats have the ability
, Per lecture, we discussed errors that can occur in syllogisms. Which of the following
was an error described in class? - Answers - Tollens modens
True or false: the following is valid conclusion based on the premises?
All marigold are flowers.
All flowers are plants.
Therefore, all marigold are plants - Answers - True
A rat learns to navigate a complex maze to get a piece of food. The argument can be
made that: - Answers - Both (a) and (b)
Kenya is in her 3rd year of undergrad at VCU. The first day of the semester she decides
to sit in the front row. By the end of the semester she looks around and realizes her and
many of her classmates sat in the same seat all semester. What is this an example of? -
Answers - A norm
The self-guidance hypothesis suggests that: - Answers - People can guide
According to our lecture on problem solving, a recipe uses a(n)
to meet the goal. - Answers - Algorithm
The idea that people fixate on the typical function of an object and fail to realize it can
be used in an atypical way to solve a problem is called - Answers - Functional fixedness
True or false: watching violent movies can be cathartic. - Answers - True
In human-sized radial-arm mazes in which optimal performance requires entry into each
arm without repetition, at what age where children as good as adults with 97%
accuracy? - Answers - 12
The Nine Dot Problem is an example of a(n)
_ problem. - Answers - ill-defined
If it's Sunday then I watch football. Which of the following must be true? - Answers - If
l'm not watching football, then it's not Sunday.
Cierra is learning how to juggle. She practices everyday and notices that she is
improving each day and is able to juggle up to 5 balls by the end of 3 weeks. Cierra's
continual improvement is an example of which idea? - Answers - Power curve
Tammy is asked which is responsible for more deaths in the United States: shark
attacks or getting hit by falling airplane parts. She picks shark attacks since she
remembers these stories from the newspaper. Unfortunately for Tammy, she would be
wrong. In fact, you are more likely to be killed by falling airport parts. What phenomenon
explains her reasoning? - Answers - Availability heuristic
