PSYCH 100 EXAM 3 (PSU CROSBY) QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
anterograde amnesia - Answers when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old
memories may still be retrievable
constructive processing - Answers Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered,
revised, or influenced by newer information
declarative memory - Answers Things that people know (or can know)
echoic memory - Answers Sounds
elaborative rehearsal - Answers A method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making that info
meaningful in some way
Encoding - Answers Converting environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes
encoding specificity - Answers Tendency for memory of info to be improved if related info that is
available when the memory is first formed is also available when the memory is being retrieved
flashbulb memory - Answers Automatic encoding due to unexpected, highly emotional event
Forgetting - Answers Failure to properly store information for future use
iconic memory - Answers Things we see
information-processing model - Answers Assumes the processing of info for memory storage is
similar to the way a computer processes memory in a series of 3 stages
long-term memory - Answers System of memory into which all the info is placed to be kept more or
less permanently
maintenance rehearsal - Answers Staying something over and over in your head in order to
remember it in STM
Memory - Answers System that senses, organizes, stores, and retrieves information
misinformation effect - Answers misleading information presented after event can affect memory
accuracy for event
procedural memory - Answers Motor skills, habits, emotional associations (typing, starting car)
retrieval - Answers pulling information from storage
retrieval cues - Answers a stimulus for remembering
retrograde amnesia - Answers loss of memory from the point of some injury or trauma backwards, or
loss of memory for the past
selective attention - Answers ability to focus on only one stimulus from among all sensory input
sensory memory - Answers First state of memory; the point at which info enters the nervous system
through the sensory systems
serial position effect - Answers info at the beginning and end of a list is remembered better than
material in the middle
short-term memory - Answers memory system in which information is held for brief periods of time
while being used
Storage - Answers "Holding on" to encoded information
tip of the tongue phenomenon - Answers one feels as though one knows information but can only
generate bits and pieces
working memory - Answers an active system that processes the information in short-term memory
Cultural bias - Answers Tendency of a test to reflect creators own experiences, not those of people
from other cultures, backgrounds, socioeconomic levels
IQ - Answers What is defined as a general estimate of the functional capacities of a human.
Determined by a test
intelligence - Answers The ability to learn from experience, acquire knowledge, and use resources
effectively in adapting to new situations or solve problems
Intelligence tests - Answers Stanford-Beane test and Wechsler test
Reliability - Answers Tendency of test to yield same results given same conditions
Standardization - Answers Process of giving a test to a large group of people that represents the kind
of people the test was designed for
Spearman's theory of intelligence - Answers g- general intelligence s - specific intelligence
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Answers 9 traits that provide a well-rounded view of
people
Validity - Answers Degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure
Big Five - Answers openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
anterograde amnesia - Answers when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old
memories may still be retrievable
constructive processing - Answers Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered,
revised, or influenced by newer information
declarative memory - Answers Things that people know (or can know)
echoic memory - Answers Sounds
elaborative rehearsal - Answers A method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making that info
meaningful in some way
Encoding - Answers Converting environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes
encoding specificity - Answers Tendency for memory of info to be improved if related info that is
available when the memory is first formed is also available when the memory is being retrieved
flashbulb memory - Answers Automatic encoding due to unexpected, highly emotional event
Forgetting - Answers Failure to properly store information for future use
iconic memory - Answers Things we see
information-processing model - Answers Assumes the processing of info for memory storage is
similar to the way a computer processes memory in a series of 3 stages
long-term memory - Answers System of memory into which all the info is placed to be kept more or
less permanently
maintenance rehearsal - Answers Staying something over and over in your head in order to
remember it in STM
Memory - Answers System that senses, organizes, stores, and retrieves information
misinformation effect - Answers misleading information presented after event can affect memory
accuracy for event
procedural memory - Answers Motor skills, habits, emotional associations (typing, starting car)
retrieval - Answers pulling information from storage
retrieval cues - Answers a stimulus for remembering
retrograde amnesia - Answers loss of memory from the point of some injury or trauma backwards, or
loss of memory for the past
selective attention - Answers ability to focus on only one stimulus from among all sensory input
sensory memory - Answers First state of memory; the point at which info enters the nervous system
through the sensory systems
serial position effect - Answers info at the beginning and end of a list is remembered better than
material in the middle
short-term memory - Answers memory system in which information is held for brief periods of time
while being used
Storage - Answers "Holding on" to encoded information
tip of the tongue phenomenon - Answers one feels as though one knows information but can only
generate bits and pieces
working memory - Answers an active system that processes the information in short-term memory
Cultural bias - Answers Tendency of a test to reflect creators own experiences, not those of people
from other cultures, backgrounds, socioeconomic levels
IQ - Answers What is defined as a general estimate of the functional capacities of a human.
Determined by a test
intelligence - Answers The ability to learn from experience, acquire knowledge, and use resources
effectively in adapting to new situations or solve problems
Intelligence tests - Answers Stanford-Beane test and Wechsler test
Reliability - Answers Tendency of test to yield same results given same conditions
Standardization - Answers Process of giving a test to a large group of people that represents the kind
of people the test was designed for
Spearman's theory of intelligence - Answers g- general intelligence s - specific intelligence
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Answers 9 traits that provide a well-rounded view of
people
Validity - Answers Degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure
Big Five - Answers openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
