Psychology Exam questions and
answers graded A+
Which of the following is NOT related to working-memory capacity? - ANS✅✅implicit learning
When your instructor finishes reviewing a new topic in lecture, she often gives a clicker quiz. Clicker
quizzes can serve the purpose of: - ANS✅✅retrieval practice
Which of the following is NOT helpful in learning new materials? - ANS✅✅Anxiety
Of the following examples, which is the best way to encode material that you want to learn? -
ANS✅✅reading a word and thinking about how it relates to you
Remembering information about a stimulus in addition to what you intended to remember (such as
position on a page) is called: - ANS✅✅incidental learning
The individual plays an important role in memory acquisition. Which of the following is LEAST likely
to have an effect on memory? - ANS✅✅the amount of money that you are reimbursed for
learning the materials.
The term metacognition refers to - ANS✅✅our thoughts and knowledge about how our learning
and memory work
This module argues that forgetting may be an important part of learning. Which is a good example of
this argument? - ANS✅✅in order to learn more information we must be able to forget information
that is incorrect
our minds would become cluttered with irrelevant information
According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are: - ANS✅✅short and
across several days
Students who have problems with anxiety so that it affects their learning, can be helped if they -
ANS✅✅write about their anxiety
, The principle of _____________ states that memory is better when the test taps the same type of
knowledge as the original encoding activity. - ANS✅✅transfer appropriate processing
Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of task at
retrieval. This is called: - ANS✅✅transfer-appropriate processing
How does forgetting facilitate learning? - ANS✅✅Material that is partly forgotten and then re-
learned is retained longer than material that is learned quickly and easily
Having more knowledge about a subject - ANS✅✅helps your ability to learn new related
information
Science is described as a cumulative process. This means that: - ANS✅✅science builds on prior
discoveries.
Which of the following is an example of an empirical question that could be tested using systematic
observation? - ANS✅✅Do native English-speaking Canadians take longer to learn Chinese or to
learn Spanish?
Betty took part in a study where she was told the purpose was to further examine perceptual
cognitive processes. Once the study was over, however, the researcher explained to her that the
study's real purpose was to assess automaticity of stereotypes. This study is an example of research
that used _________ in their methods to hide the true nature of the study. And we see that as a
result, the researchers fully _________ participants afterwards. - ANS✅✅deception; debriefed
An example of an operational definition for anxiety is a: - ANS✅✅score on an anxiety
questionnaire
The main focus of clinical psychology is on which aspect of human behavior? -
ANS✅✅understanding and treating psychological disorders
The definition of psychology is generally considered to be the - ANS✅✅scientific study of behavior
and mental processes.
answers graded A+
Which of the following is NOT related to working-memory capacity? - ANS✅✅implicit learning
When your instructor finishes reviewing a new topic in lecture, she often gives a clicker quiz. Clicker
quizzes can serve the purpose of: - ANS✅✅retrieval practice
Which of the following is NOT helpful in learning new materials? - ANS✅✅Anxiety
Of the following examples, which is the best way to encode material that you want to learn? -
ANS✅✅reading a word and thinking about how it relates to you
Remembering information about a stimulus in addition to what you intended to remember (such as
position on a page) is called: - ANS✅✅incidental learning
The individual plays an important role in memory acquisition. Which of the following is LEAST likely
to have an effect on memory? - ANS✅✅the amount of money that you are reimbursed for
learning the materials.
The term metacognition refers to - ANS✅✅our thoughts and knowledge about how our learning
and memory work
This module argues that forgetting may be an important part of learning. Which is a good example of
this argument? - ANS✅✅in order to learn more information we must be able to forget information
that is incorrect
our minds would become cluttered with irrelevant information
According to memory research, studying is most effective if study sessions are: - ANS✅✅short and
across several days
Students who have problems with anxiety so that it affects their learning, can be helped if they -
ANS✅✅write about their anxiety
, The principle of _____________ states that memory is better when the test taps the same type of
knowledge as the original encoding activity. - ANS✅✅transfer appropriate processing
Memory performance is enhanced if the type of task at encoding matches the type of task at
retrieval. This is called: - ANS✅✅transfer-appropriate processing
How does forgetting facilitate learning? - ANS✅✅Material that is partly forgotten and then re-
learned is retained longer than material that is learned quickly and easily
Having more knowledge about a subject - ANS✅✅helps your ability to learn new related
information
Science is described as a cumulative process. This means that: - ANS✅✅science builds on prior
discoveries.
Which of the following is an example of an empirical question that could be tested using systematic
observation? - ANS✅✅Do native English-speaking Canadians take longer to learn Chinese or to
learn Spanish?
Betty took part in a study where she was told the purpose was to further examine perceptual
cognitive processes. Once the study was over, however, the researcher explained to her that the
study's real purpose was to assess automaticity of stereotypes. This study is an example of research
that used _________ in their methods to hide the true nature of the study. And we see that as a
result, the researchers fully _________ participants afterwards. - ANS✅✅deception; debriefed
An example of an operational definition for anxiety is a: - ANS✅✅score on an anxiety
questionnaire
The main focus of clinical psychology is on which aspect of human behavior? -
ANS✅✅understanding and treating psychological disorders
The definition of psychology is generally considered to be the - ANS✅✅scientific study of behavior
and mental processes.
