PSYCH 101 TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ episodic memory. Answer: record of things you've done, seen, and
heard; includes info about WHEN you did, saw, or heard these things
example: recollections about being in the 9th grade play, visiting the
Grand Canyon, attending an Avett Brothers concert
◉ encoding specificity. Answer: the best cues are the ones that provide
information that match, or are similar to, information at the time of
learning
example: if you sneak into the classroom and study there, there will be
visual cues for you to latch onto as you take the exam
◉ retroactive interference. Answer: occurs when new information
impairs the retention of previously learned information
example: you study econ, then you study psych, when you take your
econ exam you are thinking about your psych review
, ◉ proactive interference. Answer: occurs when previously learned
information interferes with the retention of new information
example: you study for psych, then you study econ, when you take your
econ exam you're thinking about your psych review
◉ serial-position effect. Answer: primacy effect: you remember items
first on a list best because you repeat them
recency effect: you remember items last on the list the best because they
are the most recent
◉ retrograde amnesia. Answer: a person loses memories of events that
occurred prior to the injury
◉ anterograde amnesia. Answer: a person loses memories for events that
occur after the injury
◉ schema. Answer: an organized cluster of knowledge about a particular
object or event abstracted from previous experience with the object or
event
example: There was a study and people were asked to read about a
dictator named Hitler. They were asked if they read the sentence, "He
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ episodic memory. Answer: record of things you've done, seen, and
heard; includes info about WHEN you did, saw, or heard these things
example: recollections about being in the 9th grade play, visiting the
Grand Canyon, attending an Avett Brothers concert
◉ encoding specificity. Answer: the best cues are the ones that provide
information that match, or are similar to, information at the time of
learning
example: if you sneak into the classroom and study there, there will be
visual cues for you to latch onto as you take the exam
◉ retroactive interference. Answer: occurs when new information
impairs the retention of previously learned information
example: you study econ, then you study psych, when you take your
econ exam you are thinking about your psych review
, ◉ proactive interference. Answer: occurs when previously learned
information interferes with the retention of new information
example: you study for psych, then you study econ, when you take your
econ exam you're thinking about your psych review
◉ serial-position effect. Answer: primacy effect: you remember items
first on a list best because you repeat them
recency effect: you remember items last on the list the best because they
are the most recent
◉ retrograde amnesia. Answer: a person loses memories of events that
occurred prior to the injury
◉ anterograde amnesia. Answer: a person loses memories for events that
occur after the injury
◉ schema. Answer: an organized cluster of knowledge about a particular
object or event abstracted from previous experience with the object or
event
example: There was a study and people were asked to read about a
dictator named Hitler. They were asked if they read the sentence, "He
