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Which level of processing results in longer-lasting memory codes - Correct Answers-
Semantic (what is the meaning of a word or material)
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called - Correct Answers-Iconic
our tendency to judge the likelihood of an event on the basis of how readily we can
remember - Correct Answers-Availability heuristic
research findings suggest that iconic memory lasts for approximately - Correct Answers-
1/2 second
by encouraging people to imagine their home being destroyed by fire insurance agents
are especially successful at selling large homeowners policies the agents are relying on
the impact of - Correct Answers-Availability heuristic
for the early version of the stanford binet test iq was defined as - Correct Answers-
mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100.
words, events, places, and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called -
Correct Answers-Retrieval cues
chunking refers to - Correct Answers-the organization of information into meaningful
units
A mnemonic device is a - Correct Answers-Memory aid
Which of the following questions about the word depressed would best prepare you to
correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen the word on today's test? - Correct
Answers-How well does the word describe you?
Studies by George Miller and other investigators suggest that short-term memory can
hold approximately - Correct Answers-7 pieces of info (plus or minus 2)
Echoic memory refers to - Correct Answers-a momentary sensory memory of auditory
stimuli
Ebbinghaus forgetting curve suggests that - Correct Answers-The course for forgetting
new material is initially rapid and then levels off over time
,Which brain structure is involved in the formation of explicit memories - Correct
Answers-Hippocampus
the tendency to think of objects only in terms of its typical use - Correct Answers-
Functional fixedness
Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as "75 percent lean"
than to ground beef described as "25 percent fat." This illustrates that consumer
reactions are influenced by: - Correct Answers-Framing
After being asked to remember three consonants, participants in a study by Peterson
and Peterson counted aloud backward by threes in order to prevent: - Correct Answers-
Rehearsal
What was zimbardo studying - Correct Answers-The impact of social roles in behavior
Heuristic - Correct Answers-Mental shortcut that can speed up problem solving
how long does echoic memory last - Correct Answers-2-4 secs
which brain structure is involved in the formation of emotional memories - Correct
Answers-Amygdala
Why did Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables (CVC's) in his initial experiments? -
Correct Answers-Nonsense syllables represent meaningless material and would be
uncontaminated by previous learning
Many individuals fail to remember where the elements are located on a penny what is
this called - Correct Answers-Encoding failure
Konrad Lorenz discovered that baby ducklings 'bonded' to him if he was the first moving
object they encountered. This phenomenon is called: - Correct Answers-Imprinting
You lightly touch a newborn baby's check and the baby turns in the direction of the
stimulation and opens its mouth. This reflex is called: - Correct Answers-Rooting reflex
I want to study the ability of newborns to distinguish the sounds "p" and "b". I let a group
of newborn infants suck on a pacifier which records their sucking behavior. When
exposed to the sound "p" infants begin to suck quickly but soon return to their baseline
sucking behavior. This is called: - Correct Answers-Habituation
Karen Wynn investigated the ability of infants to add and subtract. What procedure did
she use to determine if babies display some primitive understanding of addition and
subtraction? - Correct Answers-Violation of expectation
, Piaget's basic test for object permanence involves - Correct Answers-showing a baby
an interesting toy and then covering it with a cloth
What is an example of imprinting - Correct Answers-Baby duckling following the first
object it sees
The strange situation - Correct Answers-Is used to assess attachment behavior
31. A child is shown two identical tall containers half filled with water. The contents of
one tall container are then poured into a short, wide, container. If the child states that
there is more water in the remaining tall container, then the child has not yet developed
the idea of: - Correct Answers-Conservation
The style of parenting where they expect unquestioning obedience - Correct Answers-
Authoritarian
The Heinz dilemma was used to by Lawrence Kohlberg to study - Correct Answers-
Moral reasoning
Habituation refers to - Correct Answers-A decrease in responding to a repeated
presentation of stimuli
Harry Harlow provided baby monkeys with two artificial mothers: a wire mesh mother
and a terry cloth mother. The wire mesh mother always provided nourishment (milk in a
baby bottle), while the terry cloth mother only provided tactile (touch) comfort. Which
'mother' did the baby monkeys become attached to? - Correct Answers-Terry cloth
mother with no bottle
A teratogen is - Correct Answers-An environmental source of birth defects
attribution theory was designed to explain - Correct Answers-How we explain other
people's behavior
Chris did very poorly on his last arithmetic test. The tendency to make the fundamental
attribution error might lead his sixth-grade teacher to conclude that Chris did poorly
because: - Correct Answers-He is unmotivated in school
The fundamental attribution error is likely to lead observers to - Correct Answers-Praise
those who have engaged in acts of heroism
Social facilitation refers to the tendency to - Correct Answers-perform well-learned tasks
more effectively in the presence of others.
Approximately how many subjects delivered the most intense shocks (almost 450 volts)
to students' in Milgram's study of obedience to authority? - Correct Answers-60 percent
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Which level of processing results in longer-lasting memory codes - Correct Answers-
Semantic (what is the meaning of a word or material)
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called - Correct Answers-Iconic
our tendency to judge the likelihood of an event on the basis of how readily we can
remember - Correct Answers-Availability heuristic
research findings suggest that iconic memory lasts for approximately - Correct Answers-
1/2 second
by encouraging people to imagine their home being destroyed by fire insurance agents
are especially successful at selling large homeowners policies the agents are relying on
the impact of - Correct Answers-Availability heuristic
for the early version of the stanford binet test iq was defined as - Correct Answers-
mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100.
words, events, places, and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called -
Correct Answers-Retrieval cues
chunking refers to - Correct Answers-the organization of information into meaningful
units
A mnemonic device is a - Correct Answers-Memory aid
Which of the following questions about the word depressed would best prepare you to
correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen the word on today's test? - Correct
Answers-How well does the word describe you?
Studies by George Miller and other investigators suggest that short-term memory can
hold approximately - Correct Answers-7 pieces of info (plus or minus 2)
Echoic memory refers to - Correct Answers-a momentary sensory memory of auditory
stimuli
Ebbinghaus forgetting curve suggests that - Correct Answers-The course for forgetting
new material is initially rapid and then levels off over time
,Which brain structure is involved in the formation of explicit memories - Correct
Answers-Hippocampus
the tendency to think of objects only in terms of its typical use - Correct Answers-
Functional fixedness
Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as "75 percent lean"
than to ground beef described as "25 percent fat." This illustrates that consumer
reactions are influenced by: - Correct Answers-Framing
After being asked to remember three consonants, participants in a study by Peterson
and Peterson counted aloud backward by threes in order to prevent: - Correct Answers-
Rehearsal
What was zimbardo studying - Correct Answers-The impact of social roles in behavior
Heuristic - Correct Answers-Mental shortcut that can speed up problem solving
how long does echoic memory last - Correct Answers-2-4 secs
which brain structure is involved in the formation of emotional memories - Correct
Answers-Amygdala
Why did Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables (CVC's) in his initial experiments? -
Correct Answers-Nonsense syllables represent meaningless material and would be
uncontaminated by previous learning
Many individuals fail to remember where the elements are located on a penny what is
this called - Correct Answers-Encoding failure
Konrad Lorenz discovered that baby ducklings 'bonded' to him if he was the first moving
object they encountered. This phenomenon is called: - Correct Answers-Imprinting
You lightly touch a newborn baby's check and the baby turns in the direction of the
stimulation and opens its mouth. This reflex is called: - Correct Answers-Rooting reflex
I want to study the ability of newborns to distinguish the sounds "p" and "b". I let a group
of newborn infants suck on a pacifier which records their sucking behavior. When
exposed to the sound "p" infants begin to suck quickly but soon return to their baseline
sucking behavior. This is called: - Correct Answers-Habituation
Karen Wynn investigated the ability of infants to add and subtract. What procedure did
she use to determine if babies display some primitive understanding of addition and
subtraction? - Correct Answers-Violation of expectation
, Piaget's basic test for object permanence involves - Correct Answers-showing a baby
an interesting toy and then covering it with a cloth
What is an example of imprinting - Correct Answers-Baby duckling following the first
object it sees
The strange situation - Correct Answers-Is used to assess attachment behavior
31. A child is shown two identical tall containers half filled with water. The contents of
one tall container are then poured into a short, wide, container. If the child states that
there is more water in the remaining tall container, then the child has not yet developed
the idea of: - Correct Answers-Conservation
The style of parenting where they expect unquestioning obedience - Correct Answers-
Authoritarian
The Heinz dilemma was used to by Lawrence Kohlberg to study - Correct Answers-
Moral reasoning
Habituation refers to - Correct Answers-A decrease in responding to a repeated
presentation of stimuli
Harry Harlow provided baby monkeys with two artificial mothers: a wire mesh mother
and a terry cloth mother. The wire mesh mother always provided nourishment (milk in a
baby bottle), while the terry cloth mother only provided tactile (touch) comfort. Which
'mother' did the baby monkeys become attached to? - Correct Answers-Terry cloth
mother with no bottle
A teratogen is - Correct Answers-An environmental source of birth defects
attribution theory was designed to explain - Correct Answers-How we explain other
people's behavior
Chris did very poorly on his last arithmetic test. The tendency to make the fundamental
attribution error might lead his sixth-grade teacher to conclude that Chris did poorly
because: - Correct Answers-He is unmotivated in school
The fundamental attribution error is likely to lead observers to - Correct Answers-Praise
those who have engaged in acts of heroism
Social facilitation refers to the tendency to - Correct Answers-perform well-learned tasks
more effectively in the presence of others.
Approximately how many subjects delivered the most intense shocks (almost 450 volts)
to students' in Milgram's study of obedience to authority? - Correct Answers-60 percent
