Psychology 115 Final Exam Review Questions and Complete Soluti
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PSYC 115
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PSYC 115
The three types of memory are Sensory, Short-term/working memory, Long-term memory
The three fundamental memory processes are Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
What is not a possible mechanism of memory failure? Too many retrieval attempts
On average, human short-term memory can hold "_" bits of info...
Psychology 115 Final Exam Review
Questions and Complete Solutions
The three types of memory are ✅Sensory, Short-term/working memory, Long-term
memory
The three fundamental memory processes are ✅Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
What is not a possible mechanism of memory failure? ✅Too many retrieval attempts
On average, human short-term memory can hold "_" bits of information? ✅7
Using the logic of Loftus's 1978 study, subjects viewed a slide presentation of an auto
accident. The victim's car was green. However, for half of the subjects, the experimenter
casually referred to it being blue. When these subjects were later asked to remember
the color of the victim's car, many said that it was blue. This is an example of the
✅Suggestibility effect
Suggestibility is important because it shows that ✅Memories can be altered by subtle
comments made by others
Mary has vivid memories of what her first kiss was like as a 13 year old. This is an
example of what type of memory system? ✅Episodic
When newer information (e.g., a French verb learned in 12th grade) interferes with the
retrieval of older information (e.g., the same verb learned in Spanish in 7th grade), this
is called proactive interference. ✅False
what mid-brain structure helps transfer information from Short-Term Working Memory to
Long-Term Memory and vice versa? ✅Hippocampus
When asked to recall a grocery list, most people remember the first few items due to the
__ effect; and the last few items due to the __effect. ✅Primacy; Recency
Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps when using the scientific
method? ✅1. Focus on theory 2. State a hypothesis 3. Test with a research method 4.
Analyze the data 5. Report the results
Dr. Portolipac observed how infants reacted to the presence of a new teacher in a
daycare setting. What type of research method is Dr. Protolipac using?
✅Observational Study
, When we conduct research within the field of psychology we gather information about a
specific phenomenon and then make a prediction. This prediction is referred to as the
✅Hypothesis
The more one texts while driving, the higher the probability of having an accident.
Stated this way, there is a __ correlation between the two variables. ✅Positive
In an investigation of Prozac on the reduction of depressive symptoms, half of the
participants in the study were given Prozac, while half were given a sugar pill. Those
who received the sugar pill were ___? ✅The control group
A researcher is testing the hypothesis that exercise makes people happier. Participants
in the experimental group were assessed for their level of happiness on Monday while
those in the control group were assessed on Saturday. What might be a confounding
variable? ✅The day of the week
Which correlation is the strongest?
1) +.50 2)-.75 3)+.20 4)-1.50 ? ✅-.75
Dr. Borden conducts a study to examine how a persons perception of control impacts
their experienced stress. She creates two conditions of control (perceived control vs.
perceived lack of control) to see whether there is an impact on one's self-reported stress
levels. What is the Dependent Variable? ✅Experienced Stress
Which research method is the only method that can determine cause-effect
relationships? ✅Experimental Method
What brain structure allows the two hemispheres to communicate? ✅Corpus Callosum
The basic building blocks of the nervous system are the ✅Neurons
Unfolded, the human brain cortex has the area of a __ and is __ thick ✅Sheet of
newspaper; 1-5 millimeters
Which of the following is NOT a modern method for accurately measuring brain activity?
1)Phrenology 2)Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 3) Functional Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (fMRI) 4) Electroencephalograph (EEG) ✅Phrenology
___ plays a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract
✅Acetylcholine
In the list below, each brain region is paired with a function. Which of the region-function
pairs is NOT correct?
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