PSYCHOLOGY EXAM Q&A
___ is defined as a persistent change in behavior due to experience. - answer-learning
What is the first principle of classical conditioning? - answer-the acquisition procedure
Consider the following scenario: your dog does something you like you give your dog
something he likes. Your dog sits, comes, heels, fetches for emote, does not chase
after the cat or kids, you give him a treat. This will increase the likelihood of the behavior
occurring again. What is this an example of? - answer-positive reinforcement
Knowledge about operant conditioning has greatly influenced ___ practices. - answer-
educational
Memory is a controversial subject because of questions of: - answer-accuracy
What is encoding? - answer-the initial reception of registration of information
What is sensory memory? - answer-the initial, momentary recording of memory in our
sensory systems
Which American psychologist demonstrated the existence of sensory memory in a 1960
experiment? - answer-George sperling
What is the basic limitation of working memory? - answer-it can only hold a limited
amount of information
What factor causes a significant drop in the appearance of the primary effect in the
recency effect? - answer-the time between encoding and retrieval
Mnemonic - answer-b. Any means of organizing or encoding information for the purpose
of making it easier to remember
Rote - answer-c. Material to be learned is repeated verbally with sufficient frequency
that i can later be repeated from memory without the use of any memory aids
Assimilation - answer-a. The information fits into some memory schema and is linked to
the existing schema
Which type of amnesia causes the person to be unable to make new memories
following trauma or injury? - answer-anterograde amnesia
What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a particular language? - answer-
phoneme
___ is defined as a persistent change in behavior due to experience. - answer-learning
What is the first principle of classical conditioning? - answer-the acquisition procedure
Consider the following scenario: your dog does something you like you give your dog
something he likes. Your dog sits, comes, heels, fetches for emote, does not chase
after the cat or kids, you give him a treat. This will increase the likelihood of the behavior
occurring again. What is this an example of? - answer-positive reinforcement
Knowledge about operant conditioning has greatly influenced ___ practices. - answer-
educational
Memory is a controversial subject because of questions of: - answer-accuracy
What is encoding? - answer-the initial reception of registration of information
What is sensory memory? - answer-the initial, momentary recording of memory in our
sensory systems
Which American psychologist demonstrated the existence of sensory memory in a 1960
experiment? - answer-George sperling
What is the basic limitation of working memory? - answer-it can only hold a limited
amount of information
What factor causes a significant drop in the appearance of the primary effect in the
recency effect? - answer-the time between encoding and retrieval
Mnemonic - answer-b. Any means of organizing or encoding information for the purpose
of making it easier to remember
Rote - answer-c. Material to be learned is repeated verbally with sufficient frequency
that i can later be repeated from memory without the use of any memory aids
Assimilation - answer-a. The information fits into some memory schema and is linked to
the existing schema
Which type of amnesia causes the person to be unable to make new memories
following trauma or injury? - answer-anterograde amnesia
What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a particular language? - answer-
phoneme
