PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the duration of the sensory
register? - Answers - Most visual information lasts less than a second, with auditory
information lasting slightly longer.
John learned the capitals of all 50 US states when he was a child. As an adult, he can
no longer recall or recognize any of the 50 state capitals. However, he relearned the
capitals faster than Jenny who did not learn the state capitals as a child. John's
relearning suggests that the information regarding the state capitals remained in his
__________ from the time he first learned them as a child. - Answers - long-term
memory
Which one of the following examples best illustrates involvement of a central executive
in the human memory system? - Answers - Brigette works hard to keep her mind on her
textbook as she reads.
Susan is introduced to Jerry. She immediately smiles and says, "Hello Jerry." A minute
later, she wants to introduce Jerry to her friend Mary, but she cannot remember his
name. Based on this information, how far in Susan's memory system did Jerry's name
get? - Answers - It reached working memory
Three of the following statements are accurate descriptions of long-term memory.
Which one is not necessarily accurate? - Answers - The more information it contains,
the less room it has for new material.
Which one of the following kinds of knowledge is least likely to be dependent on active,
conscious processing to be learned? Base your choice on research findings presented
in the textbook. - Answers - Knowing that the word cat appears in speech more often
than feline.
Which one of the following is an accurate statement about the dual-store model of
memory? - Answers - All information that enters long-term memory must first pass
through the sensory register and short-term memory.
Which one of the following pairs illustrates two different levels of processing? - Answers
- Deciding whether bear rhymes with chair; thinking about how a bear and a dog are
similar.
Which one of the following is the best example of encoding in the process of learning
state capitals? - Answers - Corey learns Atlanta, Georgia by thinking, "The Atlantic
Ocean is gorgeous."
, If you know how to wrap a present, you can probably describe the process to someone
else. But if you know how to skip rope, you may have difficulty explaining what you do to
someone else. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be
characterized as a difference between: - Answers - explicit vs. implicit memory
Mr. Wagner stands in front of the class explaining the process of evolution. Ellen is
sitting in the front row, but her mind is on the fight she had with her best friend just
before class. Based on this information, how far in Ellen's memory system did Mr.
Wagner's lecture get? - Answers - It reached the sensory register
Three of the following teachers are practicing principles from contemporary memory
theory. Which teacher is not? - Answers - Mr. Adamson tells his students that, with
practice, they will be able to do complicated long division problems in their heads.
Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him
that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be
explained in terms of: - Answers - repression
In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story
called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the
story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the
story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his
observations? - Answers - Students retold the story in a way that made little sense.
Occasional review of previously learned material helps our memory for that material by:
- Answers - increasing associations with other things we know
According to the textbook, we will form a connection between a new piece of
information and something we already know only if: - Answers - Both things are in
working memory at the same time.
When Gianna returns to college after a summer touring France, she tells her roommate
about her many experiences. She does not always remember them accurately,
however, so she fills in the gaps in her memory with logical details about how things
"must" have happened. Several weeks later, she is telling another friend about her trip.
Gianna will probably: - Answers - Remember her experiences in France as occurring in
essentially the way that she previously described them to her roommate
Generally speaking, adults learn and remember more easily than children do. The
reverse is true, however, when the children: - Answers - Initially know more about the
topic being studied than the adults do
Which one of the following statements best illustrates prior knowledge activation in a
geometry lesson? - Answers - "Calculating the volume of a sphere is similar to a
procedure you learned last month--calculating the area of a circle."
ANSWERS
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the duration of the sensory
register? - Answers - Most visual information lasts less than a second, with auditory
information lasting slightly longer.
John learned the capitals of all 50 US states when he was a child. As an adult, he can
no longer recall or recognize any of the 50 state capitals. However, he relearned the
capitals faster than Jenny who did not learn the state capitals as a child. John's
relearning suggests that the information regarding the state capitals remained in his
__________ from the time he first learned them as a child. - Answers - long-term
memory
Which one of the following examples best illustrates involvement of a central executive
in the human memory system? - Answers - Brigette works hard to keep her mind on her
textbook as she reads.
Susan is introduced to Jerry. She immediately smiles and says, "Hello Jerry." A minute
later, she wants to introduce Jerry to her friend Mary, but she cannot remember his
name. Based on this information, how far in Susan's memory system did Jerry's name
get? - Answers - It reached working memory
Three of the following statements are accurate descriptions of long-term memory.
Which one is not necessarily accurate? - Answers - The more information it contains,
the less room it has for new material.
Which one of the following kinds of knowledge is least likely to be dependent on active,
conscious processing to be learned? Base your choice on research findings presented
in the textbook. - Answers - Knowing that the word cat appears in speech more often
than feline.
Which one of the following is an accurate statement about the dual-store model of
memory? - Answers - All information that enters long-term memory must first pass
through the sensory register and short-term memory.
Which one of the following pairs illustrates two different levels of processing? - Answers
- Deciding whether bear rhymes with chair; thinking about how a bear and a dog are
similar.
Which one of the following is the best example of encoding in the process of learning
state capitals? - Answers - Corey learns Atlanta, Georgia by thinking, "The Atlantic
Ocean is gorgeous."
, If you know how to wrap a present, you can probably describe the process to someone
else. But if you know how to skip rope, you may have difficulty explaining what you do to
someone else. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be
characterized as a difference between: - Answers - explicit vs. implicit memory
Mr. Wagner stands in front of the class explaining the process of evolution. Ellen is
sitting in the front row, but her mind is on the fight she had with her best friend just
before class. Based on this information, how far in Ellen's memory system did Mr.
Wagner's lecture get? - Answers - It reached the sensory register
Three of the following teachers are practicing principles from contemporary memory
theory. Which teacher is not? - Answers - Mr. Adamson tells his students that, with
practice, they will be able to do complicated long division problems in their heads.
Robert does not recognize the police officer that came to the door last month to tell him
that his dog had been killed by a car. Robert's lapse of memory can probably best be
explained in terms of: - Answers - repression
In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story
called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the
story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the
story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his
observations? - Answers - Students retold the story in a way that made little sense.
Occasional review of previously learned material helps our memory for that material by:
- Answers - increasing associations with other things we know
According to the textbook, we will form a connection between a new piece of
information and something we already know only if: - Answers - Both things are in
working memory at the same time.
When Gianna returns to college after a summer touring France, she tells her roommate
about her many experiences. She does not always remember them accurately,
however, so she fills in the gaps in her memory with logical details about how things
"must" have happened. Several weeks later, she is telling another friend about her trip.
Gianna will probably: - Answers - Remember her experiences in France as occurring in
essentially the way that she previously described them to her roommate
Generally speaking, adults learn and remember more easily than children do. The
reverse is true, however, when the children: - Answers - Initially know more about the
topic being studied than the adults do
Which one of the following statements best illustrates prior knowledge activation in a
geometry lesson? - Answers - "Calculating the volume of a sphere is similar to a
procedure you learned last month--calculating the area of a circle."
