GENERAL PSYC 2301 EXAM #2 COGNITIVE &
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS
Cognition refers to... - Answers - The mental activities associated with thinking,
knowing, remembering, and communicating.
Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get
punished for doing so. He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ______ level of morality. -
Answers - Preconventional
In a well-known experiment, preschool children punded and kicked a large inflatable
Bobo doll that an adult had just behaved aggressively toward. This experiment served
to illustrate the importance of.. - Answers - Observational Learning
When we use the word automobile to refer to a category of transport vehicles, we are
using this word as a(n) - Answers - Concept
The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on
behavior and personality traits is known as - Answers - Behavioral genetics
Children raised in the same family are not especially likely to have similar personalities.
This most clearly implies that we should be cautious about attributing personality to -
Answers - Parental influences
Patty is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and
easygoing. The two children most clearly differ in - Answers - Temperament
Jamilla performs better on psychology exams if she studies the material for 15 minutes
every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This best
illustrates - Answers - The Spacing Effect
Conditioning is the process of - Answers - Learning associations
Dr. Birkin's major research interest is how children's motor skills change over time. Dr.
Birkin is most likely a _____ psychologist. - Answers - Developmental
Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is
facilitated by - Answers - An inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules.
Because she believes boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade
teacher, watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of
misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano's surveillance strategy best illustrates - Answers -
Confirmation bias
, According to Piaget, schemas are - Answers - People's conceptual frameworks for
understanding their experiences.
Eighteen-month-old Karen will only approach and play with unfamiliar dogs if her mother
first reassures her that it is safe to do so. This best illustrates the adaptive value of -
Answers - Attatchment
Andre first became suspicious of his roommate's honestly when he could not find his
wallet. Although Andre later recalled that he had left his wallet in the glove compartment
of his own car, his newly formed doubt about his roommate best illustrates - Answers -
The belief perseverance phenomenon
Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will most likely never
master any language due to the _____ of unemployed neural connections. - Answers -
Pruning
Mrs. Carmichael secretly dabs some lipstick on the nose of her 2-year-old son and then
allows him to see his face in a mirror. The child is most likely to - Answers - Touch his
own nose
"The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two" refers to the storage capacity of -
Answers - Short-term memory
In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros," Samantha spells the word out loud
30 times. She is using a technique known as - Answers - Rehearsal
Last year, Dr. Moritano cleaned Natacha's skin with rubbing alcohol prior to
administering eachn of a series of painful rabies vaccination shots. Which of the
following processes accounts for the fact that Natacha currently becomes fearful every
time she smells rubbing alcohol? - Answers - Classical Conditioning
For a moment after hearing his dog's high-pitched bark, Mr. Silvers has a vivid auditory
impression of the dog's yelp. His experience most clearly illustrates ______ memory. -
Answers - Echoic
The day after Kirsten was introduced to 13 people at a business luncheon, she could
only recall the names of the first 4 people she met. Her effective recall of these
particular names best illustrates - Answers - The Serial Position Effect
When 80-year-old Ida looked at her old wedding pictures, she was flooded with vivid
memories of her parents, her husband, and the early years of her marriage. The
pictures served as powerful - Answers - Retrieval cues
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS
Cognition refers to... - Answers - The mental activities associated with thinking,
knowing, remembering, and communicating.
Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get
punished for doing so. He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ______ level of morality. -
Answers - Preconventional
In a well-known experiment, preschool children punded and kicked a large inflatable
Bobo doll that an adult had just behaved aggressively toward. This experiment served
to illustrate the importance of.. - Answers - Observational Learning
When we use the word automobile to refer to a category of transport vehicles, we are
using this word as a(n) - Answers - Concept
The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on
behavior and personality traits is known as - Answers - Behavioral genetics
Children raised in the same family are not especially likely to have similar personalities.
This most clearly implies that we should be cautious about attributing personality to -
Answers - Parental influences
Patty is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and
easygoing. The two children most clearly differ in - Answers - Temperament
Jamilla performs better on psychology exams if she studies the material for 15 minutes
every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This best
illustrates - Answers - The Spacing Effect
Conditioning is the process of - Answers - Learning associations
Dr. Birkin's major research interest is how children's motor skills change over time. Dr.
Birkin is most likely a _____ psychologist. - Answers - Developmental
Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is
facilitated by - Answers - An inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules.
Because she believes boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade
teacher, watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of
misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano's surveillance strategy best illustrates - Answers -
Confirmation bias
, According to Piaget, schemas are - Answers - People's conceptual frameworks for
understanding their experiences.
Eighteen-month-old Karen will only approach and play with unfamiliar dogs if her mother
first reassures her that it is safe to do so. This best illustrates the adaptive value of -
Answers - Attatchment
Andre first became suspicious of his roommate's honestly when he could not find his
wallet. Although Andre later recalled that he had left his wallet in the glove compartment
of his own car, his newly formed doubt about his roommate best illustrates - Answers -
The belief perseverance phenomenon
Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will most likely never
master any language due to the _____ of unemployed neural connections. - Answers -
Pruning
Mrs. Carmichael secretly dabs some lipstick on the nose of her 2-year-old son and then
allows him to see his face in a mirror. The child is most likely to - Answers - Touch his
own nose
"The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two" refers to the storage capacity of -
Answers - Short-term memory
In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros," Samantha spells the word out loud
30 times. She is using a technique known as - Answers - Rehearsal
Last year, Dr. Moritano cleaned Natacha's skin with rubbing alcohol prior to
administering eachn of a series of painful rabies vaccination shots. Which of the
following processes accounts for the fact that Natacha currently becomes fearful every
time she smells rubbing alcohol? - Answers - Classical Conditioning
For a moment after hearing his dog's high-pitched bark, Mr. Silvers has a vivid auditory
impression of the dog's yelp. His experience most clearly illustrates ______ memory. -
Answers - Echoic
The day after Kirsten was introduced to 13 people at a business luncheon, she could
only recall the names of the first 4 people she met. Her effective recall of these
particular names best illustrates - Answers - The Serial Position Effect
When 80-year-old Ida looked at her old wedding pictures, she was flooded with vivid
memories of her parents, her husband, and the early years of her marriage. The
pictures served as powerful - Answers - Retrieval cues
