PSY 316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of theory of mind on conversation?
Asking your boss what you should do next in a respectful tone
Talking baby talk to someone because you think it makes you look cute
Adjusting the directions you give to someone to reflect what they can see from their
location
Telling a good friend about a dream you had last night - Answer- Adjusting the
directions you give to someone to reflect what they can see from their location
Under which of the following circumstances is a violation of conversational maxims less
likely to slow down comprehension?
When the conversational partners are of equal stature
When social circumstances explain the violation
When the speech act is not well understood
When the violation involves relevance - Answer- When social circumstances explain
the violation
People use gestures even when speaking to someone who cannot see them. Which of
the following is a likely purpose for such gestures?
To reduce interference of contextual information
To keep ones attention focused on the conversation
To help enforce conversational rules
To maintain information in working memory - Answer- To maintain information in
working memory
Which of the following statements distinguishes online measures of reading
comprehension from more traditional measures?
Online measures make use of Internet technology.
Online measures are taken as a summary of overall comprehension.
Online measures are taken using computer technology.
Online measures are taken as reading occurs rather than afterwards - Answer- Online
measures are taken as reading occurs rather than afterwards
Based on the research, which of the following is likely to take someone longer to read,
comprehend, and remember?
A passage that repeats a less familiar word several times
A passage that includes a descriptive title
, A passage that contradicts the readers beliefs
A passage that develops a consistent theme - Answer- A passage that contradicts the
readers beliefs
Which of the following is likely to characterize a conversation between a student and a
professor?
More topic maintenance
More frequent turns by the student
More formality and adherence to turn-taking rules
More long pauses - Answer- More formality and adherence to turn-taking rules
If you decide that an argument is illogical because you dont want to accept its
conclusions, your behavior is an example of which of the following?
Confirmation bias
Invalid syllogism
Faulty conditional reasoning.
Belief bias - Answer- Belief bias
Which of the following is an example of metacomprehension?
Arranging for a quiet place to study for final exams
Summarizing the main points of a book chapter you have just read
Preparing an outline of a paper you are writing
Judging how much of a book chapter you will remember in 2 days time - Answer-
Judging how much of a book chapter you will remember in 2 days time
Which of the following is a good analogy for the process of updating a situation model
as events change?
Repainting a wall in a different color
Deleting an old document and starting a new one
Tasting a dish as you cook and adding salt
Adding new regions to a map as the areas are discovered - Answer- Adding new
regions to a map as the areas are discovered
Which of the following statements is true about the syllogism below?
All cats have wings.
Joey is a cat.
Joey has wings.
It is logically invalid and none of its premises can be true.
It is logically valid because one of its premises is true.
It is logically invalid because one of its premises is untrue.
It is logically valid but one of its premises is untrue. - Answer- It is logically valid but one
of its premises is untrue.
The set of propositions shown below is presented to research subjects. Describe the
type of conditional reasoning used to draw the conclusion and indicate whether it is
logically valid.
, If it is Thursday, I have to drive the carpool.
I do not have to drive the carpool.
Therefore, it is not Thursday.
Denying the antecedent; valid
Denying the consequent; invalid
Denying the antecedent; invalid
Denying the consequent; valid - Answer- Denying the consequent; valid
Subjects in a study are faster at judging the comparative weight of two large stones
when asked Which stone is heavier? than when asked Which stone is lighter? This
result is an example of which of the following?
Symbolic distance effect
Semantic congruity effect
Physical distance effect
Just noticeable difference effect - Answer- Semantic congruity effect
A student cant recall the capital of Argentina, but comments, Its on the tip of my tongue.
This illustrates a problem in which aspect of memory?
Retention
Acquisition
Remembering
Retrieval - Answer- Retrieval
When resemblance of some nonsense syllables to familiar words influences how we
recall that set of nonsense syllables, this is an example of which of the following?
Sequential system processing
Conceptually driven processing
Multi-channel processing
Parallel thought processing - Answer- Conceptually driven processing
Which statement best illustrates an automatic mental process?
An experienced reader decodes combinations of letters into words while reading.
An engineer ruminates about different options for designing a machine.
A student visualizes a word to recall how it is spelled.
A man thinks about his first love when he hears someone mention her name. - Answer-
An experienced reader decodes combinations of letters into words while reading.
Which statement below summarizes the most important point of Chomskys criticism of
the behaviorist view of language?
Behaviorist principles were too strictly applied in the case of language.
Behaviorist principles failed to consider language as an appropriate activity for study.
Behaviorist principles failed to demonstrate that reinforcement played a role in
language.
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of theory of mind on conversation?
Asking your boss what you should do next in a respectful tone
Talking baby talk to someone because you think it makes you look cute
Adjusting the directions you give to someone to reflect what they can see from their
location
Telling a good friend about a dream you had last night - Answer- Adjusting the
directions you give to someone to reflect what they can see from their location
Under which of the following circumstances is a violation of conversational maxims less
likely to slow down comprehension?
When the conversational partners are of equal stature
When social circumstances explain the violation
When the speech act is not well understood
When the violation involves relevance - Answer- When social circumstances explain
the violation
People use gestures even when speaking to someone who cannot see them. Which of
the following is a likely purpose for such gestures?
To reduce interference of contextual information
To keep ones attention focused on the conversation
To help enforce conversational rules
To maintain information in working memory - Answer- To maintain information in
working memory
Which of the following statements distinguishes online measures of reading
comprehension from more traditional measures?
Online measures make use of Internet technology.
Online measures are taken as a summary of overall comprehension.
Online measures are taken using computer technology.
Online measures are taken as reading occurs rather than afterwards - Answer- Online
measures are taken as reading occurs rather than afterwards
Based on the research, which of the following is likely to take someone longer to read,
comprehend, and remember?
A passage that repeats a less familiar word several times
A passage that includes a descriptive title
, A passage that contradicts the readers beliefs
A passage that develops a consistent theme - Answer- A passage that contradicts the
readers beliefs
Which of the following is likely to characterize a conversation between a student and a
professor?
More topic maintenance
More frequent turns by the student
More formality and adherence to turn-taking rules
More long pauses - Answer- More formality and adherence to turn-taking rules
If you decide that an argument is illogical because you dont want to accept its
conclusions, your behavior is an example of which of the following?
Confirmation bias
Invalid syllogism
Faulty conditional reasoning.
Belief bias - Answer- Belief bias
Which of the following is an example of metacomprehension?
Arranging for a quiet place to study for final exams
Summarizing the main points of a book chapter you have just read
Preparing an outline of a paper you are writing
Judging how much of a book chapter you will remember in 2 days time - Answer-
Judging how much of a book chapter you will remember in 2 days time
Which of the following is a good analogy for the process of updating a situation model
as events change?
Repainting a wall in a different color
Deleting an old document and starting a new one
Tasting a dish as you cook and adding salt
Adding new regions to a map as the areas are discovered - Answer- Adding new
regions to a map as the areas are discovered
Which of the following statements is true about the syllogism below?
All cats have wings.
Joey is a cat.
Joey has wings.
It is logically invalid and none of its premises can be true.
It is logically valid because one of its premises is true.
It is logically invalid because one of its premises is untrue.
It is logically valid but one of its premises is untrue. - Answer- It is logically valid but one
of its premises is untrue.
The set of propositions shown below is presented to research subjects. Describe the
type of conditional reasoning used to draw the conclusion and indicate whether it is
logically valid.
, If it is Thursday, I have to drive the carpool.
I do not have to drive the carpool.
Therefore, it is not Thursday.
Denying the antecedent; valid
Denying the consequent; invalid
Denying the antecedent; invalid
Denying the consequent; valid - Answer- Denying the consequent; valid
Subjects in a study are faster at judging the comparative weight of two large stones
when asked Which stone is heavier? than when asked Which stone is lighter? This
result is an example of which of the following?
Symbolic distance effect
Semantic congruity effect
Physical distance effect
Just noticeable difference effect - Answer- Semantic congruity effect
A student cant recall the capital of Argentina, but comments, Its on the tip of my tongue.
This illustrates a problem in which aspect of memory?
Retention
Acquisition
Remembering
Retrieval - Answer- Retrieval
When resemblance of some nonsense syllables to familiar words influences how we
recall that set of nonsense syllables, this is an example of which of the following?
Sequential system processing
Conceptually driven processing
Multi-channel processing
Parallel thought processing - Answer- Conceptually driven processing
Which statement best illustrates an automatic mental process?
An experienced reader decodes combinations of letters into words while reading.
An engineer ruminates about different options for designing a machine.
A student visualizes a word to recall how it is spelled.
A man thinks about his first love when he hears someone mention her name. - Answer-
An experienced reader decodes combinations of letters into words while reading.
Which statement below summarizes the most important point of Chomskys criticism of
the behaviorist view of language?
Behaviorist principles were too strictly applied in the case of language.
Behaviorist principles failed to consider language as an appropriate activity for study.
Behaviorist principles failed to demonstrate that reinforcement played a role in
language.
