PSYC 4325 Part 2 Final Exam Review
Questions With Correct Answers
The term autobiographical memory generally refers to:
B. memory for events from one's own life
Which of the following events would NOT lead to a flashbulb memory?
C. your performance on this exam
Research on flashbulb memories indicated that____ .
B. while they are clear and vivid, they are often inaccurate
In 1974, Loftus and Palmer showed subjects a video of a car accident.
They asked the subject "How fast were the cars going when they ____ ,"
Which of the below verbs elicited the lowest estimate of MPH?
C. contacted
,After a one week delay Loftus and Palmer (1974) asked the same
subject (from the previous question) if they saw broken glass. Even
though there was no broken glass in the original scene, which group
said yes more often?
A. smashed
The term autobiographical memory generally refers to:
B. memory fir events from one's own life
Research by Elizabeth Loftus (and others) suggests that eyewitness
testimony is:
B. likely to include " facts" that never occurred
Suppose that you have vivid recall for the details surrounding the death
of a famous person. This recall would be an example of :
C. flashbulb memory
, The research on identifying faces of people of different races shows
that:
A. black and white individuals are significantly more accurate in
recognizing members of their own race, rather than the other race
Imagine that a friend has just read a magazine article that discusses
flashbulb memories, and your friend argues that people retain very
clear memory of certain emotional events. What would you respond?
C. no, the article overstates the case; these memories can be inaccurate
and can fade with time
One method that is used to enhance eyewitness memory is the
cognitive interview. Which of the following is NOT part of this
technique?
C. Hypnotize the witness before questioning
Why is retroactive inhibition relevant to the misinformation effect?
B. Recently learned material may interfere with the older memories
Questions With Correct Answers
The term autobiographical memory generally refers to:
B. memory for events from one's own life
Which of the following events would NOT lead to a flashbulb memory?
C. your performance on this exam
Research on flashbulb memories indicated that____ .
B. while they are clear and vivid, they are often inaccurate
In 1974, Loftus and Palmer showed subjects a video of a car accident.
They asked the subject "How fast were the cars going when they ____ ,"
Which of the below verbs elicited the lowest estimate of MPH?
C. contacted
,After a one week delay Loftus and Palmer (1974) asked the same
subject (from the previous question) if they saw broken glass. Even
though there was no broken glass in the original scene, which group
said yes more often?
A. smashed
The term autobiographical memory generally refers to:
B. memory fir events from one's own life
Research by Elizabeth Loftus (and others) suggests that eyewitness
testimony is:
B. likely to include " facts" that never occurred
Suppose that you have vivid recall for the details surrounding the death
of a famous person. This recall would be an example of :
C. flashbulb memory
, The research on identifying faces of people of different races shows
that:
A. black and white individuals are significantly more accurate in
recognizing members of their own race, rather than the other race
Imagine that a friend has just read a magazine article that discusses
flashbulb memories, and your friend argues that people retain very
clear memory of certain emotional events. What would you respond?
C. no, the article overstates the case; these memories can be inaccurate
and can fade with time
One method that is used to enhance eyewitness memory is the
cognitive interview. Which of the following is NOT part of this
technique?
C. Hypnotize the witness before questioning
Why is retroactive inhibition relevant to the misinformation effect?
B. Recently learned material may interfere with the older memories
