Psych 1X03 practice exam questions with
correct answers
What effect did the presence of other participants have on how a
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participant estimates movement in Sherif's experiment?
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A) When estimating how much the light moved, participants were likely
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to change their estimates to match the estimates of other participants.
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B) When estimating how much the light moved, participants tended to
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ignore outliers who greatly over-estimate how much the light moved.
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C) When estimating how much the light moved, participants all
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estimated the light moved more and more with each trial.
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D) When estimating how much the light moved, participants were more
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likely to correctly identify that the light did not move when others were
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present. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) When estimating how much the
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light moved, participants were likely to change their estimates to match
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the estimates of other participants.
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Sherif's study shows that individuals tend to conform and alter their
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behaviors to match the behaviors of those around them.
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,Last summer, Faheel brought cinnamon buns to his camping trip,
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making his entire car smell like delicious baked goods. Unfortunately,
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Faheel became terribly carsick on the drive there. Now, every time
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Faheel smells cinnamon buns, he can't help but feel nauseous. What is
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the US, UR, CS, and CR?
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A) Cinnamon bun smell (US), feeling sick (UR), motion of the car (CS),
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feeling sick (CR) | |
B) Driving in the car (US), cinnamon bun smell (UR), motion of the car
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(CS), feeling sick (CR)
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C) Motion of the car (US), feeling sick (UR), cinnamon bun smell (CS),
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feeling sick (CR) | |
D) Motion of the car (US), feeling sick (UR), driving in the car (CS),
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cinnamon bun smell (CR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) Motion of the car
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(US), feeling sick (UR), cinnamon bun smell (CS), feeling sick (CR)
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The motion of the car produces the response of feeling sick prior to any
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training. The smell of the cinnamon bun is the conditioned stimulus that
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|will trigger the same response of feeling sick once the contingency has
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formed.
Which of the following correctly defines encoding specificity?
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A) A memory can only be recalled in an environment similar to the
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encoding environment. |
,B) A memory can only be recalled in the specific location it was
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encoded.
C) A memory is remembers best when it requires significant effort to
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encode.
D) A memory is encoded along with other aspects of the experience. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) A memory is encoded along with other
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aspects of the experience. | | |
The principal of encoding specificity describes how memory encodes
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many of the specific aspects of an experience.
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According to the textbook, which of the following data collection
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techniques is correctly paired with one of its advantages?
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A) One advantage of direct observation is that it can allow for long
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periods of observation rather than a brief measure of behaviour.
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B) One advantage of the experiment is that it provides the opportunity
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for study in an artificial setting that may not relate to those found
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naturally.
C) One advantage of the questionnaire is that it allows for high accuracy
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in drawing conclusions of cause and effect relationships.
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D) One advantage of the case study is that the results are usually
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generalizable to a broad population. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) One | | | | | | | | |
advantage of direct observation is that it can allow for long periods of
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observation rather than a brief measure of behaviour. | | | | | | |
, Which of the following phrases contains appropriate semantics but not
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syntax?
A) The flower is beautiful.
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B) Flowering bursts angrily crumble.
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C) The bites referred over there.
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D) Hungry, I wants pizzas. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Hungry, I wants
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pizzas.
This phrase has a clear meaning, but it does not follow the rules of a
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proper English sentence; therefore, it contains appropriate semantics,
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but not syntax.
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Which of the following visual searches would be the quickest?
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A) Finding a yellow T in an array of 50 yellow I's and black T's
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B) Finding a yellow T in an array of 100 black I's and black T's
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C) Finding a black T in an array of 100 black I's and yellow T's
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D) Finding a black T in an array of 50 black I's and yellow T's - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B) Finding a yellow T in an array of 100 black I's and black
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T's. |
correct answers
What effect did the presence of other participants have on how a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
participant estimates movement in Sherif's experiment?
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A) When estimating how much the light moved, participants were likely
| | | | | | | | | | |
to change their estimates to match the estimates of other participants.
| | | | | | | | | |
B) When estimating how much the light moved, participants tended to
| | | | | | | | | | |
ignore outliers who greatly over-estimate how much the light moved.
| | | | | | | | |
C) When estimating how much the light moved, participants all
| | | | | | | | | |
estimated the light moved more and more with each trial.
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D) When estimating how much the light moved, participants were more
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likely to correctly identify that the light did not move when others were
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present. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) When estimating how much the
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light moved, participants were likely to change their estimates to match
| | | | | | | | | | |
the estimates of other participants.
| | | |
Sherif's study shows that individuals tend to conform and alter their
| | | | | | | | | | |
behaviors to match the behaviors of those around them.
| | | | | | | |
,Last summer, Faheel brought cinnamon buns to his camping trip,
| | | | | | | | | |
making his entire car smell like delicious baked goods. Unfortunately,
| | | | | | | | | |
Faheel became terribly carsick on the drive there. Now, every time
| | | | | | | | | | |
Faheel smells cinnamon buns, he can't help but feel nauseous. What is
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the US, UR, CS, and CR?
| | | | |
A) Cinnamon bun smell (US), feeling sick (UR), motion of the car (CS),
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feeling sick (CR) | |
B) Driving in the car (US), cinnamon bun smell (UR), motion of the car
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(CS), feeling sick (CR)
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C) Motion of the car (US), feeling sick (UR), cinnamon bun smell (CS),
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feeling sick (CR) | |
D) Motion of the car (US), feeling sick (UR), driving in the car (CS),
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cinnamon bun smell (CR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) Motion of the car
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(US), feeling sick (UR), cinnamon bun smell (CS), feeling sick (CR)
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The motion of the car produces the response of feeling sick prior to any
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
training. The smell of the cinnamon bun is the conditioned stimulus that
| | | | | | | | | | |
|will trigger the same response of feeling sick once the contingency has
| | | | | | | | | | | |
formed.
Which of the following correctly defines encoding specificity?
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A) A memory can only be recalled in an environment similar to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
encoding environment. |
,B) A memory can only be recalled in the specific location it was
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
encoded.
C) A memory is remembers best when it requires significant effort to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
encode.
D) A memory is encoded along with other aspects of the experience. -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) A memory is encoded along with other
| | | | | | | | |
aspects of the experience. | | |
The principal of encoding specificity describes how memory encodes
| | | | | | | | |
many of the specific aspects of an experience.
| | | | | | |
According to the textbook, which of the following data collection
| | | | | | | | | |
techniques is correctly paired with one of its advantages?
| | | | | | | |
A) One advantage of direct observation is that it can allow for long
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
periods of observation rather than a brief measure of behaviour.
| | | | | | | | |
B) One advantage of the experiment is that it provides the opportunity
| | | | | | | | | | | |
for study in an artificial setting that may not relate to those found
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
naturally.
C) One advantage of the questionnaire is that it allows for high accuracy
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
in drawing conclusions of cause and effect relationships.
| | | | | | |
D) One advantage of the case study is that the results are usually
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
generalizable to a broad population. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) One | | | | | | | | |
advantage of direct observation is that it can allow for long periods of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
observation rather than a brief measure of behaviour. | | | | | | |
, Which of the following phrases contains appropriate semantics but not
| | | | | | | | | |
syntax?
A) The flower is beautiful.
| | | |
B) Flowering bursts angrily crumble.
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C) The bites referred over there.
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D) Hungry, I wants pizzas. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Hungry, I wants
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pizzas.
This phrase has a clear meaning, but it does not follow the rules of a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
proper English sentence; therefore, it contains appropriate semantics,
| | | | | | | |
but not syntax.
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Which of the following visual searches would be the quickest?
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A) Finding a yellow T in an array of 50 yellow I's and black T's
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B) Finding a yellow T in an array of 100 black I's and black T's
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C) Finding a black T in an array of 100 black I's and yellow T's
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D) Finding a black T in an array of 50 black I's and yellow T's - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B) Finding a yellow T in an array of 100 black I's and black
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T's. |
