PSYCHOLOGY 140 EXAM
1 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
The moment a problem is identified, Terry suggests a treatment
solution. - correct answer-This is unfortunate because they
have not yet moved through the sequence of Goals in the
Research Process.
The encoding specificity principle is a hypothesis that states: -
correct answer-a retrieval cue will be effective to the extent that
information encoded from the cue overlaps or matches
information in the engram/memory trace.
What does it mean when the textbook says that science is
democratic? - correct answer-Scientists are skeptical and have
open discussions about their observations and theories.
Among the examples below, the strongest correlation
coefficient is: - correct answer--0.90
, Your drive to school each day is pretty standard - you start your
car, take the same route, and park in the same spot (or close to
the same spot). One day, you are sitting at a red light when you
witness a high speed car chase - complete with cops, a
helicopter, and news vans. Even years later, you can recall lots
of details from that drive. Which memory concept is associated
with why you will remember that particular drive to school? -
correct answer-distinctiveness
To be effective, punishment must be __________ and
_________. - correct answer-immediate; consistent
Mr. Sampson's mouth always waters when he sees a donut. He
nearly always orders a coffee when he has a donut. One day,
he orders a coffee and a chocolate donut. He is served the
coffee right away, but told that the donuts are still being made
and he will have to wait a few minutes. He takes a seat while
he is waiting and takes a deep sniff of his coffee. As he does
so, he begins salivating. In terms of classical conditioning, why
did this happen? - correct answer-It happened because the
coffee is acting as a conditioned stimulus.
Interference can prevent successfully using one's memory
system. Which of the following is a good example of
interference? - correct answer-.
1 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
The moment a problem is identified, Terry suggests a treatment
solution. - correct answer-This is unfortunate because they
have not yet moved through the sequence of Goals in the
Research Process.
The encoding specificity principle is a hypothesis that states: -
correct answer-a retrieval cue will be effective to the extent that
information encoded from the cue overlaps or matches
information in the engram/memory trace.
What does it mean when the textbook says that science is
democratic? - correct answer-Scientists are skeptical and have
open discussions about their observations and theories.
Among the examples below, the strongest correlation
coefficient is: - correct answer--0.90
, Your drive to school each day is pretty standard - you start your
car, take the same route, and park in the same spot (or close to
the same spot). One day, you are sitting at a red light when you
witness a high speed car chase - complete with cops, a
helicopter, and news vans. Even years later, you can recall lots
of details from that drive. Which memory concept is associated
with why you will remember that particular drive to school? -
correct answer-distinctiveness
To be effective, punishment must be __________ and
_________. - correct answer-immediate; consistent
Mr. Sampson's mouth always waters when he sees a donut. He
nearly always orders a coffee when he has a donut. One day,
he orders a coffee and a chocolate donut. He is served the
coffee right away, but told that the donuts are still being made
and he will have to wait a few minutes. He takes a seat while
he is waiting and takes a deep sniff of his coffee. As he does
so, he begins salivating. In terms of classical conditioning, why
did this happen? - correct answer-It happened because the
coffee is acting as a conditioned stimulus.
Interference can prevent successfully using one's memory
system. Which of the following is a good example of
interference? - correct answer-.
