PSYC 575 Quiz 2 Encoding and Memory- Liberty University

 Question 1
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which statement is NOT true of semantic networks?

Selected All properties relevant to a concept are stored directly at that
Answer: concept's node.
 Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
You are invited to a wedding. Script theory predicts that you will:

Selected immediately begin to plan what to wear, and remind yourself of the rules of
Answer: etiquette and the sequence of events that will occur at the wedding.
 Question 3
2.5 out of 2.5 points
_____ emphasizes the contribution of motor action and how it connects us to the
environment.

Selected Embodied
Answer: cognition
 Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which statement is a distinction between propositions and schemas?

Selected Propositions encode precise assertions; schemas encode general features
Answer: of objects and events.
 Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Mirror neurons in a monkey become active:

Selected when the monkey performs an action or sees another
Answer: perform an action.
 Question 6
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which statement is FALSE?

Selected People are very good at distinguishing sentences that can be composed
Answer: of propositions heard earlier.
 Question 7
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which statement is NOT true of conceptual knowledge?

Selected Verifying facts about a concept takes the same amount of time, even
Answer: when they must be inferred.
 Question 8
0 out of 2.5 points
Methods to assist or improve memory are called:



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, Selected propositional
Answer: networks.
 Question 9
2.5 out of 2.5 points
When Shepard compared subjects' memory for sentences versus memory for pictures, he
found that the subjects:

Selected had a higher rate of errors in the sentence condition than in the
Answer: picture condition.
 Question 10
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Barsalou (1999) refers to all propositional representations as _____. This term is meant to
denote the fact that all elements of representation are inherently nonperceptual.

Selected amodal symbol
Answer: systems
 Question 11
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Suppose you went to a university workshop on how to apply for financial aid and were
given a short set of explicit instructions at the end. After handing out aid forms, the
instructor then asked you to report how much of the verbatim instructions you recall.
Which statement indicates what you probably would recall from the instructions?

Selected I would probably recall the gist of the
Answer: instructions.
 Question 12
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Subjects given a verbal explanation for a type of picture called a droodle:

Selected were better able to recall the pictures than those who did not get a
Answer: verbal explanation.
 Question 13
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which concept is NOT an example of a schema?

Selected our concept of the order of letters in the
Answer: alphabet
 Question 14
2.5 out of 2.5 points
In comparing memory for pictures with memory for sentences, we can say that subjects
remember the:

Selected gist, but not the minute details, of both pictures and
Answer: sentences.




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