PSYC575 Quiz Representation of Knowledge and Human Memory Encoding Storage (Liberty University Online)

Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 pts When Shepard compared subjects' memory for sentences versus memory for pictures, he found that the subjects: had a higher rate of errors in the sentence condition than in the picture condition. had the same number of errors in the picture condition as in the sentence condition. had a higher rate of errors in the picture condition than in the sentence condition. were able to remember not only the gist of the pictures, but the verbatim record of the sentences. IncorrectQuestion 2 0 / 2.5 pts What regions of Andy's brain are activated as Andy processes verbal and visual information? occipital regions temporal regions prefrontal regions parietal regions Quiz: Representation of Knowledge and Human Memory: Encoding & Storage Question 3 2.5 / 2.5 pts Exemplar theories hold that we store: several different instances of a category but abstract a general model for comparison purposes. a number of different instances of a category and judge new instances by degree of similarity. a general representation of a category, but when it comes time to judge, we generate specific instances for comparison. a general representation of a category and judge instances by degree of similarity. Question 4 2.5 / 2.5 pts 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? I would probably recall the style of the message, but not the meaning. I would probably recall both meaning and sentence structure. I would probably recall the gist of the instructions. Quiz: Representation of Knowledge and Human Memory: Encoding & Storage I would probably recall the instructions verbatim. Question 5 2.5 / 2.5 pts Which statement is NOT true of propositions? A proposition preserves the detail of linguistic information. A proposition is the smallest unit of knowledge that can stand as a separate assertion. Propositions provide an analytic tool for understanding meaningful information. Propositions represent meaningful structures in language. Question 6 2.5 / 2.5 pts Although an ostrich cannot fly, we still recognize it as a bird. This illustrates the fact that schemas: encode both general information and specific features in the same slot. may be inaccurate and undependable in certain situations. can accommodate exceptions to general rules. focus on visual detail as opposed to general features. Quiz: Representation of Knowledge and Human Memory: Encoding & Storage Question 7 2.5 / 2.5 pts Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier. Your memory for the scene would probably: sense immediately that the picture was reversed, even if the gist of events was fuzzy. be inaccurate for both minute detail and meaning. be highly accurate for meaning, as well as for minute detail. preserve the general meaning of the scene but miss the fact that the picture was in reverse orientation. Question 8 2.5 / 2.5 pts Which concept is NOT an example of a schema? our concept of what a game is our concept of what is involved in going to a restaurant our concept of what a particular ethnic group is like our concept of the order of letters in the alphabe