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Psychology as a Natural Science Final
Exam Practice Questions and Answers
What is memory? - Ans:✔✔-memory is learning that persists over an extended period of time
Encoding - Ans:✔✔-when you are given information, what you do to make sure you remember
it later
Storage - Ans:✔✔-information that has been "stored" in memory
Retrieval - Ans:✔✔-The ability to retrieve/ remember what was previously stored
Students typically prefer multiple-choice tests over essay tests because ________ memory is
better than recall. - Ans:✔✔-recognition
Short-term memory is now referred to as _______ memory to reflect the fact that it is an active
process, not just storage. - Ans:✔✔-working
You can increase the capacity for the memory in question 2 by "________" information into
meaningful groups. - Ans:✔✔-chunking
The _________ effect demonstrates that as you practice retrieving information, it strengthens
your memory for that information. The ___________ effect demonstrates that by not
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cramming/massing retrieval practice, you also strengthen your memory for information. -
Ans:✔✔-testing, spacing
Which part of the brain is responsible for memory consolidation? - Ans:✔✔-hippocampus
A memory of a surprising and consequential event? (9/11, Big events) - Ans:✔✔-flashbulb
memory
How do we retrieve information from LTM? - Ans:✔✔-retrieval cues
When two things that are associated become activated, often without our awareness, we say
they are _________ - Ans:✔✔-primed
Suppose your family rents the same cabin every Thanksgiving. According to research on
_______ - _______memory, it's likely that when you're there you will remember past
Thanksgivings better than when you're at home. - Ans:✔✔-context-dependent
If you meet a bunch of people at once, you're most likely to remember the names of the first
few people you met. What's this effect called? - Ans:✔✔-primacy effect
What is the scientific attitude? - Ans:✔✔-scientists must be curious, skeptical and humble
Father of Psychology - Ans:✔✔-Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism - Ans:✔✔-the goal of structuralism- identify basic elements of conciseness
Functionalism - Ans:✔✔-William James was interested in the functions of the mind
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Psychology as a Natural Science Final
Exam Practice Questions and Answers
What is memory? - Ans:✔✔-memory is learning that persists over an extended period of time
Encoding - Ans:✔✔-when you are given information, what you do to make sure you remember
it later
Storage - Ans:✔✔-information that has been "stored" in memory
Retrieval - Ans:✔✔-The ability to retrieve/ remember what was previously stored
Students typically prefer multiple-choice tests over essay tests because ________ memory is
better than recall. - Ans:✔✔-recognition
Short-term memory is now referred to as _______ memory to reflect the fact that it is an active
process, not just storage. - Ans:✔✔-working
You can increase the capacity for the memory in question 2 by "________" information into
meaningful groups. - Ans:✔✔-chunking
The _________ effect demonstrates that as you practice retrieving information, it strengthens
your memory for that information. The ___________ effect demonstrates that by not
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cramming/massing retrieval practice, you also strengthen your memory for information. -
Ans:✔✔-testing, spacing
Which part of the brain is responsible for memory consolidation? - Ans:✔✔-hippocampus
A memory of a surprising and consequential event? (9/11, Big events) - Ans:✔✔-flashbulb
memory
How do we retrieve information from LTM? - Ans:✔✔-retrieval cues
When two things that are associated become activated, often without our awareness, we say
they are _________ - Ans:✔✔-primed
Suppose your family rents the same cabin every Thanksgiving. According to research on
_______ - _______memory, it's likely that when you're there you will remember past
Thanksgivings better than when you're at home. - Ans:✔✔-context-dependent
If you meet a bunch of people at once, you're most likely to remember the names of the first
few people you met. What's this effect called? - Ans:✔✔-primacy effect
What is the scientific attitude? - Ans:✔✔-scientists must be curious, skeptical and humble
Father of Psychology - Ans:✔✔-Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism - Ans:✔✔-the goal of structuralism- identify basic elements of conciseness
Functionalism - Ans:✔✔-William James was interested in the functions of the mind
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