PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Eunice has had trouble remembering the formula for calculating the area of a circle, so she is saying it to
herself over and over again as her teacher passes out a geometry test. Eunice is demonstrating:
Storage in the sensory register
The use of maintenance rehearsal
The use of chunking
Retrieval from working memory
> The use of maintenance rehearsal
Considering current views regarding the capacity of working memory, which one of the following sets of
information could be held entirely in working memory?
The names of 20 friends
The visual images of 20 friends
,Two pages of narrative from a mystery novel
A list of five miscellaneous household objects
> A list of five miscellaneous household objects
Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working (short-term) memory?
Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a
piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it.
Carol remembers most of the information that she has been learning about World War II in class this
week, but she remembers very little of what she learned about World War I two weeks ago.
At 9:00 a.m., Darrell makes a mental list of the five items he needs to purchase at the grocery store at
the end of the day. At noon, he checks himself and realizes that he still remembers all five. At 3:00 p.m.,
however, he discovers that he has forgotten three of the five items.
Arnie's family spends a summer at his grandmother's house and is able to remember his grandmother's
telephone number for the two months he is there. However, he quickly forgets the number after he
moves back home again.
Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a
piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it.
William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of its
three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating:
The use of maintenance rehearsal
,Storage in the sensory register
Retrieval from working memory
The use of chunking
The use of chunking
Susan is introduced to Jerry. She immediately smiles and says, "Hello Jerry." A minute later, she wants to
introduce Jerry to her friend Mary, but she cannot remember his name. Based on this information, how
far in Susan's memory system did Jerry's name get?
It reached the sensory register
It reached long-term memory
It reached working memory
It never got into the memory system at all
It reached working memory
Only one of the following teachers is applying contemporary memory theory. Which one?
Ms. Cranston asks her students to memorize definitions of 15 geometric figures.
Mr. Dominowski suggests that his students put information for tomorrow's test in their short-term
memories.
, Mr. Bancroft helps students identify important ideas in their textbooks.
Ms. Alphonso suggests that students in her Russian class listen to Russian tapes while they sleep.
Mr. Bancroft helps students identify important ideas in their textbooks.
Each of the following teachers is reviewing materials their students will need to know for the upcoming
final exam. Three of the following teachers are reviewing in a way that is sensitive to their
students cognitive load capacity? Which teacher is not?
Mr. Daniels stops and repeats difficult concepts and often re-words confusing information.
Mr. Andrews puts all of the information students will need to know for the exam on the board and
instructs the students to copy it into notes.
Mr. Brown presents the information separated into sections. He completes one section before moving on
to the next.
Mr. Carey presents the information slowly and includes many examples and illustrations.
Mr. Andrews puts all of the information students will need to know for the exam on the board and
instructs the students to copy it into notes.
The textbook recommends a number of ways in which to increase students' attention in class. Which one
of the following is not recommended?
Have several different activities going on simultaneously.
Vary the method of presentation.
Place easily distractible students near the teacher.
Ask questions frequently.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST
UPDATE
Eunice has had trouble remembering the formula for calculating the area of a circle, so she is saying it to
herself over and over again as her teacher passes out a geometry test. Eunice is demonstrating:
Storage in the sensory register
The use of maintenance rehearsal
The use of chunking
Retrieval from working memory
> The use of maintenance rehearsal
Considering current views regarding the capacity of working memory, which one of the following sets of
information could be held entirely in working memory?
The names of 20 friends
The visual images of 20 friends
,Two pages of narrative from a mystery novel
A list of five miscellaneous household objects
> A list of five miscellaneous household objects
Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working (short-term) memory?
Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a
piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it.
Carol remembers most of the information that she has been learning about World War II in class this
week, but she remembers very little of what she learned about World War I two weeks ago.
At 9:00 a.m., Darrell makes a mental list of the five items he needs to purchase at the grocery store at
the end of the day. At noon, he checks himself and realizes that he still remembers all five. At 3:00 p.m.,
however, he discovers that he has forgotten three of the five items.
Arnie's family spends a summer at his grandmother's house and is able to remember his grandmother's
telephone number for the two months he is there. However, he quickly forgets the number after he
moves back home again.
Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a
piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it.
William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of its
three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating:
The use of maintenance rehearsal
,Storage in the sensory register
Retrieval from working memory
The use of chunking
The use of chunking
Susan is introduced to Jerry. She immediately smiles and says, "Hello Jerry." A minute later, she wants to
introduce Jerry to her friend Mary, but she cannot remember his name. Based on this information, how
far in Susan's memory system did Jerry's name get?
It reached the sensory register
It reached long-term memory
It reached working memory
It never got into the memory system at all
It reached working memory
Only one of the following teachers is applying contemporary memory theory. Which one?
Ms. Cranston asks her students to memorize definitions of 15 geometric figures.
Mr. Dominowski suggests that his students put information for tomorrow's test in their short-term
memories.
, Mr. Bancroft helps students identify important ideas in their textbooks.
Ms. Alphonso suggests that students in her Russian class listen to Russian tapes while they sleep.
Mr. Bancroft helps students identify important ideas in their textbooks.
Each of the following teachers is reviewing materials their students will need to know for the upcoming
final exam. Three of the following teachers are reviewing in a way that is sensitive to their
students cognitive load capacity? Which teacher is not?
Mr. Daniels stops and repeats difficult concepts and often re-words confusing information.
Mr. Andrews puts all of the information students will need to know for the exam on the board and
instructs the students to copy it into notes.
Mr. Brown presents the information separated into sections. He completes one section before moving on
to the next.
Mr. Carey presents the information slowly and includes many examples and illustrations.
Mr. Andrews puts all of the information students will need to know for the exam on the board and
instructs the students to copy it into notes.
The textbook recommends a number of ways in which to increase students' attention in class. Which one
of the following is not recommended?
Have several different activities going on simultaneously.
Vary the method of presentation.
Place easily distractible students near the teacher.
Ask questions frequently.
