Psychology 100 – Exam 2 Actual Questions and
Verified Answers (2025–2026) – Complete
Study Resource
Description:
This document includes the complete set of verified questions and
answers for Psychology 100 Exam 2 for the 2025–2026 academic
year. It comprehensively covers key psychological concepts and
theories such as classical and operant conditioning, social learning,
memory models, brain structures, cognition, emotion, motivation,
and major experiments by Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, and Ebbinghaus.
Students will find detailed definitions, distinctions between
psychological processes, and examples of key terms like
reinforcement, neuroplasticity, and cognitive dissonance. Perfect for
exam preparation, this guide aligns with introductory psychology
curricula and emphasizes critical terminology and applications.
Exam Questions and Answers
Bandura, Ross, and Ross, 1961 --- correct answer ---Experiment
with children and bobo dolls. Studied if agression could be learned.
Memory --- correct answer ---The persistence of learning over time
through the storage and retrieval of information.
,Information Processing Model --- correct answer ---Assumes the
processing of information for memory storage is similar to the way
a computer processes memory.
Automatic Encoding --- correct answer ---Information is stored
with very little effort. Examples: Knowledge of event frequency,
time and location.
Effortful Encoding --- correct answer ---Effort to encode and
remember information is required. Examples: Concepts for an
exam.
3 Stages of Information Processing Model --- correct answer ---1.
Encoding
2. Storage
3. Retrieval
Herman Ebbinghaus --- correct answer ---1. 1850-1909
2. First to consistently study memory.
3. Considered the father of memory.
4. Used nonsense syllables to find that the amount remembered
depends on the time spent learning and the benefits of over
learning.
, Spacing Effects --- correct answer ---Tendency for distributed study
or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved
through massed study or practice.
Semantic Encoding --- correct answer ---Encoding the meaning of
terms.
Visual Encoding --- correct answer ---Making "Mental Pictures"
Chunking --- correct answer ---Organizing items into familiar,
manageable units.
Storage --- correct answer ---Second stage of information
processing model. Described by the Stage Model
Stage Model --- correct answer ---1. Described by Atkinson and
Shiffrin in 1968.
2. Says the human memory system is composed of 3 stages of
memory system which information must pass.
3. 3 stages are Sensory memory, short term memory, and long term
memory.
Verified Answers (2025–2026) – Complete
Study Resource
Description:
This document includes the complete set of verified questions and
answers for Psychology 100 Exam 2 for the 2025–2026 academic
year. It comprehensively covers key psychological concepts and
theories such as classical and operant conditioning, social learning,
memory models, brain structures, cognition, emotion, motivation,
and major experiments by Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, and Ebbinghaus.
Students will find detailed definitions, distinctions between
psychological processes, and examples of key terms like
reinforcement, neuroplasticity, and cognitive dissonance. Perfect for
exam preparation, this guide aligns with introductory psychology
curricula and emphasizes critical terminology and applications.
Exam Questions and Answers
Bandura, Ross, and Ross, 1961 --- correct answer ---Experiment
with children and bobo dolls. Studied if agression could be learned.
Memory --- correct answer ---The persistence of learning over time
through the storage and retrieval of information.
,Information Processing Model --- correct answer ---Assumes the
processing of information for memory storage is similar to the way
a computer processes memory.
Automatic Encoding --- correct answer ---Information is stored
with very little effort. Examples: Knowledge of event frequency,
time and location.
Effortful Encoding --- correct answer ---Effort to encode and
remember information is required. Examples: Concepts for an
exam.
3 Stages of Information Processing Model --- correct answer ---1.
Encoding
2. Storage
3. Retrieval
Herman Ebbinghaus --- correct answer ---1. 1850-1909
2. First to consistently study memory.
3. Considered the father of memory.
4. Used nonsense syllables to find that the amount remembered
depends on the time spent learning and the benefits of over
learning.
, Spacing Effects --- correct answer ---Tendency for distributed study
or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved
through massed study or practice.
Semantic Encoding --- correct answer ---Encoding the meaning of
terms.
Visual Encoding --- correct answer ---Making "Mental Pictures"
Chunking --- correct answer ---Organizing items into familiar,
manageable units.
Storage --- correct answer ---Second stage of information
processing model. Described by the Stage Model
Stage Model --- correct answer ---1. Described by Atkinson and
Shiffrin in 1968.
2. Says the human memory system is composed of 3 stages of
memory system which information must pass.
3. 3 stages are Sensory memory, short term memory, and long term
memory.
