psych exam ii FMQs

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________ memory, also called non-declarative memory.

implicit

what is episodic memory?

information about events we have personally experienced

what is semantic memory?

knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?

semantics

A person who is experiencing stereotype threat would look like which of the following cases?

Jesable who is taking a drivers test on her 85th birthday, the evaluator is young, her driving performanance decreases.

In the Two Factor theory of Intelligence, there are 2 factors: g and s. Which of the following is true according to the Two Factor approach?

There is only one g.

A public opinion poll was administered to 50 people before the election of President Barack Obama. Polls taken before election night showed 50% of the people polled believed Barack Obama would be elected president. After the election results, the same people were asked if they believed Barack Obama would be elected president, and this time 75% of the people said yes. This may be an example of ________ bias.

egocentric

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.

flashbulb; retro-antero