Exam 3 psych

Which type of emotion is revenge

Goal attainment

A

Happy

Who was the first researcher to use nonsense syllabus to study memory

Herman ebbinghaus

A mental short cut, or rule of thumb, for solving problems is called

Heuristic

Dr.Jackson is often found in class using phrases like " it is similar to..." and "kind of like,,," making connections between similar things is an example of an

Analogy

E

Anger

Short term memory and working memory mean the same thing

False

Which of these is the quality of language in which words are used as symbols for objects,events , or ideas

Semincity

B

Surprise

Which best characterizes Howard Gardners view of intelligence

There are multiple intelligences which are influenced by different areas in the brain

The feeling that information is stored in memory although it cannot be readily retrieved is called the

Top of tongue phenomenon

A composite of studies of the relationship between IQ scores and heredity suggest that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to IQ scores

True

According to Freud we are motivated to forget painful memories and unacceptable ideas because they produce anxiety, guilt, and shame

True

Episodic memory is also referred to as autobiographical memory because they are memories of the things that happen to us or take place in our presence

True

Memory may be defined as the processes by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

True

C

Contempt

F

Disguise

Katie finished up the multiple choice questions on the exam and read the essay question. She began to think of different ways to answer it. What kind of thinking is she using

Divergent

Which of the following is the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of auditory stimuli

Echoed memory

How to perform skills and actions is a component of

Implicit memory

Explicit memory is

Information that can be clearly stated

Which of the following is statements is true of thinking

Paying attention to information

D

Sadness

Feeling states with psychological,cognitive,and behavioral components are defined as

Emotions

Jane is working overtime to exceed her sales targets so that she gets a higher income. The higher income in this scenario is an intrinsic reward

False

The Wechsler intelligence scale yielded the mental age score

False

Unlike babbling, crying and cooing are inborn and prelinguistic.

False

According to Maslows Hierarchical of needs, what must be developed immediately prior to esteem needs

Love and belonging

Although Alara had practiced her presentation several times before class she struggled in the middle part of the speech when she gave it in class. This pattern of forgetting illustrates

Serial position effect

Maslows hierarchy of needs is defined as the ordering of needs from most basic to most elaborate and sophisticated

True

The capacity of short term memory is approximately

7

Which of these was the first attempt to measure intelligence

Binet Simon

In relation to the question of what determines intelligence most psychologists agree that

Both heredity and environment are important

Vomiting, binge eating, fasting, the use of laxatives and engaging in prolonged exercise regimens are potentially characteristics of

Bulima

According to theories of intelligence who can most likely solve problems to which there are no preexisting solutions and no proven formulas

Creative people

Mr.Rupps memory has always been spectacular. He can see an image, like a painting or a page in his book and recall exactly all of the details of either one. Mr.Rupp ability to remember these specific details is known as

Eidetic imagery

G

Fear

Which of these is an object , a person, or a situation that can satisfy a need or is desirable for its own sake

Incentive

Which type of amnesia involves the inability to recall events that occur prior to the age of three or so

Infantile amnesia

Which of these is a general mental capacity that involves the ability to reason, plan , solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience?

Intelligence

Which of the following is true about maintenance rehearsal

It involves mentally repeating a list or saying the information to oneself

Which of the following stat Is true about a schema

It is a way of mentally representing the world that can influence perceptions

Which of the following statements is true about long term memory

It is analogous to a biochemical hard drive

Which of the following is true about anterograde amnesia?

It is the failure to Romberg the events that occurred after a physical trauma

Daniel a six year old boy takes an intelligence test. The results of the test show that he is functioning intellectually like the average eight year old. In the scenario Daniel would score eight as his

Mental

Which set of twins will have the greatest correlation in their IQ scores?

Monozygotic twins raised together

Tobenna wants to figure out why his friends lied to him. What should he focus on

Motivation

Which of the following is true of drives

Need activates a drive

Alex is romantically and sexually attracted to goldfish. They are most likely to be labeled

None