PSY 1010 SI EXAM 4 REVIEW

Question 1

Paying close attention to your notes while studying is an example of

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sustained attention

Question 2

eating disorder in which the individual consistently follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern

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bulimia nervosa

Question 3

Memory loss for a segment of the past but not for new events is called

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retrograde amnesia

Question 4

which is not a component of the Atkinson-Shiffrin Theory?

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working memory

Question 5

Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve suggests

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most forgetting occurs soon after we learn something

Question 6

a memory disorder that affects the retention of new information and events is called

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anterograde amnesia

Question 7

what happens if you stimulate and destroy the lateral hypothalamus

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eat; stop eating

Question 8

eating is a

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drive reducing behavior

Question 9

which of the following is NOT an obstacle to problem solving

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anchoring and adjustment

Question 10

time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds

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sensory

Question 11

TRUE OR FALSE: mood plays a role in self-regulation

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TRUE

Question 12

an acronym is an example of

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chunking

Question 13

which of the following is NOT a part of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

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psychological needs

Question 14

When new learning of information affects prior learning of information is called

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retroactive interference

Question 15

the weight maintained when the individual makes no effort to gain or lose weight is called

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set point

Question 16

homosexuality has been linked to

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depression

Question 17

based on internal factors

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intrinsic motivation

Question 18

memory for pictures is better than memory for words describes what hypothesis?

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dual-code hypothesis

Question 19

the conscious repetition of information is called

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rehearsal

Question 20

many successful people possess

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both

Question 21

which of the following is NOT a problem with instincts?

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every behavior can not be contributed to an instinct

Question 22

Thinking that more people die from accidents than stroke is an example of

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availability heuristic

Question 23

Motivation that involves external incentives is called

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extrinsic motivation

Question 24

hunger is an example of a

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drive

Question 25

Recalling your first date is an example of

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episodic memory

Question 26

memory that involves remembering information about doing something in the future is called

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prospective memory

Question 27

Listening to music while studying is an example of

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divided attention

Question 28

When prior learning of information affects new learning of information is called

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proactive interference

Question 29

Lashley's rat experiment revealed that memories reside in

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there is no specific area

Question 30

Listening to a lecture is an example of

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encoding

Question 31

the processing of environmental stimuli is called

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sensory memory

Question 32

eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation

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anorexia nervosa

Question 33

food is an example of a

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need

Question 34

what happens if you stimulate and destroy the ventromedial hypothalamus?

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stop eating; overeat

Question 35

Behaviorists, like Watson, believed thinking involved

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muscle movements

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a component of memory?

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self-actualization

Question 37

which of the following are properties of motivated behavior?

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all of the above

Question 38

knowing how to drive is an example of what type of long-term memory?

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implicit

Question 39

Recalling the events in a movie you have seen is an example of

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explicit memory

Question 40

Knowing who LeBron James is, is an example of

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semantic memory

Question 41

TRUE OR FALSE: the lateral hypothalamus is considered the “OFF” center

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FALSE

Question 42

what is the set point determined by?

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number of fat cells in the body

Question 43

time frames up a life time

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long-term memory

Question 44

TRUE or FALSE: as a drive becomes stronger, we are motivated to reduce it.

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TRUE

Question 45

Being able to effortlessly type a paper is an example of

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procedural memory

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a component of implicit memory?

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semantic memory

Question 47

TRUE OR FALSE: sexual motivation does not differ from hunger and thirst.

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FALSE

Question 48

which of the following is not an obstacle to rational decision making?

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confirmation bias

Question 49

the average person can hold ___ units of info in their STM

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7+/-2

Question 50

A team being more upset about losing by 2 points than by 30 points is an example of

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simulation heuristic

Question 51

children with high need for achievement set

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realistic goals

Question 52

TRUE OR FALSE: body weight is heritable.

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TRUE

Question 53

the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily is called

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serial position effect

Question 54

When other information gets in the way of remembering something else it is called

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interference

Question 55

which of the following is sexual behavior NOT motivated by?

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need

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a way to improve short-term memory?

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sustained attention

Question 57

A preexisting mental concept that helps interpret and organize information is called

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schema

Question 58

the force that moves people to think, behave, and feel the way they do is called

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motivation

Question 59

Which of the following is a biological state controlled by homeostasis

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all of the above

Question 60

Knowing how to play tennis is an example of

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implicit memory

Question 61

TRUE OR FALSE: eyewitness testimony is very reliable

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FALSE

Question 62

time frames up to 30 seconds

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short-term

Question 63

"a huge spider web of links between some new info&everything you already know" best describes

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elaboration

Question 64

Which of the following is NOT a problem with drives and needs?

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there cannot be drives without needs

PSY 1010 SI EXAM 4 REVIEW

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PSY 1010 SI EXAM 4 REVIEW

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