If you want positive transfer to occur, you would

take Psychology I before taking AP Psychology

Which of the following is not an example of positive transfer?

learning to drive a car with an automatic transmission, then learning to dr

Forgetting involves the

inability to recall information once learned

Over learning occurs best when

you rehearse the material several times

The slope of a learning curve will

increase gradually with the mastery of the material to be learned

Which of the following would be an example of state-dependent learning?

You do best taking a test under the same conditions in which you studied.

A recognition test is easier than a recall test because

your accuracy depends on your ability to pick out the correct answer

Mnemonic devices are useful when you

use them at the beginning of what you are trying to remember

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1
If you want positive transfer to occur, you would
take Psychology I before taking AP Psychology
take Psychology before taking algebra
take Chemistry and English during the same semester
take Spanish and French during the same semester
2
One basic theory of memory suggests that as we learn new material, the old material is replaced and forgotten
True
False
3
Which of the following is not an example of positive transfer?
learning to roller skate in order to improve your balancing skills in ice
learning to fly an airplane by using a simulator
learning to drive a car with an automatic transmission, then learning to dr
taking a course in Psychology to improve your grade later in AP Psychology
4
Forgetting involves the
inability to recall information once learned
fact that you never really learned the material
fact that positive transfer did not take place
ability to remember material that you overlearned
5
Most Children Have photographic memory
False
True
6
Which of the following is true of interference theory?
New material causes confusion if it is similar to old material
New material is not stored properly because it is too similar to old materi
New material is stored separately from old material that is similar
A and C only
7
When you over learn something, it is stored in short term memory
False
True
8
Mild West Anxiety can improve test scores
False
True
9
Over learning occurs best when
negative transfer has taken place
you rehearse the material several times
you recite the material to be learned one time
you use several mnemonic devices to improve memory
10
Eyewitness memory is
always accurate
seldom completely accurate
acoustic
always inaccurate
11
The slope of a learning curve will
increase gradually with the mastery of the material to be learned
decrease temporarily after four trials
increase sharply after the first trial
remain flat until mastery is accomplished
12
Depression can negatively affect test scores
False
True
13
You are trying to remember your Social Security number. The best method to use would be
Recognition
Mnemonic Device
Chunking
Positive Transfer
14
Moderate consumption of alcohol will improve your memory
True
False
15
Schemas are useful because they
help us solve problems in an organized way
help us analyze problems in a matter of seconds
provide a mental outline of a problem
do all of the above
16
Questions from one to ten on this test are an example of recall
True
False
17
Learning can be decreased by
taking a depressant drug to calm you down
doing all of the above
eating four hot dogs for lunch
drinking alcohol before a test
18
Certain Chemicals can affect learning
False
True
19
Which of the following would be an example of state-dependent learning?
You do best taking a test under the same conditions in which you studied.
Test results are dependent on your health at the time of the test.
You are in a nervous state when taking a test
Test results are dependent on the time you spend studying.
20
A recognition test is easier than a recall test because
none of the above are accurate
you are required to remember the facts in a specific order
your accuracy depends on your ability to pick out the correct answer
it requires more memory skills
21
Learning increases when
moderate stimulants are consumed
moderate humor is used when conveying information
all of the above
emotions are heightened
22
Most people recovering from amnesia remember older memories before present ones
False
True
23
If you remember your ABCs all your life, this information is stored in
long term memory
all of the above
short term memory
sensory memory
24
Mnemonic devices are useful when you
use them at the beginning of what you are trying to remember
use them at the end of what you are trying to remember
use them in the middle of what you are trying to remember
begin using them when you are elderly to increase retention
25
Eidetic memory is very common.
True
False

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