What is Mood-Congruent Memory?

Recall experiences that are consistent with our current mood

Ezra lost his phone. He checks the dirty clothes because he has left it there before. Ezra is

using a heuristic to solve his problem

According to the Gestalt principles:

objects with same features will be perceived together

What does the law of Pragnanz state?

people organize images with the simplest explanation

If confirmation bias is to attend to info that agrees with your opinion, then belief bias is

most likely agree only to ideas that match with yours

What effects do psychoactive drugs have on people who do/have done drugs?

dependence, tolerance, anxiety, fatigue

What does Freud believe dreams are?

Unconscious wishes, and outlet for unacceptable feelings

What did Noam Chomsky do?

made the Theory of Universal Language

In order to prevent expectancy biases, which of the following is needed in the experiment?

double-bind study, single blind study

Which is an example of Déjà vu?

Walking into class and feel as if you have been there before

What statement would a biological psychologist agree with most?

Behavior is a result of physiological events in the body

studbud

Semester 1 Review

105 termsStudBud Administration328 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards105 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 105

Answers

1
What is Mood-Congruent Memory?
Recall experiences that are consistent with our current mood
Being in a similar context that triggers a past experience
Recall things when in the same state that we learned them
unconscious process that uses cues to enhance speed&accuracy
2
sensory cortex, perception, touch (pain and temperature), ability to draw, reading and writing
frontal lobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
3
Which sense does the thalamus NOT send information to?
vestibular
olfaction
gustation
sight
4
The word CHUG has how many phonemes?
4
2
3
1
5
Ezra lost his phone. He checks the dirty clothes because he has left it there before. Ezra is
using trial and error
using an algorithm to solve his problem
using a prototype to solve his problem
using a heuristic to solve his problem
6
After her car accident Mo wakes up in the hospital &doesn’t remember anything before accident
Anterograde amnesia
Infantile amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
Alzheimer's
7
Little Albert was _____ conditioned.
operantly
classically
8
What is the word for the score that appears most frequently?
median
mode
mean
range
9
Classical conditioning uses reward and punishment to reinforce a desired behavior.
true
false
10
According to the Gestalt principles:
objects with same features will be perceived together
binocular cues allow color of object to stay constant
monocular cues allow size of object to stay constant
11
Process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive stimuli from the environment
transduction
sensation
perception
12
What kind of technique separates the seven numbers in a phone number in order to remember it?
visual imagry
method of loci
chunking
mneumonic
13
Color is the psychological sensation derived from the wavelength of visible light.
false
true
14
I will never forget that day because I almost died after being swept away by an undertow!
serial memory
procedural memory
flashbulb memory
semantic memory
15
What does the law of Pragnanz state?
people are only able to focus on one stimuli at a time
there are three types of cones that allow us to see colors
people organize images with the simplest explanation
seeing an afterimage
16
What is the middle score of an ordered set of data?
range
mean
mode
median
17
If confirmation bias is to attend to info that agrees with your opinion, then belief bias is
most likely agree only to ideas that match with yours
refuse to belief in all other opinions
cling to your beliefs
18
When doing an FRQ, you are using--
logic
Recognition
educated guesses
recall
19
What theory evokes random memories at night?
Repression
Activation Synthesis Theory
Information Processing Theory
Physiological and cognitive function
20
When someone says something and the thing you first imagine is called what?
Schema
prototype
Availability Heuristic
Representative Heuristic
21
Tommy remembers a dream in which he became the president of the united states.
Latent content
lucid dreaming
Manifest content
REM sleep
22
After Kerri was in an accident she could not remember her new professor’s name.
Forgetfulness
Anterograde amnesia
Alzheimer’s
Retrograde amnesia
23
perception, vision
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
frontal lobe
occipital lobe
24
Who argued there was an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?
Noam Chomsky
Wolfgang Kohler
BF Skinner
Elizabeth Lotus
25
What is the theory of grouping colors in groups of three called?
Color Blindness
Opponent Process
Trichromatic
JND
26
When Bob thinks of a vehicle he thinks of a car. This is an example of what?
syntax
algorithm
prototype
schema
27
Deception is allowed in experiments as long as the benefits outweigh the potential harm.
false
true
28
Who created the theory of repression?
skinner
wundt
freud
pavlov
29
I receive $50 when I get all A’s on report card. Example of?
negative punishement
positive punishement
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
30
What is the classical conditioning experiment that conditioned a kid to fear a white rat?
Harlow’s Experiments
Pavlov’s Experiments
Genie Experiment
Little Albert Experiment
31
What effects do psychoactive drugs have on people who do/have done drugs?
dependence
tolerance
anxiety
fatigue
32
Where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called…
sensation spot
blind spot
optic spot
specialized nerves
33
What is the outside of the eye where light passes through called?
Pinna
Fovea
Cornea
Lens
34
This part of the ear sends messages to the brain.
auditory canal
Auditory nerve
cochlea
Pinna
35
What is the innermost layer of the eye that sends visual information to the cortex?
Cornea
retina
Lens
Optic Nerve
36
Monocular cues and Binocular cues are involved with seeing depth
false
true
37
What does Freud believe dreams are?
Unconscious wishes, and outlet for unacceptable feelings
Conscious wishes, and outlet for acceptable feelings
Love for puppies
fears
38
What did Noam Chomsky do?
made the Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
made the Theory of Universal Language
made the Theory of Everything
made the Big Bang Theory
39
Words, prefixes and suffixes such as re, ed, play etc. are examples of….
syntax
phonemes
phrases
morphemes
40
Heuristics can solve problems more accurately than algorithms
false
true
41
What disorder causes you to stop breathing while sleeping and can lead to irregular heartbeat?
Insomnia
Sleep Apnea
Sleep-Walking
Narcolepsy
42
What is the first stage of language development?
phoneme
morpheme
grammar
words
43
What is the term for adding all scores together and dividing by the number of scores?
mean
median
mode
outliers
44
What is a step by step formula to solve a problem that we use as humans?
algorithm
pie chart
Chart
dot graph
45
The evolutionary approach is the study on how organisms have evolved over time
true
false
46
You try to walk in a straight line with your eyes closed and are unsuccessful. You have lost:
Cochlear
vestibular sense
Perception
Kinesthetics
47
In order to prevent expectancy biases, which of the following is needed in the experiment?
naturalistic observation
case study
double-bind study
single blind study
48
Which is an example of Déjà vu?
Assigning a word to associate with another word.
You have the inability to recall a word.
Walking into class and feel as if you have been there before
Group a phone number into three different chunks.
49
where is broca’s area located and what is its function?
temporal & hearing
frontal & speech production
frontal & language comprehension
occipital & eyesight
50
If Jack has very big glasses and pants with suspenders, people will assume he is a nerd. Why?
heuristics
unnecessary judgements
prototypes
nerd hate
51
What statement would a biological psychologist agree with most?
Natural selection determines traits and tendencies
Behavior is influenced by one’s own thinking
Behavior is a result of physiological events in the body
52
Which form of memory is virtually limitless?
Iconic memory
Short term memory
Long term memory
Sensory memory
53
Which structure of the limbic system is involved in fear and aggression?
thalamus
hypothalamus
sensory cortex
amygdala
54
what does the graph for standard deviation look like?
scatter plot
bar graph
bell curve
straight line
55
What is a measure of variability that is a measure of how much scores vary around the mean?
standard deviation
median
mode
mean
56
The Theory of Universal Grammar, is about:
All languages have similar syntax and grammar
Everyone has the same exact grammar
All languages are the same
Everyone has the same accent
57
What is not a type of neuron?
motor neurons
sensory neurons
interneurons
exoneurons
58
There are 6 stages of sleep.
true
false
59
Which one of these is the correct order of stages of language development?
words, sentences, phonemes, morphemes, grammar, and phrases
words, grammar, phrases, phonemes, sentences, morphemes
phonemes, morphemes, words, phrases, sentences, and grammar
grammar, sentences, phrases, words, morphemes, and phonemes
60
Kelly had to calculate a tip for the waiter What type of memory will she be using?
sensory
short-term
long-term
61
What process converts physical energy into neural messages?
Sensation
perception
Transduction
processing
62
impulsivity, short term memory, emotion, voluntary mvment, creativity, expressive language
brocas area
temporal lobe
frontal lobe
amygdala
63
You refuse to believe that there are animals that can fly,despite all the evidence against this
None of these.
Belief Perseverance
Confirmation Bias
Belief Bias
64
Which of the following was a behaviorist?
skinner
james
wundt
erickson
65
Tom only searches for things that support his topic. What is this called?
Overconfidence
Belief perseverance
Belief Bias
Confirmation Bias
66
What is syntax?
rules that govern the meaning of words
rules that govern the formation of phrases
sentences
a string of words that create meaning
67
3 days after the test, I forget much of the info but a month later,I still remember a few terms
Long term memory
Short term memory
Ebbinghaus’s retention curve
Forgetting
68
Which of the following ear part matches its function?
Ear canal → entry way for sound waves
Cochlea → transmits sound to the middle ear
Stirrup → transmits sound vibrations to the incus
Ear drum → Prevents harmful sounds and makes you ears ring
69
Schemas can never be changed once we have created one.
false
true
70
What is the difference between absolute and difference thresholds?
difference of JND
min stimulation needed to detect sensation 1/2 time vs JND
i need to study more
nothing is different
71
The two kinds of interference types are called retrograde and anterograde interference.
true
false
72
What is learned helplessness?
The condition in which a person feels hopeless after failing
The belief that only thought matters
The belief that studying will help you
The belief that you’re above getting help
73
According to Shiffrin and Atkinson,the order in which one retrieves memory (start to finish) is
Retrieval, encoding, storage
Storage, encoding, retrieval
Encoding, retrieval, storage
Encoding, storage, retrieval
74
In an experiment, the factor that is changed is called the…
dependant variable
independant variable
operational definition
constant
75
What is semantics?
system of rules that enable us to talk to each other
smallest unit of language composed one or more morphemes
a complete thought
rules that govern the meaning of words
76
Justin drinks a RedBull while studying for psych-the next day he drinks one while taking test
state dependent memory
iconic memory
mood congruent memory
explicit memory
77
Anna sees the animal with fur, whiskers, and says meow &calls it a cat. This categorization is
beleif bias
a representative heuristic
a schema
an assimilation
78
Eniola accidently dialed his mom’s old number instead of her new number. Example of?
Retroactive interference
Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
Proactive interference
79
Bo washed the dishes and the dishes were washed by Bo mean the same thing. Example of?
syntax
grammar
semantics
phonemes
80
Is a Flashbulb Memory a specific type of episodic memory; a personal event that is very vivid?
true
false
81
The phenomenon of seeing faces and figures in random shapes is best explained by_______.
law of effect
law of closure
law of proximity
law of pragnaz
82
Our body position and balance is controlled by what?
CNS
Auditory system
Kinesthetic system
83
whats the role of the primary motor cortex?
generate neural impulses that control movement
controlling your sense of taste
control balance
decision making and planning
84
What must all psychological experiments follow?
behavior modification measures
constants
APA guidelines
a disputable fact
85
Which of the following offers an explanation for the phenomenon of afterimages?
acuity
oung-Helmholtz trichromatic theory
Opponent process theory
abstraction
86
Which is an example of a mnemonic:
3.1415
ROY G. BIV
T or F questions
87
How are correlations graphed?
pie chart
bar graph
line graph
scatter plot
88
early school of psychology
behaviorism
cognitive
structuralism
psychodynamic
89
hearing, long term memory, verbal and written recognition, receptive memory
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
90
Using MINIMAL to remember five of the states is a--
Chunking
Peg-Word System
Method of LOCI
Mnemonic Device
91
Bandura's experiment with the BoBo doll showed the psychological community the existence of
modeling
retinal disparity
conditioning
shaping
92
Slot machines have a variable win rate. What schedule of reinforcement is this an example of?
Continuous Interval
Fixed Ratio
variable ratio
Variable- Interval
93
What muscle around the eye dilates and constricts in reaction to light intensity?
iris
cortex
lens
thalamus
94
According to Ebbinghaus retention curve, forgetting starts out ____ and becomes ___ later on.
Constant, gradual
Drastic, gradual
Gradual, drastic
Constant, drastic
95
What is it called when one sees objects as having a constant color despite changing conditions?
law of pragnaz
shape constancy
color constancy
size constancy
96
What stage of sleep does REM occur?
2
1
5
4
97
The formation of phrases (placement of nouns, verbs and adj.) are governed by
phrases
syntax
words
phonemes
98
Which of the following schools focuses on people being their best self ?
gestalt
structuralism
behaviorsim
humanism
99
At the mall and see a group of five people standing by one another. You know they together.Why?
law of pragnaz
similarity
proximity
closure
100
Correlation means causation.
false
true
101
How do you find the range of a set of data?
find the average of all the scores
.find the difference between the highest and lowest score
pick the score that occurs most frequently
select the middle score of all the numbers
102
For my experiment, OG stands for "original." In making that abbreviation clear, it becomes
a heuristic
a independant variable
an operational definition
a hypothesis
103
I think of 20 uses for a toothpick, twice as many as anyone else. I do not suffer from what?
recall
fuctional fixedness
retroactive interference
amnesia
104
What are characteristics of short wavelengths?
Low pitched sounds
Low frequency
none of these
Reddish colors
105
Where are the rods and cones located in the eye?
On the sides of the eye
next to the lens
behind the pupil
In the back of the eye

Semester 1 Review Flashcards | StudBud