General Psychology Quiz 3: Ch 6-Questions 1-31, Ch. 7-Questions 32-68, Ch. 8-Questions 69-102

(Beginning of Chapter 6) George Miller found that the average person is able to keep about _______________ digits in mind at a time.

The stages of information processing in memory are

Locating stored information and returning it to consciousness is a memory process termed

Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the three stages of memory referred to as

Psychologists believe that we possess a sensory register for

Another term for "photographic memory" is

The way in which we conceptualize our worlds, beliefs, and our expectations are built around congnitive structures called

Which of the following is true regarding long-term memory organization?

Evidence from a number of studies demonstrates that recall is _____________ when the person is tested in a place different from where the material was learned in the first place. These findings illustrate the significance of ________ memory.

In Ebbinghaus's classic curve of forgetting, the greatest memory loss occurs

When an old piece of information interferes with your ability to learn something new, this memory problem is called ______________ interference

The memory problem called retroactive interference happens when

The lack of support for the existence of recovered memories is based on

Abe and Rose, who have been married for 13 years, are discussing the events that led to their very first date. Rose distinctly remembers giving Abe her telephone number at a party, but Abe is certain that he got her number from her best friend, Linda. Abe and Rose have different _________________ memories of the event.

Which of the following is most likely to remain firmly embedded in your memory over the decades?

By mentally repeating a telephone number after looking it up for the first time, Jim was engaged in

Jim had received driving directions to his destination from a town resident. A little while later, he was hopelessly lost again. He most probably failed to attend to directions at

After a single presentation, Megan call recall her friend's long-distance telephone number and five-digit extension even though the sequence contains 15 digits. One reason for her ease of recall is that she combined the digits into smaller groups. This process is called

Danielle, a college senior, is trying to remember the names of the children that attended her high school graduation party but cannot. It is most likely that

While studying for an astronomy exam, Haley realizes that the swirling motion of the cream he has just poured into his coffee is similar to the motion of the solar nebula described in his textbook. This comparison helps him to remember the term for the phenomenon and represents an example of

The memory task for most of the items in a multiple-choice test, such as the one you are taking, is

Jessica was upset because she was unable to remember her 4th birthday party, and everyone in her family was always talking about that day. A cognitive explanation for Jessica's memory loss might be

One of the symptoms of anterograde amnesia is

The surviving bodyguard in Princess Diana's car was unable to recall events immediately prior to the car crash. He appeared to suffer from

Joe is a long-term alcoholic who has great difficulty storing new information in memory. What brain structure has likely sustained damage?

Visual images are to ______________________ memory as auditory images are to _________________ memory.

The appearance of new information in short-term memory displacing the old information suggests that STM store is

In the effects of mood on memory, a happy mood may evoke happy memories, and a sad mood may evoke sad memories. These effects illustrate

Forgetting that occurs because new information inhibits the retrieval of previously learned information or because previously learned information inhibits the retrieval of new information is explained by

Which of the following are thought to be involved in the biochemical process of memory?

It appears that storage bins for long-term memories are located in

(Beginning of Chapter 7) The term thinking generally refers to

Mental categories used to class together objects, relations, events, abstractions or qualities that have common properties are called

A problem-solving technique that involves a specific procedure for the particular type of problem is called

An _________________ problem requires reorganization of a group of letters to form words.

Algorithms are usually time-consuming whereas __________________ provide a more rapid solution, when they work.

When we apply the solution of an earlier problem to a new but similar problem we are using an __________________.

We often base our estimates of the likelihood of events on how easily information is accessed. This describes the _____________ heuristic.

Communication of thoughts and feelings through symbols that are arranged according to the rules of grammar defines

The babbling of infants in all cultures sounds much the same, but by 9 or 10 months of age,

Learning theories of language development emphasize the role of

Among the seven kinds of intelligence, Howard Gardner includes

The theory of emotional intelligence suggests that emotional intelligence

One advantage of the Wechsler scales is that they

The Wechsler scales are made up of subtests grouped into

The best summary statement to characterize the heritability of intelligence is that

Studies with children in Colorado, Texas, and Minnesota have found a stronger relationship between the IQ scores of adopted children and their ___________ than with their ______________.

There is solid research evidence that preschool intervention programs such as Head Start

Which of the following would NOT be categorized as belonging to the same "concept"?

Don solves puzzles and problems with ease. He probably uses all of the following except

After setting a five-year goal for their company, a group of managers look to where the company is today and the steps needed to achieve the end goal. They are using a technique called

If you are confused by a multiple-choice question because you notice that several choices are correct, but fail to notice that the question asks, "Which is not correct?" you may have experienced the effect of

Giovanni's car was in a snow bank, and his rear wheels were without traction. He used his ski jacket under one tire and a flattened cardboard box under the other tire to provide the traction he needed to get the car out of the snow bank. Giovanni did NOT show _____________ in coming to this solution.

Anthony graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA and scored 1595 points on the SAT, a well above-average score. Sternberg's model of intelligence would rate Anthony high on _____________________ intelligence.

Beth was an average student in college. But in graduate school, she proved to be skilled at coping with novel situations and generating many possible solutions to problems. Robert Sternberg would say that Beth had a lot ______________________ intelligence.

Eric is an average-level student, but compared to his more academically gifted friends he has the best job and was promoted within the first six weeks of taking the position. According to Sternberg's model of intelligence, Eric demonstrates a high level of ______________________ intelligence.

Ron is 10 years old and has an MA of 12. John is 8 years old and has an MA of 6. Rita is 10 years old and has an MA of 10. Whose IQ is the highest?

According to the textbook, which person is most likely to graduate from high school and complete college?

Valeria is a two-year-old whose mother is involved with her and is emotionally and verbally responsive to her. She gives Valeria appropriate play materials and varies her daily experiences. Valeria will probably

When compared with algorithms in problem solving, a disadvantage of heuristic devices is that

In making decisions, people tend to focus on examples that confirm their judgments and ignore instances that do not. This process often leads to

If you understand what the sounds of a language represent, you understand its

The learning theory approach to language acquisition has difficulty explaining which one of the following statements?

Charles Spearman argued for a single "general intelligence" factor because he noted that

_________________ thinking is to narrowing choices as ____________ thinking is to broadening choices.

Children who answer more items correctly on the IQ test than the average for children of the same age, attain

Which factor helps to explain the reason for ethnic differences in intelligence test scores?

Given current research, which is most likely true (along the lines of differences between the biological male sex of and the biological female sex)?

(Beginning of Chapter 8) The study of motivation is an attempt to understand ________________ a behavior occurs.

Motives can take the form of

Needs can be described as

Psychological needs are generally based upon

Drive-reduction theory defines hunger, pain, and thirst as

According to drive-reduction theory, the drive to accumulate wealth is described as a(n)

Research on sensory deprivation reveals that

According to humanistic theory, people are separated from lower animals by our capacity for _________________.

If the ventromedial nucleaus (VMN) of a rat's brain is destroyed, the rat

The _________________ is signaled when there is a drop in blood sugar due to food deprivation.

Dieting results in a(n) _____________ of the metabolic rate.

The sexual response cycle occurs in what sequence?

According to the NHSLS,

McClelland's (1965) research revealed that those whose Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) results demonstrated a high need to achieve were likely to seek work opportunities that

Parents of children who develop learning goals are likely to

Parents of children who develop performance goals are likely to

___________________ are feeling states with cognitive, physiological, and behavioral components.

A research method used photographs of people exhibiting different facial expressions and required particpants to label the emotion demonstrated in each photograph. This procedure revealed that

Which field of psychology is interested in the study of positive emotions such as happiness and love, optimism and hope, joy and sensual pleasures?

Which of the following have been related to happiness?

According to the Cannon-Bard Theory, an event simultaneously triggers

A high need for achievement would drive a person to

The observation that we enjoy stimulating activities such as driving in fast cars or riding rollar coasters is inconsistent with __________________ theories.

An honor student who joins a scholastics club looking for friendship is mostly satisfying the _____________ of Maslow's hierarchy.

Many artists and intellectuals pursue creative and intellectual goals without recognition or reward. The fact that they pursue growth motives in the absence of safety and security argues against Maslow's idea that needs are organized as

Shauna is extremely concerned about her wieght. Although she wieghs less than 85% of her desirable body weight and has lost 25% of her weight within the last year, she is still convinced that she is "fat." Most likely Shauna has

Learning theories look toward what kinds of factors in explaining sexual orientation?

Brian is depressed. The arousal of his parasympathetic nervous system represents the _______________ component of the emotion while his thoughts of helplessness represent the _________________ component.

Which theory supports the following scenario: You see a bear, then your heart starts pounding, then you feel fear?

Which theory supports the following scenario: You see a bear, then you run as you think "danger," then you feel fear?

People with _________________ than others will feel food-deprived earlier, even though they may be of equal weight.

According to Maslow, individuals would not be motivated to satisfy their __________________ needs until their _______________ needs are met.

The study of motivation is complex because it cannot be directly observed, only

An animal has requirements to eat and drink. A species must reproduce. Behavior is organized to maintain the proper temperature. These are all examples of