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Psychology Midterm

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show It involves transforming information from one form to another in order for it to get into a particular part of memory. (p. 222)  
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show Iconic memory (p. 227)  
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The part of memory that has a capacity of about 7 items and whose duration can be increased through techniques such as maintenance rehearsal and chunking is called:   show
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Knowledge of who the first person to walk on the moon was is probably stored in:   show
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Verification of the statement “a beagle is a dog” is much faster than verification of the statement “a beagle is an animal” according to what model?   show
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According to __________________, a student will do better on a psychology test if he or she takes the test in the same room as they learned material.   show
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Which of the following is NOT an example of recall?   show
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show Primacy effect (p. 239)  
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show They are usually very accurate. (p. 242-243)  
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One problem with courtroom testimony is that lawyers might phrase a question as to influence a person’s recall of a crime scene. This may be referred to as the:   show
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show Forgetting is very rapid within the first few hours of learning, but then decreases gradually. (p. 248-249)  
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show retroactive interference (p. 251)  
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show Hippocampus (p. 252)  
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show Alzheimer’s disease (p. 255)  
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show Unconditioned stimulus (p. 179-180)  
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show The CS and UCS should occur together in time. (p. 180-181)  
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show Spontaneous recovery (p. 182)  
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Which of the following is NOT an example of classical conditioning?   show
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One common aspect of all forms of negative reinforcement is that:   show
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Which of the following is NOT true about the use of punishment?   show
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show Shaping (p. 195-196)  
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show Discriminative stimulus (p. 196)  
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show Fixed interval (p. 200)  
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show Variable ratio (p. 200-201)  
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Research on ________________ showed that not all behaviors can be learned through experience with the environment (e.g., operant conditioning), as was once thought by the behaviorists.   show
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show Latent learning (p. 206-207)  
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Seligman performed a study on learned helplessness, which demonstrated:   show
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A bio has been search for solution about area of the brain is assoc. w/ conscious exp. After many yrs of work, the bio decides to abandon efforts. Later, he suddenly realizes the solution. What type of learning?   show
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In order for observational learning to occur, all of the following elements need to be present EXCEPT:   show
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show Natural concepts (p. 266)  
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____________ is the method of problem solving in which a person uses a “rule of thumb” or a simple rule or principle to solve a problem that they may apply to many situations.   show
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show functional fixedness (p. 273-274)  
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The process of stimulating divergent thinking that involves starting with a central idea (e.g., animals) and drawing lines to other related ideas (e.g., bird, horse) to form a mental image of the concepts and their connections is called .   show
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show existentialist (p. 278)  
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show Analytical (p. 278-279)  
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show IQ = (mental age/chronological age) *100 (p. 280)  
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______________ refers to the degree to which a test actually measures what it is supposed to measure.   show
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All of the following are potential flaws of intelligence tests EXCEPT:   show
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All of the following are potential causes of mental retardation EXCEPT:   show
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At an IQ ranging from 40-55, a person:   show
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According to the study by Terman and Olden (1959), successful adults are different from other groups of adults in that ____________.   show
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Emotional intelligence consists of all of the following EXCEPT:   show
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show Pragmatics (p. 297)  
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show Concepts influence the development of language. (p. 298)  
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show False  
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show True  
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show In-depth analyses  
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In the English language, there are more words   show
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show with the letter “k” as the third letter  
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