domain 4: Memory
31. The three memory processes proposed by information-processing theory are
a. unconscious, preconscious, and conscious
b. classical, operant, and observational
c. encoding, storage, and retrieval
d. declarative (explicit), episodic, and semantic
32. According to the information processing approach, information proceeds through the memory system in which order?
a. sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
b. short-term memory, long-term memory, sensory memory
c. long-term memory, sensory memory, short-term memory
d. long-term memory, short-term memory, sensory memory
33. Ludwig is getting ready to take a psychology test. As he studies, information is being processed by his memory.
a. procedural
b. working
c. echoic
d. episodic
34. Which of the following is stored in your semantic memory?
a. memories of a Hawaiian cruise you took last summer
b. the name of the capital of Hawaii
c. the movement of your facial muscles when you say the word Hawaii
d. the sense of pride you felt when your fifth-grade teacher praised your project on the state of Hawaii
35. Professor Jones often gives short pop quizzes. The questions on the quizzes are fill-in-the-blank. Which type of memory do such questions measure?
a. recall
b. peripheral
c. recognition
d. implicit
36. Interference theory proposes that forgetting due to interference can occur in
a. Long-term memory.
b. Short-term memory.
c. Sensory memory. __
d. Any of the three memory systems—sensory, short-term, or long-term.
37. Repression is a type of______________ forgetting.
a. motivated
b. interference
c. delayed
d. sematic
38. Research on reconstructive memory suggests that memories are
a. Exact repetitions of actual events.
b. Pieced together with both accurate and inaccurate parts.
c. Highly resistant to external influences such as misleading information.
d. Most reliable when they are formed in childhood.
46. According to the principles of memory function, which of these students is most likely to be able to remember the information s/he needs while talking an exam?
A, Myles, who pulls an all-nighter before every exam?
B. Lina, who prepares for an exam by studying one to two hours a day over a three week period.
C. Goldie, who plays recording of textbook chapters while sleeping
D. Saul, who relies on his memories of the professor’s lectures instead of reading the textbook
Domain 5: Lifespan Development
47. . Which of the following is the final stage of prenatal development?
A, fetal
B, embryonic
C, germinal
D, Transition
48. What is azygote?
a. one of two cells that join to form an embryo
b. a single-celled organism that results when an egg is fertilized
c. a fetus that is about to be born
d. a cell in the brain of a fetus
49. Fetal alcohol syndrome is associated with
a. genetic defects
b. physical and mental abnormalities
c. oxygen shortage
d. alcoholic babies
50.The emotional connection that develops between an infant and his/her caregiver is called
a, identification.
B, imprinting.
C, contact comfort.
D, attachment.
51. Research suggests that gender role stereotypes and related ideas about gender are probably
a. determined by genes on the X and Y chromosomes.
b. learned from parents, peers, books, movies, and other sources in the environment.
c. the result of hormonal influences on the brain.
d. of little importance to children’s social-emotional development.
52. A small child is labeled as “insecurely attached” by Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Test. How is this child likely to behave and be perceived when she grows older?
a. more problems separating and leaving home.
b. more competent than other children who are “insecurely attached. “
c. more isolated and lonely with poorer social skills.
d. more unhappy and dependent.
