Exam II
PY 101-008 Exam II
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The GSR is usually considered to be
a.
a measure of conscious emotion
b.
an index of honesty
c.
a measure of the cognitive component of emotion
d.
a general measure of autonomic arousal
____ 2. Operant conditioning is another name for
a.
classical conditioning
b.
respondent conditioning
c.
instrumental learning
d.
observational learning
____ 3. When we say that language is generative, we mean that
a.
the symbols used in the language are arbitrary
b.
a limited number of symbols can be combined to produce an infinite variety of messages
c.
language is both written and oral
d.
sentences must be structured in a limited number of ways
____ 4. To be MOST effective, a retrieval cue should be
a.
congruent with the original encoding of material
b.
similar in meaning to the material
c.
similar in sensory appearance to the material
d.
very distinctive in character
____ 5. Imagine that researchers find some memories are lost very quickly from memory, while other memories last much longer. This evidence would create the MOST problems for
a.
the decay theory of forgetting
b.
the interference theory of forgetting
c.
the repression theory of forgetting
d.
the neurochemical theory of forgetting
____ 6. An internal state of tension that precedes behavior designed to reduce that tension is referred to as a
a.
fugue
b.
drive
c.
need
d.
biostate
____ 7. According to Horn, crystallized intelligence is associated with
a.
applying acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving
b.
memory capacity
c.
reasoning ability
d.
creativity
____ 8. The evolutionary perspective on learning suggests that
a.
most species respond to classical conditioning, but only mammals show operant conditioning
b.
most species respond to operant conditioning, but only mammals show classical conditioning
c.
differences in the adaptive challenges faced by various
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The GSR is usually considered to be
a.
a measure of conscious emotion
b.
an index of honesty
c.
a measure of the cognitive component of emotion
d.
a general measure of autonomic arousal
____ 2. Operant conditioning is another name for
a.
classical conditioning
b.
respondent conditioning
c.
instrumental learning
d.
observational learning
____ 3. When we say that language is generative, we mean that
a.
the symbols used in the language are arbitrary
b.
a limited number of symbols can be combined to produce an infinite variety of messages
c.
language is both written and oral
d.
sentences must be structured in a limited number of ways
____ 4. To be MOST effective, a retrieval cue should be
a.
congruent with the original encoding of material
b.
similar in meaning to the material
c.
similar in sensory appearance to the material
d.
very distinctive in character
____ 5. Imagine that researchers find some memories are lost very quickly from memory, while other memories last much longer. This evidence would create the MOST problems for
a.
the decay theory of forgetting
b.
the interference theory of forgetting
c.
the repression theory of forgetting
d.
the neurochemical theory of forgetting
____ 6. An internal state of tension that precedes behavior designed to reduce that tension is referred to as a
a.
fugue
b.
drive
c.
need
d.
biostate
____ 7. According to Horn, crystallized intelligence is associated with
a.
applying acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving
b.
memory capacity
c.
reasoning ability
d.
creativity
____ 8. The evolutionary perspective on learning suggests that
a.
most species respond to classical conditioning, but only mammals show operant conditioning
b.
most species respond to operant conditioning, but only mammals show classical conditioning
c.
differences in the adaptive challenges faced by various