My Prac Exam

Question 1

A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) would be most likely to identify as a_

Answer 1

Biological psychologist

Question 2

Memory aids that help organise information for encoding are_

Answer 2

Mnemonic devices

Question 3

Two forms of associative learning are___ and ____

Answer 3

Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning

Question 4

Slot machines reward gamblers with money according to which reinforcement schedule?

Answer 4

Variable ratio

Question 5

The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is know as_

Answer 5

Continuous development

Question 6

Self-serving bias

Answer 6

Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your failures

Question 7

People’s judgments about various situations are predicables affected by__ or__ that influence how we evaluate those circumstances.

Answer 7

Bias
Mistakes

Question 8

The combination of the fields of __ and __ led to the development of psychology as its own discipline.

Answer 8

Philosophy
Medicine

Question 9

If psychology is the science of behaviour, then the __ of language must be one of it’s most central topics, since it exists for almost all human beings.

Answer 9

Use

Question 10

What is replication?

Answer 10

Repeating research to test whether the results are the same.

Question 11

Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely?

Answer 11

When the answer is unclear

Question 12

Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of__

Answer 12

Attrition

Question 13

The mean score for a person with an average IQ is __

Answer 13

100

Question 14

__ involves observing behaviour in individuals in their natural environment.

Answer 14

Naturalistic observation

Question 15

The three functions of memory are __

Answer 15

Encoding, storage, retrieval

Question 16

Discomfort caused by inconsistency between our beliefs and behaviour

Answer 16

Cognitive Dissonance

Question 17

Liking something because of the work required to obtain it.

Answer 17

Effort justification

Question 18

Because we have more information about the influences on our own behaviour, we’re prone to

Answer 18

Actor- Observer bias

Question 19

In the Asch experiment, people conformed because of..

Answer 19

Normative social influence

Question 20

An example of a prototype for the concept of leadership on an athletic team?

Answer 20

Team captain

Question 21

The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called__

Answer 21

Object permanence

Question 22

Jasón is the coach of his sons team and must select a team captain. According to the __ framework, Jason’s attempt to think objectively is restricted by a cognitive limitation in this cause a bias.

Answer 22

Bounded rationality

Question 23

Extinction occurs when__

Answer 23

The conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Question 24

Lexicon

Answer 24

The words and expressions that we use, our vocabulary for communication

Question 25

Syntax

Answer 25

The rules around word and sentence construction

Question 26

Semantics

Answer 26

The meaning of words and sentences

Question 27

Conceptual replication

Answer 27

Testing the same hypothesis/concept, by performing test in different ways

Question 28

Which is not an example of primary reinforcement?

Answer 28

Money

Question 29

What are some examples of primary reinforcement?

Answer 29

Food
Water
Sex

Question 30

Peripheral route

Answer 30

Persuasion occurs when a person is persuaded by something other than the messages content

Question 31

Fixed interval

Answer 31

A set amount of time between occurrences of something

Question 32

Variable interval

Answer 32

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time

Question 33

Variable ratio

Answer 33

Response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses

Question 34

Generalisation

Answer 34

Application of the results from a study, to the wider target population

Question 35

Deception

Answer 35

When a researcher gives false information or intentionally misleads about key aspects of research

Question 36

Archival research

Answer 36

Use of books, journals, documents

Question 37

Conformational bias

Answer 37

The influence of desire on beliefs

Question 38

External attributions

Answer 38

Situational factors such as; task difficulties, social influence, and physical characteristics

Question 39

Internal attribution

Answer 39

When an individual uses personal reason as the cause for a situation or event

Question 40

Locus of responsibility

Answer 40

The degree of control that people believe they have over their own lives

Question 41

Falsified data

Answer 41

Not accurately represented research

Question 42

P-hacking

Answer 42

When researchers collect data analysis until non-significant results become significant

Question 43

Attrition

Answer 43

A loss of study participants over time

Question 44

Bounded rationality

Answer 44

Is a human decision making process in which we attempt to satisfice.

Question 45

Associative learning

Answer 45

Style of learning when two unrelated elements become connected in our brain

Question 46

Central route

Answer 46

Persuasion occurs when a person is persuaded by the content of the message

Question 47

Asch experiment

Answer 47

A series of studies made by Solomon Asch studying the effects of group pressure upon the modification of judgement.