Question 1

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge is stored in a semantic network. 
B) Activation in the network spreads along nodes activating new nodes and pathways. 
C) As the activation spreads, the amount of activation lessens. 
D) All activation requires computations to determine category membership. 
A) Knowledge is stored in a semantic network. 
B) Activation in the network spreads along nodes activating new nodes and pathways. 
C) As the activation spreads, the amount of activation lessens. 
D) All activation requires computations to determine category membership. D

Question 2

Students who learned to build semantic networks were taught two different hierarchical relations labeled

Accepted Answer

A) part and leads to. 
B) leads to and characteristics. 
C) characteristics and type. 
D) part and type. 
A) part and leads to. 
B) leads to and characteristics. 
C) characteristics and type. 
D) part and type. D

Question 3

According to the hierarchical network model, retrieval of the fact that a salmon eats requires

Accepted Answer

A) no inferences. 
B) one inference. 
C) two inferences. 
D) four inferences. 
A) no inferences. 
B) one inference. 
C) two inferences. 
D) four inferences. C

Question 4

Default knowledge refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the most likely values for attributes of a schema. 
B) the least likely values for attributes of a schema. 
C) incorrect values for attributes of a schema. 
D) correct values for attributes of a schema. 
A) the most likely values for attributes of a schema. 
B) the least likely values for attributes of a schema. 
C) incorrect values for attributes of a schema. 
D) correct values for attributes of a schema.

Question 5

Imagine that you performed an experiment and found that people could verify that a whale is an animal more quickly than they could verify that is a mammal. You have demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A) the category size effect. 
B) the reversal of the category size effect. 
C) the typicality effect. 
D) the failure of the typicality effect. 
A) the category size effect. 
B) the reversal of the category size effect. 
C) the typicality effect. 
D) the failure of the typicality effect.

Question 6

The sequence of events that occur when you go out to a restaurant can be thought of as a script.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Based on what you now know about the organization of information in memory, discuss why false memories are relatively easy to create. Give an example (that was not given in your text or in class) of stimuli that would likely generate a false memory.

Accepted Answer

False memories are relatively easy to cr

Question 8

Which of the following is not a criticism of the feature comparison model proposed by Smith, Shobin & Rips?

Accepted Answer

A) It cannot account for reversals of the category size effect. 
B) It relies on ratings to make most of its predictions. 
C) It proposes that all classifications require computations. 
D) It relies on the questionable assumption of defining features. 
A) It cannot account for reversals of the category size effect. 
B) It relies on ratings to make most of its predictions. 
C) It proposes that all classifications require computations. 
D) It relies on the questionable assumption of defining features.

Question 9

Compare and contrast schema theory with scripts. Provide everyday examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Schema theory and scripts are both cogni

Question 10

Meyer and Schvaneveldt discovered that people can more quickly classify the letters BUTTER as a word when it is preceded by the

Accepted Answer

A) word NURSE. 
B) word BREAD. 
C) the nonword NART. 
D) the nonword TRIEF. 
A) word NURSE. 
B) word BREAD. 
C) the nonword NART. 
D) the nonword TRIEF.

Question 11

What are the basic findings with regard to semantic organization? Which model do you find the most intuitive? Why?

Accepted Answer

The basic findings with regard to semant

Question 12

Schema is to ____ as node is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) idea; concept 
B) concept; idea 
C) general knowledge structure; concept 
D) general knowledge structure; category 
A) idea; concept 
B) concept; idea 
C) general knowledge structure; concept 
D) general knowledge structure; category

Question 13

The feature comparison model correctly predicts that classification time depends more on _____ than on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) category size; similarity 
B) similarity; category size 
C) hierarchical level; category size 
D) hierarchical level; similarity 
A) category size; similarity 
B) similarity; category size 
C) hierarchical level; category size 
D) hierarchical level; similarity

Question 14

That it is faster to say a "robin is a bird" than a "chicken is a bird" is a problem for the hierarchical network model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The perceptual symbols model is an amodal approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People with superior memories

Accepted Answer

A) rely extensively on verbal rehearsal. 
B) have learned efficient encoding and retrieval strategies. 
C) are genetically endowed. 
D) All these 
A) rely extensively on verbal rehearsal. 
B) have learned efficient encoding and retrieval strategies. 
C) are genetically endowed. 
D) All these

Question 17

Which is a characteristic of episodic memory rather than autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A) It tells a story. 
B) It typically lasts for a short time. 
C) It often has emotional involvement. 
D) It consists of many modalities. 
A) It tells a story. 
B) It typically lasts for a short time. 
C) It often has emotional involvement. 
D) It consists of many modalities.

Question 18

The hierarchical network model had difficulty explaining

Accepted Answer

A) the facilitating effects of some decisions on other decisions. 
B) the category size effect. 
C) the reversal of the category size effect. 
D) the slower verification of properties than of categories. 
A) the facilitating effects of some decisions on other decisions. 
B) the category size effect. 
C) the reversal of the category size effect. 
D) the slower verification of properties than of categories.

Question 19

A list of 100 unorganized words is as easy to remember as a list of 100 words organized in categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People should be faster in verifying the property FAUCET-turned after verifying the property

Accepted Answer

A) SOAP-perfumed 
B) MARBLE-cool 
C) ROCK-hurled 
D) SIGN-green 
A) SOAP-perfumed 
B) MARBLE-cool 
C) ROCK-hurled 
D) SIGN-green

Which of the following does not belong?

Students who learned to build semantic networks were taught two different hierarchical relations labeled

According to the hierarchical network model, retrieval of the fact that a salmon eats requires

Default knowledge refers to

Imagine that you performed an experiment and found that people could verify that a whale is an animal more quickly than they could verify that is a mammal. You have demonstrated

The sequence of events that occur when you go out to a restaurant can be thought of as a script.

Based on what you now know about the organization of information in memory, discuss why false memories are relatively easy to create. Give an example (that was not given in your text or in class) of stimuli that would likely generate a false memory.

Which of the following is not a criticism of the feature comparison model proposed by Smith, Shobin & Rips?

Compare and contrast schema theory with scripts. Provide everyday examples of each.

Meyer and Schvaneveldt discovered that people can more quickly classify the letters BUTTER as a word when it is preceded by the

What are the basic findings with regard to semantic organization? Which model do you find the most intuitive? Why?

Schema is to as node is to _.

The feature comparison model correctly predicts that classification time depends more on _ than on _.

That it is faster to say a "robin is a bird" than a "chicken is a bird" is a problem for the hierarchical network model.

The perceptual symbols model is an amodal approach.

People with superior memories

Which is a characteristic of episodic memory rather than autobiographical memory?

The hierarchical network model had difficulty explaining

A list of 100 unorganized words is as easy to remember as a list of 100 words organized in categories.

People should be faster in verifying the property FAUCET-turned after verifying the property

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Exam 9: Semantic Organization

Which of the following does not belong?

Students who learned to build semantic networks were taught two different hierarchical relations labeled

According to the hierarchical network model, retrieval of the fact that a salmon eats requires

Default knowledge refers to

Imagine that you performed an experiment and found that people could verify that a whale is an animal more quickly than they could verify that is a mammal. You have demonstrated

The sequence of events that occur when you go out to a restaurant can be thought of as a script.

Based on what you now know about the organization of information in memory, discuss why false memories are relatively easy to create. Give an example (that was not given in your text or in class) of stimuli that would likely generate a false memory.

Which of the following is not a criticism of the feature comparison model proposed by Smith, Shobin & Rips?

Compare and contrast schema theory with scripts. Provide everyday examples of each.

Meyer and Schvaneveldt discovered that people can more quickly classify the letters BUTTER as a word when it is preceded by the

What are the basic findings with regard to semantic organization? Which model do you find the most intuitive? Why?

Schema is to ____ as node is to _____.

The feature comparison model correctly predicts that classification time depends more on _____ than on _____.

That it is faster to say a "robin is a bird" than a "chicken is a bird" is a problem for the hierarchical network model.

The perceptual symbols model is an amodal approach.

People with superior memories

Which is a characteristic of episodic memory rather than autobiographical memory?

The hierarchical network model had difficulty explaining

A list of 100 unorganized words is as easy to remember as a list of 100 words organized in categories.

People should be faster in verifying the property FAUCET-turned after verifying the property

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Categorization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Schema is to as node is to _.

The feature comparison model correctly predicts that classification time depends more on _ than on _.