Exam 12: Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

Which of the following conclusions stems from work in cross-cultural psychology?

Females have been found to be better at recognizing faces when compared to males. A possible explanation of this effect involves:

In a 1-room schoolhouse with students of all ages, Mr. Smith notices that some of his students are taking notes about what is being discussed in class, whereas others are not. Which of the following students would be most likely to be one of the students taking notes?

An IQ score of 100 is taken as an indicator of normal, or average, intelligence. Which of the following is most indicative of an IQ score of a savant?

Episodic memories can be assessed during infancy by using:

Cindy, a 6-year-old, is presented with several random strings of letters to commit to memory. Which of the following strings is she most likely to remember in the correct order?

Studying the effects of selective breeding on learning in humans is_______when compared to studying the same effects in lower animals.

A possible reason why introverted people are not as sensitive to rewards when compared to extraverts is that:

Tryon's selective breeding experiments revealed that:

Which of the following is not associated with Sternberg's approach to learning styles?

Marie has a 23-year-old female patient that is having problems with her spatial memory. Giving this patient an estrogen supplement to boost her memory will likely have what effect on her memory dysfunction?

A prenatal CS and serve as a post-natal_______in the context of Instrumental Conditioning.

Which type of cognitive process has not been found to be dysfunctional in learning-disabled individuals?

Identical twins tend to show similar memory ability on tasks involving:

Williams Syndrome individuals are__________likely to have a learning disability compared to "normal" individuals.

Which of the following illustrates synesthesia?

Which of the following best describes how savants come to have their special abilities?

Mental retardation can be caused by:

Lisa and Denise are identical twins, and are having their episodic and semantic memories tested. They are asked questions about American History prior to 1950, as well as about events that occurred to them during their high school and college years. Results of research involving twins would suggest that Lisa and Denise's responses to the semantic and episodic questions will likely:

Which individual is likely to show the best classical conditioning ability?