Question 1

Which of the following sentences is true?

Accepted Answer

A) A schema is a script used to generate lexical knowledge. 
B) A schema is generalized knowledge about an event, a person, or a situation. 
C) A schema is a means of activating individual category nodes. 
D) A schema is a superordinate category. 
A) A schema is a script used to generate lexical knowledge. 
B) A schema is generalized knowledge about an event, a person, or a situation. 
C) A schema is a means of activating individual category nodes. 
D) A schema is a superordinate category. B

Question 2

Bartlet showed that ______ has an important role in schemas.

Accepted Answer

culture

Question 3

If a person sees a string of letters like "Xvvsvo," the person should:

Accepted Answer

A) respond "yes" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task. 
B) tell the experimenter something is wrong with the lexical decision task. 
C) respond "yes" only after careful consideration in a lexical decision task. 
D) respond "no" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task. 
A) respond "yes" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task. 
B) tell the experimenter something is wrong with the lexical decision task. 
C) respond "yes" only after careful consideration in a lexical decision task. 
D) respond "no" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task. D

Question 4

Lexical memory is:

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A) a working memory system. 
B) a long-term memory system for general world knowledge. 
C) a long-term memory system for the words in our native languages. 
D) a working memory system for visual information. 
A) a working memory system. 
B) a long-term memory system for general world knowledge. 
C) a long-term memory system for the words in our native languages. 
D) a working memory system for visual information.

Question 5

In a spreading activation network, a word like "lime" can prime "lemon," and "lemon" can then prime "law." If "lime" primes "law," this is called:

Accepted Answer

A) mediated priming. 
B) instigated priming. 
C) transfer priming. 
D) a tweetle-beetle battle. 
A) mediated priming. 
B) instigated priming. 
C) transfer priming. 
D) a tweetle-beetle battle.

Question 6

Explain the Feature Comparison theory.

Accepted Answer

Categories are defin

Question 7

Cross-language priming studies show that words related in meaning prime similar words in a bilingual's other language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Bartlett's (1932) study, upper-class British university students tended to:

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A) recall "war of the ghosts" verbatim because they had been taught to memorize poems. 
B) not attend to the story because it was not about British life. 
C) show unintentional distortions consistent with their own schemas. 
D) remember better when the story was not given a supernatural title. 
A) recall "war of the ghosts" verbatim because they had been taught to memorize poems. 
B) not attend to the story because it was not about British life. 
C) show unintentional distortions consistent with their own schemas. 
D) remember better when the story was not given a supernatural title.

Question 9

A ______ is generalized knowledge about an event, a person, or a situation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ______ is generalized knowledge about an...

Question 10

In a semantic priming task,

Accepted Answer

A) presenting one word interferes with identifying a related word in a lexical decision task. 
B) presenting one word makes it easier to identify a related word in a lexical decision task. 
C) presenting one word makes it easier to identify an unrelated word in a lexical decision task. 
D) presenting one word makes it more difficult to identify a unrelated word in a lexical decision 
A) presenting one word interferes with identifying a related word in a lexical decision task. 
B) presenting one word makes it easier to identify a related word in a lexical decision task. 
C) presenting one word makes it easier to identify an unrelated word in a lexical decision task. 
D) presenting one word makes it more difficult to identify a unrelated word in a lexical decision

Question 11

Phonology is the study of:

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A) grammatical units of language. 
B) basic written units of language. 
C) sounds and how they are used in a language. 
D) contextual variables in language. 
A) grammatical units of language. 
B) basic written units of language. 
C) sounds and how they are used in a language. 
D) contextual variables in language.

Question 12

The term "spreading activation" meAnswer:

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A) the nodes that represent individual information. 
B) the course through which a schema is retrieved. 
C) the activation of a lemma when a lexeme has been remarked. 
D) the transfer of activation from one node to an associated node. 
A) the nodes that represent individual information. 
B) the course through which a schema is retrieved. 
C) the activation of a lemma when a lexeme has been remarked. 
D) the transfer of activation from one node to an associated node.

Question 13

Characteristic features are:

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A) necessary to invoke a superordinate category. 
B) required for an example of a particular category. 
C) implied by the nature of semantic memory. 
D) they generally accompany an instance of the category but are not required. 
A) necessary to invoke a superordinate category. 
B) required for an example of a particular category. 
C) implied by the nature of semantic memory. 
D) they generally accompany an instance of the category but are not required.

Question 14

Explain the Prototype theory.

Accepted Answer

Prototypes form the central ch

Question 15

Explain Semantic Memory.

Accepted Answer

The neurocognitive memory syst

Question 16

When someone says "Mike Pence" the node in memory for "Donald Trump" is also activated.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) reverse semantics. 
B) node removal. 
C) spreading activation. 
D) interference. 
A) reverse semantics. 
B) node removal. 
C) spreading activation. 
D) interference.

Question 17

When an infant uses the word "chair" just to the chair and not the chair and the floor underneath it, this is an example of the:

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A) use of distributional information. 
B) whole-object assumption. 
C) lexeme mapping. 
D) lexical constraint assumption. 
A) use of distributional information. 
B) whole-object assumption. 
C) lexeme mapping. 
D) lexical constraint assumption.

Question 18

The effect of one word or idea on the processing of a related word or idea is called ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The effect of one word or idea...

Question 19

Brewer and Treyens (1981) asked people to remember details from a waiting room.The participants recalled:

Accepted Answer

A) more schema-neutral material than schema-adverse material. 
B) more schema-consistent information than schema-neutral information. 
C) mostly falsely recalled the schema-consistent information. 
D) failed to use lexical memory when retrieving the relevant information. 
A) more schema-neutral material than schema-adverse material. 
B) more schema-consistent information than schema-neutral information. 
C) mostly falsely recalled the schema-consistent information. 
D) failed to use lexical memory when retrieving the relevant information.

Question 20

Research shows that the best way for adults to learn a new language is:

Accepted Answer

A) the submersion method. 
B) the immersion method. 
C) the audiolingual method. 
D) the submersible method. 
A) the submersion method. 
B) the immersion method. 
C) the audiolingual method. 
D) the submersible method.

Which of the following sentences is true?

Bartlet showed that ______ has an important role in schemas.

If a person sees a string of letters like "Xvvsvo," the person should:

Lexical memory is:

In a spreading activation network, a word like "lime" can prime "lemon," and "lemon" can then prime "law." If "lime" primes "law," this is called:

Explain the Feature Comparison theory.

Cross-language priming studies show that words related in meaning prime similar words in a bilingual's other language.

In Bartlett's (1932) study, upper-class British university students tended to:

A ______ is generalized knowledge about an event, a person, or a situation.

In a semantic priming task,

Phonology is the study of:

The term "spreading activation" meAnswer:

Characteristic features are:

Explain the Prototype theory.

Explain Semantic Memory.

When someone says "Mike Pence" the node in memory for "Donald Trump" is also activated.This is called:

When an infant uses the word "chair" just to the chair and not the chair and the floor underneath it, this is an example of the:

The effect of one word or idea on the processing of a related word or idea is called ______.

Brewer and Treyens (1981) asked people to remember details from a waiting room.The participants recalled:

Research shows that the best way for adults to learn a new language is:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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Exam 5: Semantic Memory

Which of the following sentences is true?

Bartlet showed that ______ has an important role in schemas.

If a person sees a string of letters like "Xvvsvo," the person should:

Lexical memory is:

In a spreading activation network, a word like "lime" can prime "lemon," and "lemon" can then prime "law." If "lime" primes "law," this is called:

Explain the Feature Comparison theory.

Cross-language priming studies show that words related in meaning prime similar words in a bilingual's other language.

In Bartlett's (1932) study, upper-class British university students tended to:

A ______ is generalized knowledge about an event, a person, or a situation.

In a semantic priming task,

Phonology is the study of:

The term "spreading activation" meAnswer:

Characteristic features are:

Explain the Prototype theory.

Explain Semantic Memory.

When someone says "Mike Pence" the node in memory for "Donald Trump" is also activated.This is called:

When an infant uses the word "chair" just to the chair and not the chair and the floor underneath it, this is an example of the:

The effect of one word or idea on the processing of a related word or idea is called ______.

Brewer and Treyens (1981) asked people to remember details from a waiting room.The participants recalled:

Research shows that the best way for adults to learn a new language is:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Filters