Question 1

How can Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection be applied to human learning and memory?

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Grading criteria: Convey main ideas that

Question 2

Many people have had the experience of déjà vu,in which,on encountering a particular situation,they have a strong feeling that it has happened to them before.How might such a feeling be accounted for by William James's model of association?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Convey the idea that t

Question 3

Charles Darwin observed that finches on different islands had different types of beaks that were most suited to coping with the environment of their particular island.From this insight,he concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A) life on earth is immutably fixed. 
B) life on earth is evolving. 
C) animals were created in their present form by God. 
D) animals migrate to locations that are most suitable. 
A) life on earth is immutably fixed. 
B) life on earth is evolving. 
C) animals were created in their present form by God. 
D) animals migrate to locations that are most suitable.

Question 4

The person who developed the form of learning known as classical conditioning is:

Accepted Answer

A) Francis Galton. 
B) Ivan Pavlov. 
C) Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
D) John B.Watson. 
A) Francis Galton. 
B) Ivan Pavlov. 
C) Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
D) John B.Watson.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a good way to remember something?

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A) Repeat the information many times. 
B) Pay attention when you are first learning the information. 
C) Focus on just one sense,such as vision or hearing. 
D) Get enough sleep. 
A) Repeat the information many times. 
B) Pay attention when you are first learning the information. 
C) Focus on just one sense,such as vision or hearing. 
D) Get enough sleep.

Question 6

Who conducted the first rigorous experimental studies of human memory?

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) Francis Galton 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus 
A) William James 
B) Francis Galton 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of Charles Darwin's proposed criteria for traits to evolve through natural selection?

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A) The trait must be inheritable. 
B) The trait must be able to be learned. 
C) The trait must vary. 
D) The trait must make the individual more fit to survive. 
A) The trait must be inheritable. 
B) The trait must be able to be learned. 
C) The trait must vary. 
D) The trait must make the individual more fit to survive.

Question 8

How would a distributed representation account for why we naturally consider an office chair and a kitchen chair as types within the more general category of "chair?"

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Convey understanding t

Question 9

Behaviorism places the greatest emphasis on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal relationships 
B) unconscious emotions 
C) observable behavior 
D) mental processes 
A) interpersonal relationships 
B) unconscious emotions 
C) observable behavior 
D) mental processes

Question 10

How would Aristotle's three principles of association explain how people come to associate dog and cat?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: 1)Contiguity--we see d

Question 11

The person who first attempted to develop a comprehensive mathematical model of animal learning was:

Accepted Answer

A) Edward Thorndike. 
B) Ivan Pavlov. 
C) John B.Watson. 
D) Clark Hull. 
A) Edward Thorndike. 
B) Ivan Pavlov. 
C) John B.Watson. 
D) Clark Hull.

Question 12

Give an example of how a parent might make use of the law of effect to get a child to clean up her room.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Must describe either p

Question 13

If I say "black",it might make you think of the word "white." The connection in your memory between these concepts is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) associationism. 
B) dualism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) nativism. 
A) associationism. 
B) dualism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) nativism.

Question 14

In Ebbinghhaus's retention curve:

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A) the greatest savings occurred with short delays between learning and relearning. 
B) most forgetting occurred when relearning took place after about 150 hours. 
C) forgetting occurred very gradually over several days. 
D) the greatest savings occurred when relearning took place after about 100 hours. 
A) the greatest savings occurred with short delays between learning and relearning. 
B) most forgetting occurred when relearning took place after about 150 hours. 
C) forgetting occurred very gradually over several days. 
D) the greatest savings occurred when relearning took place after about 100 hours.

Question 15

Suppose a student is trained to press the "A" key when a high-pitched tone is played and the "B" key when a low-pitched tone is played.Even after hundreds of trials of training,the student will probably still occasionally press the wrong button.How can this be explained by stimulus sampling theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The student is tired and more prone to mistakes after so many trials. 
B) After a while,the student may temporarily forget which key is the correct one. 
C) The connection between the tone and the key deteriorates after repeated presentation. 
D) The tone activates a subset of elements that are not yet linked to the correct key. 
A) The student is tired and more prone to mistakes after so many trials. 
B) After a while,the student may temporarily forget which key is the correct one. 
C) The connection between the tone and the key deteriorates after repeated presentation. 
D) The tone activates a subset of elements that are not yet linked to the correct key.

Question 16

How would a behaviorist approach to studying language differ from a cognitive approach to studying language?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Behaviorism focuses on

Question 17

Why was Charles Darwin's view of natural selection controversial?

Accepted Answer

A) It suggested that there was not a major distinction between man and other species. 
B) Darwin had no data to back up his claims. 
C) Nobody believed that traits could be inherited. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) It suggested that there was not a major distinction between man and other species. 
B) Darwin had no data to back up his claims. 
C) Nobody believed that traits could be inherited. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 18

The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities,each with different characteristics and governed by its own laws,is called:

Accepted Answer

A) associationism. 
B) contiguity. 
C) dualism. 
D) nativism. 
A) associationism. 
B) contiguity. 
C) dualism. 
D) nativism.

Question 19

Which of the following was considered a nativist?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) René Descartes 
C) John Locke 
D) William James 
A) Aristotle 
B) René Descartes 
C) John Locke 
D) William James

Question 20

In the movie Trading Places,a millionaire bets his brother that he can turn a beggar and thief into an upstanding citizen,and turn a wealthy moral man into a common criminal,just by altering the circumstances and environment of the two men.This view reflects the ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A) John Watson. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Plato. 
D) René Descartes. 
A) John Watson. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Plato. 
D) René Descartes.

How can Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection be applied to human learning and memory?

Many people have had the experience of déjà vu,in which,on encountering a particular situation,they have a strong feeling that it has happened to them before.How might such a feeling be accounted for by William James's model of association?

Charles Darwin observed that finches on different islands had different types of beaks that were most suited to coping with the environment of their particular island.From this insight,he concluded that:

The person who developed the form of learning known as classical conditioning is:

Which of the following is NOT a good way to remember something?

Who conducted the first rigorous experimental studies of human memory?

Which of the following is NOT one of Charles Darwin's proposed criteria for traits to evolve through natural selection?

How would a distributed representation account for why we naturally consider an office chair and a kitchen chair as types within the more general category of "chair?"

Behaviorism places the greatest emphasis on which of the following?

How would Aristotle's three principles of association explain how people come to associate dog and cat?

The person who first attempted to develop a comprehensive mathematical model of animal learning was:

Give an example of how a parent might make use of the law of effect to get a child to clean up her room.

If I say "black",it might make you think of the word "white." The connection in your memory between these concepts is known as:

In Ebbinghhaus's retention curve:

Suppose a student is trained to press the "A" key when a high-pitched tone is played and the "B" key when a low-pitched tone is played.Even after hundreds of trials of training,the student will probably still occasionally press the wrong button.How can this be explained by stimulus sampling theory?

How would a behaviorist approach to studying language differ from a cognitive approach to studying language?

Why was Charles Darwin's view of natural selection controversial?

The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities,each with different characteristics and governed by its own laws,is called:

Which of the following was considered a nativist?

In the movie Trading Places,a millionaire bets his brother that he can turn a beggar and thief into an upstanding citizen,and turn a wealthy moral man into a common criminal,just by altering the circumstances and environment of the two men.This view reflects the ideas of:

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 1: The Psychology of Learning and Memory

How can Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection be applied to human learning and memory?

Many people have had the experience of déjà vu,in which,on encountering a particular situation,they have a strong feeling that it has happened to them before.How might such a feeling be accounted for by William James's model of association?

Charles Darwin observed that finches on different islands had different types of beaks that were most suited to coping with the environment of their particular island.From this insight,he concluded that:

The person who developed the form of learning known as classical conditioning is:

Which of the following is NOT a good way to remember something?

Who conducted the first rigorous experimental studies of human memory?

Which of the following is NOT one of Charles Darwin's proposed criteria for traits to evolve through natural selection?

How would a distributed representation account for why we naturally consider an office chair and a kitchen chair as types within the more general category of "chair?"

Behaviorism places the greatest emphasis on which of the following?

How would Aristotle's three principles of association explain how people come to associate dog and cat?

The person who first attempted to develop a comprehensive mathematical model of animal learning was:

Give an example of how a parent might make use of the law of effect to get a child to clean up her room.

If I say "black",it might make you think of the word "white." The connection in your memory between these concepts is known as:

In Ebbinghhaus's retention curve:

Suppose a student is trained to press the "A" key when a high-pitched tone is played and the "B" key when a low-pitched tone is played.Even after hundreds of trials of training,the student will probably still occasionally press the wrong button.How can this be explained by stimulus sampling theory?

How would a behaviorist approach to studying language differ from a cognitive approach to studying language?

Why was Charles Darwin's view of natural selection controversial?

The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities,each with different characteristics and governed by its own laws,is called:

Which of the following was considered a nativist?

In the movie Trading Places,a millionaire bets his brother that he can turn a beggar and thief into an upstanding citizen,and turn a wealthy moral man into a common criminal,just by altering the circumstances and environment of the two men.This view reflects the ideas of:

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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