Question 1

Speed reading is a good way to learn a large amount of new information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following does not belong with regard to facilitating integration of details?

Accepted Answer

A) continuity of ideas from one sentence to the next 
B) maintaining ideas in working memory 
C) using inferences to connect ideas 
D) All these facilitate comprehension.

Question 3

When it comes to comprehension of text, there are two important factors: the knowledge of the reader and the content of the text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Bower's results suggest that text information is easiest to remember when it

Accepted Answer

A) describes a common script activity. 
B) describes an uncommon script activity. 
C) interrupts the goal of the script. 
D) is irrelevant to the script.

Question 5

Kintsch introduced the notion of a situation model in order to

Accepted Answer

A) create a local semantic network specific to the current situation. 
B) reduce the syntactic complexity to the minimum level necessary to reduce processing load. 
C) use language as a set of instructions for constructing a mental representation of the situation. 
D) filter out irrelevant details to focus on global integration.

Question 6

Myers measured the effect of causal relations on the fan effect. He found that subjects were fastest in deciding whether test sentences were true or false when they learned

Accepted Answer

A) 3 sentences. 
B) 6 high-integration sentences. 
C) 6 low-integration sentences. 
D) there were no differences among these three conditions.

Question 7

Kintsch defined readability as

Accepted Answer

A) number of recalled propositions + reading time. 
B) number of recalled propositions - reading time. 
C) number of recalled propositions x reading time. 
D) number of recalled propositions ÷ reading time.

Question 8

The chapter on text comprehension emphasizes that two important components that influence comprehension are

Accepted Answer

A) sex and race. 
B) grammar and spelling. 
C) the knowledge of the reader and the content of the text. 
D) capacity and arousal.

Question 9

A mental model is a person's mental representation of a situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Propositions in Kintsch's model of comprehension divide the text into

Accepted Answer

A) individual words. 
B) meaningful units consisting of several words. 
C) goal statements and nongoal statements. 
D) noun phrases and verb phrases.

Question 11

Kintsch found that the readability of a paragraph is primarily determined by

Accepted Answer

A) sentence length and word frequency. 
B) word frequency and the number of reinstatement searches. 
C) sentence length and the number of inferences. 
D) the number of reinstatement searches and sentence length.

Question 12

Information is more likely to be falsely recognized when

Accepted Answer

A) it matches the most recently activated memory trace in the transformational hierarchy. 
B) it matches our knowledge of scripts. 
C) immediate recognition is required. 
D) the recognition threshold exceeds the magnitude of the sensory impression.

Question 13

Discuss how prior knowledge can adversely affect recall of information. Provide specific situations in which this might occur.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following would be least helpful in establishing global coherence?

Accepted Answer

A) actions of the main character 
B) the plot of the story 
C) causal connections relating goals 
D) ideas in the same paragraph

Question 15

False recall of information concerning a robbery increased when

Accepted Answer

A) the information was part of prior knowledge about robberies. 
B) misleading information was introduced by an attorney. 
C) Both a and b 
D) Neither a nor b

Question 16

Scripts influence what a person emphasizes when he or she reads a text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bransford and Johnson found that presenting a suitable context after people read an abstract passage

Accepted Answer

A) improved recall when the topic was unfamiliar (a serenade). 
B) improved recall when the topic was familiar (washing clothes). 
C) improved recall in both cases. 
D) improved recall in neither case.

Question 18

How does reading speed effect comprehension? Do speed reading courses work for all situations?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

According to Kintsch's model of comprehension, how many propositions can be kept active in STM?

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine

Exam 11: Comprehension and Memory for Text

Speed reading is a good way to learn a large amount of new information.

Which of the following does not belong with regard to facilitating integration of details?

When it comes to comprehension of text, there are two important factors: the knowledge of the reader and the content of the text.

Bower's results suggest that text information is easiest to remember when it

Kintsch introduced the notion of a situation model in order to

Myers measured the effect of causal relations on the fan effect. He found that subjects were fastest in deciding whether test sentences were true or false when they learned

Kintsch defined readability as

The chapter on text comprehension emphasizes that two important components that influence comprehension are

A mental model is a person's mental representation of a situation.

Propositions in Kintsch's model of comprehension divide the text into

Kintsch found that the readability of a paragraph is primarily determined by

Information is more likely to be falsely recognized when

Discuss how prior knowledge can adversely affect recall of information. Provide specific situations in which this might occur.

Which of the following would be least helpful in establishing global coherence?

False recall of information concerning a robbery increased when

Scripts influence what a person emphasizes when he or she reads a text.

Bransford and Johnson found that presenting a suitable context after people read an abstract passage

How does reading speed effect comprehension? Do speed reading courses work for all situations?

According to Kintsch's model of comprehension, how many propositions can be kept active in STM?