Psych Spring Semester Game, Round 2

What is the term for an organized whole that is more than the sum of its parts?

• A figure

• A gestalt

• A cluster

• A ground

What happens when an animal associates its behavior with a reward, reinforcing that behavior?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Observational learning

• Cognitive learning

The Flynn Effect refers to:

• The tendency of IQ scores to decrease over time

• The worldwide increase in IQ scores over generations

• The decline of memory in older adults

• The impact of genetics on intelligence

In Pavlov’s experiment, what did the food in the dog’s mouth represent?

• Conditioned response

• Conditioned stimulus

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Neutral stimulus

People often recall the first few and last few items in a list of words better than those in the middle. This is known as:

• the spacing effect.

• the serial position effect.

• the primacy effect.

• the recency effect.

Top-down processing is primarily guided by which of the following?

• Neural responses

• Sensory inputs

• Prior experiences and expectations

• Visual stimuli

The process of getting information out of memory storage is called:

• encoding.

• rehearsal.

• retrieval.

• storage.

What is a key concept in operant conditioning?

• Associating a behavior with its consequence

• Learning through observation

• Associating two stimuli

• Learning through insight

Which part of the eye contains photoreceptor cells that capture visual information?

• Retina

• Lens

• Cornea

• Pupil

Which of the following brain structures plays an important role in memory storage, from STM to LTM?

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus