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WorksheetsPSYC - Domain IV Exam (Memory, Cognition, Intelligence)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
a)
echoic memory
b)
sensory memory
c)
working memory
d)
short term memory
2.
After looking up a phone number, Jim calls it, then forgets. The number was stored in his
a)
Short-Term Memory
b)
Long Term Memory
c)
Visual Memory
d)
Echoic Memory
3.
Measure of memory person must retrieve information learned earlier, fill in the blank test
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Reorganizing
4.
Combining bits of information into a small number of meaningful groups that can be stored in long-term memory
a)
chunking
b)
suppression
c)
mnemonics
d)
deja vu
5.
Fading away of memory
a)
Amnesia
b)
Decay
c)
Interference
d)
Repression
6.
Which memory task involves identifying objects encountered before?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Repression
7.
A memory from our own personal life is a
a)
Echoic Memory
b)
Prospective Memory
c)
Episodic Memory
d)
Semantic Memory
8.
______ involves maintaing encoded information in memory over time.
a)
Recall
b)
Amnesia
c)
Storage
d)
Potential
9.
the process of getting information out of memory storage.
a)
recall
b)
rehearsal
c)
priming
d)
retrieval
10.
Which researcher is most associated with research about the misinformation effect?
a)
Hermann Ebbinghaus
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Elizabeth Loftus
d)
John Watson
11.
Remembering how to roller skate involves which of the following kinds of memory?
a)
episodic
b)
semantic
c)
procedural
d)
prospective
12.
Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:
a)
convergent thinking
b)
validity
c)
mental age
d)
emotional intelligence
13.
Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of:
a)
predictive validity
b)
factor analysis
c)
the g factor
d)
reliability
14.
The distribution of IQ scores
a)
is approximately normal or bell-shaped
b)
shows that most score between 80 and 100
c)
reveals a difference in the average for men and women
d)
falls off abruptly above 100
15.
IQ = _________age/chronological age X 100
a)
Fundamental
b)
Mental
c)
Actual
d)
Legal
16.
According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence would describe someone who excels at solving high level math problems?
a)
Analytic Intelligence
b)
Creative Intelligence
c)
Practical Intelligence
d)
Visual-Spatial Intelligence
17.
Validity means that
a)
a test measures what it is supposed to measure
b)
that a test has been tested on many subjects
c)
a test measures both aptitude and acheivement
d)
scores are the same no matter who grades the test
18.
A test is said to be reliable if it:
a)
measures what it is supposed to measure
b)
gives consistent results for any given person
c)
tests many different abilities
d)
does not show racial and ethnic differences in scores
19.
When instances come readily to mind, we often presume such events are common. What of the following is the term for this phenomenon?
a)
Intuition insight
b)
Confirmation bias
c)
Belief perserverance
d)
Availability heurisitic
20.
______ is an example of a concept that best exemplifies the characteristics of that concept.
a)
prototype
b)
concept
c)
syntax
d)
thinking
21.
You hear that one of the Smith children is an outstanding Little League player and you immediately conclude that it’s their son rather than any of their four daughters. You reached your quite possibly erroneous conclusion as the result of:
a)
The confirmation bias
b)
The availability heuristic
c)
The representativeness heuristic
d)
The base rate heuristic
22.
Pablo vainly searches for a screwdriver while failing to recognize that a readily available coin in his pocket would turn the screw. His oversight best illustrates:
a)
functional fixedness.
b)
the availability heuristic.
c)
belief perseverance.
d)
the representativeness heuristic.
23.
Algorithms
a)
are also known as "rules of thumb."
b)
will always result in a correct solution, if there is a correct solution to be found.
c)
are also known as mechanical solutions.
d)
are what happen when the mind simply reorganizes a problem and comes up with a solution in an "aha" moment.
24.
David and Alice plan to vacation in Florida. They figure out the total cost of the trip and then decide how much money they will have to put aside each week in order to be able to pay for their holiday. David and Alice are using:
a)
Insight
b)
The working backward heuristic
c)
Trial-and-error planning
d)
An algorithm
25.
Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:
a)
Allow preexisting beliefs to distort logical
reasoning
b)
Cling to one’s initial conceptions after the
basis on which they were formed has been discredited
c)
Search randomly through alternative solutions
when problem solving
d)
Look for information that is
consistent with one’s beliefs
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