Psychology Answers

Multiple choice questions :

The ... memory system deals with actions , conditioned responses and implicit memories and ... memory system refers to the store of explicit and factual information.

1 declarative , non-declarative

2 non-declarative , declarative

3 semantic , declarative

4 long-term , short-term

Multiple choice questions :

The term ... refers to the process of being unable to retrieve the information we have stored in memory.

1 memory decay

2 forgetting

3 rehearsal

4 interference

Multiple choice questions :

Your friend asks you what you had for supper yesterday and you say : " I cannot think of what i ate now , but I will remember in a minute or so ". This indicates a problem with ...

1 recognition

2 retrieval

3 decay of information

4 storage of information

Multiple choice questions :

The method of improving memory by summarising aloud while you are learning is called ...

1 organisation

2 recitation

3 whole learning

4 spaced practice

Multiple choice questions :

According to the two-factor theory of emotions , which of the following provides the correct sequence in the experience of the emotions ?

1 stimulation - arousal h cognitive appraisal - emotions - behavior

2 stimulation - appraisal - differentiation of emotions - arousal

3 stimulation - appraisal - differentiation of emotions - aroused behavior

4 stimulation - arousal - appraisal - emotion - appraisal - behavior

Multiple choice questions :

Which of the following statements about emotions and motivations is(are) incorrect?

1 emotions and motivations are both triggered by some kind of stimuli

2 emotions and motivations activate and affect behavior

3 we can predict the kind of behavior that can be produced by both emotions and motivation

4 all of the above

Multiple choice questions :

You just received a low mark for PSY1501 assignment and suddenly feel discouraged. What kind of emotion are you experiencing ?

1 secondary emotion

2 primary emotion

3 positive emotion

4 negative emotion

Multiple choice questions :

Which one of the following criteria is incorrect for identifying primary emotions?

1 they must be evident in all cultures

2 they must contribute to the survival of the species

3 they must be evident in human species only

4 they must be associated with distinct facial expression

Multiple choice questions :

Remembering how to drive a car many years after you first learned to drive is an example of ...

1 semantic memory

2 procedural memory

3 explicit memory

4 episodic memory

Multiple choice questions :

Mahlori's parents are worried because he has started using bad language at home and at school. They decided to stop this behavior by taking 50 cents off Mahlori's pocket money every time he swears. Within a month Mahlori's swearing disappeared. What form of learning is illustrated in this example?

1 operant social learning

2 social observation learning

3 cognitive learning

4 discovery learning