NOTE: Answers in last slide

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NOTE Answers in last slide

• 1) When Sven's parents overhear him describing a
  birthday party from earlier in his life, they
  look at each other in surprise. In the middle of
  Sven's recollection of his own party, were
  details of one of his father's childhood parties!
  Sven's memory illustrates the concept of
  __________.
• A) priming
• B) implicit memory
• C) confabulation
• D) decay
• E) amnesia

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• 2) Eduardo is walking across campus on his way
  to the school's costume party. He is wearing a
  silly gorilla suit. Eduardo sees one of his
  friends and plays a practical joke on him! What
  phenomenon does this illustrate?
• A) just-world hypothesis
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) deindividuation
• D) groupthink
• E) entrapment

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• 3) Lucas is making his way across a busy campus
  between classes. He notices smoke coming from the
  side of the cafeteria but figures that someone
  already called the fire department. What
  phenomenon does this illustrate?
• A) just-world hypothesis
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) deindividuation
• D) groupthink
• E) cognitive dissonance

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• 4) Memory is like
• A) a wax tablet.
• B) a giant file cabinet that retrieves
  information accurately as long as it is
  well-organized.
• C) a video camera.
• D) watching unconnected movie frames and figuring
  out what the movie is about.
• E) watching a television show without
  commercials.

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• 5) Mr. Ward is finding that his third grade
  students often misspell the words "receive",
  "piece" and "neighbour". He teaches them the
  mnemonic, "I before E, except after C, or when
  sounded like A, as in neighbour or weigh". Mr.
  Ward is hoping that when his students write
  stories, they will
• A) have categorized all the words with "ie" or
  "ei" appropriately in long-term memory.
• B) hear these words stored in the auditory
  subsystem of sensory memory as they write.
• C) retrieve this mnemonic from long-term memory
  into short-term memory for temporary use.
• D) retain a visual image of "ie" and "ei" words
  based on this mnemonic.
• E) have already memorized the "ie" and "ei" words
  with visual images.

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• 6) Which of the following would be among Patty's
  semantic memories?
• A) knowing that her wedding gown had a train
• B) knowing that her four siblings were members of
  the wedding party
• C) knowing that Joe proposed to her just after
  midnight on an April evening
• D) knowing that it is appropriate to stand when
  the bride walks down the aisle
• E) knowing that her marriage will last a life
  time

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• 7) When one-year-old Olivia is placed on an
  ambiguous visual cliff, she looks at her mom's
  reassuring face. Olivia is most likely to
• A) smile back at mom, but refuse to cross.
• B) cross the cliff.
• C) begin crying.
• D) lift her arms to be held.
• E) wait for verbal promptings.

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• 8) Which of the following outcomes would be most
  likely after a German-American business session?
• A) The Germans will complain that the Americans
  are too cold and aloof.
• B) The Germans will complain that the Americans
  hide their real feelings behind a smile.
• C) The Americans will complain that the Germans
  smile too much when hiding embarrassment.
• D) The Americans will complain that the Germans
  are excessively cheerful.
• E) The Germans will complain that the Americans
  are more expressive than Canadians.

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• 9) Evan wants to earn a black belt in karate.
  Which way of thinking is most likely to help Evan
  reach his goal?
• A) "I should make sure I don't lose any matches."
  
• B) "I will set specific goals that I know I can
  reach easily."
• C) "I will set specific goals that are tough but
  attainable."
• D) "I will try not to fool around when I should
  be practicing."
• E) "I will set specific goals that increase in
  complexity over time."

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• 10) Ayla wants to earn money in summer but also
  wants to relax with friends. This conflict is
  called a/n
• A) approach-approach conflict.
• B) approach-avoidance conflict.
• C) avoidance-avoidance conflict.
• D) multiple approach-avoidance conflict.
• E) potential-approach conflict.

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• 11) As soon as Allison walked onto the beach,
  Gary knew it was destiny that had led him to
  vacation in the Bahamas. Their sexual excitement
  was hotter than the sand, and before vacation's
  end, they were married. According to the triangle
  theory of love, their relationship has which of
  the following components?
• A) passion and intimacy
• B) infatuation and passion
• C) intimacy and commitment
• D) passion and commitment
• E) passion and emotion

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• 12) Catherine has the conviction that she can do
  what she set out to do, whether it is mastering a
  new skill or reaching her goal to become a U.S.
  citizen. Psychologists call this feeling of
  competence
• A) a performance goal.
• B) drive.
• C) self-efficacy.
• D) the need for achievement.
• E) self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Answers

• 1) C
• 2) C
• 3) B
• 4) D
• 5) C
• 6) D
• 7) B
• 8) B
• 9) C
• 10) A
• 11) D
• 12) C