General Psychology
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
Answer the following questions in accordance with the appropriate format:
Section I: Fill in the blanks. (2pts) * a blank can be used for more than one word A man suffered a head injury and did not remember that he was married or that he had children when he woke up. While in the hospital, his wife and children were constantly there with him, which helped him to recall his memories of them. He was suffering from 1) ______________________________________________________.
An individual's 2) ___________________________ (ie. , hair or eye color) is an external manifestation of the 3)_____________________________ that he/she inherits in the environment in which he/she lives.
The 4) __________________________ model is sequential, arguing that information moves from one stage to the next, while the 5) _______________________________ model is parallel, arguing that information moves in and out of the long-term memory.
An example of 6) ________________________ memory is not having to consciously think about directions while driving home, while an example of 7) ______________________________ memory is trying to recall the names associated with the theories of psychology.
On a test, multiple choice questions are an example of 8) ___________________________ retrieval, while short essay questions are an example of 9)____________________________ retrieval.
10) ___________________________ is the ability to combine mental elements and new and innovative ways to solve problems.
Section II: Give a unique example of each (NOT from the textbook). (4pts) 11) Overextension: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12) Telegraphic speech: ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Groupthink: ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 14) Ill-structured problem: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 15) Functional fixedness: __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 16) Deductive reasoning: __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 17) Deindividuation: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Procedural memo...
