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A man contracts viral encephalitis, which results in memory loss similar to H.M. Which of the following abilities or skills would he have the most difficulty with after the virus lesions his brain?

Suppose that you are sitting in a classroom, trying to follow your professor’s lecture and ignore a loud conversation out in the hallway. Which of the following tasks does this situation most closely resemble?

Which of the following statements provides the most accurate comparison between the prototype approach and the exemplar approach?

Suppose that Arthur lives in New York City, his friend Scott lives in a much smaller city about 40 miles north of New York City, and his other friend, Josh, lives in another small city about 40 miles south of New York City. One weekend, Josh decides to drive from his home to Arthur’s home and then on to Scott’s home. According to the landmark effect, which leg of the trip would most likely seem longer?

If you are buying concert tickets at a box office, there are certain procedures and interactions that occur in a specific order. This sequence of events is most correctly referred to as                                        .

Suppose that you have a mental image of your favorite actor. If that image is stored in a propositional code, the representation would emphasize                                               .

Which of the following is an example of a typicality effect?

Which of the following is the most likely reason that many psychologists moved away from behaviorism in favor of cognitive psychology?

Choose one of the three lists below and create a narrative centered on the terms in the list (note: if you’ve already completed an essay question in this exam, make sure the list you choose for this question is different than the previous list you chose). The narratives should include real-world experiences (not necessarily your own) that illustrate the six terms in each list. Each experience that illustrates a term should be brief and should clearly demonstrate your knowledge of the term’s definition (without explicitly defining the term) and application to the real world. Bracket the sentences for each experience and then include the term being illustrated in parentheses at the end of the experience. For example, if the term were attentional bias, I could write the following real-world experience with the appropriate brackets and parentheses: [Sally started smoking when she was 16 years old but quit 10 years ago. Despite quitting, she notices that anytime she’s out in a public place and smells cigarette smoke or sees a cigarette she is immediately drawn to them. (attentional bias)]. The six real-world experiences should flow and be part of an overall story rather than six distinct and stand-alone experiences. You may include some transition sentences between your real-world descriptions, in order to help with the flow of the narrative. Each experience that accurately illustrates a term will receive 3 points. If the narrative creates an overall story rather than six separate experiences, you will receive 7 additional points, making each essay worth 25 points and the essay section worth a total of 50 points. Note about example described above: attentional bias refers to a situation when people pay extra attention to some stimulus or feature.   List 1 Elaboration Ribot’s Law Superordinate Typicality Level Same-category Heuristic Forgetting curve Dorsal visual pathway   List 2 Skeletal conditioning Prototype Model Alignment Heuristic Proactive Interference Anterograde Amnesia Emotional Stroop Effect   List 3 Ad Hoc Categories Spatial Framework Model Reminiscence Bump Procedural Memory Semantic Network Model Object Permanence

Which of the following scientists is considered the Father of Experimental Psychology and relied on introspective methods to probe cognition?