Sample Test Questions

Remember, questions are due on the date specified by your instructor and it is your responsibility to ensure that you are aware of the due dates. You are to prepare 5 questions (typewritten) with answers that address the topics that will be on the upcoming test. You must turn in 5 multiple choice questions with answer choices A-D and you must note the correct response. Please proofread your paper for errors prior to turning in. The questions are to be original questions written by you, not copied from another source (e.g., do not lift questions from the study guide, another student, the internet or another text), nor are they to be straight definitions copied from the book. Keep in mind that this assignment is intended to help you prepare for the exam. The more time and effort you spend, the more you will learn. If your questions are creative and well written, they may appear on the exam! Here are some sample questions:

Kimberley Duff #67850

Assignment 3 - test 2 questions July 7th 2000

Dr Duff's Introductory Psychology M-Th 10:15-12:30pm

1. According to the Primacy effect, which of the following names should have enhanced recall?

Brittany, Madonna, Alicia, Janet, Gwen, Eve

a. Eve

b. Madonna

c. Brittany

d. Janet

2. After taking Dr Duff's class, you really want to impress all of your friends with your new knowledge. However, you find that about a year after her class you are having difficulty remembering some of the vocabulary terms. This is probably due to problems with

a. procedural memory

b. anterograde amnesia

c. semantic memory

d. episodic memory

e. none of the above

3. Yolanda finds that her participants she is studying tend to increase the amount of cigarettes they smoke when they are under a lot of stress. However, when the situation is not as stressful, participants smoke less. This is an example of

a. a negative correlation

b. a third variable

c. a cause and effect relationship

d. a positive correlation

4. A researcher is interested in seeing if caffeine helps students learn. Some students are randomly assigned to the experimental group and receive 500mg of caffeine and other students are randomly assigned to the control group and receive 1mg of caffeine. Finally participants are evaluated on how well they learn information from a psychology course.What is the independent variable?

a. the experiment

b. learning

c. psychology

d. caffeine

5. When Jaime's puppy chews on Jaime's shoes, Jaime takes the dog outside. In operant conditioning terms this is the use of?

a. negative punishment

b. positive punishment

c negative reinforcement

d. positive reinforcement