Question 1

Long-term potentiation (LTP)refers to

Accepted Answer

A) damage to long-term memory stores. 
B) the inability to encode new information. 
C) a strengthening of signalling between neurons. 
D) a weakening of signalling between neurons. 
A) damage to long-term memory stores. 
B) the inability to encode new information. 
C) a strengthening of signalling between neurons. 
D) a weakening of signalling between neurons. C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about flashbulb memories?

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A) They are far more accurate than standard memories. 
B) They are typically no more accurate than standard memories. 
C) They last for a much shorter period than standard memories. 
D) They contain fewer details than standard memories. 
A) They are far more accurate than standard memories. 
B) They are typically no more accurate than standard memories. 
C) They last for a much shorter period than standard memories. 
D) They contain fewer details than standard memories. B

Question 3

Seven plus or minus two refers to

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A) the different types of memory stores in humans. 
B) the capacity of long-term memory. 
C) the number of seconds information can stay in iconic memory. 
D) the capacity of short-term memory. 
A) the different types of memory stores in humans. 
B) the capacity of long-term memory. 
C) the number of seconds information can stay in iconic memory. 
D) the capacity of short-term memory. D

Question 4

Which type of memory can accurately hold information for only about 30 seconds?

Accepted Answer

A) iconic memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) long-term memory 
A) iconic memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) long-term memory

Question 5

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to

Accepted Answer

A) the inability to retrieve long-term memories. 
B) a loss in short-term memory. 
C) the inability to encode new long-term memories. 
D) a loss in implicit memories. 
A) the inability to retrieve long-term memories. 
B) a loss in short-term memory. 
C) the inability to encode new long-term memories. 
D) a loss in implicit memories.

Question 6

Latasha remembers visiting Ottawa on a cloudy day when she was a child.She recalls being bored at the time,but now wishes she had paid more attention.Latasha's memory is an example of a(n )_____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic 
B) semantic 
C) sensory 
D) implicit 
A) episodic 
B) semantic 
C) sensory 
D) implicit

Question 7

Terri was mugged one night while she was walking home.Later that same night,a police officer called to tell her that the police had arrested a man wearing a red baseball cap who was found in the area.Although Terri's mugger was not wearing a hat when she was mugged,she now recalls the hat when she remembers the mugging.This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) levels of processing effect. 
B) imagination inflation effect. 
C) Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM)effect. 
D) misinformation effect. 
A) levels of processing effect. 
B) imagination inflation effect. 
C) Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM)effect. 
D) misinformation effect.

Question 8

According to the levels of processing (LOP)framework,how well we encode long-term information is most directly related to

Accepted Answer

A) how frequently we encounter the information. 
B) how deeply we process the information. 
C) how long we are exposed to the information. 
D) how motivated we are to learn the information. 
A) how frequently we encounter the information. 
B) how deeply we process the information. 
C) how long we are exposed to the information. 
D) how motivated we are to learn the information.

Question 9

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Schemas store complete memories of events that can be "played back" at will. 
B) Schemas ensure that memories are highly accurate. 
C) Schemas help to organize information. 
D) Schemas help to reduce bias during recall. 
A) Schemas store complete memories of events that can be "played back" at will. 
B) Schemas ensure that memories are highly accurate. 
C) Schemas help to organize information. 
D) Schemas help to reduce bias during recall.

Question 10

Early research into forgetting by Hermann Ebbinghaus found that forgetting occurs

Accepted Answer

A) slowly over a long period of time. 
B) mostly between 12 and 24 hours after the learning event. 
C) slowly at first,but the rate of forgetting increases over time. 
D) quickly at first,but the rate of forgetting slows over time. 
A) slowly over a long period of time. 
B) mostly between 12 and 24 hours after the learning event. 
C) slowly at first,but the rate of forgetting increases over time. 
D) quickly at first,but the rate of forgetting slows over time.

Exam 7: D: Memory

Long-term potentiation (LTP)refers to

Which of the following statements is true about flashbulb memories?

Seven plus or minus two refers to

Which type of memory can accurately hold information for only about 30 seconds?

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to

Latasha remembers visiting Ottawa on a cloudy day when she was a child.She recalls being bored at the time,but now wishes she had paid more attention.Latasha's memory is an example of a(n )_____ memory.

According to the levels of processing (LOP)framework,how well we encode long-term information is most directly related to

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

Early research into forgetting by Hermann Ebbinghaus found that forgetting occurs

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