Question 1

People with_________forget their personal identities and flee to another location.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People with_________forget their personal identities and flee...

Question 2

According to your text, long-term potentiation plays a role in:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  learning 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  both learning and long-term memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  learning 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  both learning and long-term memory

Question 3

Make a distinction between retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The answer should indicate that retrogra

Question 4

Which statement best captures the consensus among researchers regarding the mechanism by which emotion might improve memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotion engages a special mechanism to facilitate memory. 
B)  Emotion enhances memory mainly because it serves as a retrieval cue. 
C)  Emotion promotes memory by a variety of mechanisms. 
D)  Emotion has surprisingly little effect on memory. 
A)  Emotion engages a special mechanism to facilitate memory. 
B)  Emotion enhances memory mainly because it serves as a retrieval cue. 
C)  Emotion promotes memory by a variety of mechanisms. 
D)  Emotion has surprisingly little effect on memory.

Question 5

A witness is unable to recall much about a crime when she is questioned in the police station. A police officer leads the witness back to the scene of the crime. She is now able to supply more information than she could before. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for her enhanced recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  The witness can take advantage of implicit memory at the crime scene, but not at the station. 
B)  The witness experiences less interference at the scene than in the station. 
C)  The witness is exposed to more retrieval cues at the crime scene than in the station. 
D)  The witness' arousal is higher at the scene than in the station. 
A)  The witness can take advantage of implicit memory at the crime scene, but not at the station. 
B)  The witness experiences less interference at the scene than in the station. 
C)  The witness is exposed to more retrieval cues at the crime scene than in the station. 
D)  The witness' arousal is higher at the scene than in the station.

Question 6

Multiple choice test formats require the use of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Multiple choice test formats require the use...

Question 7

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny. Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The information is difficult to retrieve, because it is stored along with so many other pieces of information in Drew's long-term memory. 
B)  The information was learned so long ago that it is no longer stored in Drew's long-term memory. 
C)  The information was not encoded, because Drew never really paid attention to Lincoln's head on the penny. 
D)  The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded. 
A)  The information is difficult to retrieve, because it is stored along with so many other pieces of information in Drew's long-term memory. 
B)  The information was learned so long ago that it is no longer stored in Drew's long-term memory. 
C)  The information was not encoded, because Drew never really paid attention to Lincoln's head on the penny. 
D)  The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded.

Question 8

In the early work of Karl Lashley, it was determined that memory engrams reside in one central storehouse within the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For encoding to occur, individuals need to focus on environmental stimuli. This "focus" refers to what cognitive process?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  invigoration 
E)  plastification 
A)  attention 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  invigoration 
E)  plastification

Question 10

How are the concepts of strong emotions and rehearsal related to the likelihood of enhanced memory?

Accepted Answer

Emotional events are often rep

Question 11

Explicit and implicit memories are stored in long term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____disorders are disruptions in memory that lack a clear physical cause.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____disorders are disruptions in memory that lack...

Question 13

How can information be retained in working memory?

Accepted Answer

concentrating hard a

Question 14

To which of the following is working memory most nearly analogous?

Accepted Answer

A)  a legal pad on which you jot temporary notes 
B)  a Post-It© note reminding you of a future obligation 
C)  a file on a computer hard drive 
D)  a portrait hanging in a museum 
A)  a legal pad on which you jot temporary notes 
B)  a Post-It© note reminding you of a future obligation 
C)  a file on a computer hard drive 
D)  a portrait hanging in a museum

Question 15

Which of the statements is TRUE regarding automatic processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are less aware of the attention we devote to automatic than to effortful processes. 
B)  Automatic processing does not require attention. 
C)  We are just as aware of the attention we devote to automatic as to effortful processes. 
D)  Automatic processing actually requires more attention than does effortful processing. 
A)  We are less aware of the attention we devote to automatic than to effortful processes. 
B)  Automatic processing does not require attention. 
C)  We are just as aware of the attention we devote to automatic as to effortful processes. 
D)  Automatic processing actually requires more attention than does effortful processing.

Question 16

Mrs. Alvarez is 70. She is exhibits memory loss, but shows no other cognitive deficits. How would you identify her memory disorder, and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  She may be amnesic. Memory loss is her primary symptom. 
B)  She may be suffering from dementia. Memory loss is her major symptom. 
C)  She may be amnesic. She is over 65. d She may be suffering from dementia. She is over 65 
A)  She may be amnesic. Memory loss is her primary symptom. 
B)  She may be suffering from dementia. Memory loss is her major symptom. 
C)  She may be amnesic. She is over 65. d She may be suffering from dementia. She is over 65

Question 17

A feeling can serve as a cue for remembering information that was encoded while experiencing that emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to your text, why do different people often seem to remember different details of the same event?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term memories are coded in terms of overall meaning, rather than specific sensory details. 
B)  Few people have the eidetic memory to recall events exactly as they occurred. 
C)  The type of code used to store long-term memories differs greatly from person to person. 
D)  Long-term memories tend to be coded at a superficial phonological level. 
A)  Long-term memories are coded in terms of overall meaning, rather than specific sensory details. 
B)  Few people have the eidetic memory to recall events exactly as they occurred. 
C)  The type of code used to store long-term memories differs greatly from person to person. 
D)  Long-term memories tend to be coded at a superficial phonological level.

Question 19

_________are knowledge structures that have been developed based on previous exposure to similar experiences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________are knowledge structures that have been developed...

Question 20

Which of the following memory processes is associated with retaining memories for future use?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  invigoration 
E)  plastification 
A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  invigoration 
E)  plastification

People with_________forget their personal identities and flee to another location.

According to your text, long-term potentiation plays a role in:

Make a distinction between retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

Which statement best captures the consensus among researchers regarding the mechanism by which emotion might improve memory?

Multiple choice test formats require the use of __________.

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny. Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

In the early work of Karl Lashley, it was determined that memory engrams reside in one central storehouse within the brain.

For encoding to occur, individuals need to focus on environmental stimuli. This "focus" refers to what cognitive process?

How are the concepts of strong emotions and rehearsal related to the likelihood of enhanced memory?

Explicit and implicit memories are stored in long term memory.

_____disorders are disruptions in memory that lack a clear physical cause.

How can information be retained in working memory?

To which of the following is working memory most nearly analogous?

Which of the statements is TRUE regarding automatic processing?

Mrs. Alvarez is 70. She is exhibits memory loss, but shows no other cognitive deficits. How would you identify her memory disorder, and why?

A feeling can serve as a cue for remembering information that was encoded while experiencing that emotion.

According to your text, why do different people often seem to remember different details of the same event?

_________are knowledge structures that have been developed based on previous exposure to similar experiences.

Which of the following memory processes is associated with retaining memories for future use?

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Exam 8: Memory

People with_________forget their personal identities and flee to another location.

According to your text, long-term potentiation plays a role in:

Make a distinction between retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

Which statement best captures the consensus among researchers regarding the mechanism by which emotion might improve memory?

Multiple choice test formats require the use of __________.

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny. Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

In the early work of Karl Lashley, it was determined that memory engrams reside in one central storehouse within the brain.

For encoding to occur, individuals need to focus on environmental stimuli. This "focus" refers to what cognitive process?

How are the concepts of strong emotions and rehearsal related to the likelihood of enhanced memory?

Explicit and implicit memories are stored in long term memory.

_____disorders are disruptions in memory that lack a clear physical cause.

How can information be retained in working memory?

To which of the following is working memory most nearly analogous?

Which of the statements is TRUE regarding automatic processing?

Mrs. Alvarez is 70. She is exhibits memory loss, but shows no other cognitive deficits. How would you identify her memory disorder, and why?

A feeling can serve as a cue for remembering information that was encoded while experiencing that emotion.

According to your text, why do different people often seem to remember different details of the same event?

_________are knowledge structures that have been developed based on previous exposure to similar experiences.

Which of the following memory processes is associated with retaining memories for future use?

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

Human Development

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Language and Thought

Intelligence

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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