Question 1

Because she drank too much alcohol,Deanna barely remembers her 21st birthday.That is,her _____ memory of that evening is sketchy.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  semantic 
C)  working 
D)  episodic 
A)  procedural 
B)  semantic 
C)  working 
D)  episodic

Question 2

The majority of participants in Loftus's "lost in the mall" studies remembered events that never happened.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The misinformation effect highlights the:

Accepted Answer

A)  changeability of memory. 
B)  importance of encoding. 
C)  speed of forgetting. 
D)  limitations of short-term memory. 
A)  changeability of memory. 
B)  importance of encoding. 
C)  speed of forgetting. 
D)  limitations of short-term memory.

Question 4

More than 10 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Deep processing is to shallow processing as elaborative rehearsal is to maintenance rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a study examining the effect of deep processing on relearning,the dependent variable is likely a savings score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the classic studies of the encoding specificity principle,participants recalled the words better on dry land,whether they had learned the words on land or underwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When the room is unused,Mona studies her history notes in the lecture hall in which she attends class.Mona is doing this in order to take advantage of the serial position effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet supplies display in a Boise,Idaho,discount store; he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro,North Carolina.Omar's amnesia is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive. 
B)  retrograde. 
C)  anterograde. 
D)  retroactive. 
A)  proactive. 
B)  retrograde. 
C)  anterograde. 
D)  retroactive.

Question 10

The encoding specificity principle refers to the effect on memory of the match between learning and retrieval contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _____ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _____ digits correctly.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term; four 
B)  short-term; seven 
C)  sensory; four 
D)  sensory; seven 
A)  short-term; four 
B)  short-term; seven 
C)  sensory; four 
D)  sensory; seven

Question 12

The textbook describes the case of Henry Molaison,also known as H.M.After brain surgery,H.M could no longer create long-term memories.H.M.suffered from _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde 
B)  proactive 
C)  anterograde 
D)  retroactive 
A)  retrograde 
B)  proactive 
C)  anterograde 
D)  retroactive

Question 13

According to the encoding specificity principle:

Accepted Answer

A)  material that is processed more deeply is better remembered. 
B)  the ability to remember an item in a list depends on where the item occurred in the series. 
C)  spreading out study sessions enhances memory for material. 
D)  the similarity between learning and retrieval contexts influences memory. 
A)  material that is processed more deeply is better remembered. 
B)  the ability to remember an item in a list depends on where the item occurred in the series. 
C)  spreading out study sessions enhances memory for material. 
D)  the similarity between learning and retrieval contexts influences memory.

Question 14

The amygdala is associated with _____ while the hippocampus is associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit memory; implicit memory 
B)  working memory; emotional memory 
C)  implicit memory; explicit memory 
D)  long-term memory; sensory memory 
A)  explicit memory; implicit memory 
B)  working memory; emotional memory 
C)  implicit memory; explicit memory 
D)  long-term memory; sensory memory

Question 15

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either hitting or smashing into another.The _____ variable in this experiment was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent; speed estimates 
B)  experimental; the verb describing the cars' motion 
C)  control; the verb describing the cars' motion 
D)  dependent; speed estimates 
A)  independent; speed estimates 
B)  experimental; the verb describing the cars' motion 
C)  control; the verb describing the cars' motion 
D)  dependent; speed estimates

Question 16

The American Psychological Association endorses the notion that memories of abuse are often repressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Infantile amnesia may reflect cerebellar immaturity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement accurately describes a potential flaw of the information-processing model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory should not really be the first stage in the information-processing model. 
B)  Short-term memory does not actually have a limited capacity. 
C)  The model is too complicated. 
D)  No clear boundary may actually exist between short-term memory and long-term memory. 
A)  Sensory memory should not really be the first stage in the information-processing model. 
B)  Short-term memory does not actually have a limited capacity. 
C)  The model is too complicated. 
D)  No clear boundary may actually exist between short-term memory and long-term memory.

Question 19

The similarity between the learning and retrieval contexts influences how well information will be remembered.This is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  levels-of-processing theory. 
B)  encoding specificity principle. 
C)  serial position effect. 
D)  spacing effect. 
A)  levels-of-processing theory. 
B)  encoding specificity principle. 
C)  serial position effect. 
D)  spacing effect.

Question 20

Working memory is to implicit memory as prefrontal cortex is to the cerebellum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Because she drank too much alcohol,Deanna barely remembers her 21^st birthday.That is,her _____ memory of that evening is sketchy.

The majority of participants in Loftus's "lost in the mall" studies remembered events that never happened.

The misinformation effect highlights the:

More than 10 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

Deep processing is to shallow processing as elaborative rehearsal is to maintenance rehearsal.

In a study examining the effect of deep processing on relearning,the dependent variable is likely a savings score.

In the classic studies of the encoding specificity principle,participants recalled the words better on dry land,whether they had learned the words on land or underwater.

When the room is unused,Mona studies her history notes in the lecture hall in which she attends class.Mona is doing this in order to take advantage of the serial position effect.

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet supplies display in a Boise,Idaho,discount store; he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro,North Carolina.Omar's amnesia is best described as:

The encoding specificity principle refers to the effect on memory of the match between learning and retrieval contexts.

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _ digits correctly.

The textbook describes the case of Henry Molaison,also known as H.M.After brain surgery,H.M could no longer create long-term memories.H.M.suffered from _____ amnesia.

According to the encoding specificity principle:

The amygdala is associated with _ while the hippocampus is associated with _.

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either hitting or smashing into another.The _ variable in this experiment was _.

The American Psychological Association endorses the notion that memories of abuse are often repressed.

Infantile amnesia may reflect cerebellar immaturity.

Which statement accurately describes a potential flaw of the information-processing model of memory?

The similarity between the learning and retrieval contexts influences how well information will be remembered.This is known as the:

Working memory is to implicit memory as prefrontal cortex is to the cerebellum.

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Because she drank too much alcohol,Deanna barely remembers her 21st birthday.That is,her _____ memory of that evening is sketchy.

The majority of participants in Loftus's "lost in the mall" studies remembered events that never happened.

The misinformation effect highlights the:

More than 10 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

Deep processing is to shallow processing as elaborative rehearsal is to maintenance rehearsal.

In a study examining the effect of deep processing on relearning,the dependent variable is likely a savings score.

In the classic studies of the encoding specificity principle,participants recalled the words better on dry land,whether they had learned the words on land or underwater.

When the room is unused,Mona studies her history notes in the lecture hall in which she attends class.Mona is doing this in order to take advantage of the serial position effect.

Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet supplies display in a Boise,Idaho,discount store; he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro,North Carolina.Omar's amnesia is best described as:

The encoding specificity principle refers to the effect on memory of the match between learning and retrieval contexts.

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _____ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _____ digits correctly.

The textbook describes the case of Henry Molaison,also known as H.M.After brain surgery,H.M could no longer create long-term memories.H.M.suffered from _____ amnesia.

According to the encoding specificity principle:

The amygdala is associated with _____ while the hippocampus is associated with _____.

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either hitting or smashing into another.The _____ variable in this experiment was _____.

The American Psychological Association endorses the notion that memories of abuse are often repressed.

Infantile amnesia may reflect cerebellar immaturity.

Which statement accurately describes a potential flaw of the information-processing model of memory?

The similarity between the learning and retrieval contexts influences how well information will be remembered.This is known as the:

Working memory is to implicit memory as prefrontal cortex is to the cerebellum.

Introduction and Research Methods

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition,language,and Intelligence

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Stress and Health

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Social Psychology

Filters

Because she drank too much alcohol,Deanna barely remembers her 21^st birthday.That is,her _____ memory of that evening is sketchy.

Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _ digits correctly.

The amygdala is associated with _ while the hippocampus is associated with _.

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either hitting or smashing into another.The _ variable in this experiment was _.