Question 1

Priming functions as retrieval cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"She did WHAT??" Sebastian's roommate exclaims as he relates an anecdote about a mutual friend.Sebastian's roommate processes the story using _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working 
B)  sensory 
C)  semantic 
D)  long-term 
A)  working 
B)  sensory 
C)  semantic 
D)  long-term

Question 3

The 9/11 attacks.Princess Diana's death.The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.People's vivid memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are called _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  snapshot 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  photocopy 
D)  thumbnail 
A)  snapshot 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  photocopy 
D)  thumbnail

Question 4

In rich false memory experiments,about _____ of participants remember events that never happened.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 5

According to the textbook,organizing information hierarchically improves memory by aiding the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  storage. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  encoding. 
A)  retrieval. 
B)  storage. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  encoding.

Question 6

Most people can hold about 10 to 12 items in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the first several items on a list are more likely to be remembered than the middle items. 
B)  the last items on a list are more likely to be remembered than the middle items. 
C)  rehearsed items are more likely to be remembered than unrehearsed items. 
D)  the most personally relevant items on a list are most likely to be remembered. 
A)  the first several items on a list are more likely to be remembered than the middle items. 
B)  the last items on a list are more likely to be remembered than the middle items. 
C)  rehearsed items are more likely to be remembered than unrehearsed items. 
D)  the most personally relevant items on a list are most likely to be remembered.

Question 9

According to the levels of processing framework,which of the following students should retrieve information more successfully on classroom tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grant,who attempts to memorize his notes 
B)  Irene,who attempts to relate her notes to information she has learned in other classes 
C)  Hugh,who highlights important words on each page 
D)  Frank,who listens in class when what the professor says interests him,but doesn't take notes 
A)  Grant,who attempts to memorize his notes 
B)  Irene,who attempts to relate her notes to information she has learned in other classes 
C)  Hugh,who highlights important words on each page 
D)  Frank,who listens in class when what the professor says interests him,but doesn't take notes

Question 10

Mei lives in Shanghai.Sandy lives in Salt Lake City.Based on the text's discussion,which statement regarding the life memories of the two women is MOST likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sandy's memories are more likely to be focused on other people than are Mei's. 
B)  Sandy's memories are less likely than Mei's to center on personal emotions. 
C)  Mei's memories are more likely to be focused on other people than are Sandy's. 
D)  Mei's memories are less likely to be focused on historical events than are Sandy's. 
A)  Sandy's memories are more likely to be focused on other people than are Mei's. 
B)  Sandy's memories are less likely than Mei's to center on personal emotions. 
C)  Mei's memories are more likely to be focused on other people than are Sandy's. 
D)  Mei's memories are less likely to be focused on historical events than are Sandy's.

Question 11

An acronym helps recall because it is easier to remember an acronym than a long string of information.Thus,acronyms help circumvent the capacity limitations of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term 
B)  sensory 
C)  implicit 
D)  long-term 
A)  short-term 
B)  sensory 
C)  implicit 
D)  long-term

Question 12

Psychologists use the word _____ to refer to the processes whereby the brain collects,stores,and retrieves information for later use.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory 
B)  learning 
C)  intelligence 
D)  sensation 
A)  memory 
B)  learning 
C)  intelligence 
D)  sensation

Question 13

Anterograde amnesia refers to an inability to develop new memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A research participant is required to report as much of a poem as he can remember immediately after having read the poem once.The greatest number of recall errors should occur for lines:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the beginning of the poem. 
B)  in the middle of the poem. 
C)  at the end of the poem. 
D)  at the beginning and end of the poem. 
A)  at the beginning of the poem. 
B)  in the middle of the poem. 
C)  at the end of the poem. 
D)  at the beginning and end of the poem.

Question 15

Arturo studies by rewriting and rereading his class notes over and over again; this process is somewhat analogous to ______ rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A)  distributed 
B)  maintenance 
C)  elaborative 
D)  massed 
A)  distributed 
B)  maintenance 
C)  elaborative 
D)  massed

Question 16

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester.The problem is,the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way,causing her to forget Spanish words.Nana is experiencing _____ interference.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the following sequences BEST reflects the order of stages in the information processing model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory > sensory memory > long-term memory 
B)  short-term memory > working memory > long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory > short-term memory > long-term memory 
D)  sensory memory > long-term memory > short-term memory 
A)  short-term memory > sensory memory > long-term memory 
B)  short-term memory > working memory > long-term memory 
C)  sensory memory > short-term memory > long-term memory 
D)  sensory memory > long-term memory > short-term memory

Question 18

As Rodolfo works on a complex multiplication problem in his head,the numbers he is manipulating are in his _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  long-term 
D)  sensory 
A)  working 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  long-term 
D)  sensory

Question 19

The text describes the case of H.M.,whose memory was severely impaired after surgery for epilepsy.H.M.experienced the most difficulty with _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working 
B)  explicit 
C)  implicit 
D)  sensory 
A)  working 
B)  explicit 
C)  implicit 
D)  sensory

Question 20

In a study described in your text some participants were asked to learn hierarchically organized words.Other participants were asked to learn the same words arranged randomly.All participants were later required to recall the words.In this study,the group learning the organized words was the _____ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  control 
B)  independent 
C)  experimental 
D)  dependent 
A)  control 
B)  independent 
C)  experimental 
D)  dependent

Priming functions as retrieval cues.

"She did WHAT??" Sebastian's roommate exclaims as he relates an anecdote about a mutual friend.Sebastian's roommate processes the story using _____ memory.

The 9/11 attacks.Princess Diana's death.The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.People's vivid memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are called _____ memories.

In rich false memory experiments,about _____ of participants remember events that never happened.

According to the textbook,organizing information hierarchically improves memory by aiding the process of:

Most people can hold about 10 to 12 items in short-term memory.

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

According to the levels of processing framework,which of the following students should retrieve information more successfully on classroom tests?

Mei lives in Shanghai.Sandy lives in Salt Lake City.Based on the text's discussion,which statement regarding the life memories of the two women is MOST likely to be true?

An acronym helps recall because it is easier to remember an acronym than a long string of information.Thus,acronyms help circumvent the capacity limitations of _____ memory.

Psychologists use the word _____ to refer to the processes whereby the brain collects,stores,and retrieves information for later use.

Anterograde amnesia refers to an inability to develop new memories.

A research participant is required to report as much of a poem as he can remember immediately after having read the poem once.The greatest number of recall errors should occur for lines:

Arturo studies by rewriting and rereading his class notes over and over again; this process is somewhat analogous to ______ rehearsal.

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester.The problem is,the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way,causing her to forget Spanish words.Nana is experiencing _____ interference.

Which of the following sequences BEST reflects the order of stages in the information processing model of memory?

As Rodolfo works on a complex multiplication problem in his head,the numbers he is manipulating are in his _____ memory.

The text describes the case of H.M.,whose memory was severely impaired after surgery for epilepsy.H.M.experienced the most difficulty with _____ memory.

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Exam 6: Memory

Priming functions as retrieval cues.

"She did WHAT??" Sebastian's roommate exclaims as he relates an anecdote about a mutual friend.Sebastian's roommate processes the story using _____ memory.

The 9/11 attacks.Princess Diana's death.The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.People's vivid memories for the moment in which they learned of these events are called _____ memories.

In rich false memory experiments,about _____ of participants remember events that never happened.

According to the textbook,organizing information hierarchically improves memory by aiding the process of:

Most people can hold about 10 to 12 items in short-term memory.

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

The recency effect refers to the fact that:

According to the levels of processing framework,which of the following students should retrieve information more successfully on classroom tests?

Mei lives in Shanghai.Sandy lives in Salt Lake City.Based on the text's discussion,which statement regarding the life memories of the two women is MOST likely to be true?

An acronym helps recall because it is easier to remember an acronym than a long string of information.Thus,acronyms help circumvent the capacity limitations of _____ memory.

Psychologists use the word _____ to refer to the processes whereby the brain collects,stores,and retrieves information for later use.

Anterograde amnesia refers to an inability to develop new memories.

A research participant is required to report as much of a poem as he can remember immediately after having read the poem once.The greatest number of recall errors should occur for lines:

Arturo studies by rewriting and rereading his class notes over and over again; this process is somewhat analogous to ______ rehearsal.

Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester.The problem is,the French vocabulary she learned the semester before keeps getting in the way,causing her to forget Spanish words.Nana is experiencing _____ interference.

Which of the following sequences BEST reflects the order of stages in the information processing model of memory?

As Rodolfo works on a complex multiplication problem in his head,the numbers he is manipulating are in his _____ memory.

The text describes the case of H.M.,whose memory was severely impaired after surgery for epilepsy.H.M.experienced the most difficulty with _____ memory.

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

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