Question 1

According to the depth of processing model,semantic encoding involves the deepest processing because it requires us to attend to the __________ the information being encoded.

Accepted Answer

A) phonological sound of 
B) physical form of 
C) the many details associated with 
D) meaning of 
A) phonological sound of 
B) physical form of 
C) the many details associated with 
D) meaning of

Question 2

Individuals undergoing an fMRI who incorrectly identified shapes as being previously viewed showed activity in ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala. 
B) different areas than those associated with correctly identifying shapes. 
C) the same areas associated with correctly identifying shapes. 
D) the hippocampus. 
A) the amygdala. 
B) different areas than those associated with correctly identifying shapes. 
C) the same areas associated with correctly identifying shapes. 
D) the hippocampus.

Question 3

Chunking refers to the process whereby:

Accepted Answer

A) individual units are combined into a single larger unit of meaning. 
B) information is organized hierarchically. 
C) incidental information is encoded. 
D) a larger unit is broken down into smaller individual units of meaning. 
A) individual units are combined into a single larger unit of meaning. 
B) information is organized hierarchically. 
C) incidental information is encoded. 
D) a larger unit is broken down into smaller individual units of meaning.

Question 4

Men and women are equally accurate in their eyewitness identifications of possible perpetrators ,but women are more confident in the identifications they have made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the serial position effect and its two separate components.Discuss the specific structural components of memory that are responsible for it.

Accepted Answer

When presented with a list of words,we t

Question 6

When asked to reproduce or draw a picture from memory,people consistently remember scenes as being more expansive or wider than they actually are.This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) source confusion. 
B) boundary extension. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) flashbulb memory distortion. 
A) source confusion. 
B) boundary extension. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) flashbulb memory distortion.

Question 7

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of echoic memory by briefly presenting an image of a 3 x 4 array of letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The results from Hermann Ebbinghaus's studies of the forgetting process revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A) memory decreases at a more or less constant rate over time. 
B) memory decreases slowly at first and then sharply decreased after 9 to 10 days. 
C) memory remains relatively constant for the first 3 to 4 days and gradually decreases after this. 
D) memory decreases rapidly at first and then slowed noticeably afterward. 
A) memory decreases at a more or less constant rate over time. 
B) memory decreases slowly at first and then sharply decreased after 9 to 10 days. 
C) memory remains relatively constant for the first 3 to 4 days and gradually decreases after this. 
D) memory decreases rapidly at first and then slowed noticeably afterward.

Question 9

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of iconic memory by:

Accepted Answer

A) briefly flashing a display of letters and immediately asking how many letters people could recall. 
B) asking people to recall different sets of numbers that were simultaneously presented to both ears. 
C) investigating the accuracy of flashbulb memories. 
D) measuring how long it took people to add three two-digit numbers in their head and provide the correct sum. 
A) briefly flashing a display of letters and immediately asking how many letters people could recall. 
B) asking people to recall different sets of numbers that were simultaneously presented to both ears. 
C) investigating the accuracy of flashbulb memories. 
D) measuring how long it took people to add three two-digit numbers in their head and provide the correct sum.

Question 10

The three major approaches that scientists use to study the brain regions involved in memory are studies of:

Accepted Answer

A) human lesions,nonhuman animal lesions,brain-imaging. 
B) encoding,storage,and retrieval. 
C) episodic,semantic,and procedural memory. 
D) sensory memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory. 
A) human lesions,nonhuman animal lesions,brain-imaging. 
B) encoding,storage,and retrieval. 
C) episodic,semantic,and procedural memory. 
D) sensory memory,short-term memory,and long-term memory.

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding the tendency for people to forget traumatic personal events is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Children and adults almost never forget traumatic personal events. 
B) Memory loss for traumatic events can occur with both children and adults. 
C) It is very common for adults to forget traumatic events,but it almost never happens with children. 
D) It is very common for young children to forget traumatic events,but it almost never happens with adults. 
A) Children and adults almost never forget traumatic personal events. 
B) Memory loss for traumatic events can occur with both children and adults. 
C) It is very common for adults to forget traumatic events,but it almost never happens with children. 
D) It is very common for young children to forget traumatic events,but it almost never happens with adults.

Question 12

Betsy went to a restaurant last night with some other first year students from her dorm.Although Betsy had never been to this particular restaurant,she knew exactly how to be seated,order,eat,and pay the bill.In her long-term memory,Betsy had a(n)__________ for restaurants.

Accepted Answer

A) schema 
B) hierarchy 
C) innate knowledge 
D) mnemonic 
A) schema 
B) hierarchy 
C) innate knowledge 
D) mnemonic

Question 13

_______________ refers to remembering to perform an activity in the future.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ refers to remembering to perform an...

Question 14

Anterograde amnesia is said to occur when memory is lost for events that occurred prior to the occurrence of the amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The concept of state-dependent learning can best be understood by taking the more general encoding specificity principle and applying it to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) external cues 
B) internal cues and states 
C) implicit memories 
D) retroactive interference 
A) external cues 
B) internal cues and states 
C) implicit memories 
D) retroactive interference

Question 16

Suppose that you are shown a list that includes the words "plate," "tree," and "glass." Several months later,you are shown many short word stems such as "PL___," "TR____" and "GL____." Even though you have essentially forgotten about the first list you saw,you are more likely to complete the word stems with "PLate," "TRee," and "GLass" than other people who were not shown the initial list.These types of memory tests are used to measure memory and they are called __________ .

Accepted Answer

A) priming tasks 
B) recall tests 
C) recognition tests 
D) cued recall tests 
A) priming tasks 
B) recall tests 
C) recognition tests 
D) cued recall tests

Question 17

Research has revealed that the cerebellum plays a particularly important role in the formation of:

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memories. 
B) semantic memories. 
C) explicit memories. 
D) episodic memories. 
A) procedural memories. 
B) semantic memories. 
C) explicit memories. 
D) episodic memories.

Question 18

Discuss the various components and subcomponents of long-term memory giving examples of each of the various subcomponents.

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory has two major subdivisi

Question 19

Discuss the limitations of short-term memory and describe two ways that they can be overcome.Why is short-term memory sometimes called "working memory" and,according to Alan Baddeley,what are three different components of working memory?

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory appears to hold betwee

Question 20

Veronica just saw a person in a green car labeled "student driver" run a red light and cause a serious accident.While waiting for the police to arrive,Veronica suddenly remembers that she was in a serious car accident when she was a young child.With respect to recalling the accident stored in her long-term memory,today's accident apparently served as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) recall recognition 
B) conscious unawareness 
C) procedural information 
D) a retrieval cue 
A) recall recognition 
B) conscious unawareness 
C) procedural information 
D) a retrieval cue

According to the depth of processing model,semantic encoding involves the deepest processing because it requires us to attend to the __________ the information being encoded.

Individuals undergoing an fMRI who incorrectly identified shapes as being previously viewed showed activity in ________________.

Chunking refers to the process whereby:

Men and women are equally accurate in their eyewitness identifications of possible perpetrators ,but women are more confident in the identifications they have made.

Describe the serial position effect and its two separate components.Discuss the specific structural components of memory that are responsible for it.

When asked to reproduce or draw a picture from memory,people consistently remember scenes as being more expansive or wider than they actually are.This phenomenon is known as:

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of echoic memory by briefly presenting an image of a 3 x 4 array of letters.

The results from Hermann Ebbinghaus's studies of the forgetting process revealed that:

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of iconic memory by:

The three major approaches that scientists use to study the brain regions involved in memory are studies of:

Which of the following statements regarding the tendency for people to forget traumatic personal events is most accurate?

Betsy went to a restaurant last night with some other first year students from her dorm.Although Betsy had never been to this particular restaurant,she knew exactly how to be seated,order,eat,and pay the bill.In her long-term memory,Betsy had a(n)__________ for restaurants.

_______________ refers to remembering to perform an activity in the future.

Anterograde amnesia is said to occur when memory is lost for events that occurred prior to the occurrence of the amnesia.

The concept of state-dependent learning can best be understood by taking the more general encoding specificity principle and applying it to _____________.

Research has revealed that the cerebellum plays a particularly important role in the formation of:

Discuss the various components and subcomponents of long-term memory giving examples of each of the various subcomponents.

Discuss the limitations of short-term memory and describe two ways that they can be overcome.Why is short-term memory sometimes called "working memory" and,according to Alan Baddeley,what are three different components of working memory?

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Exam 8: Memory

According to the depth of processing model,semantic encoding involves the deepest processing because it requires us to attend to the __________ the information being encoded.

Individuals undergoing an fMRI who incorrectly identified shapes as being previously viewed showed activity in ________________.

Chunking refers to the process whereby:

Men and women are equally accurate in their eyewitness identifications of possible perpetrators ,but women are more confident in the identifications they have made.

Describe the serial position effect and its two separate components.Discuss the specific structural components of memory that are responsible for it.

When asked to reproduce or draw a picture from memory,people consistently remember scenes as being more expansive or wider than they actually are.This phenomenon is known as:

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of echoic memory by briefly presenting an image of a 3 x 4 array of letters.

The results from Hermann Ebbinghaus's studies of the forgetting process revealed that:

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of iconic memory by:

The three major approaches that scientists use to study the brain regions involved in memory are studies of:

Which of the following statements regarding the tendency for people to forget traumatic personal events is most accurate?

Betsy went to a restaurant last night with some other first year students from her dorm.Although Betsy had never been to this particular restaurant,she knew exactly how to be seated,order,eat,and pay the bill.In her long-term memory,Betsy had a(n)__________ for restaurants.

_______________ refers to remembering to perform an activity in the future.

Anterograde amnesia is said to occur when memory is lost for events that occurred prior to the occurrence of the amnesia.

The concept of state-dependent learning can best be understood by taking the more general encoding specificity principle and applying it to _____________.

Research has revealed that the cerebellum plays a particularly important role in the formation of:

Discuss the various components and subcomponents of long-term memory giving examples of each of the various subcomponents.

Discuss the limitations of short-term memory and describe two ways that they can be overcome.Why is short-term memory sometimes called "working memory" and,according to Alan Baddeley,what are three different components of working memory?

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

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