Question 1

Most information in long-term memory is coded in terms of the intensity of the stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If you are trying to memorize a list of numbers, which of the following would be most likely to cause you to forget or mix up the numbers on your list?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone starts reciting another list of different numbers to you. 
B)  Someone starts reciting a list of nonsense syllables to you. 
C)  Someone starts showing you humorous photographs. 
D)  Someone starts reciting a list of names to you. 
A)  Someone starts reciting another list of different numbers to you. 
B)  Someone starts reciting a list of nonsense syllables to you. 
C)  Someone starts showing you humorous photographs. 
D)  Someone starts reciting a list of names to you.

Question 3

According to ________ theory, memories deteriorate because of the passage of time.

Accepted Answer

A)  amnesia 
B)  retrieval 
C)  interference 
D)  decay 
A)  amnesia 
B)  retrieval 
C)  interference 
D)  decay

Question 4

When you listen to a conversation or song on the radio, or watch a television show, you are using ________ to hold onto and think about new information coming in from the sensory registers.

Accepted Answer

A)  shadow memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  memory icons 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  shadow memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  memory icons 
D)  short-term memory

Question 5

You look up a telephone number in the directory. You find the name and the number: 3531416. For a split second, the image of the number resides in ________. The image fades quickly, yet you manage to keep the number in ________ through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the sensory register; LTM; mnemonics 
B)  the sensory register; STM; rote rehearsal 
C)  STM; LTM; rote rehearsal 
D)  the sensory register; the sensory register; rote rehearsal 
A)  the sensory register; LTM; mnemonics 
B)  the sensory register; STM; rote rehearsal 
C)  STM; LTM; rote rehearsal 
D)  the sensory register; the sensory register; rote rehearsal

Question 6

Each of the following is true of eyewitness testimony except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how questions are posed to witnesses can make a difference in their subsequent accounts of the incident 
B)  it is most accurate when people are asked to describe an incident in its entirety 
C)  people often confuse actual memories of an event with information they have later heard about the event from other sources 
D)  information is subject to change or distortion even after it has been coded in long-term memory 
A)  how questions are posed to witnesses can make a difference in their subsequent accounts of the incident 
B)  it is most accurate when people are asked to describe an incident in its entirety 
C)  people often confuse actual memories of an event with information they have later heard about the event from other sources 
D)  information is subject to change or distortion even after it has been coded in long-term memory

Question 7

Briefly summarize the research and findings of Hermann Ebbinghaus in regard to memory and forgetting.

Accepted Answer

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering psyc

Question 8

An item is easier to remember ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  if it is part of our episodic memory 
B)  the fewer links or associations it has in long-term memory 
C)  if it is stored in short-term memory 
D)  the more links or associations it has in long-term memory 
A)  if it is part of our episodic memory 
B)  the fewer links or associations it has in long-term memory 
C)  if it is stored in short-term memory 
D)  the more links or associations it has in long-term memory

Question 9

________ is another term that is often used to refer to short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Working memory 
B)  Secondary memory 
C)  Sensory register 
D)  Shadow memory 
A)  Working memory 
B)  Secondary memory 
C)  Sensory register 
D)  Shadow memory

Question 10

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent and that corresponds with everything we "know" is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  working 
C)  eidetic 
D)  long-term 
A)  primary 
B)  working 
C)  eidetic 
D)  long-term

Question 11

The phenomenon whereby most people cannot recall events that occurred in their life before the age of two, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychogenic amnesia 
B)  infantile autism 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  pretensile amnesia 
A)  psychogenic amnesia 
B)  infantile autism 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  pretensile amnesia

Question 12

Each of the following is a recommended strategy for improving your memory abilities except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to rely on your memory alone 
B)  developing your motivation 
C)  staying focused and minimize distractions 
D)  practicing memory skills 
A)  learning to rely on your memory alone 
B)  developing your motivation 
C)  staying focused and minimize distractions 
D)  practicing memory skills

Question 13

Describe the form(s) in which information is coded and maintained in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

Information in short-term memory is code

Question 14

A psychologist flashes a sequence of five letters (such as STWLG) on a screen in front of you and then asks you immediately to count backward from 1000 by 7s. After a few seconds, she asks you to recall the five letters. This psychologist is most likely studying the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  effect of proactive interference on STM 
B)  use of semantic codes in LTM 
C)  role of decay in STM loss 
D)  relative effectiveness of rote and elaborative rehearsal 
A)  effect of proactive interference on STM 
B)  use of semantic codes in LTM 
C)  role of decay in STM loss 
D)  relative effectiveness of rote and elaborative rehearsal

Question 15

Visual information in the sensory registers is gone when it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  contradicts STM information 
B)  is not rehearsed 
C)  is replaced by new information 
D)  becomes scrambled with auditory information 
A)  contradicts STM information 
B)  is not rehearsed 
C)  is replaced by new information 
D)  becomes scrambled with auditory information

Question 16

Each of the following is true of recovered memories except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overzealous therapists may unwittingly create false memories by leading patients to vividly imagine incidents that never happened 
B)  there is no evidence that any of them are memories of actual events 
C)  people who have "recovered" memories of abuse have sometimes later realized that the events never occurred 
D)  psychotherapists may shape people's recollections of early childhood memories 
A)  overzealous therapists may unwittingly create false memories by leading patients to vividly imagine incidents that never happened 
B)  there is no evidence that any of them are memories of actual events 
C)  people who have "recovered" memories of abuse have sometimes later realized that the events never occurred 
D)  psychotherapists may shape people's recollections of early childhood memories

Question 17

Ebbinghaus used ________ to study memory processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  random number sequences 
B)  sequences of musical notes 
C)  nonsense syllables 
D)  word lists 
A)  random number sequences 
B)  sequences of musical notes 
C)  nonsense syllables 
D)  word lists

Question 18

Elaborative rehearsal is the process through which ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  material in STM is transferred to LTM 
B)  new material is entered into the sensory registers 
C)  material is held indefinitely in STM 
D)  material passes from the sensory registers into STM 
A)  material in STM is transferred to LTM 
B)  new material is entered into the sensory registers 
C)  material is held indefinitely in STM 
D)  material passes from the sensory registers into STM

Question 19

What do scientists currently believe about the accuracy and reliability of recovered memories?

Accepted Answer

The topic of recovered memories, particu

Question 20

No single part of the brain is solely responsible for memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Most information in long-term memory is coded in terms of the intensity of the stimuli.

If you are trying to memorize a list of numbers, which of the following would be most likely to cause you to forget or mix up the numbers on your list?

According to ________ theory, memories deteriorate because of the passage of time.

When you listen to a conversation or song on the radio, or watch a television show, you are using ________ to hold onto and think about new information coming in from the sensory registers.

You look up a telephone number in the directory. You find the name and the number: 3531416. For a split second, the image of the number resides in . The image fades quickly, yet you manage to keep the number in through .

Each of the following is true of eyewitness testimony except ________.

Briefly summarize the research and findings of Hermann Ebbinghaus in regard to memory and forgetting.

An item is easier to remember ________.

________ is another term that is often used to refer to short-term memory.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent and that corresponds with everything we "know" is called ________ memory.

The phenomenon whereby most people cannot recall events that occurred in their life before the age of two, is called ________.

Each of the following is a recommended strategy for improving your memory abilities except ________.

Describe the form(s) in which information is coded and maintained in short-term memory.

A psychologist flashes a sequence of five letters (such as STWLG) on a screen in front of you and then asks you immediately to count backward from 1000 by 7s. After a few seconds, she asks you to recall the five letters. This psychologist is most likely studying the ________.

Visual information in the sensory registers is gone when it ________.

Each of the following is true of recovered memories except ________.

Ebbinghaus used ________ to study memory processes.

Elaborative rehearsal is the process through which ________.

What do scientists currently believe about the accuracy and reliability of recovered memories?

No single part of the brain is solely responsible for memory.

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Most information in long-term memory is coded in terms of the intensity of the stimuli.

If you are trying to memorize a list of numbers, which of the following would be most likely to cause you to forget or mix up the numbers on your list?

According to ________ theory, memories deteriorate because of the passage of time.

When you listen to a conversation or song on the radio, or watch a television show, you are using ________ to hold onto and think about new information coming in from the sensory registers.

You look up a telephone number in the directory. You find the name and the number: 3531416. For a split second, the image of the number resides in ________. The image fades quickly, yet you manage to keep the number in ________ through ________.

Each of the following is true of eyewitness testimony except ________.

Briefly summarize the research and findings of Hermann Ebbinghaus in regard to memory and forgetting.

An item is easier to remember ________.

________ is another term that is often used to refer to short-term memory.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent and that corresponds with everything we "know" is called ________ memory.

The phenomenon whereby most people cannot recall events that occurred in their life before the age of two, is called ________.

Each of the following is a recommended strategy for improving your memory abilities except ________.

Describe the form(s) in which information is coded and maintained in short-term memory.

A psychologist flashes a sequence of five letters (such as STWLG) on a screen in front of you and then asks you immediately to count backward from 1000 by 7s. After a few seconds, she asks you to recall the five letters. This psychologist is most likely studying the ________.

Visual information in the sensory registers is gone when it ________.

Each of the following is true of recovered memories except ________.

Ebbinghaus used ________ to study memory processes.

Elaborative rehearsal is the process through which ________.

What do scientists currently believe about the accuracy and reliability of recovered memories?

No single part of the brain is solely responsible for memory.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition and Mental Abilities

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Life-Span Development

Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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Measurement and Statistical Methods

Psychology Applied to Work

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You look up a telephone number in the directory. You find the name and the number: 3531416. For a split second, the image of the number resides in . The image fades quickly, yet you manage to keep the number in through .