Question 1

Rote rehearsal is also called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep processing 
B)  chunking 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
A)  deep processing 
B)  chunking 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  elaborative rehearsal C

Question 2

The most important determinant of interference is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  rehearsal time 
C)  similarity 
D)  complexity 
A)  decay 
B)  rehearsal time 
C)  similarity 
D)  complexity C

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a pioneering psychologist who conducted extensive research on memory and forgetting in the late 19th century. He is best known for his discovery of the "forgetting curve," which describes the exponential loss of information over time if it is not actively rehearsed or reviewed. Ebbinghaus also developed the concept of the "spacing effect," which suggests that information is better retained when it is studied and reviewed over spaced intervals rather than all at once.

Through his experiments, Ebbinghaus also identified various factors that influence memory and forgetting, such as the impact of meaningfulness, the primacy and recency effects, and the role of interference in memory retrieval. His research laid the foundation for the study of human memory and has had a lasting impact on the field of cognitive psychology. Ebbinghaus's work continues to be influential in understanding how memory functions and how forgetting occurs.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Chronic alcoholism can lead to a form of amnesia called ________ caused by a vitamin deficiency and poor diet typical of people who abuse alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's syndrome 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  Pick's disease 
D)  Wernicke's syndrome 
A)  Broca's syndrome 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  Pick's disease 
D)  Wernicke's syndrome

Question 7

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  simply repeating something over and over again 
B)  relating new information to something you already know 
C)  repeating something as well as physically acting out the concept you are trying to learn 
D)  organizing basic information into meaningful units 
A)  simply repeating something over and over again 
B)  relating new information to something you already know 
C)  repeating something as well as physically acting out the concept you are trying to learn 
D)  organizing basic information into meaningful units

Question 8

In Sperling's experiments, people were able to remember about ________ of 12 letters presented to them if he waited a full second between presenting the letters and asking people to recall them.

Accepted Answer

A)  11 - 12 
B)  4 - 5 
C)  0 - 1 
D)  8 - 9 
A)  11 - 12 
B)  4 - 5 
C)  0 - 1 
D)  8 - 9

Question 9

Long-term memory can store ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vast amounts of information but only for a few seconds at a time 
B)  only a few items for no more than a few seconds at a time 
C)  only a few items but for many years 
D)  vast amounts of information for many years 
A)  vast amounts of information but only for a few seconds at a time 
B)  only a few items for no more than a few seconds at a time 
C)  only a few items but for many years 
D)  vast amounts of information for many years

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

Explain what reconstructive memory is and how it can sometimes cause difficulties in our ability to accurately remember past events.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The person who first proposed a filtering process at the entrance to the nervous system was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadbent 
B)  Treisman 
C)  Marquez 
D)  Selfridge 
A)  Broadbent 
B)  Treisman 
C)  Marquez 
D)  Selfridge

Question 13

Head injuries often result in dissociative amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  is unreliable 
B)  can be affected by what the witness imagined 
C)  is vulnerable to distortions based on suggestions the witness receives after the event 
D)  is not essential in most criminal cases 
A)  is unreliable 
B)  can be affected by what the witness imagined 
C)  is vulnerable to distortions based on suggestions the witness receives after the event 
D)  is not essential in most criminal cases

Question 15

Information in short-term memory is coded ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonologically and visually 
B)  visually only 
C)  abstractly 
D)  phonologically only 
A)  phonologically and visually 
B)  visually only 
C)  abstractly 
D)  phonologically only

Question 16

Describe the purpose and functioning of the sensory registers. In your discussion, compare and contrast the capacity and functioning of the visual and auditory registers.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Explain what the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is, what factors make it more likely to occur, and what can be done to cope with it when it occurs.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

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 19

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 20

The phenomenon in which memories are not lost, but are transformed into something at least partly different from what they were originally is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  reconstructive memory 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  reconstructive memory 
D)  retroactive interference

Rote rehearsal is also called ________.

The most important determinant of interference is ________.

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

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 ________.

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

Chronic alcoholism can lead to a form of amnesia called ________ caused by a vitamin deficiency and poor diet typical of people who abuse alcohol.

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

In Sperling's experiments, people were able to remember about ________ of 12 letters presented to them if he waited a full second between presenting the letters and asking people to recall them.

Long-term memory can store ________.

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

Explain what reconstructive memory is and how it can sometimes cause difficulties in our ability to accurately remember past events.

The person who first proposed a filtering process at the entrance to the nervous system was ________.

Head injuries often result in dissociative amnesia.

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

Information in short-term memory is coded ________.

Describe the purpose and functioning of the sensory registers. In your discussion, compare and contrast the capacity and functioning of the visual and auditory registers.

Explain what the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is, what factors make it more likely to occur, and what can be done to cope with it when it occurs.

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

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?

The phenomenon in which memories are not lost, but are transformed into something at least partly different from what they were originally is ________.

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Rote rehearsal is also called ________.

The most important determinant of interference is ________.

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

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 ________.

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

Chronic alcoholism can lead to a form of amnesia called ________ caused by a vitamin deficiency and poor diet typical of people who abuse alcohol.

Elaborative rehearsal involves ________.

In Sperling's experiments, people were able to remember about ________ of 12 letters presented to them if he waited a full second between presenting the letters and asking people to recall them.

Long-term memory can store ________.

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

Explain what reconstructive memory is and how it can sometimes cause difficulties in our ability to accurately remember past events.

The person who first proposed a filtering process at the entrance to the nervous system was ________.

Head injuries often result in dissociative amnesia.

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

Information in short-term memory is coded ________.

Describe the purpose and functioning of the sensory registers. In your discussion, compare and contrast the capacity and functioning of the visual and auditory registers.

Explain what the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is, what factors make it more likely to occur, and what can be done to cope with it when it occurs.

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

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?

The phenomenon in which memories are not lost, but are transformed into something at least partly different from what they were originally is ________.

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The Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition and Mental Abilities

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