Question 1

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  People educated in Western schools have better memories than people educated in non-Western school systems, no matter what their ethnic or cultural background. 
B)  People from industrialized Western cultures have better memories than members of other cultures. 
C)  The memories of people from any given culture tend to be best at remembering the things that are most significant to that culture. 
D)  People from non-Western cultures have better memories than people from Western cultures, especially for non-technical information. 
A)  People educated in Western schools have better memories than people educated in non-Western school systems, no matter what their ethnic or cultural background. 
B)  People from industrialized Western cultures have better memories than members of other cultures. 
C)  The memories of people from any given culture tend to be best at remembering the things that are most significant to that culture. 
D)  People from non-Western cultures have better memories than people from Western cultures, especially for non-technical information.

Question 2

Remembering a telephone number because it contains the numbers of the year in which you were born is an example of the use of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  rote rehearsal 
D)  chunking 
A)  eidetic imagery 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  rote rehearsal 
D)  chunking

Question 3

The term "photographic memory" refers to the phenomenon of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  spatial awareness 
D)  mnemonics 
A)  eidetic imagery 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  spatial awareness 
D)  mnemonics

Question 4

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory. She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once, she can visualize the object in great detail, as if she was looking at a photograph of it. Christine's ability is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic imagery 
B)  clairvoyance 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  mnemonics 
A)  episodic imagery 
B)  clairvoyance 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  mnemonics

Question 5

When people are asked to recall names of people, there is increased activity in a particular area of the ________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)  right temporal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left frontal 
D)  left temporal 
A)  right temporal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left frontal 
D)  left temporal

Question 6

Short-term memory has ________ primary tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  six 
B)  four 
C)  eight 
D)  two 
A)  six 
B)  four 
C)  eight 
D)  two

Question 7

What we are thinking about or are aware of at any given moment is in our ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  secondary memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory

Question 8

Of the following, the ________ is most important in the ability to remember spatial relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  pons 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  mid-brain 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  pons 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  mid-brain 
D)  hippocampus

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repetition without any intent to learn does not enhance long-term memory. 
B)  Rote rehearsal is not effective in learning items such as ABCs. 
C)  Extensive rote rehearsal is as efficient as elaborative rehearsal for permanent memory. 
D)  The more an item is repeated, the more improvement will be shown in later recall. 
A)  Repetition without any intent to learn does not enhance long-term memory. 
B)  Rote rehearsal is not effective in learning items such as ABCs. 
C)  Extensive rote rehearsal is as efficient as elaborative rehearsal for permanent memory. 
D)  The more an item is repeated, the more improvement will be shown in later recall.

Question 10

Repeating an item more often improves long-term recall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The best way to transfer information from short-term memory to permanent memory is rote rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Remembering that the French word "maison" means house by connecting maison with the English word "masonry" illustrates the use of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic rehearsal 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  chunking 
D)  rote rehearsal 
A)  semantic rehearsal 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  chunking 
D)  rote rehearsal

Question 13

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of non-Western cultures perform poorly on tests that require the memorization of long lists of words, numbers, and facts because the exercises seem odd and foreign to them. 
B)  People from Western cultures are better than members of other cultures at remembering lines of descent of families and detailed accounts of cultural heroes. 
C)  People from Western schools do not perform as well as members of other cultures on tests that require memorization of long lists of words and numbers. 
D)  Being able to recite long lists of facts, details, words, and numbers is the best overall measure of memory and is consistently high across cultures. 
A)  Members of non-Western cultures perform poorly on tests that require the memorization of long lists of words, numbers, and facts because the exercises seem odd and foreign to them. 
B)  People from Western cultures are better than members of other cultures at remembering lines of descent of families and detailed accounts of cultural heroes. 
C)  People from Western schools do not perform as well as members of other cultures on tests that require memorization of long lists of words and numbers. 
D)  Being able to recite long lists of facts, details, words, and numbers is the best overall measure of memory and is consistently high across cultures.

Question 14

If you must study two or more subjects in the same study session, one reason to study dissimilar subjects such as literature and mathematics is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there will be less decay 
B)  there will be less likelihood of retrograde amnesia 
C)  there will be more time for elaborative rehearsal 
D)  you will decrease interference 
A)  there will be less decay 
B)  there will be less likelihood of retrograde amnesia 
C)  there will be more time for elaborative rehearsal 
D)  you will decrease interference

Question 15

The ability to remember the things that we have experienced, imagined, and learned is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory 
B)  acquisition 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  intelligence 
A)  memory 
B)  acquisition 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  intelligence

Question 16

Randy is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Randy's symptoms are typical of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia 
B)  organic amnesia 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  psychogenic amnesia 
A)  retrograde amnesia 
B)  organic amnesia 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  psychogenic amnesia

Question 17

Each of the following is recommended by your text for improving your memory except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop motivation 
B)  use mental imagery 
C)  ignore retrieval cues 
D)  rely on more than memory alone 
A)  develop motivation 
B)  use mental imagery 
C)  ignore retrieval cues 
D)  rely on more than memory alone

Question 18

Current research indicates that memories consist of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of new glial cells in the memory storage areas of the brain 
B)  the creation of new, memory-specific neurons, in the memory storage areas of the brain 
C)  changes in the synaptic connections among neurons 
D)  changes in the internal structures of existing neurons 
A)  the creation of new glial cells in the memory storage areas of the brain 
B)  the creation of new, memory-specific neurons, in the memory storage areas of the brain 
C)  changes in the synaptic connections among neurons 
D)  changes in the internal structures of existing neurons

Question 19

The fact that people recognize that M and M are the same letter faster than they recognize that M and m are the same letter is evidence that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most verbal material in short-term memory is stored phonologically 
B)  rote rehearsal helps to store information in short-term memory 
C)  some verbal material in short-term memory is stored in visual form 
D)  only through elaborative rehearsal can material be committed to long-term memory 
A)  most verbal material in short-term memory is stored phonologically 
B)  rote rehearsal helps to store information in short-term memory 
C)  some verbal material in short-term memory is stored in visual form 
D)  only through elaborative rehearsal can material be committed to long-term memory

Question 20

Interference theory holds that the passage of time leads to forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

Remembering a telephone number because it contains the numbers of the year in which you were born is an example of the use of ________.

The term "photographic memory" refers to the phenomenon of ________.

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory. She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once, she can visualize the object in great detail, as if she was looking at a photograph of it. Christine's ability is an example of ________.

When people are asked to recall names of people, there is increased activity in a particular area of the ________ lobe.

Short-term memory has ________ primary tasks.

What we are thinking about or are aware of at any given moment is in our ________.

Of the following, the ________ is most important in the ability to remember spatial relationships.

Which of the following statements is true?

Repeating an item more often improves long-term recall.

The best way to transfer information from short-term memory to permanent memory is rote rehearsal.

Remembering that the French word "maison" means house by connecting maison with the English word "masonry" illustrates the use of ________.

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

If you must study two or more subjects in the same study session, one reason to study dissimilar subjects such as literature and mathematics is that ________.

The ability to remember the things that we have experienced, imagined, and learned is known as ________.

Randy is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Randy's symptoms are typical of ________.

Each of the following is recommended by your text for improving your memory except ________.

Current research indicates that memories consist of ________.

The fact that people recognize that M and M are the same letter faster than they recognize that M and m are the same letter is evidence that ________.

Interference theory holds that the passage of time leads to forgetting.

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Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

Remembering a telephone number because it contains the numbers of the year in which you were born is an example of the use of ________.

The term "photographic memory" refers to the phenomenon of ________.

Christine has always had an unusually effective memory. She credits this to the fact that after seeing something just once, she can visualize the object in great detail, as if she was looking at a photograph of it. Christine's ability is an example of ________.

When people are asked to recall names of people, there is increased activity in a particular area of the ________ lobe.

Short-term memory has ________ primary tasks.

What we are thinking about or are aware of at any given moment is in our ________.

Of the following, the ________ is most important in the ability to remember spatial relationships.

Which of the following statements is true?

Repeating an item more often improves long-term recall.

The best way to transfer information from short-term memory to permanent memory is rote rehearsal.

Remembering that the French word "maison" means house by connecting maison with the English word "masonry" illustrates the use of ________.

Which of the following is true of memory and culture?

If you must study two or more subjects in the same study session, one reason to study dissimilar subjects such as literature and mathematics is that ________.

The ability to remember the things that we have experienced, imagined, and learned is known as ________.

Randy is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Randy's symptoms are typical of ________.

Each of the following is recommended by your text for improving your memory except ________.

Current research indicates that memories consist of ________.

The fact that people recognize that M and M are the same letter faster than they recognize that M and m are the same letter is evidence that ________.

Interference theory holds that the passage of time leads to forgetting.

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The Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition and Mental Abilities

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Therapies

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