Question 1

Conscious, intentional recollection of an event or of an item of information is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit memory. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  procedural memory. 
A)  explicit memory. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  procedural memory. A

Question 2

Which of the following factors is true of cognitive development, and may contribute to childhood amnesia?

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A)  The emergence of a self-concept does not take place until age 6. 
B)  The cognitive schemas used by preschoolers are the same as those used by older children and adults. 
C)  Children form schemas that contain information and cues necessary for recall before starting school. 
D)  Children's limited language skills prevent them from narrating aspects of experiences to themselves. 
A)  The emergence of a self-concept does not take place until age 6. 
B)  The cognitive schemas used by preschoolers are the same as those used by older children and adults. 
C)  Children form schemas that contain information and cues necessary for recall before starting school. 
D)  Children's limited language skills prevent them from narrating aspects of experiences to themselves. D

Question 3

Although there is some debate, ________ is generally thought to have a capacity of seven plus or minus two units of information.

Accepted Answer

A)  the sensory register 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  long-term memory 
A)  the sensory register 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  long-term memory B

Question 4

One day after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, college students were asked
questions about the experience and about a mundane event that occurred within the days prior to the attack.
Later, the students were contacted and once again asked about their memory of the two events. What did this research reveal about flashbulb memories?

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A good answer will include the following

Question 5

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In thinking about real-life problems, a person must be able to use dialectical reasoning, as explained in
Chapter 9 (Thinking and Intelligence). Use dialectical reasoning to consider the controversial topic of
eyewitness testimony presented in our chapter on memory. Should the testimony of preschoolers be trusted
in situations involving child abuse?

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Question 7

In the 1930s, the research of the British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett provided evidence to support the view that memory is:

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A)  like a wax tablet. 
B)  like reading a journal or diary written in indelible ink. 
C)  like a journalist trying to reconstruct an interview from incomplete notes. 
D)  like painful mementos in a locked vault. 
A)  like a wax tablet. 
B)  like reading a journal or diary written in indelible ink. 
C)  like a journalist trying to reconstruct an interview from incomplete notes. 
D)  like painful mementos in a locked vault.

Question 8

An accurate way to conceptualize memory is to think of it as a video camera that records each moment of a person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a test for recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  matching questions 
B)  true-false questions 
C)  multiple-choice questions 
D)  essay questions 
A)  matching questions 
B)  true-false questions 
C)  multiple-choice questions 
D)  essay questions

Question 10

Memories for the performance of actions or skills are called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, information in memory eventually disappears if it is not accessed.

Accepted Answer

A)  replacement 
B)  interference 
C)  cue-dependent 
D)  decay 
A)  replacement 
B)  interference 
C)  cue-dependent 
D)  decay

Question 12

The inability to distinguish what you originally experienced from what you heard or were told about an event later is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory. 
B)  priming. 
C)  explicit memory. 
D)  source misattribution. 
A)  semantic memory. 
B)  priming. 
C)  explicit memory. 
D)  source misattribution.

Question 13

For most people, the abbreviation USA consists of _________ informational chunk(s).

Accepted Answer

The answer of For most people, the abbreviation USA consists...

Question 14

Which of the following activities involving memory would require recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  fill-in-the-blank exams 
B)  essay exams 
C)  true-false exams 
D)  playing Trivial Pursuit 
A)  fill-in-the-blank exams 
B)  essay exams 
C)  true-false exams 
D)  playing Trivial Pursuit

Question 15

Visual images remain in the sensory register for a maximum of:

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A)  a half second. 
B)  two seconds. 
C)  thirty seconds. 
D)  one minute. 
A)  a half second. 
B)  two seconds. 
C)  thirty seconds. 
D)  one minute.

Question 16

________ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deep processing 
B)  Long-term potentiation 
C)  Priming 
D)  Temporary changes in the release of neurotransmitters 
A)  Deep processing 
B)  Long-term potentiation 
C)  Priming 
D)  Temporary changes in the release of neurotransmitters

Question 17

A long-lasting increase in the strength of synaptic responsiveness is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep processing. 
B)  long-term potentiation. 
C)  parallel processing. 
D)  state-dependent memory. 
A)  deep processing. 
B)  long-term potentiation. 
C)  parallel processing. 
D)  state-dependent memory.

Question 18

Knowing that flash floods occur quickly when water runs off hard, dry ground would be an episodic
memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What research technique did Sir Frederic Bartlett, the British psychologist, use in order to study how memories are manufactured?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

Memory is critical to our lives because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it confers a sense of personal identity, which enhances our sense of coherence. 
B)  without memory, we could not experience emotions. 
C)  it operates as a video camera would, automatically recording every moment of our lives. 
D)  each thing that happens to us, or impinges on our senses, is tucked away for later use. 
A)  it confers a sense of personal identity, which enhances our sense of coherence. 
B)  without memory, we could not experience emotions. 
C)  it operates as a video camera would, automatically recording every moment of our lives. 
D)  each thing that happens to us, or impinges on our senses, is tucked away for later use.

Conscious, intentional recollection of an event or of an item of information is called:

Which of the following factors is true of cognitive development, and may contribute to childhood amnesia?

Although there is some debate, ________ is generally thought to have a capacity of seven plus or minus two units of information.

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

In the 1930s, the research of the British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett provided evidence to support the view that memory is:

An accurate way to conceptualize memory is to think of it as a video camera that records each moment of a person's life.

Which of the following is a test for recall?

Memories for the performance of actions or skills are called:

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, information in memory eventually disappears if it is not accessed.

The inability to distinguish what you originally experienced from what you heard or were told about an event later is called:

For most people, the abbreviation USA consists of _________ informational chunk(s).

Which of the following activities involving memory would require recognition?

Visual images remain in the sensory register for a maximum of:

________ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.

A long-lasting increase in the strength of synaptic responsiveness is called:

Knowing that flash floods occur quickly when water runs off hard, dry ground would be an episodic memory.

What research technique did Sir Frederic Bartlett, the British psychologist, use in order to study how memories are manufactured?

Memory is critical to our lives because:

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Exam 10: Memory

Conscious, intentional recollection of an event or of an item of information is called:

Which of the following factors is true of cognitive development, and may contribute to childhood amnesia?

Although there is some debate, ________ is generally thought to have a capacity of seven plus or minus two units of information.

Which component of memory has been referred to as a "leaky bucket"?

In the 1930s, the research of the British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett provided evidence to support the view that memory is:

An accurate way to conceptualize memory is to think of it as a video camera that records each moment of a person's life.

Which of the following is a test for recall?

Memories for the performance of actions or skills are called:

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, information in memory eventually disappears if it is not accessed.

The inability to distinguish what you originally experienced from what you heard or were told about an event later is called:

For most people, the abbreviation USA consists of _________ informational chunk(s).

Which of the following activities involving memory would require recognition?

Visual images remain in the sensory register for a maximum of:

________ is thought to be a biological mechanism of long-term memory.

A long-lasting increase in the strength of synaptic responsiveness is called:

Knowing that flash floods occur quickly when water runs off hard, dry ground would be an episodic memory.

What research technique did Sir Frederic Bartlett, the British psychologist, use in order to study how memories are manufactured?

Memory is critical to our lives because:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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