Question 1

According to the serial-position effect, if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them, you will most easily recall items:

Accepted Answer

A)  from the beginning and the middle of the list. 
B)  from the beginning and the end of the list. 
C)  from the middle and the end of the list. 
D)  only from the beginning of the list. 
A)  from the beginning and the middle of the list. 
B)  from the beginning and the end of the list. 
C)  from the middle and the end of the list. 
D)  only from the beginning of the list.

Question 2

Steffi remembers going to the zoo with her parents and her best friend on her 10th birthday. She can even recall the look on her friend's face when she dropped her ice cream cone into the grizzly bear enclosure. Steffi's recollection is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  procedural memory. 
A)  implicit memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  procedural memory.

Question 3

On a TV game show, Janet is asked to name the state capital of Michigan. This information is most likely stored in:

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  implicit memory. 
A)  procedural memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  implicit memory.

Question 4

Do the preceding two questions ask for recall, recognition, or relearning? (And what about this question?)

Accepted Answer

The first two questi

Question 5

________ plays a critical role in the formation of long-term declarative memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  The frontal lobe 
B)  The hippocampus 
C)  The cerebellum 
D)  The amygdala 
A)  The frontal lobe 
B)  The hippocampus 
C)  The cerebellum 
D)  The amygdala

Question 6

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 7

What mechanisms other than repression could account for a person's psychogenic amnesia?

Accepted Answer

The person could be intentionally avoidi

Question 8

One objection to traditional information-processing theories of memory is that, unlike most computers, the brain performs many independent operations __________.

Accepted Answer

simultaneo

Question 9

Why are the themes in our life stories so important?

Accepted Answer

They guide what we remember an

Question 10

Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reassure them that their friends have had the same experiences. 
B)  reward them when they tell you that something happened. 
C)  scold them if you believe that they are lying. 
D)  try to avoid asking the child leading questions. 
A)  reassure them that their friends have had the same experiences. 
B)  reward them when they tell you that something happened. 
C)  scold them if you believe that they are lying. 
D)  try to avoid asking the child leading questions.

Question 12

The formation of short-term memories and long-term memories involve the same chemical and structural
changes at the level of the neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The sensory register is made up of many separate subsystems, one for each sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 15

Wilma has been a long-time fan of the country singer Tim McGraw. Later, she meets an interesting guy named Tom McGraw, but she keeps calling him Tim. Why?

Accepted Answer

proactive

Question 16

When patients are unable to form new declarative memories, they cannot acquire new procedural memories either.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Long-term memory formation involves lasting structural changes in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ refers to the capacity to retain and retrieve information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall 
B)  Memory 
C)  Priming 
D)  Recognition 
A)  Recall 
B)  Memory 
C)  Priming 
D)  Recognition

Question 20

Trivial Pursuit, a popular board game that tests a player's skills in retrieving and reproducing popular culture and general knowledge, requires the recall of explicit memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the serial-position effect, if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them, you will most easily recall items:

Steffi remembers going to the zoo with her parents and her best friend on her 10^th birthday. She can even recall the look on her friend's face when she dropped her ice cream cone into the grizzly bear enclosure. Steffi's recollection is an example of:

On a TV game show, Janet is asked to name the state capital of Michigan. This information is most likely stored in:

Do the preceding two questions ask for recall, recognition, or relearning? (And what about this question?)

________ plays a critical role in the formation of long-term declarative memories.

Which of the following is a test for recall?

What mechanisms other than repression could account for a person's psychogenic amnesia?

One objection to traditional information-processing theories of memory is that, unlike most computers, the brain performs many independent operations __________.

Why are the themes in our life stories so important?

Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to:

The formation of short-term memories and long-term memories involve the same chemical and structural changes at the level of the neurons.

The sensory register is made up of many separate subsystems, one for each sense.

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

Wilma has been a long-time fan of the country singer Tim McGraw. Later, she meets an interesting guy named Tom McGraw, but she keeps calling him Tim. Why?

When patients are unable to form new declarative memories, they cannot acquire new procedural memories either.

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

Long-term memory formation involves lasting structural changes in the brain.

________ refers to the capacity to retain and retrieve information.

Trivial Pursuit, a popular board game that tests a player's skills in retrieving and reproducing popular culture and general knowledge, requires the recall of explicit memories.

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Exam 10: Memory

According to the serial-position effect, if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them, you will most easily recall items:

Steffi remembers going to the zoo with her parents and her best friend on her 10th birthday. She can even recall the look on her friend's face when she dropped her ice cream cone into the grizzly bear enclosure. Steffi's recollection is an example of:

On a TV game show, Janet is asked to name the state capital of Michigan. This information is most likely stored in:

Do the preceding two questions ask for recall, recognition, or relearning? (And what about this question?)

________ plays a critical role in the formation of long-term declarative memories.

Which of the following is a test for recall?

What mechanisms other than repression could account for a person's psychogenic amnesia?

One objection to traditional information-processing theories of memory is that, unlike most computers, the brain performs many independent operations __________.

Why are the themes in our life stories so important?

Which memory system has a limited capacity and stores items for about 30 seconds?

Research suggests that the best way to encourage truthful testimony by children is to:

The formation of short-term memories and long-term memories involve the same chemical and structural changes at the level of the neurons.

The sensory register is made up of many separate subsystems, one for each sense.

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

Wilma has been a long-time fan of the country singer Tim McGraw. Later, she meets an interesting guy named Tom McGraw, but she keeps calling him Tim. Why?

When patients are unable to form new declarative memories, they cannot acquire new procedural memories either.

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

Long-term memory formation involves lasting structural changes in the brain.

________ refers to the capacity to retain and retrieve information.

Trivial Pursuit, a popular board game that tests a player's skills in retrieving and reproducing popular culture and general knowledge, requires the recall of explicit memories.

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

Filters

Steffi remembers going to the zoo with her parents and her best friend on her 10^th birthday. She can even recall the look on her friend's face when she dropped her ice cream cone into the grizzly bear enclosure. Steffi's recollection is an example of: