Question 1

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material 
A)  new material interferes with memory of old material 
B)  new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C)  old material interferes with memory of new material 
D)  old material has eliminated memories of new material A

Question 2

Benjamin is a participant in a lab experiment. He is shown a list of words that include: engine, tire, trunk, drive, gasoline, and cup holder. When later asked, Benjamin says that "car" was one of the words he saw on the list, even though it was not there. This experiment is using _______________ to study memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  guided imagery 
B)  a recovered memory technique 
C)  imagination inflation 
D)  the DRM procedure 
A)  guided imagery 
B)  a recovered memory technique 
C)  imagination inflation 
D)  the DRM procedure D

Question 3

Chris suffered a stroke that damaged part of his hippocampus. He is likely to experience some memory loss, especially related to ______

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieving semantic memories 
B)  forming new episodic memories. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  nondeclarative memories. 
A)  retrieving semantic memories 
B)  forming new episodic memories. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  nondeclarative memories. B

Question 4

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of short-term memory. 
B)  the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C)  maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D)  transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. 
A)  the formation of short-term memory. 
B)  the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C)  maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D)  transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.

Question 5

Memories that can be verbalized, whether they are about your own experiences or your knowledge about the world, are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeclarative memories 
B)  procedural memories 
C)  conditioned memories 
D)  declarative memories 
A)  nondeclarative memories 
B)  procedural memories 
C)  conditioned memories 
D)  declarative memories

Question 6

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  watching a favorite movie for the fifteenth time 
B)  playing tennis with a friend 
C)  finding out that one's partner is pregnant 
D)  attending a basketball game with one's father and grandfather 
A)  watching a favorite movie for the fifteenth time 
B)  playing tennis with a friend 
C)  finding out that one's partner is pregnant 
D)  attending a basketball game with one's father and grandfather

Question 7

Your street address, telephone number, and social security number are stored in

Accepted Answer

A)  numerical memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  numerical memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 8

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schemas store complete memories of events that can be "played back" at will. 
B)  Schemas ensure that memories are highly accurate. 
C)  Schemas organize information so that memories are easier to encode, store, and recall. 
D)  Schemas act as a buffer while memories are being consolidated. 
A)  Schemas store complete memories of events that can be "played back" at will. 
B)  Schemas ensure that memories are highly accurate. 
C)  Schemas organize information so that memories are easier to encode, store, and recall. 
D)  Schemas act as a buffer while memories are being consolidated.

Question 9

One study had participants view tapes of dental surgery after studying a word list. This study concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional videos have no effect on memory. 
B)  emotional videos can enhance memory, but only for material related to the video itself. 
C)  emotional videos can enhance memory even for unrelated material. 
D)  emotional videos can enhance memory for related material, while reducing memory for unrelated material. 
A)  emotional videos have no effect on memory. 
B)  emotional videos can enhance memory, but only for material related to the video itself. 
C)  emotional videos can enhance memory even for unrelated material. 
D)  emotional videos can enhance memory for related material, while reducing memory for unrelated material.

Question 10

Which of the following is a major problem with recovered memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  All psychologists agree that trauma does not cause memories to be repressed. 
B)  Recovery of traumatic memories would have no therapeutic benefit. 
C)  The techniques used to recover memories tend to be the same ones used by researchers to create false memories. 
D)  No one has ever claimed to have successfully recovered a repressed memory. 
A)  All psychologists agree that trauma does not cause memories to be repressed. 
B)  Recovery of traumatic memories would have no therapeutic benefit. 
C)  The techniques used to recover memories tend to be the same ones used by researchers to create false memories. 
D)  No one has ever claimed to have successfully recovered a repressed memory.

Question 11

Retroactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

Accepted Answer

A)  older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information. 
B)  newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information. 
C)  information is not attended to and fails to be encoded. 
D)  information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time. 
A)  older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information. 
B)  newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information. 
C)  information is not attended to and fails to be encoded. 
D)  information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time.

Question 12

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation, the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  reconstructive memory. 
B)  a mnemonic. 
C)  serial-position effect. 
D)  pattern recognition. 
A)  reconstructive memory. 
B)  a mnemonic. 
C)  serial-position effect. 
D)  pattern recognition.

Question 13

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age. Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her brain activity is low in regions of the brain associated with mental imagery. 
B)  Her brain activity is high in regions of the brain associated with mental imagery. 
C)  Her nonverbal behaviors indicate she is lying. 
D)  Memories prior to the age of one are often highly accurate. 
A)  Her brain activity is low in regions of the brain associated with mental imagery. 
B)  Her brain activity is high in regions of the brain associated with mental imagery. 
C)  Her nonverbal behaviors indicate she is lying. 
D)  Memories prior to the age of one are often highly accurate.

Question 14

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores, the gateway to memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Context-dependent, state-dependent, and mood-dependent learning effects are all examples of the _________________ principle.

Accepted Answer

encoding s

Question 16

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval, encoding, storage 
B)  encoding, capturing, retrieval 
C)  capturing, encoding, retrieval 
D)  encoding, storage, retrieval 
A)  retrieval, encoding, storage 
B)  encoding, capturing, retrieval 
C)  capturing, encoding, retrieval 
D)  encoding, storage, retrieval

Question 17

One way to improve memory is to use techniques that allow the information to be stored in more than one form. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  binary encoding. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  flashbulb encoding. 
D)  dual coding. 
A)  binary encoding. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  flashbulb encoding. 
D)  dual coding.

Question 18

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session. She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder. What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position effect 
B)  state-dependent learning 
C)  transfer test 
D)  imagery 
A)  serial position effect 
B)  state-dependent learning 
C)  transfer test 
D)  imagery

Question 19

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago. This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic 
B)  episodic 
C)  semantic 
D)  short-term 
A)  iconic 
B)  episodic 
C)  semantic 
D)  short-term

Question 20

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  7 bits of information 
B)  7 chunks of information 
C)  12 letters, if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
D)  16 letters, if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
A)  7 bits of information 
B)  7 chunks of information 
C)  12 letters, if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
D)  16 letters, if measured by Sperling's partial report technique

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means __________.

Chris suffered a stroke that damaged part of his hippocampus. He is likely to experience some memory loss, especially related to ______

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Memories that can be verbalized, whether they are about your own experiences or your knowledge about the world, are called _____.

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Your street address, telephone number, and social security number are stored in

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

One study had participants view tapes of dental surgery after studying a word list. This study concluded that:

Which of the following is a major problem with recovered memories?

Retroactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation, the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age. Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores, the gateway to memory.

Context-dependent, state-dependent, and mood-dependent learning effects are all examples of the _________________ principle.

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

One way to improve memory is to use techniques that allow the information to be stored in more than one form. This is known as

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session. She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder. What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago. This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

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Exam 7: Memory

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means __________.

Chris suffered a stroke that damaged part of his hippocampus. He is likely to experience some memory loss, especially related to ______

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Memories that can be verbalized, whether they are about your own experiences or your knowledge about the world, are called _____.

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Your street address, telephone number, and social security number are stored in

What role are schemas believed to play in memory?

One study had participants view tapes of dental surgery after studying a word list. This study concluded that:

Which of the following is a major problem with recovered memories?

Retroactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation, the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood abuse that started at 6 months of age. Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores, the gateway to memory.

Context-dependent, state-dependent, and mood-dependent learning effects are all examples of the _________________ principle.

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

One way to improve memory is to use techniques that allow the information to be stored in more than one form. This is known as

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session. She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder. What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Scott remembers all of the details of his wedding seven years ago. This information is most likely stored in _______ memory.

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thought and Language

Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Health, Stress and Coping

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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