Question 1

Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Studying twice may be slightly more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes. 
B) Studying and then quizzing will yield higher recall,no matter when the memory test is administered. 
C) Studying and then quizzing will be much more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes. 
D) Studying twice or studying and then quizzing are equally effective. 
A) Studying twice may be slightly more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes. 
B) Studying and then quizzing will yield higher recall,no matter when the memory test is administered. 
C) Studying and then quizzing will be much more effective if the memory test is administered in the next few minutes. 
D) Studying twice or studying and then quizzing are equally effective.

Question 2

People suffering from the same disorder as patient HM would MOST probably not be able to:

Accepted Answer

A) play a song learned long ago on the piano. 
B) remember the names of their high school classmates. 
C) remember the plot to the movie that they watched a few hours ago. 
D) recognize their immediate family members. 
A) play a song learned long ago on the piano. 
B) remember the names of their high school classmates. 
C) remember the plot to the movie that they watched a few hours ago. 
D) recognize their immediate family members.

Question 3

Absentmindedness has benefits that are similar to those of which other memory sin?

Accepted Answer

A) transience 
B) misattribution 
C) bias 
D) suggestibility 
A) transience 
B) misattribution 
C) bias 
D) suggestibility

Question 4

Memory misattribution involves assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Procedural memory is a type of working memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Episodic memory allows us to engage in mental time travel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Priming is an example of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit 
B) implicit 
C) semantic 
D) procedural 
A) explicit 
B) implicit 
C) semantic 
D) procedural

Question 8

Which scenario BEST illustrates déjà vu?

Accepted Answer

A) suddenly believing that a life-altering experience is about to happen to you 
B) suddenly believing that you have been in a situation before,even though you cannot recall any details 
C) telling the same story to the same person multiple times and thinking that the person has not yet heard the story 
D) mistakenly thinking that you recognize someone 
A) suddenly believing that a life-altering experience is about to happen to you 
B) suddenly believing that you have been in a situation before,even though you cannot recall any details 
C) telling the same story to the same person multiple times and thinking that the person has not yet heard the story 
D) mistakenly thinking that you recognize someone

Question 9

Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?

Accepted Answer

A) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it protects us from encountering new information that interferes with consolidation. 
B) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of trivial information that might be discarded as unimportant in the fully conscious state. 
C) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of important and highly emotional memories. 
D) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it decreases emotionality that often interferes with consolidation. 
A) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it protects us from encountering new information that interferes with consolidation. 
B) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of trivial information that might be discarded as unimportant in the fully conscious state. 
C) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of important and highly emotional memories. 
D) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it decreases emotionality that often interferes with consolidation.

Question 10

Long-term memory can be broken up into two broad types: memory that does not require conscious recall,referred to as _____ memory,and memory that does require conscious recall,or _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit;explicit 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) semantic;episodic 
D) procedural;priming 
A) implicit;explicit 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) semantic;episodic 
D) procedural;priming

Question 11

Remembering how to ride a skateboard,even though it has been a few years since you last used one,is a subtype of _____ memory termed _____.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic;procedural memory 
B) procedural;episodic memory 
C) procedural;state-dependent retrieval 
D) implicit;procedural memory 
A) episodic;procedural memory 
B) procedural;episodic memory 
C) procedural;state-dependent retrieval 
D) implicit;procedural memory

Question 12

Why did neurosurgeons remove portions of HM's temporal lobes?

Accepted Answer

A) to remove a tumour 
B) to curtail the spread of a virus. 
C) to stop seizure activity. 
D) to treat an emotional disorder. 
A) to remove a tumour 
B) to curtail the spread of a virus. 
C) to stop seizure activity. 
D) to treat an emotional disorder.

Question 13

The strengthening of synaptic connections with repeated neuronal communication that results in more efficient information processing is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) flashbulb memory. 
B) long-term potentiation. 
C) transfer-appropriate processing. 
D) neural networks. 
A) flashbulb memory. 
B) long-term potentiation. 
C) transfer-appropriate processing. 
D) neural networks.

Question 14

The serial position effect predicts that,when recalling items in a previously learned list,we are MOST likely to forget the items _____ of the list.

Accepted Answer

A) at the beginning 
B) at the end 
C) in the middle and at the end 
D) in the middle 
A) at the beginning 
B) at the end 
C) in the middle and at the end 
D) in the middle

Question 15

Having just finished the last of the milk,Harry makes a mental note to go to the grocery store tomorrow to purchase more;this is an example of prospective memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The BEST example of the use of a retrieval cue is:

Accepted Answer

A) learning the material so thoroughly that it can be easily retrieved at a moment's notice. 
B) sitting at your usual desk in your usual classroom when taking an exam. 
C) using memory drugs to enhance neural processing. 
D) drinking coffee while studying. 
A) learning the material so thoroughly that it can be easily retrieved at a moment's notice. 
B) sitting at your usual desk in your usual classroom when taking an exam. 
C) using memory drugs to enhance neural processing. 
D) drinking coffee while studying.

Question 17

Iconic memories decay faster than do echoic memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Divided attention results in decreased hippocampal activity during encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

While cramming for a psychology exam,Hannah finds that,if she thinks about the meaning of terms and tries to use them in examples,she learns them much better.What technique is Hannah using to improve her memory of the terms?

Accepted Answer

A) organizational encoding 
B) chunking 
C) visual imagery judgements 
D) semantic judgements 
A) organizational encoding 
B) chunking 
C) visual imagery judgements 
D) semantic judgements

Question 20

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) memory bias. 
B) suggestibility. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) memory misattribution. 
A) memory bias. 
B) suggestibility. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) memory misattribution.

Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

People suffering from the same disorder as patient HM would MOST probably not be able to:

Absentmindedness has benefits that are similar to those of which other memory sin?

Memory misattribution involves assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source.

Procedural memory is a type of working memory.

Episodic memory allows us to engage in mental time travel.

Priming is an example of _____ memory.

Which scenario BEST illustrates déjà vu?

Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?

Long-term memory can be broken up into two broad types: memory that does not require conscious recall,referred to as _ memory,and memory that does require conscious recall,or _ memory.

Remembering how to ride a skateboard,even though it has been a few years since you last used one,is a subtype of _ memory termed _.

Why did neurosurgeons remove portions of HM's temporal lobes?

The strengthening of synaptic connections with repeated neuronal communication that results in more efficient information processing is known as:

The serial position effect predicts that,when recalling items in a previously learned list,we are MOST likely to forget the items _____ of the list.

Having just finished the last of the milk,Harry makes a mental note to go to the grocery store tomorrow to purchase more;this is an example of prospective memory.

The BEST example of the use of a retrieval cue is:

Iconic memories decay faster than do echoic memories.

Divided attention results in decreased hippocampal activity during encoding.

While cramming for a psychology exam,Hannah finds that,if she thinks about the meaning of terms and tries to use them in examples,she learns them much better.What technique is Hannah using to improve her memory of the terms?

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

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Exam 6: Memory

Which statement regarding the effectiveness of studying the same material twice versus studying once and quizzing yourself once to enhance recall on a memory test is TRUE?

People suffering from the same disorder as patient HM would MOST probably not be able to:

Absentmindedness has benefits that are similar to those of which other memory sin?

Memory misattribution involves assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source.

Procedural memory is a type of working memory.

Episodic memory allows us to engage in mental time travel.

Priming is an example of _____ memory.

Which scenario BEST illustrates déjà vu?

Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?

Long-term memory can be broken up into two broad types: memory that does not require conscious recall,referred to as _____ memory,and memory that does require conscious recall,or _____ memory.

Remembering how to ride a skateboard,even though it has been a few years since you last used one,is a subtype of _____ memory termed _____.

Why did neurosurgeons remove portions of HM's temporal lobes?

The strengthening of synaptic connections with repeated neuronal communication that results in more efficient information processing is known as:

The serial position effect predicts that,when recalling items in a previously learned list,we are MOST likely to forget the items _____ of the list.

Having just finished the last of the milk,Harry makes a mental note to go to the grocery store tomorrow to purchase more;this is an example of prospective memory.

The BEST example of the use of a retrieval cue is:

Iconic memories decay faster than do echoic memories.

Divided attention results in decreased hippocampal activity during encoding.

While cramming for a psychology exam,Hannah finds that,if she thinks about the meaning of terms and tries to use them in examples,she learns them much better.What technique is Hannah using to improve her memory of the terms?

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Methods in Psychology

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Emotion and Motivation

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Development

Personality

Social Psychology

Stress and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Long-term memory can be broken up into two broad types: memory that does not require conscious recall,referred to as _ memory,and memory that does require conscious recall,or _ memory.

Remembering how to ride a skateboard,even though it has been a few years since you last used one,is a subtype of _ memory termed _.