Question 1

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of procedural memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Information is organized and indexed in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT require recall?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Knowing how to ride a bicycle would be a procedural memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Joe is not sure if he is ready for the final exam,so he takes a quiz on the web,made available by the professor.The memory process he is using is:

Accepted Answer

A) priming. 
B) retrieval. 
C) encoding. 
D) storage. 
A) priming. 
B) retrieval. 
C) encoding. 
D) storage.

Question 6

Research on the biology of memory indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) the brain circuits that take part in the formation of long-term memories are the same as those involved in long-term storage. 
B) human patients who have damage in the hippocampus cannot be classically conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a tone. 
C) the role of the hippocampus may be to bind together diverse aspects of a memory so that the memory is retrieved as one coherent entity. 
D) when patients,such as H.M.,are unable to form new declarative memories,they also will be unable to acquire new procedural memories. 
A) the brain circuits that take part in the formation of long-term memories are the same as those involved in long-term storage. 
B) human patients who have damage in the hippocampus cannot be classically conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a tone. 
C) the role of the hippocampus may be to bind together diverse aspects of a memory so that the memory is retrieved as one coherent entity. 
D) when patients,such as H.M.,are unable to form new declarative memories,they also will be unable to acquire new procedural memories.

Question 7

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

Question 8

Visual images remain in sensory memory for a maximum of:

Accepted Answer

A) 30 seconds. 
B) 1 minute. 
C) a half-second. 
D) 2 seconds. 
A) 30 seconds. 
B) 1 minute. 
C) a half-second. 
D) 2 seconds.

Question 9

Memory is like:

Accepted Answer

A) a video camera. 
B) a wax tablet. 
C) watching unconnected movie frames and figuring out what the movie is about. 
D) a giant file cabinet that retrieves information accurately as long as it is well organized. 
A) a video camera. 
B) a wax tablet. 
C) watching unconnected movie frames and figuring out what the movie is about. 
D) a giant file cabinet that retrieves information accurately as long as it is well organized.

Question 10

Match the following definitions with the correct terms.
-A method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to information and is later tested to see whether the information affects performance on the same or another type of task.

Accepted Answer

A) Source misattribution 
B) Confabulation 
C) Explicit memory 
D) Implicit memory 
E) Priming 
A) Source misattribution 
B) Confabulation 
C) Explicit memory 
D) Implicit memory 
E) Priming

Question 11

Match the following definitions with the correct terms.
-Rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing 
A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

Match the examples with the appropriate type of memory.
-You are able to recite the presidents of the United States in order.

Accepted Answer

A) Short-term memory 
B) Sensory memory 
C) Semantic memory 
D) Procedural memory 
E) Episodic memory 
A) Short-term memory 
B) Sensory memory 
C) Semantic memory 
D) Procedural memory 
E) Episodic memory

Question 14

Unconscious retention in memory,as evidenced by the effect of a previous experience or previously encountered information on current thoughts and actions,is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Conscious,intentional recollection of an event is called explicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Users of sign language report experiencing TOT states,called tip-of-the-finger states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jean Piaget remembered a kidnapping attempt that occurred when he was a two-year-old.He was sitting in his pram and his nurse defended him until a police officer with a short cloak and a white baton chased the kidnapper away.It wasn't until Piaget was 15 years old that the nurse confessed that she had made up the entire incident! What does Piaget's experience reveal about autobiographical memories and reconstructing the past?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT related to errors in eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A) The ethnicity of the suspect differs from that of the witness. 
B) The witness is not very confident about his or her recollection. 
C) Leading questions and suggestive comments are made in interviews of the witness. 
D) Misleading information is presented to the witness. 
A) The ethnicity of the suspect differs from that of the witness. 
B) The witness is not very confident about his or her recollection. 
C) Leading questions and suggestive comments are made in interviews of the witness. 
D) Misleading information is presented to the witness.

Question 19

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) enhance memory. 
B) produce tip-of-the-tongue states. 
C) lead to motivated forgetting. 
D) cause retroactive interference. 
A) enhance memory. 
B) produce tip-of-the-tongue states. 
C) lead to motivated forgetting. 
D) cause retroactive interference.

Question 20

________ is an internal representation of a personally experienced event and the context in which it occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic memory 
B) Procedural memory 
C) Declarative memory 
D) Episodic memory 
A) Semantic memory 
B) Procedural memory 
C) Declarative memory 
D) Episodic memory

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of procedural memories.

Information is organized and indexed in short-term memory.

Which of the following would NOT require recall?

Knowing how to ride a bicycle would be a procedural memory.

Joe is not sure if he is ready for the final exam,so he takes a quiz on the web,made available by the professor.The memory process he is using is:

Research on the biology of memory indicates that:

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:

Visual images remain in sensory memory for a maximum of:

Memory is like:

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -A method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to information and is later tested to see whether the information affects performance on the same or another type of task.

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -Rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

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

Match the examples with the appropriate type of memory. -You are able to recite the presidents of the United States in order.

Unconscious retention in memory,as evidenced by the effect of a previous experience or previously encountered information on current thoughts and actions,is called:

Conscious,intentional recollection of an event is called explicit memory.

Users of sign language report experiencing TOT states,called tip-of-the-finger states.

Which of the following is NOT related to errors in eyewitness testimony?

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

________ is an internal representation of a personally experienced event and the context in which it occurred.

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Exam 10: Memory

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of procedural memories.

Information is organized and indexed in short-term memory.

Which of the following would NOT require recall?

Knowing how to ride a bicycle would be a procedural memory.

Joe is not sure if he is ready for the final exam,so he takes a quiz on the web,made available by the professor.The memory process he is using is:

Research on the biology of memory indicates that:

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:

Visual images remain in sensory memory for a maximum of:

Memory is like:

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -A method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to information and is later tested to see whether the information affects performance on the same or another type of task.

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -Rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

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

Match the examples with the appropriate type of memory. -You are able to recite the presidents of the United States in order.

Unconscious retention in memory,as evidenced by the effect of a previous experience or previously encountered information on current thoughts and actions,is called:

Conscious,intentional recollection of an event is called explicit memory.

Users of sign language report experiencing TOT states,called tip-of-the-finger states.

Which of the following is NOT related to errors in eyewitness testimony?

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

________ is an internal representation of a personally experienced event and the context in which it occurred.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour 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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