Question 1

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 2

The capacity of STM is _______ items.

Accepted Answer

A) unlimited 
B) 7 +or - 2 
C) 12 
D) 22 
A) unlimited 
B) 7 +or - 2 
C) 12 
D) 22

Question 3

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 4

Many years ago,telephone numbers had only four or five digits.Even now,no more than seven digits are used for phone numbers.The most reasonable psychological explanation for this is that ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
B) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
C) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention 
D) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention 
A) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
B) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in the sensory registers and their retention 
C) there is a direct relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention 
D) there is an inverse relationship between the number of items in short-term memory and their retention

Question 5

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 items. 
B) 7 +- 2 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items. 
A) 3 items. 
B) 7 +- 2 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items.

Question 6

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) categorizing 
C) rehearsal 
D) cueing 
A) chunking 
B) categorizing 
C) rehearsal 
D) cueing

Question 7

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) signal detection 
B) trace decay 
C) interference 
D) inhibition 
A) signal detection 
B) trace decay 
C) interference 
D) inhibition

Question 8

Retrieval cues ______.

Accepted Answer

A) are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory 
B) are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory 
C) can be helpful in both long and short-term memory 
D) have been recently shown to be inefficient in accessing available information in memory 
A) are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory 
B) are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory 
C) can be helpful in both long and short-term memory 
D) have been recently shown to be inefficient in accessing available information in memory

Question 9

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Accepted Answer

A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall 
A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall

Question 10

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative rehearsals 
B) flashbulb memories 
C) eidetic images 
D) eyewitness images 
A) elaborative rehearsals 
B) flashbulb memories 
C) eidetic images 
D) eyewitness images

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

Accepted Answer

A) They are a part of short-term memory. 
B) They can influence the amount of attention you pay to a given event. 
C) They help people retrieve information from memory. 
D) They help determine what you will recall. 
A) They are a part of short-term memory. 
B) They can influence the amount of attention you pay to a given event. 
C) They help people retrieve information from memory. 
D) They help determine what you will recall.

Question 12

Verbal and visual codes are types of _______ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 13

Flashbulb memories are:

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memories. 
B) clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred. 
C) photographic memories. 
D) visual images that are extremely difficult to describe. 
A) eidetic memories. 
B) clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred. 
C) photographic memories. 
D) visual images that are extremely difficult to describe.

Question 14

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 15

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it,is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

Accepted Answer

A) cued matching 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) serial recall 
A) cued matching 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) serial recall

Question 16

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

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 17

Which of the following statements concerned with sensory memory is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory memory affects both vision and hearing. 
B) Sensory memory affects only vision. 
C) Sensory memory affects only touch. 
D) Sensory memory affects only hearing. 
A) Sensory memory affects both vision and hearing. 
B) Sensory memory affects only vision. 
C) Sensory memory affects only touch. 
D) Sensory memory affects only hearing.

Question 18

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory 
A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory

Question 19

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position curve 
B) mirage effect 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting 
A) serial position curve 
B) mirage effect 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting

Question 20

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation 
A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation

Exam 6: A: Memory

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

The capacity of STM is _______ items.

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

Many years ago,telephone numbers had only four or five digits.Even now,no more than seven digits are used for phone numbers.The most reasonable psychological explanation for this is that ________________.

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

Retrieval cues ______.

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

Verbal and visual codes are types of _______ encoding.

Flashbulb memories are:

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

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it,is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Which of the following statements concerned with sensory memory is true?

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

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