Question 1

Proactive 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

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of eidetic imagery?

Accepted Answer

A) It is much more common in children than in adults. 
B) It seems to vary from person to person. 
C) Children with eidetic imagery outperform other children on tests of memory. 
D) Some people can produce eidetic images of three-dimensional objects. 
A) It is much more common in children than in adults. 
B) It seems to vary from person to person. 
C) Children with eidetic imagery outperform other children on tests of memory. 
D) Some people can produce eidetic images of three-dimensional objects.

Question 3

"Forgetting that occurs as a function of the passage of time" defines ________.

Accepted Answer

A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay theory 
C) cue-dependent forgetting 
D) interference theory 
A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay theory 
C) cue-dependent forgetting 
D) interference theory

Question 4

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday,what you ate for breakfast this morning,or who your spouse is,are 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 5

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

Accepted Answer

A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes 
A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes

Question 6

The working memory is known as the _____________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) iconic memory system. 
B) echoic memory system. 
C) optical memory system. 
D) occipital memory system. 
A) iconic memory system. 
B) echoic memory system. 
C) optical memory system. 
D) occipital memory system.

Question 8

Last week Lisa took an abnormal psychology test and did not miss a question.However,when a guest speaker came to class a week later to talk about schizophrenia,she had trouble remembering some of the relevant class material.She remembered even less about the topic when she saw a news report on schizophrenia a month later.What memory phenomenon explains what Lisa is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall. 
A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall.

Question 10

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciously; semantic memory 
B) conscious; semantic memory 
C) unconsciously; episodic memory 
D) consciously; episodic memory 
A) unconsciously; semantic memory 
B) conscious; semantic memory 
C) unconsciously; episodic memory 
D) consciously; episodic memory

Question 11

An echo usually stays in the sensory registers for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1/4 of a second 
B) several second 
C) one seconds 
D) 40 seconds 
A) 1/4 of a second 
B) several second 
C) one seconds 
D) 40 seconds

Question 12

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village,after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

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 13

A recognition test requires one to:

Accepted Answer

A) reproduce material when provided a cue. 
B) profit from previous learning to relearn faster. 
C) pick the correct answer from among several possible ones provided. 
D) reproduce material without cues provided. 
A) reproduce material when provided a cue. 
B) profit from previous learning to relearn faster. 
C) pick the correct answer from among several possible ones provided. 
D) reproduce material without cues provided.

Question 14

The hippocampus seems to be essential for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the recall of old memories 
B) maintaining one's balance 
C) the formation of new long-term memories 
D) proactive and retroactive inhibition 
A) the recall of old memories 
B) maintaining one's balance 
C) the formation of new long-term memories 
D) proactive and retroactive inhibition

Question 15

Sensory store memory:

Accepted Answer

A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding. 
A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding.

Question 16

Flashbulb memories _______.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events 
A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events

Question 17

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) episodic 
C) semantic 
D) procedural 
A) emotional 
B) episodic 
C) semantic 
D) procedural

Question 18

The auditory equivalent of the icon is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) echo 
B) vibration 
C) sound wave 
D) neural trace 
A) echo 
B) vibration 
C) sound wave 
D) neural trace

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

How long do the contents of the sensory store normally last?

Accepted Answer

A) less than one second 
B) about four to twenty seconds 
C) about five to nine minutes 
D) up to a lifetime 
A) less than one second 
B) about four to twenty seconds 
C) about five to nine minutes 
D) up to a lifetime

Exam 6: A: Memory

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ______.

Which of the following is NOT true of eidetic imagery?

"Forgetting that occurs as a function of the passage of time" defines ________.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday,what you ate for breakfast this morning,or who your spouse is,are stored in ______.

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

The working memory is known as the _____________ memory.

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

An echo usually stays in the sensory registers for __________.

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village,after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

A recognition test requires one to:

The hippocampus seems to be essential for __________.

Sensory store memory:

Flashbulb memories _______.

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

The auditory equivalent of the icon is the ____________.

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

How long do the contents of the sensory store normally last?

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