Question 1

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

Accepted Answer

A)  mnemonics. 
B)  overlearning. 
C)  organization. 
D)  spaced practice. 
A)  mnemonics. 
B)  overlearning. 
C)  organization. 
D)  spaced practice. B

Question 2

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

Accepted Answer

The student should list, define, and describe the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval.

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the processes through which information is retained in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  reminiscence 
C)  encoding 
D)  retrieval 
A)  storage 
B)  reminiscence 
C)  encoding 
D)  retrieval A

Question 4

Using himself as his only subject, Ebbinghaus originally studied memory by learning and recalling hundreds of

Accepted Answer

A)  pages of fictional works. 
B)  short stories. 
C)  lists of nonsense syllables. 
D)  pages of common words. 
A)  pages of fictional works. 
B)  short stories. 
C)  lists of nonsense syllables. 
D)  pages of common words.

Question 5

Three basic processes involved in the act of remembering are

Accepted Answer

A)  acquisition, application, and extinction. 
B)  exposure, attention, and retention. 
C)  stimulus, interpretation, and response. 
D)  encoding, storage, and retrieval. 
A)  acquisition, application, and extinction. 
B)  exposure, attention, and retention. 
C)  stimulus, interpretation, and response. 
D)  encoding, storage, and retrieval.

Question 6

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  buffers 
C)  retrieval 
D)  encoding 
A)  storage 
B)  buffers 
C)  retrieval 
D)  encoding

Question 7

Which of the following is not part of declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal life events 
B)  facts 
C)  information 
D)  driving a car 
A)  personal life events 
B)  facts 
C)  information 
D)  driving a car

Question 8

What structure in the limbic system plays an important role in the formation of new memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  the hippocampus 
B)  the parietal lobe 
C)  the thalamus 
D)  Broca's area 
A)  the hippocampus 
B)  the parietal lobe 
C)  the thalamus 
D)  Broca's area

Question 9

Compared to non-depressed people, depressed persons tend to remember

Accepted Answer

A)  more sad memories. 
B)  more pleasant memories. 
C)  more memories about early childhood. 
D)  more memories. 
A)  more sad memories. 
B)  more pleasant memories. 
C)  more memories about early childhood. 
D)  more memories.

Question 10

The tendency to remember the beginning and ending items better than the middle items when a list of items is presented is called

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic recall. 
B)  the ordering effect. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the opposite-ends effect. 
A)  eidetic recall. 
B)  the ordering effect. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the opposite-ends effect.

Question 11

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a storehouse of our accumulated knowledge and information. 
B)  It usually stores information according to sound. 
C)  It has a virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  It is relatively permanent. 
A)  It is a storehouse of our accumulated knowledge and information. 
B)  It usually stores information according to sound. 
C)  It has a virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  It is relatively permanent.

Question 12

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective forgetting. 
B)  active displacement. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  proactive interference. 
A)  prospective forgetting. 
B)  active displacement. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  proactive interference.

Question 13

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The process of consolidation occurs when encoded memories are stored and some physical change occurs in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ability to play tennis is stored primarily in

Accepted Answer

A)  non-declarative memory. 
B)  representational memory. 
C)  propositional memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
A)  non-declarative memory. 
B)  representational memory. 
C)  propositional memory. 
D)  declarative memory.

Question 16

Describe non-declarative and declarative memory and its subsystems (semantic and episodic memory). Provide examples of each and briefly explain what is known about the areas of the brain most heavily involved in these two major types of memory.

Accepted Answer

Description ideally includes definition

Question 17

When Bartlett studied memory using rich and meaningful events presented in lifelike scenarios, he found that

Accepted Answer

A)  infantile amnesia was common. 
B)  people tend to displace a lot of their memories. 
C)  accurate reports were rare and distortions were common. 
D)  people had very accurate memories for small details. 
A)  infantile amnesia was common. 
B)  people tend to displace a lot of their memories. 
C)  accurate reports were rare and distortions were common. 
D)  people had very accurate memories for small details.

Question 18

Which of the following is analogous to converting and entering information into a computer in a form the computer can recognize?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  retrieval 
C)  storage 
D)  reminiscence 
A)  encoding 
B)  retrieval 
C)  storage 
D)  reminiscence

Question 19

Which of the following types of memory is what most people refer to when they use the term "memory," because it is the system that allows retention of vast amounts of information for an extended period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretative memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Short-term memory 
D)  Sensory memory 
A)  Interpretative memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Short-term memory 
D)  Sensory memory

Question 20

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

Which of the following refers to the processes through which information is retained in memory?

Using himself as his only subject, Ebbinghaus originally studied memory by learning and recalling hundreds of

Three basic processes involved in the act of remembering are

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Which of the following is not part of declarative memory?

What structure in the limbic system plays an important role in the formation of new memories?

Compared to non-depressed people, depressed persons tend to remember

The tendency to remember the beginning and ending items better than the middle items when a list of items is presented is called

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

The process of consolidation occurs when encoded memories are stored and some physical change occurs in the brain.

The ability to play tennis is stored primarily in

Describe non-declarative and declarative memory and its subsystems (semantic and episodic memory). Provide examples of each and briefly explain what is known about the areas of the brain most heavily involved in these two major types of memory.

When Bartlett studied memory using rich and meaningful events presented in lifelike scenarios, he found that

Which of the following is analogous to converting and entering information into a computer in a form the computer can recognize?

Which of the following types of memory is what most people refer to when they use the term "memory," because it is the system that allows retention of vast amounts of information for an extended period?

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

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Exam 6: Memory

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

Which of the following refers to the processes through which information is retained in memory?

Using himself as his only subject, Ebbinghaus originally studied memory by learning and recalling hundreds of

Three basic processes involved in the act of remembering are

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Which of the following is not part of declarative memory?

What structure in the limbic system plays an important role in the formation of new memories?

Compared to non-depressed people, depressed persons tend to remember

The tendency to remember the beginning and ending items better than the middle items when a list of items is presented is called

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

The process of consolidation occurs when encoded memories are stored and some physical change occurs in the brain.

The ability to play tennis is stored primarily in

Describe non-declarative and declarative memory and its subsystems (semantic and episodic memory). Provide examples of each and briefly explain what is known about the areas of the brain most heavily involved in these two major types of memory.

When Bartlett studied memory using rich and meaningful events presented in lifelike scenarios, he found that

Which of the following is analogous to converting and entering information into a computer in a form the computer can recognize?

Which of the following types of memory is what most people refer to when they use the term "memory," because it is the system that allows retention of vast amounts of information for an extended period?

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

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States of Consciousness

Learning

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