Question 1

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  proactive inhibition. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  retroactive inhibition. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  proactive inhibition. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  retroactive inhibition.

Question 2

What is long-term potentiation, and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

Long-term potentiation is a long-lasting

Question 3

Judith studied for her final exams in the calming environment of the park next to her college. On the day of each exam, she would take a walk through the park, just before going into the school to write the exam. Judith was trying to apply what she had learned about

Accepted Answer

A)  contextual cues for memory retrieval. 
B)  state-dependent memory. 
C)  exercise and recall. 
D)  routine behaviour and test recall. 
A)  contextual cues for memory retrieval. 
B)  state-dependent memory. 
C)  exercise and recall. 
D)  routine behaviour and test recall.

Question 4

What are three methods of measuring memory?

Accepted Answer

1. Recall: information must be supplied

Question 5

Which theory holds that memory loss occurs because information or associations stored either before or after a given memory hinder our ability to remember it?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  motivation 
C)  decay 
D)  engram 
A)  interference 
B)  motivation 
C)  decay 
D)  engram

Question 6

Hermann Ebbinghaus is associated with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  plotting the curve of forgetting. 
B)  developing the relearning method. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  inventing the nonsense syllable. 
A)  plotting the curve of forgetting. 
B)  developing the relearning method. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  inventing the nonsense syllable.

Question 7

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  intermediate memory. 
C)  sensory memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  intermediate memory. 
C)  sensory memory. 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 8

If you are trying to remember details about an event that happened in your kitchen, it would be most helpful to

Accepted Answer

A)  return to the kitchen so the context helps you to recall. 
B)  leave the kitchen so that current cues do not interfere with recalling the event. 
C)  think about something else for a while. 
D)  picture yourself in the kitchen as you try to recall the event. 
A)  return to the kitchen so the context helps you to recall. 
B)  leave the kitchen so that current cues do not interfere with recalling the event. 
C)  think about something else for a while. 
D)  picture yourself in the kitchen as you try to recall the event.

Question 9

Vivid images of what we are doing at the time of some dramatic or emotional event, such as the shooting on Parliament Hill, is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  reminiscence. 
B)  a flashbulb memory. 
C)  hyperamnesia. 
D)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
A)  reminiscence. 
B)  a flashbulb memory. 
C)  hyperamnesia. 
D)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

Question 10

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  only one memory system. 
B)  distinctive sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  distinctive short-term memory and long-term memory. 
D)  distinctive sensory memory and short-term memory. 
A)  only one memory system. 
B)  distinctive sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  distinctive short-term memory and long-term memory. 
D)  distinctive sensory memory and short-term memory.

Question 11

All of the following are generally true about a person's memory while under hypnosis, except

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnotized subjects supply more information. 
B)  hypnotized subjects supply more inaccurate information. 
C)  hypnotized subjects show improved memory accuracy under hypnosis. 
D)  hypnotized subjects are more confident of their recollection. 
A)  hypnotized subjects supply more information. 
B)  hypnotized subjects supply more inaccurate information. 
C)  hypnotized subjects show improved memory accuracy under hypnosis. 
D)  hypnotized subjects are more confident of their recollection.

Question 12

Schemas influence what we notice and how we encode and recall information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most psychologists accept decay theory as a cause of forgetting in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation failure 
B)  encoding failure 
C)  motivated forgetting 
D)  retrieval failure 
A)  consolidation failure 
B)  encoding failure 
C)  motivated forgetting 
D)  retrieval failure

Question 15

The hippocampus is the brain structure involved in the formation of permanent memories of

Accepted Answer

A)  motor skills and personal experience. 
B)  motor skills. 
C)  motor skills, facts, and personal experience. 
D)  facts and personal experience. 
A)  motor skills and personal experience. 
B)  motor skills. 
C)  motor skills, facts, and personal experience. 
D)  facts and personal experience.

Question 16

A savings score is given in terms of the

Accepted Answer

A)  percentage of items correct on relearning. 
B)  percentage of items correct on the first attempt. 
C)  total time spent in seconds or minutes during relearning. 
D)  time or learning trials saved in relearning relative to the time or learning trials in learning the items originally. 
A)  percentage of items correct on relearning. 
B)  percentage of items correct on the first attempt. 
C)  total time spent in seconds or minutes during relearning. 
D)  time or learning trials saved in relearning relative to the time or learning trials in learning the items originally.

Question 17

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the use of a lineup?

Accepted Answer

The reliability of eyewitness testimony

Question 18

Kim studied Spanish in high school and is now studying Italian in college. In one of her assignments for another class, she must read a passage in Spanish. As she reads the passage, her memory of Italian words interferes with her ability to understand the meaning of several Spanish words. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde interference. 
B)  anterograde interference. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  retroactive interference. 
A)  retrograde interference. 
B)  anterograde interference. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  retroactive interference.

Question 19

The sea snail, or Aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

Accepted Answer

A)  déjà-vu experiences. 
B)  the effects of lesions on memory. 
C)  the formation of neural circuits during learning and memory. 
D)  the effects of interference on memory. 
A)  déjà-vu experiences. 
B)  the effects of lesions on memory. 
C)  the formation of neural circuits during learning and memory. 
D)  the effects of interference on memory.

Question 20

Explain proactive and retroactive interference, citing examples you have experienced as a student. What can be done to minimize the effects of interference?

Accepted Answer

Retroactive and proactive interference n

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

What is long-term potentiation, and why is it important?

Judith studied for her final exams in the calming environment of the park next to her college. On the day of each exam, she would take a walk through the park, just before going into the school to write the exam. Judith was trying to apply what she had learned about

What are three methods of measuring memory?

Which theory holds that memory loss occurs because information or associations stored either before or after a given memory hinder our ability to remember it?

Hermann Ebbinghaus is associated with all of the following except

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

If you are trying to remember details about an event that happened in your kitchen, it would be most helpful to

Vivid images of what we are doing at the time of some dramatic or emotional event, such as the shooting on Parliament Hill, is referred to as

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

All of the following are generally true about a person's memory while under hypnosis, except

Schemas influence what we notice and how we encode and recall information.

Most psychologists accept decay theory as a cause of forgetting in long-term memory.

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

The hippocampus is the brain structure involved in the formation of permanent memories of

A savings score is given in terms of the

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the use of a lineup?

The sea snail, or Aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

Explain proactive and retroactive interference, citing examples you have experienced as a student. What can be done to minimize the effects of interference?

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Exam 6: Memory

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

What is long-term potentiation, and why is it important?

Judith studied for her final exams in the calming environment of the park next to her college. On the day of each exam, she would take a walk through the park, just before going into the school to write the exam. Judith was trying to apply what she had learned about

What are three methods of measuring memory?

Which theory holds that memory loss occurs because information or associations stored either before or after a given memory hinder our ability to remember it?

Hermann Ebbinghaus is associated with all of the following except

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

If you are trying to remember details about an event that happened in your kitchen, it would be most helpful to

Vivid images of what we are doing at the time of some dramatic or emotional event, such as the shooting on Parliament Hill, is referred to as

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

All of the following are generally true about a person's memory while under hypnosis, except

Schemas influence what we notice and how we encode and recall information.

Most psychologists accept decay theory as a cause of forgetting in long-term memory.

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

The hippocampus is the brain structure involved in the formation of permanent memories of

A savings score is given in terms of the

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the use of a lineup?

The sea snail, or Aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

Explain proactive and retroactive interference, citing examples you have experienced as a student. What can be done to minimize the effects of interference?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

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Personality, Theory and Assessment

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