Question 1

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

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A)  fourteen-digit credit card number. 
B)  person's name. 
C)  digital clock. 
D)  seven-digit phone number. 
A)  fourteen-digit credit card number. 
B)  person's name. 
C)  digital clock. 
D)  seven-digit phone number.

Question 2

Our tendency to distort our memory serves several positive purposes. Which of the following is not one them?

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A)  It helps us lie. 
B)  It lets us make the world fit into our expectations. 
C)  It makes our world more understandable. 
D)  It lets us organize our experiences into our existing systems of beliefs. 
A)  It helps us lie. 
B)  It lets us make the world fit into our expectations. 
C)  It makes our world more understandable. 
D)  It lets us organize our experiences into our existing systems of beliefs.

Question 3

Eidetic memory is the ability to

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A)  recall events from the past as if they happened yesterday, and to answer questions about them. 
B)  reconstruct memory after it has been forgotten. 
C)  forever hold in your mind the scene of the most memorable event in your life. 
D)  retain the image of a visual stimulus for several minutes after the stimulus has been removed, and respond to questions about the image. 
A)  recall events from the past as if they happened yesterday, and to answer questions about them. 
B)  reconstruct memory after it has been forgotten. 
C)  forever hold in your mind the scene of the most memorable event in your life. 
D)  retain the image of a visual stimulus for several minutes after the stimulus has been removed, and respond to questions about the image.

Question 4

Alexander, age 30, lost consciousness during a car accident. His doctor said that he suffers from retrograde amnesia. Alexander has a memory loss for events that occurred

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A)  shortly before his accident. 
B)  in childhood. 
C)  for his first 30 years of life. 
D)  since his accident. 
A)  shortly before his accident. 
B)  in childhood. 
C)  for his first 30 years of life. 
D)  since his accident.

Question 5

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

Accepted Answer

A)  retroproactive forgetting. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactive interference. 
A)  retroproactive forgetting. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactive interference.

Question 6

The term reconstructive memory can only be applied to memories that have been pieced back together and contain no fabrications or inaccuracies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Max is having trouble using his new operating system because he keeps looking for settings from the old system. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  decay. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  interference. 
D)  encoding failure. 
A)  decay. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  interference. 
D)  encoding failure.

Question 8

When material must be recalled in a specific order, which of the following types of recall is required?

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A)  serial recall 
B)  structured recall 
C)  ordinal recall 
D)  fixed recall 
A)  serial recall 
B)  structured recall 
C)  ordinal recall 
D)  fixed recall

Question 9

What effect does a high level of stress usually have on memory?

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A)  It hinders memory. 
B)  It facilitates short-term memory but hinders long-term memory. 
C)  It facilitates long-term memory but hinders short-term memory. 
D)  It facilitates memory. 
A)  It hinders memory. 
B)  It facilitates short-term memory but hinders long-term memory. 
C)  It facilitates long-term memory but hinders short-term memory. 
D)  It facilitates memory.

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of schemas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schemas affect the way we retrieve information. 
B)  When we use schemas, our memories are accurate. 
C)  Schemas affect the way we encode information. 
D)  Schemas are the integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions we have about people, objects, and events. 
A)  Schemas affect the way we retrieve information. 
B)  When we use schemas, our memories are accurate. 
C)  Schemas affect the way we encode information. 
D)  Schemas are the integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions we have about people, objects, and events.

Question 11

Answering a multiple-choice question such as this one is a

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A)  savings memory task. 
B)  recognition memory task. 
C)  relearning memory task. 
D)  recall memory task. 
A)  savings memory task. 
B)  recognition memory task. 
C)  relearning memory task. 
D)  recall memory task.

Question 12

Alan has won his school's spelling bee by correctly spelling the word, "conscious." Alan has performed a

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A)  recall task. 
B)  recognition task. 
C)  savings task. 
D)  relearning task. 
A)  recall task. 
B)  recognition task. 
C)  savings task. 
D)  relearning task.

Question 13

Which of the following would be stored in non-declarative memory?

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A)  the memory of your trip to work yesterday 
B)  knowing how to knit 
C)  the meaning of "hypothalamus" 
D)  the date of your mother's birthday 
A)  the memory of your trip to work yesterday 
B)  knowing how to knit 
C)  the meaning of "hypothalamus" 
D)  the date of your mother's birthday

Question 14

Overlearning makes material more resistant to interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Environmental context influences memory though

Accepted Answer

A)  internal mood states. 
B)  encoding specificity. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  eidetic memory. 
A)  internal mood states. 
B)  encoding specificity. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  eidetic memory.

Question 16

You have been asked to present a short speech about improving memory to high school students. Make a list or outline of the major points that you will want to make to these students.

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The list may include any of the suggesti

Question 17

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive memory. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  the primacy effect. 
D)  retroactive memory. 
A)  proactive memory. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  the primacy effect. 
D)  retroactive memory.

Question 18

The percentage of time saved in relearning material compared to the time taken in the original learning is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding effect. 
B)  retrieval score. 
C)  savings score. 
D)  relearning score. 
A)  encoding effect. 
B)  retrieval score. 
C)  savings score. 
D)  relearning score.

Question 19

When Lisa twirled a flashlight in a dark room, which memory system caused her to briefly perceive a trail of light behind the actual location of the light?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Spaced practice is better than massed practice for learning

Accepted Answer

A)  neither motor skills nor verbal information. 
B)  both motor skills and verbal information. 
C)  verbal information. 
D)  motor skills. 
A)  neither motor skills nor verbal information. 
B)  both motor skills and verbal information. 
C)  verbal information. 
D)  motor skills.

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

Our tendency to distort our memory serves several positive purposes. Which of the following is not one them?

Eidetic memory is the ability to

Alexander, age 30, lost consciousness during a car accident. His doctor said that he suffers from retrograde amnesia. Alexander has a memory loss for events that occurred

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

The term reconstructive memory can only be applied to memories that have been pieced back together and contain no fabrications or inaccuracies.

Max is having trouble using his new operating system because he keeps looking for settings from the old system. This is an example of

When material must be recalled in a specific order, which of the following types of recall is required?

What effect does a high level of stress usually have on memory?

Which of the following is not true of schemas?

Answering a multiple-choice question such as this one is a

Alan has won his school's spelling bee by correctly spelling the word, "conscious." Alan has performed a

Which of the following would be stored in non-declarative memory?

Overlearning makes material more resistant to interference.

Environmental context influences memory though

You have been asked to present a short speech about improving memory to high school students. Make a list or outline of the major points that you will want to make to these students.

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

The percentage of time saved in relearning material compared to the time taken in the original learning is called the

When Lisa twirled a flashlight in a dark room, which memory system caused her to briefly perceive a trail of light behind the actual location of the light?

Spaced practice is better than massed practice for learning

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Exam 6: Memory

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

Our tendency to distort our memory serves several positive purposes. Which of the following is not one them?

Eidetic memory is the ability to

Alexander, age 30, lost consciousness during a car accident. His doctor said that he suffers from retrograde amnesia. Alexander has a memory loss for events that occurred

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

The term reconstructive memory can only be applied to memories that have been pieced back together and contain no fabrications or inaccuracies.

Max is having trouble using his new operating system because he keeps looking for settings from the old system. This is an example of

When material must be recalled in a specific order, which of the following types of recall is required?

What effect does a high level of stress usually have on memory?

Which of the following is not true of schemas?

Answering a multiple-choice question such as this one is a

Alan has won his school's spelling bee by correctly spelling the word, "conscious." Alan has performed a

Which of the following would be stored in non-declarative memory?

Overlearning makes material more resistant to interference.

Environmental context influences memory though

You have been asked to present a short speech about improving memory to high school students. Make a list or outline of the major points that you will want to make to these students.

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

The percentage of time saved in relearning material compared to the time taken in the original learning is called the

When Lisa twirled a flashlight in a dark room, which memory system caused her to briefly perceive a trail of light behind the actual location of the light?

Spaced practice is better than massed practice for learning

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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