Question 1

Which memory system holds information coming in through the senses for a period ranging from a fraction of a second to several seconds?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  short-term memory

Question 2

"Repeat these digits after me: 8-0-6-5-9-1-7." What is this task measuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  mathematical memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  mathematical memory

Question 3

Information entered into short-term memory fades quickly unless it is

Accepted Answer

A)  unassociated with past memories. 
B)  communicated. 
C)  rehearsed. 
D)  left alone. 
A)  unassociated with past memories. 
B)  communicated. 
C)  rehearsed. 
D)  left alone.

Question 4

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson-Shiffrin model propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  five 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  three 
A)  five 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  three

Question 5

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on the recall of stories and drawings revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  people could handle seven plus or minus two pieces of information. 
B)  older people recalled more detail in the pictures, while younger people recalled the stories more accurately. 
C)  people recreated the stories, making them shorter and more consistent with their own individual points of view. 
D)  accuracy was best within one hour of the original reading, or look. 
A)  people could handle seven plus or minus two pieces of information. 
B)  older people recalled more detail in the pictures, while younger people recalled the stories more accurately. 
C)  people recreated the stories, making them shorter and more consistent with their own individual points of view. 
D)  accuracy was best within one hour of the original reading, or look.

Question 6

Encoding involves transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is the name of the physiological change in the brain that allows information to be stored?

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation 
B)  conditioning 
C)  consolidation 
D)  memory alteration 
A)  habituation 
B)  conditioning 
C)  consolidation 
D)  memory alteration

Question 8

Compare and contrast the qualities of the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long-term memory. Provide an example of each system.

Accepted Answer

Each memory system should be compared on

Question 9

What is the memory that is not a replica of an event, but one that has been pieced together from a few highlights and uses information that may or may not be accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  a reconstruction 
B)  a schematization 
C)  hyperamnesia 
D)  metamemory 
A)  a reconstruction 
B)  a schematization 
C)  hyperamnesia 
D)  metamemory

Question 10

Massed practice is a more effective way to study than is spaced practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Passively reading your textbook rather than actively reciting material is apt to lead to many

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidated failures. 
B)  encoding failures. 
C)  motivated failures. 
D)  retrieval failures. 
A)  consolidated failures. 
B)  encoding failures. 
C)  motivated failures. 
D)  retrieval failures.

Question 12

The concept of overlearning suggests that we should continue studying after the point at which we have learned the material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which subsystem of long-term memory does not require conscious awareness?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  non-declarative memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  declarative memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  non-declarative memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  declarative memory

Question 14

How are schemas involved in memory?

Accepted Answer

Schemas are the integrated frameworks of

Question 15

Working memory is another name for declarative memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some critics of hypnosis are against using it as an aid for eyewitness testimony, but they believe

Accepted Answer

A)  that it can be a valuable investigative tool for the police. 
B)  it can be useful to elicit memories that people cannot recall. 
C)  it can provide access to the truth from people trying to hide something. 
D)  juries should be hypnotized to help them focus on the case. 
A)  that it can be a valuable investigative tool for the police. 
B)  it can be useful to elicit memories that people cannot recall. 
C)  it can provide access to the truth from people trying to hide something. 
D)  juries should be hypnotized to help them focus on the case.

Question 17

When each new, incoming item pushes an existing item out of short-term memory, __________ has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval 
B)  interference 
C)  displacement 
D)  trace decay 
A)  retrieval 
B)  interference 
C)  displacement 
D)  trace decay

Question 18

Mnemonic devices are used to improve

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Your short-term memory is most useful in recalling which words in a long list?

Accepted Answer

A)  the last words 
B)  the middle words 
C)  the first words 
D)  There is no particular pattern in the way people recall words from a list. 
A)  the last words 
B)  the middle words 
C)  the first words 
D)  There is no particular pattern in the way people recall words from a list.

Question 20

Recall differs from recognition in that recall

Accepted Answer

A)  maximizes retrieval cues. 
B)  taps short-term memory as well as long-term memory. 
C)  is a more sensitive method of measuring memory. 
D)  requires few or no retrieval cues. 
A)  maximizes retrieval cues. 
B)  taps short-term memory as well as long-term memory. 
C)  is a more sensitive method of measuring memory. 
D)  requires few or no retrieval cues.

Which memory system holds information coming in through the senses for a period ranging from a fraction of a second to several seconds?

"Repeat these digits after me: 8-0-6-5-9-1-7." What is this task measuring?

Information entered into short-term memory fades quickly unless it is

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson-Shiffrin model propose?

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on the recall of stories and drawings revealed that

Encoding involves transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Which of the following is the name of the physiological change in the brain that allows information to be stored?

Compare and contrast the qualities of the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long-term memory. Provide an example of each system.

What is the memory that is not a replica of an event, but one that has been pieced together from a few highlights and uses information that may or may not be accurate?

Massed practice is a more effective way to study than is spaced practice.

Passively reading your textbook rather than actively reciting material is apt to lead to many

The concept of overlearning suggests that we should continue studying after the point at which we have learned the material.

Which subsystem of long-term memory does not require conscious awareness?

How are schemas involved in memory?

Working memory is another name for declarative memory.

Some critics of hypnosis are against using it as an aid for eyewitness testimony, but they believe

When each new, incoming item pushes an existing item out of short-term memory, __________ has occurred.

Mnemonic devices are used to improve

Your short-term memory is most useful in recalling which words in a long list?

Recall differs from recognition in that recall

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Exam 6: Memory

Which memory system holds information coming in through the senses for a period ranging from a fraction of a second to several seconds?

"Repeat these digits after me: 8-0-6-5-9-1-7." What is this task measuring?

Information entered into short-term memory fades quickly unless it is

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson-Shiffrin model propose?

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on the recall of stories and drawings revealed that

Encoding involves transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Which of the following is the name of the physiological change in the brain that allows information to be stored?

Compare and contrast the qualities of the sensory memory, the short-term memory, and the long-term memory. Provide an example of each system.

What is the memory that is not a replica of an event, but one that has been pieced together from a few highlights and uses information that may or may not be accurate?

Massed practice is a more effective way to study than is spaced practice.

Passively reading your textbook rather than actively reciting material is apt to lead to many

The concept of overlearning suggests that we should continue studying after the point at which we have learned the material.

Which subsystem of long-term memory does not require conscious awareness?

How are schemas involved in memory?

Working memory is another name for declarative memory.

Some critics of hypnosis are against using it as an aid for eyewitness testimony, but they believe

When each new, incoming item pushes an existing item out of short-term memory, __________ has occurred.

Mnemonic devices are used to improve

Your short-term memory is most useful in recalling which words in a long list?

Recall differs from recognition in that recall

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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