Question 1

What is displacement in memory theory?

Accepted Answer

The event that occurs when sho

Question 2

Anastasia has just looked up a new phone number. While dialling the number, she repeats it to herself to keep it in her

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The serial position effect occurs when the physical or environmental context influences how memories are formed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the present status of the decay theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is accepted as an explanation of forgetting in short-term, but not long-term memory. 
B)  It is used to explain forgetting from declarative memory. 
C)  It is used to explain forgetting from non-declarative memory. 
D)  It is used to explain forgetting in long-term memory but not short-term memory. 
A)  It is accepted as an explanation of forgetting in short-term, but not long-term memory. 
B)  It is used to explain forgetting from declarative memory. 
C)  It is used to explain forgetting from non-declarative memory. 
D)  It is used to explain forgetting in long-term memory but not short-term memory.

Question 5

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory is called ________; bringing the material that has been stored to mind is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding; retrieval 
B)  consolidation; decoding 
C)  consolidation; retrieval 
D)  encoding; decoding 
A)  encoding; retrieval 
B)  consolidation; decoding 
C)  consolidation; retrieval 
D)  encoding; decoding

Question 6

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

Accepted Answer

GUIDELINES:
Encoding is transforming inf

Question 7

The sensation that one knows a name or a word and can almost recall it is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
B)  out-of-reach effect. 
C)  borderline-memory phenomenon. 
D)  almost-remembered effect. 
A)  tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
B)  out-of-reach effect. 
C)  borderline-memory phenomenon. 
D)  almost-remembered effect.

Question 8

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 9

It is easier to retrieve long-term memories if they are __________ when first stored.

Accepted Answer

A)  uncategorized 
B)  organized 
C)  presented randomly 
D)  unfamiliar 
A)  uncategorized 
B)  organized 
C)  presented randomly 
D)  unfamiliar

Question 10

Overlearning makes material

Accepted Answer

A)  harder to tell someone else. 
B)  harder to implement. 
C)  harder to forget. 
D)  harder to recall. 
A)  harder to tell someone else. 
B)  harder to implement. 
C)  harder to forget. 
D)  harder to recall.

Question 11

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 12

Many studies suggest that we remember material better and longer if we

Accepted Answer

A)  practise or study beyond the minimum needed to barely learn it. 
B)  read it thoroughly, once. 
C)  completely relax before beginning the learning process. 
D)  read the information to a friend. 
A)  practise or study beyond the minimum needed to barely learn it. 
B)  read it thoroughly, once. 
C)  completely relax before beginning the learning process. 
D)  read the information to a friend.

Question 13

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 14

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  high. 
B)  unlimited. 
C)  small. 
D)  limited. 
A)  high. 
B)  unlimited. 
C)  small. 
D)  limited.

Question 15

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 16

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory holds about seven unre

Question 17

There are fewer errors in eyewitness testimony if

Accepted Answer

A)  eyewitnesses view suspects' photos prior to a line up. 
B)  eyewitnesses are identifying a person from their own race. 
C)  a weapon has been used in the crime. 
D)  questions are phrased to provide retrieval cues for the eyewitness. 
A)  eyewitnesses view suspects' photos prior to a line up. 
B)  eyewitnesses are identifying a person from their own race. 
C)  a weapon has been used in the crime. 
D)  questions are phrased to provide retrieval cues for the eyewitness.

Question 18

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 19

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D," and "W, X, Y, Z," before they learn the letters "P, Q, R, S, T." This illustrates a memory phenomenon called

Accepted Answer

A)  the von Restorff effect. 
B)  the serial position effect. 
C)  the selective interference effect. 
D)  state-dependent learning. 
A)  the von Restorff effect. 
B)  the serial position effect. 
C)  the selective interference effect. 
D)  state-dependent learning.

Question 20

Which of the following things influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  chunks 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  recency effects 
D)  schemas 
A)  chunks 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  recency effects 
D)  schemas

What is displacement in memory theory?

Anastasia has just looked up a new phone number. While dialling the number, she repeats it to herself to keep it in her

The serial position effect occurs when the physical or environmental context influences how memories are formed.

What is the present status of the decay theory?

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory is called ; bringing the material that has been stored to mind is called .

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

The sensation that one knows a name or a word and can almost recall it is called the

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

It is easier to retrieve long-term memories if they are __________ when first stored.

Overlearning makes material

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

Many studies suggest that we remember material better and longer if we

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

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

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

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

There are fewer errors in eyewitness testimony if

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

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D," and "W, X, Y, Z," before they learn the letters "P, Q, R, S, T." This illustrates a memory phenomenon called

Which of the following things influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

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Exam 6: Memory

What is displacement in memory theory?

Anastasia has just looked up a new phone number. While dialling the number, she repeats it to herself to keep it in her

The serial position effect occurs when the physical or environmental context influences how memories are formed.

What is the present status of the decay theory?

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory is called ________; bringing the material that has been stored to mind is called ________.

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

The sensation that one knows a name or a word and can almost recall it is called the

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

It is easier to retrieve long-term memories if they are __________ when first stored.

Overlearning makes material

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

Many studies suggest that we remember material better and longer if we

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

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

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

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

There are fewer errors in eyewitness testimony if

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

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D," and "W, X, Y, Z," before they learn the letters "P, Q, R, S, T." This illustrates a memory phenomenon called

Which of the following things influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

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

Filters

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory is called ; bringing the material that has been stored to mind is called .