Question 1

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 2

The ability to retain a visual image several minutes after it has been removed is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  photographic memory. 
C)  flashbulb memory. 
D)  eidetic imagery. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  photographic memory. 
C)  flashbulb memory. 
D)  eidetic imagery.

Question 3

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 4

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  very large. 
B)  immeasurable and insignificant. 
C)  unique to hearing. 
D)  very small. 
A)  very large. 
B)  immeasurable and insignificant. 
C)  unique to hearing. 
D)  very small.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hypnosis can improve the accuracy of eyewitness testimony dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is meant by the statement "memory is reconstructive in nature"?

Accepted Answer

Our memory does not work like a video re

Question 9

Which of the following proposed that memory works like a tape recorder and that memories are stored permanently within the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
C)  George Bartlett 
D)  Wilder Penfield 
A)  William James 
B)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
C)  George Bartlett 
D)  Wilder Penfield

Question 10

"The earth is the third planet from the sun. True or false?" Your ability to answer this question relies on your

Accepted Answer

A)  non-declarative memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  short-term memory. 
A)  non-declarative memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  short-term memory.

Question 11

How does environmental context affect memory? Describe some practical implications of this finding.

Accepted Answer

People tend to recall material more easi

Question 12

What happens when we block or interfere with long-term-potentiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  We interfere with learning. 
B)  People do not remember the events that took place before we blocked long-term potentiation out. 
C)  Recall and recognition are enhanced. 
D)  People are not able to concentrate on what they are doing. 
A)  We interfere with learning. 
B)  People do not remember the events that took place before we blocked long-term potentiation out. 
C)  Recall and recognition are enhanced. 
D)  People are not able to concentrate on what they are doing.

Question 13

The component of long-term memory which is autobiographical in nature is __________ memory; the component which is like an encyclopedia or dictionary of stored knowledge is __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

H.M. was unable to store new information in long-term memory since his surgery in 1953; he died in 2008. H.M. had a profound case of

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  anterograde amnesia. 
A)  repression. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  anterograde amnesia.

Question 17

Using "ROY G. BIV" to remember the colours of the visible spectrum in order is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A)  link method. 
B)  pegword system. 
C)  first-letter technique. 
D)  method of loci. 
A)  link method. 
B)  pegword system. 
C)  first-letter technique. 
D)  method of loci.

Question 18

Which of the following sets of digits best represents the number of separate items that can be held in the short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  10056839210377 
B)  25776645925 
C)  173 
D)  7341839 
A)  10056839210377 
B)  25776645925 
C)  173 
D)  7341839

Question 19

Eyewitness testimony has been found to be

Accepted Answer

A)  highly subject to error. 
B)  easily dismissed by jury members. 
C)  more accurate than the legal system assumes. 
D)  extremely accurate. 
A)  highly subject to error. 
B)  easily dismissed by jury members. 
C)  more accurate than the legal system assumes. 
D)  extremely accurate.

Question 20

In retroactive interference, new information interferes with the recollection of old information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The ability to retain a visual image several minutes after it has been removed is called

Hermann Ebbinghaus is associated with all of the following except

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory is

Spaced practice is better than massed practice for learning

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

Hypnosis can improve the accuracy of eyewitness testimony dramatically.

What is meant by the statement "memory is reconstructive in nature"?

Which of the following proposed that memory works like a tape recorder and that memories are stored permanently within the brain?

"The earth is the third planet from the sun. True or false?" Your ability to answer this question relies on your

How does environmental context affect memory? Describe some practical implications of this finding.

What happens when we block or interfere with long-term-potentiation?

The component of long-term memory which is autobiographical in nature is memory; the component which is like an encyclopedia or dictionary of stored knowledge is memory.

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

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

H.M. was unable to store new information in long-term memory since his surgery in 1953; he died in 2008. H.M. had a profound case of

Using "ROY G. BIV" to remember the colours of the visible spectrum in order is an example of the

Which of the following sets of digits best represents the number of separate items that can be held in the short-term memory?

Eyewitness testimony has been found to be

In retroactive interference, new information interferes with the recollection of old information.

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Exam 6: Memory

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

The ability to retain a visual image several minutes after it has been removed is called

Hermann Ebbinghaus is associated with all of the following except

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory is

Spaced practice is better than massed practice for learning

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

Hypnosis can improve the accuracy of eyewitness testimony dramatically.

What is meant by the statement "memory is reconstructive in nature"?

Which of the following proposed that memory works like a tape recorder and that memories are stored permanently within the brain?

"The earth is the third planet from the sun. True or false?" Your ability to answer this question relies on your

How does environmental context affect memory? Describe some practical implications of this finding.

What happens when we block or interfere with long-term-potentiation?

The component of long-term memory which is autobiographical in nature is __________ memory; the component which is like an encyclopedia or dictionary of stored knowledge is __________ memory.

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

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

H.M. was unable to store new information in long-term memory since his surgery in 1953; he died in 2008. H.M. had a profound case of

Using "ROY G. BIV" to remember the colours of the visible spectrum in order is an example of the

Which of the following sets of digits best represents the number of separate items that can be held in the short-term memory?

Eyewitness testimony has been found to be

In retroactive interference, new information interferes with the recollection of old information.

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

The component of long-term memory which is autobiographical in nature is memory; the component which is like an encyclopedia or dictionary of stored knowledge is memory.