Question 1

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Accepted Answer

A)  fabrication 
B)  deconstruction 
C)  defense mechanism 
D)  reconstruction 
A)  fabrication 
B)  deconstruction 
C)  defense mechanism 
D)  reconstruction

Question 2

Children who have eidetic imagery

Accepted Answer

A)  are often withdrawn and quiet. 
B)  can typically retain the image for several days. 
C)  usually retain their ability well into adulthood. 
D)  have no better long-term memory than other children. 
A)  are often withdrawn and quiet. 
B)  can typically retain the image for several days. 
C)  usually retain their ability well into adulthood. 
D)  have no better long-term memory than other children.

Question 3

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The levels-of-processing model states that the ability to recall memories depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  whether or not the information was stored in short-term memory long enough to get into long-term memory. 
B)  how deeply we have processed the information. 
C)  the amount of rehearsal required to get information into long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory detecting and holding the information. 
A)  whether or not the information was stored in short-term memory long enough to get into long-term memory. 
B)  how deeply we have processed the information. 
C)  the amount of rehearsal required to get information into long-term memory. 
D)  sensory memory detecting and holding the information.

Question 5

Relate the case of H.M.-the cause of his memory loss, what kinds of memory losses he exhibited, and what abilities he did have. Explain what researchers learned about memory from studying H.M.

Accepted Answer

Good answers will describe his seizures

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 7

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 8

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  engram decay. 
B)  acoustic confounding. 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D)  retroactive interference. 
A)  engram decay. 
B)  acoustic confounding. 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D)  retroactive interference.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

"Oh, darn. I was going to stop at the dry cleaners on my way to class and I drove right by it and just came right to the campus parking lot." This indicates an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  laziness. 
B)  prospective forgetting. 
C)  repression. 
D)  retrospective forgetting. 
A)  laziness. 
B)  prospective forgetting. 
C)  repression. 
D)  retrospective forgetting.

Question 11

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 12

Many psychologists are skeptical of recovered memories, claiming that the "recovered" memories are false memories created by the suggestions of therapists or others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a storehouse of our accumulated knowledge and information. 
B)  It usually stores information according to sound. 
C)  It has a virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  It is relatively permanent. 
A)  It is a storehouse of our accumulated knowledge and information. 
B)  It usually stores information according to sound. 
C)  It has a virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  It is relatively permanent.

Question 14

What is the subsystem within long-term memory that holds our memory for motor skills gained through repetitive practice?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are four study habits that can aid memory?

Accepted Answer

Four study habits that can aid memory ar

Question 17

Which of the following best explains what seems to happen in anterograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information from the distant past is forgotten. 
B)  The ability to form memories after the brain surgery is seriously impaired. 
C)  There is a failure to recall any events prior to the brain trauma. 
D)  Memories from the distant past interfere with subsequent memories. 
A)  Information from the distant past is forgotten. 
B)  The ability to form memories after the brain surgery is seriously impaired. 
C)  There is a failure to recall any events prior to the brain trauma. 
D)  Memories from the distant past interfere with subsequent memories.

Question 18

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following utilizes some degree of distortion in order to make memories consistent?

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy effects 
B)  recency effects 
C)  long-term potentiation 
D)  schemas 
A)  primacy effects 
B)  recency effects 
C)  long-term potentiation 
D)  schemas

Question 20

Remembering the order of the eight planets (and Pluto) by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

Accepted Answer

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

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Children who have eidetic imagery

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

The levels-of-processing model states that the ability to recall memories depends on

Relate the case of H.M.-the cause of his memory loss, what kinds of memory losses he exhibited, and what abilities he did have. Explain what researchers learned about memory from studying H.M.

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

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

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

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

"Oh, darn. I was going to stop at the dry cleaners on my way to class and I drove right by it and just came right to the campus parking lot." This indicates an example of

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

Many psychologists are skeptical of recovered memories, claiming that the "recovered" memories are false memories created by the suggestions of therapists or others.

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

What is the subsystem within long-term memory that holds our memory for motor skills gained through repetitive practice?

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

What are four study habits that can aid memory?

Which of the following best explains what seems to happen in anterograde amnesia?

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

Which of the following utilizes some degree of distortion in order to make memories consistent?

Remembering the order of the eight planets (and Pluto) by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

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Exam 6: Memory

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Children who have eidetic imagery

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

The levels-of-processing model states that the ability to recall memories depends on

Relate the case of H.M.-the cause of his memory loss, what kinds of memory losses he exhibited, and what abilities he did have. Explain what researchers learned about memory from studying H.M.

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

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

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

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

"Oh, darn. I was going to stop at the dry cleaners on my way to class and I drove right by it and just came right to the campus parking lot." This indicates an example of

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

Many psychologists are skeptical of recovered memories, claiming that the "recovered" memories are false memories created by the suggestions of therapists or others.

Which of the following is not descriptive of long-term memory?

What is the subsystem within long-term memory that holds our memory for motor skills gained through repetitive practice?

Spacing study over several different sessions generally is more effective than massed practice.

What are four study habits that can aid memory?

Which of the following best explains what seems to happen in anterograde amnesia?

H.M.'s surgeon removed the site responsible for his seizures, the medial portions of both frontal lobes-the thalamus and the hypothalamus region.

Which of the following utilizes some degree of distortion in order to make memories consistent?

Remembering the order of the eight planets (and Pluto) by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

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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