Question 1

Travis is taking a new medicine that has a side effect of disrupting his short-term storage. Based on this fact, you know that Travis will have difficultly recalling

Accepted Answer

A)  a photograph he saw less than a second ago. 
B)  a phone number he heard 15 seconds ago. 
C)  the multiplication tables he learned in third grade. 
D)  how to ride his bicycle. 
A)  a photograph he saw less than a second ago. 
B)  a phone number he heard 15 seconds ago. 
C)  the multiplication tables he learned in third grade. 
D)  how to ride his bicycle.

Question 2

Kumar is trying to remember the name of his psychology professor from last semester. To answer this question, Kumar must search for information in his

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

When you are reading your textbook, your brain changes the words you are reading into a meaningful neural code that it can use. In memory, this process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding. 
B)  storage. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  attention. 
A)  encoding. 
B)  storage. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  attention.

Question 4

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia, you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form
New memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  able; able 
B)  able; unable 
C)  unable; able 
D)  unable; unable 
A)  able; able 
B)  able; unable 
C)  unable; able 
D)  unable; unable

Question 5

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  retrograde amnesia. 
A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  retrograde amnesia.

Question 6

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  persistence. 
D)  blocking. 
A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  persistence. 
D)  blocking.

Question 7

Patient H. M. had part of his medial temporal lobes, including the hippocampus, removed to eliminate seizures. After his surgery, H. M. could no longer

Accepted Answer

A)  remember his life before the surgery. 
B)  retrieve old implicit memories. 
C)  form new explicit memories. 
D)  form new implicit memories. 
A)  remember his life before the surgery. 
B)  retrieve old implicit memories. 
C)  form new explicit memories. 
D)  form new implicit memories.

Question 8

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his time in the military. His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC
D)  
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D)  
D)  attention deficit disorder (AD
D)  
A)  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC
D)  
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS
D)  
D)  attention deficit disorder (AD
D)

Question 9

Sleep disturbances interfere with the ________ of memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation 
B)  misattribution 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  persistence 
A)  consolidation 
B)  misattribution 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  persistence

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank remembered to set his alarm for an important meeting the next day. 
B)  Kayla remembered that she needed to get milk after work. 
C)  Jordan remembered to return the book to the library by the due date. 
D)  Erin remembered that she had a lot of fun last Christmas. 
A)  Frank remembered to set his alarm for an important meeting the next day. 
B)  Kayla remembered that she needed to get milk after work. 
C)  Jordan remembered to return the book to the library by the due date. 
D)  Erin remembered that she had a lot of fun last Christmas.

Question 11

You vividly remember where you were when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombing. What you remember is a(n) ________ memory and you are likely to be ________ a
Memory for an ordinary event.

Accepted Answer

A)  flashbulb; more confident about it than 
B)  flashbulb; as confident about it as 
C)  implicit; more confident about it than 
D)  implicit; as confident about it as 
A)  flashbulb; more confident about it than 
B)  flashbulb; as confident about it as 
C)  implicit; more confident about it than 
D)  implicit; as confident about it as

Question 12

George has to recall the names of the first 20 presidents of the United States for his history test. According to the levels of processing model of memory, to remember the most names,
George should

Accepted Answer

A)  study in the same room where the test will be given. 
B)  write the names down over and over again. 
C)  relate the names to information he already knows. 
D)  repeat the names to himself many times. 
A)  study in the same room where the test will be given. 
B)  write the names down over and over again. 
C)  relate the names to information he already knows. 
D)  repeat the names to himself many times.

Question 13

Nora and Miles are studying for an exam. Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows
Based on their meanings. Nora is using ________ and Miles is using ________ to learn the
Terms.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal 
B)  elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal 
C)  procedural memory; semantic memory 
D)  semantic memory; procedural memory 
A)  maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal 
B)  elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal 
C)  procedural memory; semantic memory 
D)  semantic memory; procedural memory

Question 14

Sensory storage

Accepted Answer

A)  holds the information for up to 20 seconds. 
B)  is encoded only by the eyes and ears. 
C)  has a relatively large capacity. 
D)  involves primarily semantic encoding. 
A)  holds the information for up to 20 seconds. 
B)  is encoded only by the eyes and ears. 
C)  has a relatively large capacity. 
D)  involves primarily semantic encoding.

Question 15

Regarding research results on attention during class, all of the following statements are accurate EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  paying attention to your computer or smartphone might lead you to miss important information in class. 
B)  taking notes in class on a laptop rather than by hand leads to better performance on tests covering that material. 
C)  texting or surfing the Internet during class causes students to do more poorly in college courses. 
D)  sitting near someone playing around on the Internet during class is related to receiving lower grades. 
A)  paying attention to your computer or smartphone might lead you to miss important information in class. 
B)  taking notes in class on a laptop rather than by hand leads to better performance on tests covering that material. 
C)  texting or surfing the Internet during class causes students to do more poorly in college courses. 
D)  sitting near someone playing around on the Internet during class is related to receiving lower grades.

Question 16

Describe filter theory. What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

Accepted Answer

Filter theory explains how we selectivel

Question 17

After reading your textbook, you are able to maintain the bold key words in coded representations in a network of neurons in your brain. In memory, this process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  attention. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  storage. 
A)  retrieval. 
B)  attention. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  storage.

Question 18

Short-term storage

Accepted Answer

A)  holds information for up to a second. 
B)  involves primarily semantic encoding. 
C)  has virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  uses working memory to help maintain information. 
A)  holds information for up to a second. 
B)  involves primarily semantic encoding. 
C)  has virtually unlimited capacity. 
D)  uses working memory to help maintain information.

Question 19

For the past two weeks, Manuel has been studying for an upcoming psychology exam. Even though he read the textbook carefully every day while studying, during the exam, he could not
Recall the material regarding how psychologists studied the mental processes of memory.
Manuel most likely experienced a problem in the ________ process of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieval 
D)  attention 
A)  storage 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieval 
D)  attention

Question 20

According to the three-part model of memory storage, four different processes are required in order to move information from one memory story to the next. The correct order of the
Four different processes is

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding, retrieval, working memory, and attention. 
B)  attention, encoding, retrieval, and working memory. 
C)  working memory, attention, encoding, and retrieval. 
D)  encoding, attention, working memory, and retrieval. 
A)  encoding, retrieval, working memory, and attention. 
B)  attention, encoding, retrieval, and working memory. 
C)  working memory, attention, encoding, and retrieval. 
D)  encoding, attention, working memory, and retrieval.

Travis is taking a new medicine that has a side effect of disrupting his short-term storage. Based on this fact, you know that Travis will have difficultly recalling

Kumar is trying to remember the name of his psychology professor from last semester. To answer this question, Kumar must search for information in his

When you are reading your textbook, your brain changes the words you are reading into a meaningful neural code that it can use. In memory, this process is called

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia, you would be to remember anything from before the incident and to form New memories.

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an example of

Patient H. M. had part of his medial temporal lobes, including the hippocampus, removed to eliminate seizures. After his surgery, H. M. could no longer

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his time in the military. His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Sleep disturbances interfere with the ________ of memories.

Which of the following is NOT an example of prospective memory?

You vividly remember where you were when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombing. What you remember is a(n) memory and you are likely to be a Memory for an ordinary event.

George has to recall the names of the first 20 presidents of the United States for his history test. According to the levels of processing model of memory, to remember the most names, George should

Nora and Miles are studying for an exam. Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows Based on their meanings. Nora is using and Miles is using to learn the Terms.

Sensory storage

Regarding research results on attention during class, all of the following statements are accurate EXCEPT

Describe filter theory. What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

After reading your textbook, you are able to maintain the bold key words in coded representations in a network of neurons in your brain. In memory, this process is called

Short-term storage

According to the three-part model of memory storage, four different processes are required in order to move information from one memory story to the next. The correct order of the Four different processes is

Introducing the World of Psychology

The Role of Biology in Psychology

Consciousness

Development Across the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Health and Well-Being

Social Psychology

Self and Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatments

Filters

Exam 7: Memory

Travis is taking a new medicine that has a side effect of disrupting his short-term storage. Based on this fact, you know that Travis will have difficultly recalling

Kumar is trying to remember the name of his psychology professor from last semester. To answer this question, Kumar must search for information in his

When you are reading your textbook, your brain changes the words you are reading into a meaningful neural code that it can use. In memory, this process is called

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia, you would be ________ to remember anything from before the incident and ________ to form New memories.

A person who has experienced the loss of past memories may be experiencing

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an example of

Patient H. M. had part of his medial temporal lobes, including the hippocampus, removed to eliminate seizures. After his surgery, H. M. could no longer

Dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his time in the military. His chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?

Sleep disturbances interfere with the ________ of memories.

Which of the following is NOT an example of prospective memory?

You vividly remember where you were when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombing. What you remember is a(n) ________ memory and you are likely to be ________ a Memory for an ordinary event.

George has to recall the names of the first 20 presidents of the United States for his history test. According to the levels of processing model of memory, to remember the most names, George should

Nora and Miles are studying for an exam. Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows Based on their meanings. Nora is using ________ and Miles is using ________ to learn the Terms.

Sensory storage

Regarding research results on attention during class, all of the following statements are accurate EXCEPT

Describe filter theory. What psychological phenomenon does filter theory help explain? Provide a real-life example of the kind of stimuli that are allowed through the filter.

After reading your textbook, you are able to maintain the bold key words in coded representations in a network of neurons in your brain. In memory, this process is called

Short-term storage

According to the three-part model of memory storage, four different processes are required in order to move information from one memory story to the next. The correct order of the Four different processes is

Introducing the World of Psychology

The Role of Biology in Psychology

Consciousness

Development Across the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Health and Well-Being

Social Psychology

Self and Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatments

Filters

If the Wicked Witch of the West flew down and struck you with retrograde amnesia, you would be to remember anything from before the incident and to form New memories.

You vividly remember where you were when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombing. What you remember is a(n) memory and you are likely to be a Memory for an ordinary event.

Nora and Miles are studying for an exam. Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows Based on their meanings. Nora is using and Miles is using to learn the Terms.