Question 1

People with frontal-lobe damage would have trouble:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a story. 
B)  retrieving a story they heard as a child. 
C)  remembering a simple story. 
D)  remembering whether a story was on TV or in a magazine. 
A)  creating a story. 
B)  retrieving a story they heard as a child. 
C)  remembering a simple story. 
D)  remembering whether a story was on TV or in a magazine.

Question 2

_____ is the knowledge of and ability to think about one's own memories that includes both feeling of knowing and judgment of learning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Metamemory 
B)  Semantic memory 
C)  Consolidation 
D)  Reconsolidation 
A)  Metamemory 
B)  Semantic memory 
C)  Consolidation 
D)  Reconsolidation

Question 3

According to Tulving and other researchers the ability to maintain episodic memories requires the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  remember how to escape an unpleasant situation such as avoiding shock. 
B)  remember spatial layout such as in a maze. 
C)  express knowledge in a nonverbal way. 
D)  perform "mental time-travel" to relive and review past experiences. 
A)  remember how to escape an unpleasant situation such as avoiding shock. 
B)  remember spatial layout such as in a maze. 
C)  express knowledge in a nonverbal way. 
D)  perform "mental time-travel" to relive and review past experiences.

Question 4

Which statement is TRUE regarding the level of processing idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  One remembers information better when one thinks about its meaning than when one focuses on more superficial characteristics. 
B)  It is clear how to determine whether information is processed deeply. 
C)  One remembers information best when it is presented multiple times. 
D)  There does not seem to be any difference in brain activity during "deep" versus "superficial" processing of information. 
A)  One remembers information better when one thinks about its meaning than when one focuses on more superficial characteristics. 
B)  It is clear how to determine whether information is processed deeply. 
C)  One remembers information best when it is presented multiple times. 
D)  There does not seem to be any difference in brain activity during "deep" versus "superficial" processing of information.

Question 5

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  transfer-appropriate processing 
C)  consolidation 
D)  false memory 
A)  interference 
B)  transfer-appropriate processing 
C)  consolidation 
D)  false memory

Question 6

Damage to the diencephalon can lead to:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia, but not anterograde amnesia. 
B)  difficulty determining what information to store. 
C)  anterograde amnesia and confabulation. 
D)  difficulty remembering one's identity. 
A)  retrograde amnesia, but not anterograde amnesia. 
B)  difficulty determining what information to store. 
C)  anterograde amnesia and confabulation. 
D)  difficulty remembering one's identity.

Question 7

Which of these states that the more deeply one analyzes information, the more likely one is to encode the information in memory and subsequently remember it later?

Accepted Answer

A)  transfer-appropriate processing 
B)  cryptomnesia 
C)  levels of processing 
D)  consolidation period 
A)  transfer-appropriate processing 
B)  cryptomnesia 
C)  levels of processing 
D)  consolidation period

Question 8

Electroconvulsive shock:

Accepted Answer

A)  is not used on humans. 
B)  disrupts memory if given soon after learning. 
C)  has been shown to be ineffective for treating depression. 
D)  improves memory if given an hour or more after learning. 
A)  is not used on humans. 
B)  disrupts memory if given soon after learning. 
C)  has been shown to be ineffective for treating depression. 
D)  improves memory if given an hour or more after learning.

Question 9

The frontal cortex:

Accepted Answer

A)  is critical for the consolidation of memories into long-term storage. 
B)  helps determine what one stores and what one doesn't store. 
C)  is less active when people are trying to forget something. 
D)  seems to be involved in semantic memory but not in episodic memory. 
A)  is critical for the consolidation of memories into long-term storage. 
B)  helps determine what one stores and what one doesn't store. 
C)  is less active when people are trying to forget something. 
D)  seems to be involved in semantic memory but not in episodic memory.

Question 10

Episodic memories are _____ memories, and semantic memories are _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative; nondeclarative 
B)  nondeclarative; declarative 
C)  nondeclarative; nondeclarative 
D)  declarative; declarative 
A)  declarative; nondeclarative 
B)  nondeclarative; declarative 
C)  nondeclarative; nondeclarative 
D)  declarative; declarative

Question 11

One knows that cows produce milk. If this knowledge has grown out of one's repeated experiences observing cows being milked, this would suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory grows out of semantic memory. 
B)  semantic memory grows out of episodic memory. 
C)  episodic memories are learned in a single exposure. 
D)  semantic memories are learned in a single exposure. 
A)  episodic memory grows out of semantic memory. 
B)  semantic memory grows out of episodic memory. 
C)  episodic memories are learned in a single exposure. 
D)  semantic memories are learned in a single exposure.

Question 12

Give an example of a semantic memory related to the experience of playing a sport.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Examples may include:

Question 13

Describe how episodic memory was demonstrated in either gorillas or scrub jays.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Clearly desc

Question 14

The phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing effect suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep processing is always the best way to remember things. 
B)  deep processing works only if the test requires attention to physical attributes of the stimuli. 
C)  shallow processing is always the best way to remember things. 
D)  the best way to remember something depends on the type of test that is used. 
A)  deep processing is always the best way to remember things. 
B)  deep processing works only if the test requires attention to physical attributes of the stimuli. 
C)  shallow processing is always the best way to remember things. 
D)  the best way to remember something depends on the type of test that is used.

Question 15

The finding that scrub jays can remember what type of food they stored in different locations as well as how long ago it was stored demonstrates that scrub jays may have _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  an episodic 
B)  a semantic 
C)  declarative 
D)  nondeclarative 
A)  an episodic 
B)  a semantic 
C)  declarative 
D)  nondeclarative

Question 16

Lesions of the hippocampal region have been shown to disrupt an organism's ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  remember where food is stored in a radial arm maze. 
B)  locate food that the organism previously stored. 
C)  recall a list of words. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  remember where food is stored in a radial arm maze. 
B)  locate food that the organism previously stored. 
C)  recall a list of words. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 17

Suppose one meets two new people at a party. One has trouble remembering the name of the first person one met because the name of the second person keeps coming to mind instead. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  source amnesia. 
D)  false memory. 
A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  source amnesia. 
D)  false memory.

Question 18

The memory test that involves generating information from memory is called _____, while the memory test that involves picking the correct answer from a list of possible options is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  free recall; cued recall 
B)  free recall; recognition 
C)  recognition; free recall 
D)  recognition; cued recall 
A)  free recall; cued recall 
B)  free recall; recognition 
C)  recognition; free recall 
D)  recognition; cued recall

Question 19

Proactive interference is when:

Accepted Answer

A)  one remembers a fact but attributes it to the wrong source. 
B)  one remembers something that never happened. 
C)  old information disrupts new learning. 
D)  new information disrupts old learning. 
A)  one remembers a fact but attributes it to the wrong source. 
B)  one remembers something that never happened. 
C)  old information disrupts new learning. 
D)  new information disrupts old learning.

Question 20

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

Accepted Answer

A)  are also better at remembering everyday things such as where they left their keys. 
B)  do not use mnemonics to help them remember things. 
C)  have a larger hippocampus than people with ordinary memories. 
D)  show similar brain anatomy to people with ordinary memories. 
A)  are also better at remembering everyday things such as where they left their keys. 
B)  do not use mnemonics to help them remember things. 
C)  have a larger hippocampus than people with ordinary memories. 
D)  show similar brain anatomy to people with ordinary memories.

People with frontal-lobe damage would have trouble:

_____ is the knowledge of and ability to think about one's own memories that includes both feeling of knowing and judgment of learning.

According to Tulving and other researchers the ability to maintain episodic memories requires the ability to:

Which statement is TRUE regarding the level of processing idea?

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

Damage to the diencephalon can lead to:

Which of these states that the more deeply one analyzes information, the more likely one is to encode the information in memory and subsequently remember it later?

Electroconvulsive shock:

The frontal cortex:

Episodic memories are _ memories, and semantic memories are _ memories.

One knows that cows produce milk. If this knowledge has grown out of one's repeated experiences observing cows being milked, this would suggest that:

Give an example of a semantic memory related to the experience of playing a sport.

Describe how episodic memory was demonstrated in either gorillas or scrub jays.

The phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing effect suggests that:

The finding that scrub jays can remember what type of food they stored in different locations as well as how long ago it was stored demonstrates that scrub jays may have _____ memory.

Lesions of the hippocampal region have been shown to disrupt an organism's ability to:

Suppose one meets two new people at a party. One has trouble remembering the name of the first person one met because the name of the second person keeps coming to mind instead. This is an example of:

The memory test that involves generating information from memory is called _, while the memory test that involves picking the correct answer from a list of possible options is called _.

Proactive interference is when:

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Significant Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation Memory Module

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control Integrative Topics Module

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

Filters

Exam 7: Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Events and for Facts

People with frontal-lobe damage would have trouble:

_____ is the knowledge of and ability to think about one's own memories that includes both feeling of knowing and judgment of learning.

According to Tulving and other researchers the ability to maintain episodic memories requires the ability to:

Which statement is TRUE regarding the level of processing idea?

Which principle was demonstrated by Godden and Baddeley's finding that divers remembered material best if they learned and were tested in the same environment?

Damage to the diencephalon can lead to:

Which of these states that the more deeply one analyzes information, the more likely one is to encode the information in memory and subsequently remember it later?

Electroconvulsive shock:

The frontal cortex:

Episodic memories are _____ memories, and semantic memories are _____ memories.

One knows that cows produce milk. If this knowledge has grown out of one's repeated experiences observing cows being milked, this would suggest that:

Give an example of a semantic memory related to the experience of playing a sport.

Describe how episodic memory was demonstrated in either gorillas or scrub jays.

The phenomenon of transfer-appropriate processing effect suggests that:

The finding that scrub jays can remember what type of food they stored in different locations as well as how long ago it was stored demonstrates that scrub jays may have _____ memory.

Lesions of the hippocampal region have been shown to disrupt an organism's ability to:

Suppose one meets two new people at a party. One has trouble remembering the name of the first person one met because the name of the second person keeps coming to mind instead. This is an example of:

The memory test that involves generating information from memory is called _____, while the memory test that involves picking the correct answer from a list of possible options is called _____.

Proactive interference is when:

People who have extraordinary memory abilities:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Significant Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation Memory Module

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control Integrative Topics Module

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

Filters

Episodic memories are _ memories, and semantic memories are _ memories.

The memory test that involves generating information from memory is called _, while the memory test that involves picking the correct answer from a list of possible options is called _.