Question 1

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Strong negative emotions and positive emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
B) Strong negative emotions but not positive emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
C) Strong positive emotions but not negative emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
D) Emotions have no impact on misinformation. 
A) Strong negative emotions and positive emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
B) Strong negative emotions but not positive emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
C) Strong positive emotions but not negative emotions can make one susceptible to misinformation. 
D) Emotions have no impact on misinformation.

Question 2

A person is required to learn list C,then they are required to learn list D)When list D interferes with your ability to recall list C,this is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) deactivate interference 
D) reactive interference 
A) proactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) deactivate interference 
D) reactive interference

Question 3

The ______ is activated when memories are retrieved,and inhibited when unwanted memories are suppressed.

Accepted Answer

A) temporal lobe 
B) mediodorsal thalamus 
C) frontal lobes 
D) hippocampus 
A) temporal lobe 
B) mediodorsal thalamus 
C) frontal lobes 
D) hippocampus

Question 4

One of the first individuals to contend that memory of experiences was often inaccurate was ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Sir Frederic Bartlett 
B) Underwood 
C) Hull 
D) Loftus 
A) Sir Frederic Bartlett 
B) Underwood 
C) Hull 
D) Loftus

Question 5

Several researchers have indicated that memories are stored by which of the following brain structures?

Accepted Answer

A) medial temporal lobe 
B) hippocampus and surrounding neural tissue 
C) mediodorsal thalamus 
D) all of these are correct 
A) medial temporal lobe 
B) hippocampus and surrounding neural tissue 
C) mediodorsal thalamus 
D) all of these are correct

Question 6

During the memory reconstruction process,what happens to the original memory?

Accepted Answer

A) It is forgotten. 
B) It is recalled in total. 
C) It is recalled but the person is uncertain whether the original reconstructed memory is accurate. 
D) It is recalled and the person is certain which is the original memory and which is the reconstructed memory. 
A) It is forgotten. 
B) It is recalled in total. 
C) It is recalled but the person is uncertain whether the original reconstructed memory is accurate. 
D) It is recalled and the person is certain which is the original memory and which is the reconstructed memory.

Question 7

Memory for one attribute that is replaced over time by another attribute is called an affective attribute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following brain areas is not involved in memory storage?

Accepted Answer

A) the prefrontal cortex 
B) the medial temporal lobe 
C) the hypothalamus 
D) the dorsomedial thalamus 
A) the prefrontal cortex 
B) the medial temporal lobe 
C) the hypothalamus 
D) the dorsomedial thalamus

Question 9

What can be done to reduce the effects of misinformation?

Accepted Answer

A) nothing can be done 
B) provide postevent warnings that misinformation was presented 
C) provide preevent warnings that misinformation may be presented 
D) repeat the new information several times 
A) nothing can be done 
B) provide postevent warnings that misinformation was presented 
C) provide preevent warnings that misinformation may be presented 
D) repeat the new information several times

Question 10

The student must take a final exam in biology.They decide to study every day for a week in the room where the exam is to be given.This person is trying to establish ______ cues to help them remember biology.

Accepted Answer

A) modality 
B) orthographic 
C) spatial 
D) context 
A) modality 
B) orthographic 
C) spatial 
D) context

Question 11

Individuals are asked to memorize list A,then list B,However,they often are unable to recall items from one of the lists depending on the task.According to Underwood,______.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive and retroactive interference created changes in the brain that cause forgetting 
B) distinctiveness of memories will increase the level of interference 
C) list differentiation was a source of the forgetting 
D) none of these are correct 
A) proactive and retroactive interference created changes in the brain that cause forgetting 
B) distinctiveness of memories will increase the level of interference 
C) list differentiation was a source of the forgetting 
D) none of these are correct

Question 12

Directed forgetting occurs with recall but not with recognition tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The creation of inaccurate records of childhood sexual abuse is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) eyewitness memory syndrome 
B) emotional sexual syndrome 
C) repressed memory syndrome 
D) false memory syndrome 
A) eyewitness memory syndrome 
B) emotional sexual syndrome 
C) repressed memory syndrome 
D) false memory syndrome

Question 14

Damage to the ______ can lead to an inability to recall past events.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) parietal Lobe 
C) cingulate gyrus 
D) all of these can lead to an inability to recall past events 
A) hippocampus 
B) parietal Lobe 
C) cingulate gyrus 
D) all of these can lead to an inability to recall past events

Question 15

Which view of interference provides a mechanism for the effective recency of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) display 
C) list differentiation 
D) generalized competition 
A) decay 
B) display 
C) list differentiation 
D) generalized competition

Question 16

Underwood proposed memory can be conceptualized as a collection of different types of information.Each type of information is called a memory attribute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jack goes to a social event.While there he meets new people over the course of the evening.However,the new people he is meeting later in the evening are interfering with his name recall of people he met earlier in the evening.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) reactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) proactive interference 
D) name recall interference 
A) reactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) proactive interference 
D) name recall interference

Question 18

When a person cannot recall past information due to new information.This is called proactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Using the words 'Roy G.Biv' for the colors of the visual spectrum is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Eidetic phrase 
B) mnemonic technique 
C) method of loci 
D) pegboard method 
A) Eidetic phrase 
B) mnemonic technique 
C) method of loci 
D) pegboard method

Which of the following is correct?

A person is required to learn list C,then they are required to learn list D)When list D interferes with your ability to recall list C,this is called ______.

The ______ is activated when memories are retrieved,and inhibited when unwanted memories are suppressed.

One of the first individuals to contend that memory of experiences was often inaccurate was ______.

Several researchers have indicated that memories are stored by which of the following brain structures?

During the memory reconstruction process,what happens to the original memory?

Memory for one attribute that is replaced over time by another attribute is called an affective attribute.

Which of the following brain areas is not involved in memory storage?

What can be done to reduce the effects of misinformation?

The student must take a final exam in biology.They decide to study every day for a week in the room where the exam is to be given.This person is trying to establish ______ cues to help them remember biology.

Individuals are asked to memorize list A,then list B,However,they often are unable to recall items from one of the lists depending on the task.According to Underwood,______.

Directed forgetting occurs with recall but not with recognition tasks.

The creation of inaccurate records of childhood sexual abuse is called ______.

Damage to the ______ can lead to an inability to recall past events.

Which view of interference provides a mechanism for the effective recency of behavior?

Underwood proposed memory can be conceptualized as a collection of different types of information.Each type of information is called a memory attribute.

Jack goes to a social event.While there he meets new people over the course of the evening.However,the new people he is meeting later in the evening are interfering with his name recall of people he met earlier in the evening.This is an example of ______.

When a person cannot recall past information due to new information.This is called proactive interference.

Using the words 'Roy G.Biv' for the colors of the visual spectrum is an example of a ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Cognitive Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

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Exam 13: Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

Which of the following is correct?

A person is required to learn list C,then they are required to learn list D)When list D interferes with your ability to recall list C,this is called ______.

The ______ is activated when memories are retrieved,and inhibited when unwanted memories are suppressed.

One of the first individuals to contend that memory of experiences was often inaccurate was ______.

Several researchers have indicated that memories are stored by which of the following brain structures?

During the memory reconstruction process,what happens to the original memory?

Memory for one attribute that is replaced over time by another attribute is called an affective attribute.

Which of the following brain areas is not involved in memory storage?

What can be done to reduce the effects of misinformation?

The student must take a final exam in biology.They decide to study every day for a week in the room where the exam is to be given.This person is trying to establish ______ cues to help them remember biology.

Individuals are asked to memorize list A,then list B,However,they often are unable to recall items from one of the lists depending on the task.According to Underwood,______.

Directed forgetting occurs with recall but not with recognition tasks.

The creation of inaccurate records of childhood sexual abuse is called ______.

Damage to the ______ can lead to an inability to recall past events.

Which view of interference provides a mechanism for the effective recency of behavior?

Underwood proposed memory can be conceptualized as a collection of different types of information.Each type of information is called a memory attribute.

Jack goes to a social event.While there he meets new people over the course of the evening.However,the new people he is meeting later in the evening are interfering with his name recall of people he met earlier in the evening.This is an example of ______.

When a person cannot recall past information due to new information.This is called proactive interference.

Using the words 'Roy G.Biv' for the colors of the visual spectrum is an example of a ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Cognitive Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

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