Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic?

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A) memory palace 
B) prospective memory 
C) encoding specificity 
D) spreading activation 
A) memory palace 
B) prospective memory 
C) encoding specificity 
D) spreading activation

Question 2

The memory of your wedding day is an example of an)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Research has shown that memories can be distorted because of beliefs that people already hold when the memory is formed.These memory-related earlier beliefs are part of cognitive

Accepted Answer

A) nodes. 
B) schemas. 
C) biases. 
D) frames. 
A) nodes. 
B) schemas. 
C) biases. 
D) frames.

Question 4

One of the best ways to remember factual information is to relate it to something personal that happened to you.In this way, you are taking advantage of your memory to aid retrieval from your memory.

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A) implicit; explicit 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) episodic; semantic 
D) explicit; implicit 
A) implicit; explicit 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) episodic; semantic 
D) explicit; implicit

Question 5

Samantha has just broken up with her boyfriend and is feeling very sad.She resolves to change her mood by thinking about happy things but finds that she just keeps remembering other sad things. Samantha's experience can best be explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) context-dependent memory. 
B) cognitive schemas. 
C) depth of processing. 
D) state-dependent memory. 
A) context-dependent memory. 
B) cognitive schemas. 
C) depth of processing. 
D) state-dependent memory.

Question 6

A lie and a false memory are

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A) essentially the same thing. 
B) different in intentionality. 
C) different in intensity. 
D) different in structure. 
A) essentially the same thing. 
B) different in intentionality. 
C) different in intensity. 
D) different in structure.

Question 7

Which of the following is a reason why flashbulb memories are often experienced with high confidence?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not suffer from persistence. 
B) The story is repeated often. 
C) Memories for location are particularly strong. 
D) They are revised often. 
A) They do not suffer from persistence. 
B) The story is repeated often. 
C) Memories for location are particularly strong. 
D) They are revised often.

Question 8

Absentmindedness is often driven by

Accepted Answer

A) memory decay. 
B) interference. 
C) failing to pay attention. 
D) amnesia. 
A) memory decay. 
B) interference. 
C) failing to pay attention. 
D) amnesia.

Question 9

Students frequently learn the Big Five personality model by using the acronym OCEAN, where each letter of the word corresponds to the first letter of one of the factors openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism).These students are using

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchies. 
B) linkage. 
C) chunking. 
D) primitive features. 
A) hierarchies. 
B) linkage. 
C) chunking. 
D) primitive features.

Question 10

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) blocking. 
B) bias. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) boredom. 
A) blocking. 
B) bias. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) boredom.

Question 11

To remember more information, can be used to organize information into meaningful units.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive maps 
B) chunking 
C) networks of association 
D) mnemonics 
A) cognitive maps 
B) chunking 
C) networks of association 
D) mnemonics

Question 12

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called

Accepted Answer

A) attention. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) encoding. 
D) transduction. 
A) attention. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) encoding. 
D) transduction.

Question 13

Storage in which memory system is brief and represents a sensory experience?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The exoneration of large numbers of convicted individuals following DNA analyses points to the unreliability of

Accepted Answer

A) decision making by judges. 
B) DNA analyses. 
C) individual judgments. 
D) eyewitness testimony. 
A) decision making by judges. 
B) DNA analyses. 
C) individual judgments. 
D) eyewitness testimony.

Question 15

Remembering how to ride a bike is an example of which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) declarative 
B) procedural 
C) sensory 
D) explicit 
A) declarative 
B) procedural 
C) sensory 
D) explicit

Question 16

Recent research on reconsolidation suggests that bad memories could be erased by activating them and then them.

Accepted Answer

A) encoding 
B) retrieving 
C) interfering with 
D) rehearsing 
A) encoding 
B) retrieving 
C) interfering with 
D) rehearsing

Question 17

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen, ship, log, cup, paper, radio, rose, sun, chair, glass, fork, wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

Accepted Answer

A) Count the number of vowels in each word. 
B) Relate each word to a fond childhood memory. 
C) Think about whether each word rhymes with den. 
D) Passively listen to the list while counting backward from 100 by 3s. 
A) Count the number of vowels in each word. 
B) Relate each word to a fond childhood memory. 
C) Think about whether each word rhymes with den. 
D) Passively listen to the list while counting backward from 100 by 3s.

Question 18

When you are studying for an exam, the part of the brain that is responsible for coordinating and strengthening the connections among neurons is the lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) medial temporal 
B) posterior parietal 
C) left frontal 
D) right temporal 
A) medial temporal 
B) posterior parietal 
C) left frontal 
D) right temporal

Question 19

The memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching situations surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory; the memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching internal states surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory.

Accepted Answer

A) context-dependent; state-dependent 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) episodic; semantic 
D) state-dependent; context-dependent 
A) context-dependent; state-dependent 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) episodic; semantic 
D) state-dependent; context-dependent

Question 20

When Rhuju walks past the chemistry building, she remembers that she has a lab report due the next day.The chemistry building served as a that automatically triggered her memory.

Accepted Answer

A) chunk; prospective 
B) chunk; implicit 
C) retrieval cue; prospective 
D) retrieval cue; implicit 
A) chunk; prospective 
B) chunk; implicit 
C) retrieval cue; prospective 
D) retrieval cue; implicit

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic?

The memory of your wedding day is an example of an)

Research has shown that memories can be distorted because of beliefs that people already hold when the memory is formed.These memory-related earlier beliefs are part of cognitive

One of the best ways to remember factual information is to relate it to something personal that happened to you.In this way, you are taking advantage of your memory to aid retrieval from your memory.

Samantha has just broken up with her boyfriend and is feeling very sad.She resolves to change her mood by thinking about happy things but finds that she just keeps remembering other sad things. Samantha's experience can best be explained in terms of

A lie and a false memory are

Which of the following is a reason why flashbulb memories are often experienced with high confidence?

Absentmindedness is often driven by

Students frequently learn the Big Five personality model by using the acronym OCEAN, where each letter of the word corresponds to the first letter of one of the factors openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism).These students are using

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of

To remember more information, can be used to organize information into meaningful units.

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called

Storage in which memory system is brief and represents a sensory experience?

The exoneration of large numbers of convicted individuals following DNA analyses points to the unreliability of

Remembering how to ride a bike is an example of which type of memory?

Recent research on reconsolidation suggests that bad memories could be erased by activating them and then them.

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen, ship, log, cup, paper, radio, rose, sun, chair, glass, fork, wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

When you are studying for an exam, the part of the brain that is responsible for coordinating and strengthening the connections among neurons is the lobe.

The memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching situations surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory; the memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching internal states surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory.

When Rhuju walks past the chemistry building, she remembers that she has a lab report due the next day.The chemistry building served as a that automatically triggered her memory.

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Exam 7: Memory

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic?

The memory of your wedding day is an example of an)

Research has shown that memories can be distorted because of beliefs that people already hold when the memory is formed.These memory-related earlier beliefs are part of cognitive

One of the best ways to remember factual information is to relate it to something personal that happened to you.In this way, you are taking advantage of your memory to aid retrieval from your memory.

Samantha has just broken up with her boyfriend and is feeling very sad.She resolves to change her mood by thinking about happy things but finds that she just keeps remembering other sad things. Samantha's experience can best be explained in terms of

A lie and a false memory are

Which of the following is a reason why flashbulb memories are often experienced with high confidence?

Absentmindedness is often driven by

Students frequently learn the Big Five personality model by using the acronym OCEAN, where each letter of the word corresponds to the first letter of one of the factors openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism).These students are using

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of

To remember more information, can be used to organize information into meaningful units.

Short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory via a process called

Storage in which memory system is brief and represents a sensory experience?

The exoneration of large numbers of convicted individuals following DNA analyses points to the unreliability of

Remembering how to ride a bike is an example of which type of memory?

Recent research on reconsolidation suggests that bad memories could be erased by activating them and then them.

Suppose you need to learn the following list: pen, ship, log, cup, paper, radio, rose, sun, chair, glass, fork, wave.Which of the following types of study would lead you to the best recall?

When you are studying for an exam, the part of the brain that is responsible for coordinating and strengthening the connections among neurons is the lobe.

The memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching situations surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory; the memory enhancement that occurs when there are matching internal states surrounding encoding and recall match is called memory.

When Rhuju walks past the chemistry building, she remembers that she has a lab report due the next day.The chemistry building served as a that automatically triggered her memory.

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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