Question 1

People with prefrontal cortex damage answer questions partly with wild guesses.These guesses,which are mostly out-of-date information,are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mnemonics 
B) explicit memories 
C) confabulations 
D) deductive hypotheses 
A) mnemonics 
B) explicit memories 
C) confabulations 
D) deductive hypotheses

Question 2

Individuals with amnesia typically have problems remembering __________,while their ability to remember __________ remains intact.

Accepted Answer

A) facts;how to do things 
B) how to do things;facts 
C) facts;declarative memories 
D) implicit memories;facts 
A) facts;how to do things 
B) how to do things;facts 
C) facts;declarative memories 
D) implicit memories;facts

Question 3

To improve your probability of performing a learned skill well,or your probability of remembering something in a variety of circumstances,you should

Accepted Answer

A) avoid emotional arousal at the time of learning. 
B) stay awake for as long as possible after learning. 
C) study or practice under a variety of conditions. 
D) study or practice under consistent,predictable conditions. 
A) avoid emotional arousal at the time of learning. 
B) stay awake for as long as possible after learning. 
C) study or practice under a variety of conditions. 
D) study or practice under consistent,predictable conditions.

Question 4

Which of the following topics is most controversial among current psychologists? That is,which of them is believed by some and strongly disbelieved by others?

Accepted Answer

A) The tendency for proactive interference to enhance forgetting. 
B) The ability of therapy patients to accurately recover repressed memories of early sexual abuse. 
C) Existence of different kinds of memory--e.g. ,procedural vs.declarative,explicit vs.implicit. 
D) The possibility of being influenced in behavior by implicit memories,even though one does not recall them consciously. 
A) The tendency for proactive interference to enhance forgetting. 
B) The ability of therapy patients to accurately recover repressed memories of early sexual abuse. 
C) Existence of different kinds of memory--e.g. ,procedural vs.declarative,explicit vs.implicit. 
D) The possibility of being influenced in behavior by implicit memories,even though one does not recall them consciously.

Question 5

If you remember the number "14916253649" as "1-4-9-16-25-36-49" (the squares of the first seven integers),you are improving your ability to store the information by means of

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) the von Restorff effect. 
C) the savings method. 
D) confabulation. 
A) chunking. 
B) the von Restorff effect. 
C) the savings method. 
D) confabulation.

Question 6

Mnemonic devices are most useful helping people

Accepted Answer

A) recover from brain damage. 
B) remember how to drive a car. 
C) improve episodic memory. 
D) remember long lists of unrelated words. 
A) recover from brain damage. 
B) remember how to drive a car. 
C) improve episodic memory. 
D) remember long lists of unrelated words.

Question 7

Infant amnesia refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the inability to remember any events that occur before language has developed. 
B) the near absence of procedural memory until age two or three. 
C) the inability to form long term memories until the age of five years. 
D) the near absence of early declarative memories. 
A) the inability to remember any events that occur before language has developed. 
B) the near absence of procedural memory until age two or three. 
C) the inability to form long term memories until the age of five years. 
D) the near absence of early declarative memories.

Question 8

People with a "high capacity" of working memory are more likely than other people to prefer a larger reward later instead of a smaller reward now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Memory of a particular event in your life is ____________________;memory for factual information is ____________________.
episodic memory,declarative memory

Accepted Answer

episodic m

Question 10

Suppose an experimenter asks people a question about something they did not see.(For example,people who did not see a truck might be asked what color the truck was. )How does asking such a question affect people's memory,if at all?

Accepted Answer

A) People who hear such a question are more likely than other people are to report seeing the item (for example,the truck). 
B) People who hear such a question are less likely than other people are to report seeing the item (for example,the truck). 
C) People who hear such a question deny seeing the item (for example,the truck),but they recall something else that was not present (for example,a train). 
D) Asking such a question has no measurable effect on behavior. 
A) People who hear such a question are more likely than other people are to report seeing the item (for example,the truck). 
B) People who hear such a question are less likely than other people are to report seeing the item (for example,the truck). 
C) People who hear such a question deny seeing the item (for example,the truck),but they recall something else that was not present (for example,a train). 
D) Asking such a question has no measurable effect on behavior.

Question 11

When you read the word "slice" on a list,you think of it as something you do to a golf ball.Later when someone asks you which word on the list means the same thing as "piece," you cannot remember.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) encoding specificity principle 
C) depth-of-processing principle 
D) state-dependent memory 
A) proactive interference 
B) encoding specificity principle 
C) depth-of-processing principle 
D) state-dependent memory

Question 12

One way to expand the amount of material one can store in short-term memory is to

Accepted Answer

A) pause a few minutes between learning the material and testing memory. 
B) organize the material into chunks. 
C) think only about the sound of the words and not their meaning. 
D) make sure you have more retroactive interference than proactive interference. 
A) pause a few minutes between learning the material and testing memory. 
B) organize the material into chunks. 
C) think only about the sound of the words and not their meaning. 
D) make sure you have more retroactive interference than proactive interference.

Question 13

When comparing human memory to a computer,most psychologists today would agree with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Human memory is very similar to a computer. 
B) Humans store information in a way very similar to computers,but humans do not retrieve information in the same way as computers. 
C) Humans retrieve information from storage in a way very similar to computers,but humans do not store information in the same way as computers. 
D) Human memory is really not similar to computers. 
A) Human memory is very similar to a computer. 
B) Humans store information in a way very similar to computers,but humans do not retrieve information in the same way as computers. 
C) Humans retrieve information from storage in a way very similar to computers,but humans do not store information in the same way as computers. 
D) Human memory is really not similar to computers.

Question 14

An essay exam is best described as a __________ test of memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The brain damage suffered by H.M.primarily resulted in problems with

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory. 
B) the sensory store. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) declarative memory. 
A) short-term memory. 
B) the sensory store. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) declarative memory.

Question 16

Studies of the neurological patient H.M.and similar patients lead to the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) people have several separate kinds of memories. 
B) once something is learned,it is never completely forgotten. 
C) the visual cortex is essential for all memories,even those that do not involve vision. 
D) electrical stimulation of the brain can cause people to confuse a memory of one event with the memory of another,later event. 
A) people have several separate kinds of memories. 
B) once something is learned,it is never completely forgotten. 
C) the visual cortex is essential for all memories,even those that do not involve vision. 
D) electrical stimulation of the brain can cause people to confuse a memory of one event with the memory of another,later event.

Question 17

Despite severe memory impairments,most brain-damaged patients with amnesia continue to perform well on

Accepted Answer

A) explicit memory tests. 
B) tests of implicit,but not procedural,memory. 
C) tests of procedural,but not implicit,memory. 
D) tests of either implicit or procedural memory. 
A) explicit memory tests. 
B) tests of implicit,but not procedural,memory. 
C) tests of procedural,but not implicit,memory. 
D) tests of either implicit or procedural memory.

Question 18

When you are trying to memorize a list of words,the more you think about their meaning,the easier they will be to remember later.This is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) von Restorff effect. 
B) state-dependent memory principle. 
C) levels-of-processing principle. 
D) method of loci. 
A) von Restorff effect. 
B) state-dependent memory principle. 
C) levels-of-processing principle. 
D) method of loci.

Question 19

People who seem to have forgotten some information may be able to remember that same information if you

Accepted Answer

A) change the environment to one less similar to the original learning environment. 
B) change the method of testing. 
C) decrease the levels of available glucose to the brain. 
D) change from deep to shallow processing. 
A) change the environment to one less similar to the original learning environment. 
B) change the method of testing. 
C) decrease the levels of available glucose to the brain. 
D) change from deep to shallow processing.

Question 20

Memory for specific life events such as graduating from high school,or getting married,is known as

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) implicit memory.

People with prefrontal cortex damage answer questions partly with wild guesses.These guesses,which are mostly out-of-date information,are called __________.

Individuals with amnesia typically have problems remembering ,while their ability to remember remains intact.

To improve your probability of performing a learned skill well,or your probability of remembering something in a variety of circumstances,you should

Which of the following topics is most controversial among current psychologists? That is,which of them is believed by some and strongly disbelieved by others?

If you remember the number "14916253649" as "1-4-9-16-25-36-49" (the squares of the first seven integers),you are improving your ability to store the information by means of

Mnemonic devices are most useful helping people

Infant amnesia refers to

People with a "high capacity" of working memory are more likely than other people to prefer a larger reward later instead of a smaller reward now.

Memory of a particular event in your life is ;memory for factual information is . episodic memory,declarative memory

Suppose an experimenter asks people a question about something they did not see.(For example,people who did not see a truck might be asked what color the truck was. )How does asking such a question affect people's memory,if at all?

When you read the word "slice" on a list,you think of it as something you do to a golf ball.Later when someone asks you which word on the list means the same thing as "piece," you cannot remember.Why?

One way to expand the amount of material one can store in short-term memory is to

When comparing human memory to a computer,most psychologists today would agree with which of the following?

An essay exam is best described as a __________ test of memory.

The brain damage suffered by H.M.primarily resulted in problems with

Studies of the neurological patient H.M.and similar patients lead to the conclusion that

Despite severe memory impairments,most brain-damaged patients with amnesia continue to perform well on

When you are trying to memorize a list of words,the more you think about their meaning,the easier they will be to remember later.This is known as the

People who seem to have forgotten some information may be able to remember that same information if you

Memory for specific life events such as graduating from high school,or getting married,is known as

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Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

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Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

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Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

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Exam 7: Memory

People with prefrontal cortex damage answer questions partly with wild guesses.These guesses,which are mostly out-of-date information,are called __________.

Individuals with amnesia typically have problems remembering __________,while their ability to remember __________ remains intact.

To improve your probability of performing a learned skill well,or your probability of remembering something in a variety of circumstances,you should

Which of the following topics is most controversial among current psychologists? That is,which of them is believed by some and strongly disbelieved by others?

If you remember the number "14916253649" as "1-4-9-16-25-36-49" (the squares of the first seven integers),you are improving your ability to store the information by means of

Mnemonic devices are most useful helping people

Infant amnesia refers to

People with a "high capacity" of working memory are more likely than other people to prefer a larger reward later instead of a smaller reward now.

Memory of a particular event in your life is ____________________;memory for factual information is ____________________. episodic memory,declarative memory

Suppose an experimenter asks people a question about something they did not see.(For example,people who did not see a truck might be asked what color the truck was. )How does asking such a question affect people's memory,if at all?

When you read the word "slice" on a list,you think of it as something you do to a golf ball.Later when someone asks you which word on the list means the same thing as "piece," you cannot remember.Why?

One way to expand the amount of material one can store in short-term memory is to

When comparing human memory to a computer,most psychologists today would agree with which of the following?

An essay exam is best described as a __________ test of memory.

The brain damage suffered by H.M.primarily resulted in problems with

Studies of the neurological patient H.M.and similar patients lead to the conclusion that

Despite severe memory impairments,most brain-damaged patients with amnesia continue to perform well on

When you are trying to memorize a list of words,the more you think about their meaning,the easier they will be to remember later.This is known as the

People who seem to have forgotten some information may be able to remember that same information if you

Memory for specific life events such as graduating from high school,or getting married,is known as

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Learning

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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Individuals with amnesia typically have problems remembering ,while their ability to remember remains intact.

Memory of a particular event in your life is ;memory for factual information is . episodic memory,declarative memory