Question 1

Many clinicians now use the term __________ instead of repression,to refer to a memory that is stored but cannot be retrieved.

Accepted Answer

A) dissociation 
B) recovery 
C) distant memory 
D) loosening of association 
A) dissociation 
B) recovery 
C) distant memory 
D) loosening of association

Question 2

What type of memory is your memory of your current mailing address?

Accepted Answer

A) short-term 
B) semantic 
C) episodic 
D) state-dependent 
A) short-term 
B) semantic 
C) episodic 
D) state-dependent

Question 3

The research conducted on people who have survived traumatic events leads to the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) people have an especially difficult time remembering emotional events. 
B) traumatic memories are similar to other memories. 
C) traumatic memories are processed and stored in the brain in a unique way that leads to dissociation. 
D) hypnosis is the only known technique for recovering traumatic memories. 
A) people have an especially difficult time remembering emotional events. 
B) traumatic memories are similar to other memories. 
C) traumatic memories are processed and stored in the brain in a unique way that leads to dissociation. 
D) hypnosis is the only known technique for recovering traumatic memories.

Question 4

Amnesic patients generally perform poorly on

Accepted Answer

A) implicit memory tests. 
B) explicit memory tests. 
C) tests of procedural memory. 
D) all kinds of memory tests equally. 
A) implicit memory tests. 
B) explicit memory tests. 
C) tests of procedural memory. 
D) all kinds of memory tests equally.

Question 5

If you memorize a list of words,you are most likely to remember the words

Accepted Answer

A) at both the beginning and end of the list. 
B) at the beginning of the list. 
C) at the end of the list. 
D) near the middle of the list. 
A) at both the beginning and end of the list. 
B) at the beginning of the list. 
C) at the end of the list. 
D) near the middle of the list.

Question 6

The central executive,phonological loop,and visuospatial sketchpad are all components of what has been called ____________________ memory.
working

Accepted Answer

The answer of The central executive,phonological loop,and visuospatial sketchpad are...

Question 7

Remembering how to ride your bike is an example of a __________memory.

Accepted Answer

A) declarative 
B) episodic 
C) procedural 
D) semantic 
A) declarative 
B) episodic 
C) procedural 
D) semantic

Question 8

Which of these is a reason to spread out studying over time instead of studying all at once?

Accepted Answer

A) Studying all at once makes you likely to underestimate your memory of facts. 
B) Spreading out your study time will help you practice retrieving a memory. 
C) It is easier to remember something you learned a few days ago than something you learned more recently. 
D) Spreading out your study time gives you more time to repeat the text in your head. 
A) Studying all at once makes you likely to underestimate your memory of facts. 
B) Spreading out your study time will help you practice retrieving a memory. 
C) It is easier to remember something you learned a few days ago than something you learned more recently. 
D) Spreading out your study time gives you more time to repeat the text in your head.

Question 9

What is retrograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) loss of ability to recall procedural memories 
B) an inability to form new long-term memories 
C) loss of memories that formed before a certain event 
D) a total loss of all memories,new and old 
A) loss of ability to recall procedural memories 
B) an inability to form new long-term memories 
C) loss of memories that formed before a certain event 
D) a total loss of all memories,new and old

Question 10

As an eyewitness to a crime,you are asked to identify the suspect out of a lineup.This is an example of a/an ____________________ test of memory.
recognition

Accepted Answer

The answer of As an eyewitness to a crime,you are...

Question 11

Which of the following types of memory is least impaired in the patient H.M.(who has hippocampal damage)?

Accepted Answer

A) explicit memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) declarative memory 
D) recall of events from the most recent year 
A) explicit memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) declarative memory 
D) recall of events from the most recent year

Question 12

The patient H.M.

Accepted Answer

A) has damage to the cerebral cortex. 
B) could not remember any information from before his operation. 
C) has no short-term memory. 
D) has great difficulty learning new facts. 
A) has damage to the cerebral cortex. 
B) could not remember any information from before his operation. 
C) has no short-term memory. 
D) has great difficulty learning new facts.

Question 13

Suppose I asked you to tell me the names of the members of your third-grade class.To help you out,I provide all of their first and last initials.This is an example of what kind of memory test?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

You are watching Jeopardy with your brother and notice that he seems remarkable intelligent.After Alex Trebeck reads each answer,your brother states,"yep,I knew that".However,when you decide to mute the television during the reading of your answers,your brother has a very difficult time producing the correct answer.Your brother's initial response that he knew the correct answer after he heard it is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) belief perseverance 
B) retroactive interference 
C) hindsight bias 
D) memory reconstruction 
A) belief perseverance 
B) retroactive interference 
C) hindsight bias 
D) memory reconstruction

Question 15

After Wilbur fell off his motorcycle,he forgot just about everything that had happened during the last hour before his accident.What kind of memory loss is this?

Accepted Answer

A) global 
B) anterograde 
C) retrograde 
D) procedural 
A) global 
B) anterograde 
C) retrograde 
D) procedural

Question 16

Freud's term for forgetting due to the moving of a memory from the conscious mind to the unconscious mind was

Accepted Answer

A) schema. 
B) repression. 
C) retrograde amnesia. 
D) consolidation. 
A) schema. 
B) repression. 
C) retrograde amnesia. 
D) consolidation.

Question 17

In one experiment an undergraduate spent a year and a half memorizing lists of numbers and recalling them immediately.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?

Accepted Answer

A) He had increased the capacity of his short-term memory not only for numbers (which he had practiced)but also for letters (which he had not practiced). 
B) He had improved his ability to use chunking to store more numbers in his short-term memory. 
C) The capacity of his short-term memory had decreased from seven to five. 
D) His ability to memorize had not changed in any way. 
A) He had increased the capacity of his short-term memory not only for numbers (which he had practiced)but also for letters (which he had not practiced). 
B) He had improved his ability to use chunking to store more numbers in his short-term memory. 
C) The capacity of his short-term memory had decreased from seven to five. 
D) His ability to memorize had not changed in any way.

Question 18

You are given a list of grocery items to remember to purchase on your trip to the store.These items are;apples,bread,celery,lettuce,grapes,and onions.According to the recency effect,what item are you most likely to remember?

Accepted Answer

A) apples 
B) lettuce 
C) onions 
D) none,the recency effect states that you have to learn the items while in the store to be able to retrieve them. 
A) apples 
B) lettuce 
C) onions 
D) none,the recency effect states that you have to learn the items while in the store to be able to retrieve them.

Question 19

Both proactive interference and retroactive interference

Accepted Answer

A) are examples of mnemonic devices. 
B) improve long-term memory. 
C) improve short-term memory. 
D) increase forgetting. 
A) are examples of mnemonic devices. 
B) improve long-term memory. 
C) improve short-term memory. 
D) increase forgetting.

Question 20

__________ is a way that we improve memory by thinking about the meaning of a word and forming as many associations as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) Minimizing retroactive interference 
B) Increasing paired-associates 
C) Minimizing proactive interference 
D) Increasing depth of processing 
A) Minimizing retroactive interference 
B) Increasing paired-associates 
C) Minimizing proactive interference 
D) Increasing depth of processing

Many clinicians now use the term __________ instead of repression,to refer to a memory that is stored but cannot be retrieved.

What type of memory is your memory of your current mailing address?

The research conducted on people who have survived traumatic events leads to the conclusion that

Amnesic patients generally perform poorly on

If you memorize a list of words,you are most likely to remember the words

The central executive,phonological loop,and visuospatial sketchpad are all components of what has been called ____________________ memory. working

Remembering how to ride your bike is an example of a __________memory.

Which of these is a reason to spread out studying over time instead of studying all at once?

What is retrograde amnesia?

As an eyewitness to a crime,you are asked to identify the suspect out of a lineup.This is an example of a/an ____________________ test of memory. recognition

Which of the following types of memory is least impaired in the patient H.M.(who has hippocampal damage)?

The patient H.M.

Suppose I asked you to tell me the names of the members of your third-grade class.To help you out,I provide all of their first and last initials.This is an example of what kind of memory test?

After Wilbur fell off his motorcycle,he forgot just about everything that had happened during the last hour before his accident.What kind of memory loss is this?

Freud's term for forgetting due to the moving of a memory from the conscious mind to the unconscious mind was

In one experiment an undergraduate spent a year and a half memorizing lists of numbers and recalling them immediately.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?

You are given a list of grocery items to remember to purchase on your trip to the store.These items are;apples,bread,celery,lettuce,grapes,and onions.According to the recency effect,what item are you most likely to remember?

Both proactive interference and retroactive interference

__________ is a way that we improve memory by thinking about the meaning of a word and forming as many associations as possible.

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Exam 7: Memory

Many clinicians now use the term __________ instead of repression,to refer to a memory that is stored but cannot be retrieved.

What type of memory is your memory of your current mailing address?

The research conducted on people who have survived traumatic events leads to the conclusion that

Amnesic patients generally perform poorly on

If you memorize a list of words,you are most likely to remember the words

The central executive,phonological loop,and visuospatial sketchpad are all components of what has been called ____________________ memory. working

Remembering how to ride your bike is an example of a __________memory.

Which of these is a reason to spread out studying over time instead of studying all at once?

What is retrograde amnesia?

As an eyewitness to a crime,you are asked to identify the suspect out of a lineup.This is an example of a/an ____________________ test of memory. recognition

Which of the following types of memory is least impaired in the patient H.M.(who has hippocampal damage)?

The patient H.M.

Suppose I asked you to tell me the names of the members of your third-grade class.To help you out,I provide all of their first and last initials.This is an example of what kind of memory test?

After Wilbur fell off his motorcycle,he forgot just about everything that had happened during the last hour before his accident.What kind of memory loss is this?

Freud's term for forgetting due to the moving of a memory from the conscious mind to the unconscious mind was

In one experiment an undergraduate spent a year and a half memorizing lists of numbers and recalling them immediately.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?

You are given a list of grocery items to remember to purchase on your trip to the store.These items are;apples,bread,celery,lettuce,grapes,and onions.According to the recency effect,what item are you most likely to remember?

Both proactive interference and retroactive interference

__________ is a way that we improve memory by thinking about the meaning of a word and forming as many associations as possible.

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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