Question 1

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his experiments on memory because nonsense syllables are

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A) highly interesting to most people. 
B) immune to the von Restorff effect. 
C) unfamiliar. 
D) easier to remember than real words. 
A) highly interesting to most people. 
B) immune to the von Restorff effect. 
C) unfamiliar. 
D) easier to remember than real words.

Question 2

When you remember how to tie your shoes,what type of memory is this?

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A) factual 
B) procedural 
C) episodic 
D) state dependent 
A) factual 
B) procedural 
C) episodic 
D) state dependent

Question 3

The tendency to remember the word cat instead of dog and mouse from the following list: cat,dog,mouse illustrates the

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A) primacy effect. 
B) recency effect. 
C) salience effect. 
D) initial word effect. 
A) primacy effect. 
B) recency effect. 
C) salience effect. 
D) initial word effect.

Question 4

Participants in an experiment heard a description of the military conflicts between the British and the Gurkas in India.Some were told the true outcome and others were told false outcomes.All participants overestimated their ability to have predicted the outcome that they believed to be true.This is known as

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A) confabulation. 
B) repression. 
C) hindsight bias. 
D) procedural memory. 
A) confabulation. 
B) repression. 
C) hindsight bias. 
D) procedural memory.

Question 5

People in therapy sometimes report that they now recall some previously repressed memories of being sexually abused in infancy or early childhood.Many psychologists are skeptical of these reports because

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A) therapists' suggestions may have created false memories. 
B) actual sexual abuse produces such deep repression that the memory could not emerge so quickly. 
C) only hypnosis can uncover repressed memories. 
D) the actual frequency of childhood sexual abuse is known to be very low. 
A) therapists' suggestions may have created false memories. 
B) actual sexual abuse produces such deep repression that the memory could not emerge so quickly. 
C) only hypnosis can uncover repressed memories. 
D) the actual frequency of childhood sexual abuse is known to be very low.

Question 6

When animals learn something in one location,they often forget it when tested in another due to

Accepted Answer

A) encoding specificity. 
B) the von Restorff effect. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) residual amnesia. 
A) encoding specificity. 
B) the von Restorff effect. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) residual amnesia.

Question 7

If you meet someone and use her correct name immediately but cannot remember it a half-hour later,the name probably was in your ____________________.
short-term memory

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The answer of If you meet someone and use her...

Question 8

People who suffer from amnesia usually lose some or all of their __________ memories but retain __________ memories that are relatively unimpaired.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic...episodic 
B) episodic...semantic 
C) factual...procedural 
D) procedural...factual 
A) semantic...episodic 
B) episodic...semantic 
C) factual...procedural 
D) procedural...factual

Question 9

If you remember the 12-digit number "100110021003" as the three numbers "1001-1002-1003" you improve your ability to recall it by means of

Accepted Answer

A) implicit memory. 
B) chunking. 
C) the von Restorff effect. 
D) context-dependent memory. 
A) implicit memory. 
B) chunking. 
C) the von Restorff effect. 
D) context-dependent memory.

Question 10

The "central executive" aspect of working memory is responsible for

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A) storing visual memories. 
B) controlling muscle movements. 
C) shifting attention. 
D) rehearsing sounds. 
A) storing visual memories. 
B) controlling muscle movements. 
C) shifting attention. 
D) rehearsing sounds.

Question 11

The savings method of testing memory

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A) is similar to the recall method. 
B) requires physiological monitoring of brain activity. 
C) can be completed in less time than other methods of testing memory. 
D) can detect weaker memories than the recall method can. 
A) is similar to the recall method. 
B) requires physiological monitoring of brain activity. 
C) can be completed in less time than other methods of testing memory. 
D) can detect weaker memories than the recall method can.

Question 12

Remembering how to play the piano is an example of ____________________ memory.
procedural

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The answer of Remembering how to play the piano is...

Question 13

What would be the best way to increase your depth of processing when you read a list of words?

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A) Think about the meaning of the words on the list. 
B) Repeat each word over and over as many times as possible. 
C) Count the number of letters in each word. 
D) Think of other words that rhyme with each word on the list. 
A) Think about the meaning of the words on the list. 
B) Repeat each word over and over as many times as possible. 
C) Count the number of letters in each word. 
D) Think of other words that rhyme with each word on the list.

Question 14

Viewing memory as a process in which items enter memory and go from a brief sensory store to a short-term temporary memory to a long-term permanent memory is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a trichromatic theory. 
B) an information-processing model. 
C) associationism. 
D) a procedural model. 
A) a trichromatic theory. 
B) an information-processing model. 
C) associationism. 
D) a procedural model.

Question 15

The patient H.M.experienced significant memory problems.H.M.symptoms suggested

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A) he suffered damage to the occipital lobe. 
B) that the memory loss was likely there prior to his operation,but the operation made it more noticeable. 
C) he was suffering from retrograde amnesia. 
D) he was suffering from anterograde amnesia. 
A) he suffered damage to the occipital lobe. 
B) that the memory loss was likely there prior to his operation,but the operation made it more noticeable. 
C) he was suffering from retrograde amnesia. 
D) he was suffering from anterograde amnesia.

Question 16

One difference between long-term memory and short-term memory is that

Accepted Answer

A) we forget long-term memories because of decay and short-term memories because of interference. 
B) long-term memory can hold a vast amount of information and short-term memory can hold only about seven items 
C) short-term memory holds language items and long-term memory holds skills. 
D) short-term memory holds skills and long-term memory holds language items. 
A) we forget long-term memories because of decay and short-term memories because of interference. 
B) long-term memory can hold a vast amount of information and short-term memory can hold only about seven items 
C) short-term memory holds language items and long-term memory holds skills. 
D) short-term memory holds skills and long-term memory holds language items.

Question 17

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampal amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D) Alzheimer's disease. 
A) hippocampal amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D) Alzheimer's disease.

Question 18

In what way is identifying a suspect from a lineup similar to taking a multiple choice test?

Accepted Answer

A) both are a form of an implicit memory test 
B) both are a form of a recognition memory test 
C) both are a form of a recall memory test 
D) police officers,like professors,enjoy asking trick questions to confuse you 
A) both are a form of an implicit memory test 
B) both are a form of a recognition memory test 
C) both are a form of a recall memory test 
D) police officers,like professors,enjoy asking trick questions to confuse you

Question 19

Professor Yawnmore asks you to write by memory a list of all the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.What kind of memory test is this?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

How are the confabulations offered by patients with prefrontal cortex damage similar to the answers given by normal people who have learned something poorly?

Accepted Answer

A) The same wrong answers tend to be given each time they are asked the same question. 
B) Different wrong answers tend to be given each time they are asked the same question. 
C) People tend to answer "I don't know" when they are asked the same question more than once. 
D) They tend to be wild guesses that have little chance of being correct 
A) The same wrong answers tend to be given each time they are asked the same question. 
B) Different wrong answers tend to be given each time they are asked the same question. 
C) People tend to answer "I don't know" when they are asked the same question more than once. 
D) They tend to be wild guesses that have little chance of being correct

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his experiments on memory because nonsense syllables are

When you remember how to tie your shoes,what type of memory is this?

The tendency to remember the word cat instead of dog and mouse from the following list: cat,dog,mouse illustrates the

People in therapy sometimes report that they now recall some previously repressed memories of being sexually abused in infancy or early childhood.Many psychologists are skeptical of these reports because

When animals learn something in one location,they often forget it when tested in another due to

If you meet someone and use her correct name immediately but cannot remember it a half-hour later,the name probably was in your ____________________. short-term memory

People who suffer from amnesia usually lose some or all of their memories but retain memories that are relatively unimpaired.

If you remember the 12-digit number "100110021003" as the three numbers "1001-1002-1003" you improve your ability to recall it by means of

The "central executive" aspect of working memory is responsible for

The savings method of testing memory

Remembering how to play the piano is an example of ____________________ memory. procedural

What would be the best way to increase your depth of processing when you read a list of words?

Viewing memory as a process in which items enter memory and go from a brief sensory store to a short-term temporary memory to a long-term permanent memory is an example of

The patient H.M.experienced significant memory problems.H.M.symptoms suggested

One difference between long-term memory and short-term memory is that

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as

In what way is identifying a suspect from a lineup similar to taking a multiple choice test?

Professor Yawnmore asks you to write by memory a list of all the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.What kind of memory test is this?

How are the confabulations offered by patients with prefrontal cortex damage similar to the answers given by normal people who have learned something poorly?

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Exam 7: Memory

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his experiments on memory because nonsense syllables are

When you remember how to tie your shoes,what type of memory is this?

The tendency to remember the word cat instead of dog and mouse from the following list: cat,dog,mouse illustrates the

People in therapy sometimes report that they now recall some previously repressed memories of being sexually abused in infancy or early childhood.Many psychologists are skeptical of these reports because

When animals learn something in one location,they often forget it when tested in another due to

If you meet someone and use her correct name immediately but cannot remember it a half-hour later,the name probably was in your ____________________. short-term memory

People who suffer from amnesia usually lose some or all of their __________ memories but retain __________ memories that are relatively unimpaired.

If you remember the 12-digit number "100110021003" as the three numbers "1001-1002-1003" you improve your ability to recall it by means of

The "central executive" aspect of working memory is responsible for

The savings method of testing memory

Remembering how to play the piano is an example of ____________________ memory. procedural

What would be the best way to increase your depth of processing when you read a list of words?

Viewing memory as a process in which items enter memory and go from a brief sensory store to a short-term temporary memory to a long-term permanent memory is an example of

The patient H.M.experienced significant memory problems.H.M.symptoms suggested

One difference between long-term memory and short-term memory is that

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as

In what way is identifying a suspect from a lineup similar to taking a multiple choice test?

Professor Yawnmore asks you to write by memory a list of all the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.What kind of memory test is this?

How are the confabulations offered by patients with prefrontal cortex damage similar to the answers given by normal people who have learned something poorly?

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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People who suffer from amnesia usually lose some or all of their memories but retain memories that are relatively unimpaired.