Question 1

If _________ is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, _________ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia 
C)  adolescent amnesia, conductive amnesia 
D)  nondeclarative amnesia, implicit amnesia 
A)  anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia 
C)  adolescent amnesia, conductive amnesia 
D)  nondeclarative amnesia, implicit amnesia

Question 2

Let's say you are a defense attorney and are defending a client on a murder charge. The victim was found in a dark alley. A witness had a glimpse of a shadowy figure standing over the body. The police thoroughly interrogate the witness and arrest a young man. The man has an alibi. There is no other evidence against him, except that of the witness. The witness is positive. What factors may lead you to doubt this strong testimony of the witness? Pretend you are the defense attorney and, with your knowledge of the problems with eyewitness testimony and memory, tell the jury why they should be doubtful of the witness.

Accepted Answer

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I urge

Question 3

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  eidetic memory 
A)  procedural memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  eidetic memory

Question 4

"The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in the same classroom where the material was learned." This statement best reflects ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  context-dependent learning 
B)  mood-congruent memory 
C)  the serial position effect 
D)  the primacy effect 
A)  context-dependent learning 
B)  mood-congruent memory 
C)  the serial position effect 
D)  the primacy effect

Question 5

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to answer "true" to which sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  "A salmon is an animal." 
B)  "A salmon is a fish." 
C)  "A canary is an animal." 
D)  All of these would take the same time. 
A)  "A salmon is an animal." 
B)  "A salmon is a fish." 
C)  "A canary is an animal." 
D)  All of these would take the same time.

Question 7

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of short-term memory. 
B)  the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C)  maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D)  transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. 
A)  the formation of short-term memory. 
B)  the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C)  maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D)  transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.

Question 8

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering. 
B)  decoding. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  recall. 
A)  remembering. 
B)  decoding. 
C)  encoding. 
D)  recall.

Question 9

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide inferences. 
B)  They help chunk information. 
C)  They provide a stimulus for remembering. 
D)  They provide numbers for ideas. 
A)  They provide inferences. 
B)  They help chunk information. 
C)  They provide a stimulus for remembering. 
D)  They provide numbers for ideas.

Question 10

The TOT is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B)  the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C)  a technique that improves memory. 
D)  where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g., a malapropism). 
A)  the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B)  the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C)  a technique that improves memory. 
D)  where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g., a malapropism).

Question 11

What is false memory syndrome? Provide some details about how it most frequently occurs.

Accepted Answer

False memory syndrome refers to a psycho

Question 12

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic images 
B)  elaborative rehearsals 
C)  flashbulb memories 
D)  eyewitness images 
A)  eidetic images 
B)  elaborative rehearsals 
C)  flashbulb memories 
D)  eyewitness images

Question 13

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  eidetic memory 
D)  long-term memory 
A)  primary memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  eidetic memory 
D)  long-term memory

Question 14

Chunking is a means of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B)  organizing information into meaningful units 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D)  storing long-term memories 
A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B)  organizing information into meaningful units 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D)  storing long-term memories

Question 15

The Internet, with its series of links from one site to many others, is a good analogy for the organization of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  nondeclarative memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  nondeclarative memory

Question 16

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory, information is_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  simultaneously stored in a network that stretches across the brain 
B)  stored simultaneously in unconnected regions of the brain 
C)  associated in sets of classically conditioned neurons across the neocortex 
D)  None of these are 
A)  simultaneously stored in a network that stretches across the brain 
B)  stored simultaneously in unconnected regions of the brain 
C)  associated in sets of classically conditioned neurons across the neocortex 
D)  None of these are

Question 17

Hypnosis enhances the confidence people have in their memories, regardless of their accuracy or inaccuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"The effectiveness of memory retrieval is directly related to the similarity of cues present when the memory was encoded to the cues present when the memory is retrieved." What concept does this statement describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  memorability 
B)  registered learning 
C)  encoding specificity 
D)  accessible decoding 
A)  memorability 
B)  registered learning 
C)  encoding specificity 
D)  accessible decoding

Question 19

A man known as H. M. lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cortex and medulla 
B)  cerebellum and pons 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  hypothalamus and thalamus 
A)  cortex and medulla 
B)  cerebellum and pons 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  hypothalamus and thalamus

Question 20

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval, encoding, storage 
B)  encoding, capturing, retrieval 
C)  capturing, encoding, retrieval 
D)  encoding, storage, retrieval 
A)  retrieval, encoding, storage 
B)  encoding, capturing, retrieval 
C)  capturing, encoding, retrieval 
D)  encoding, storage, retrieval

If _ is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, _ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in _______.

"The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in the same classroom where the material was learned." This statement best reflects ________.

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to answer "true" to which sentence?

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

The TOT is:

What is false memory syndrome? Provide some details about how it most frequently occurs.

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _________.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called _________.

Chunking is a means of _______________.

The Internet, with its series of links from one site to many others, is a good analogy for the organization of _________.

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory, information is_________.

Hypnosis enhances the confidence people have in their memories, regardless of their accuracy or inaccuracy.

"The effectiveness of memory retrieval is directly related to the similarity of cues present when the memory was encoded to the cues present when the memory is retrieved." What concept does this statement describe?

A man known as H. M. lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his _________.

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

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Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

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Psychological Therapies

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Exam 6: Memory

If _________ is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, _________ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in _______.

"The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in the same classroom where the material was learned." This statement best reflects ________.

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to answer "true" to which sentence?

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

The TOT is:

What is false memory syndrome? Provide some details about how it most frequently occurs.

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _________.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called _________.

Chunking is a means of _______________.

The Internet, with its series of links from one site to many others, is a good analogy for the organization of _________.

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory, information is_________.

Hypnosis enhances the confidence people have in their memories, regardless of their accuracy or inaccuracy.

"The effectiveness of memory retrieval is directly related to the similarity of cues present when the memory was encoded to the cues present when the memory is retrieved." What concept does this statement describe?

A man known as H. M. lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his _________.

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

If _ is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, _ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.