Question 1

Remembering information without hints or cues is known as

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A)  recall. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  cued recall. 
D)  probed recognition. 
A)  recall. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  cued recall. 
D)  probed recognition. A

Question 2

Older adults are likely to have difficulties with , which involves remembering where a piece of information was acquired.

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A)  false memory 
B)  source memory 
C)  flashbulb memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  false memory 
B)  source memory 
C)  flashbulb memory 
D)  implicit memory B

Question 3

What part of the information processing system has an unlimited capacity, takes in information very rapidly, and by focusing your attention information retained?

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A)  attention 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  working memory 
D)  tertiary memory 
A)  attention 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  working memory 
D)  tertiary memory B

Question 4

A(n) task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

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The answer of A(n) task is when you can pay...

Question 5

When people use their world knowledge to construct a more global understanding of what a text is about, this is known as

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A)  a situation model. 
B)  propositional representation . 
C)  discourse memory. 
D)  text-based variables. 
A)  a situation model. 
B)  propositional representation . 
C)  discourse memory. 
D)  text-based variables.

Question 6

Research has shown that the strong version of the processing resource hypothesis

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A)  is true only for young adults in school. 
B)  is strongly supported. 
C)  has little support. 
D)  explains performance quite well. 
A)  is true only for young adults in school. 
B)  is strongly supported. 
C)  has little support. 
D)  explains performance quite well.

Question 7

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

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A)  working memory. 
B)  explicit memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  sensory memory 
A)  working memory. 
B)  explicit memory. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  sensory memory

Question 8

Winnie is busy taking notes from the slides presented during lecture and listening to the instructor. This is an example of

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A)  attentional capacity. 
B)  sustained attention. 
C)  selective attention. 
D)  divided attention. 
A)  attentional capacity. 
B)  sustained attention. 
C)  selective attention. 
D)  divided attention.

Question 9

The to cognition examines how people take in stimuli material from their environment and transform that information into memories.

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informatio

Question 10

If 47-year-old Matt can remember the poem he memorized in Mrs. Smith's 2nd grade class, Matt is using what type of memory for this task?

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A)  sensory memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  remote memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  remote memory

Question 11

Differences in visual search abilities between young and older subjects can be eliminated by providing older subjects with .

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The answer of Differences in visual search abilities between young...

Question 12

The earliest step in information processing is

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A)  attention. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  primary memory. 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  attention. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  primary memory. 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 13

What types of tasks will result in automatic processing in older adults?

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A)  None. Only younger adults' performance can become automatic. 
B)  Whenever older adults are given extensive practice, any task can become automatic. 
C)  When tasks are quite easy they can become automatic. 
D)  Older adults' performance never becomes automatic. 
A)  None. Only younger adults' performance can become automatic. 
B)  Whenever older adults are given extensive practice, any task can become automatic. 
C)  When tasks are quite easy they can become automatic. 
D)  Older adults' performance never becomes automatic.

Question 14

Remembering to call your friend on her birthday would require you to use

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A)  retrospective memory. 
B)  correlative memory. 
C)  anterograde memory. 
D)  prospective memory. 
A)  retrospective memory. 
B)  correlative memory. 
C)  anterograde memory. 
D)  prospective memory.

Question 15

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults. These results suggest that

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A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  automatic retrieval of familiar information is similar across adulthood. 
D)  automatic retrieval increases with age. 
A)  older adults are less efficient when generating retrieval cues than younger adults. 
B)  age differences are always eliminated in recognition tasks. 
C)  automatic retrieval of familiar information is similar across adulthood. 
D)  automatic retrieval increases with age.

Question 16

is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

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Attentiona

Question 17

Focusing attention on the same task over an extended period of time is known as .

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The answer of Focusing attention on the same task over...

Question 18

The most widely used model for studying memory is the .

Accepted Answer

informatio

Question 19

Improvements in your memory as the result of being previously exposed to the information without actively trying to remember it is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory. 
B)  recognition memory. 
C)  remote memory. 
D)  explicit memory. 
A)  implicit memory. 
B)  recognition memory. 
C)  remote memory. 
D)  explicit memory.

Question 20

An example of an internal memory strategy is

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A)  rehearsal. 
B)  a list. 
C)  an address book. 
D)  a calendar. 
A)  rehearsal. 
B)  a list. 
C)  an address book. 
D)  a calendar.

Remembering information without hints or cues is known as

Older adults are likely to have difficulties with , which involves remembering where a piece of information was acquired.

What part of the information processing system has an unlimited capacity, takes in information very rapidly, and by focusing your attention information retained?

A(n) task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

When people use their world knowledge to construct a more global understanding of what a text is about, this is known as

Research has shown that the strong version of the processing resource hypothesis

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

Winnie is busy taking notes from the slides presented during lecture and listening to the instructor. This is an example of

The to cognition examines how people take in stimuli material from their environment and transform that information into memories.

If 47-year-old Matt can remember the poem he memorized in Mrs. Smith's 2nd grade class, Matt is using what type of memory for this task?

Differences in visual search abilities between young and older subjects can be eliminated by providing older subjects with .

The earliest step in information processing is

What types of tasks will result in automatic processing in older adults?

Remembering to call your friend on her birthday would require you to use

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults. These results suggest that

is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

Focusing attention on the same task over an extended period of time is known as .

The most widely used model for studying memory is the .

Improvements in your memory as the result of being previously exposed to the information without actively trying to remember it is known as

An example of an internal memory strategy is

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Remembering information without hints or cues is known as

Older adults are likely to have difficulties with , which involves remembering where a piece of information was acquired.

What part of the information processing system has an unlimited capacity, takes in information very rapidly, and by focusing your attention information retained?

A(n) task is when you can pay attention to and successfully perform more than one task at a time.

When people use their world knowledge to construct a more global understanding of what a text is about, this is known as

Research has shown that the strong version of the processing resource hypothesis

Remembering to show up on time for your final exam demonstrates that you have an effective

Winnie is busy taking notes from the slides presented during lecture and listening to the instructor. This is an example of

The to cognition examines how people take in stimuli material from their environment and transform that information into memories.

If 47-year-old Matt can remember the poem he memorized in Mrs. Smith's 2nd grade class, Matt is using what type of memory for this task?

Differences in visual search abilities between young and older subjects can be eliminated by providing older subjects with .

The earliest step in information processing is

What types of tasks will result in automatic processing in older adults?

Remembering to call your friend on her birthday would require you to use

Evidence from Jacoby and colleagues' work on the false fame effect has shown that older adults are less likely to consciously remember faces but are equally good at recognizing familiar information as younger adults. These results suggest that

is a hypothetical construct referring to the amount of information that can be processed at a time.

Focusing attention on the same task over an extended period of time is known as .

The most widely used model for studying memory is the .

Improvements in your memory as the result of being previously exposed to the information without actively trying to remember it is known as

An example of an internal memory strategy is

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

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