Question 1

A patient of Dr. Kalif's is suffering from amnesia. Which of the following brain structures might you expect to be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  pons 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  pons

Question 2

With respect to memory recall, the recency effect occurs because the words at the end of the list:

Accepted Answer

A)  are rehearsed more and are more likely to be stored in long-term memory. 
B)  are more deeply processed than words in the middle and beginning of the list. 
C)  are not bumped out of working memory by additional information. 
D)  receive more maintenance rehearsal than words in the middle and beginning of the list. 
A)  are rehearsed more and are more likely to be stored in long-term memory. 
B)  are more deeply processed than words in the middle and beginning of the list. 
C)  are not bumped out of working memory by additional information. 
D)  receive more maintenance rehearsal than words in the middle and beginning of the list.

Question 3

There is clear evidence that someone could actually repress a memory for many, many years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept of state-dependent memory asserts that memory retrieval will be better if:

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment during encoding is similar to the environment during retrieval. 
B)  your internal state during encoding is different from your internal state during retrieval. 
C)  the environment during encoding is different from the environment during retrieval. 
D)  your internal state during encoding is similar to your internal state during retrieval. 
A)  the environment during encoding is similar to the environment during retrieval. 
B)  your internal state during encoding is different from your internal state during retrieval. 
C)  the environment during encoding is different from the environment during retrieval. 
D)  your internal state during encoding is similar to your internal state during retrieval.

Question 5

When attempting to memorize the position of chess pieces on a board, research on expert chess players suggests that they group pieces together that serve the same function using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical organization 
B)  acronyms 
C)  the method of loci 
D)  schemas 
A)  hierarchical organization 
B)  acronyms 
C)  the method of loci 
D)  schemas

Question 6

Auditory memory, visual-spatial memory, and a control process called the central executive are all components of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  working memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  long-term memory. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  working memory.

Question 7

Another name for short-term memory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  procedural memory. 
A)  iconic memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  procedural memory.

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding motivated forgetting is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Based on the research evidence, most psychologists agree that motivated forgetting is a valid phenomenon that occurs more often than most people think. 
B)  Psychodynamic theorists generally reject the notion that motivated forgetting can occur. 
C)  Results are mixed; some studies support this notion while others suggest that it rarely occurs. 
D)  Though many therapists believe it can happen, almost all research indicates that motivated forgetting does not occur. 
A)  Based on the research evidence, most psychologists agree that motivated forgetting is a valid phenomenon that occurs more often than most people think. 
B)  Psychodynamic theorists generally reject the notion that motivated forgetting can occur. 
C)  Results are mixed; some studies support this notion while others suggest that it rarely occurs. 
D)  Though many therapists believe it can happen, almost all research indicates that motivated forgetting does not occur.

Question 9

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on people's memories of a Native American story called "The War of the Ghosts" demonstrated how schemas can cause people to alter key
aspects of the story so that it would make sense to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Suppose that you are shown a list that includes the words "plate," "tree," and "glass." Several months later, you are shown many short word stems such as "PL ," "TR ________ " and "GL _." Even though you have essentially forgotten about
The first list you saw, you are more likely to complete the word stems with "PLate," "TRee," and "GLass" than other people who were not shown the initial list. These types of memory tests are used to measure memory and they are called _.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall tests 
B)  recognition tests 
C)  cued recall tests 
D)  priming tasks 
A)  recall tests 
B)  recognition tests 
C)  cued recall tests 
D)  priming tasks

Question 11

Don dove into a swimming pool and hit his head in the side. He suffered a concussion and now he cannot remember anything that happened just before he took the dive. Don is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive interference 
B)  memory decay 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia 
E)  proactive interference 
A)  retroactive interference 
B)  memory decay 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia 
E)  proactive interference

Question 12

If you are using a computer, the keystrokes you type are translated into an electrical code that the computer can understand. This process is most similar to which of the following human memory constructs?

Accepted Answer

A)  schema-building 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieving 
D)  storing 
A)  schema-building 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieving 
D)  storing

Question 13

As you think back to what you did on the evening of Dec. 31, 2016 you are accessing your

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  explicit memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  episodic memory 
E)  procedural memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  explicit memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  episodic memory 
E)  procedural memory

Question 14

According to psychologist Alan Baddeley, working memory is divided into which of the following four components?

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory, visual-spatial, episodic buffer, and central executive working memory 
B)  sensory, short-term, levels of processing, and long-term memory 
C)  episodic, procedural, implicit, and semantic memory 
D)  encoding, storage, organization, and retrieval 
A)  auditory, visual-spatial, episodic buffer, and central executive working memory 
B)  sensory, short-term, levels of processing, and long-term memory 
C)  episodic, procedural, implicit, and semantic memory 
D)  encoding, storage, organization, and retrieval

Question 15

While the primacy effect is thought to be due to the early transfer of information to long-term memory, this effect appears to be due to information remaining in short-term
Memory. This is called the _ _ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  recency 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  final position 
D)  serial position 
A)  recency 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  final position 
D)  serial position

Question 16

Jim has a hard time remembering to do things that he plans to do in the future, such as mailing letters or remembering to call someone. These memories are examples of what are called prospective memories and the part of the brain that is thought to play an important role in their retrieval is the _.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  parietal lobe 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  parietal lobe

Question 17

The original three-stage model of memory assumed that short-term memory was similar to a loading platform, but modern theorists have argued that the human memory system is analogous to a _.

Accepted Answer

A)  busy library office 
B)  computer hard drive 
C)  computer keyboard 
D)  holding station 
A)  busy library office 
B)  computer hard drive 
C)  computer keyboard 
D)  holding station

Question 18

The iconic store and the echoic store are subsystems of short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Expert chess players possess schemas that allow them to recall more randomly placed chess pieces than novices do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following were mentioned as suggestions to improve memory EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Overlearning your material. 
B)  Using massed practice rather than distributed practice. 
C)  Using imagery. 
D)  Minimizing interference. 
A)  Overlearning your material. 
B)  Using massed practice rather than distributed practice. 
C)  Using imagery. 
D)  Minimizing interference.

A patient of Dr. Kalif's is suffering from amnesia. Which of the following brain structures might you expect to be damaged?

With respect to memory recall, the recency effect occurs because the words at the end of the list:

There is clear evidence that someone could actually repress a memory for many, many years.

The concept of state-dependent memory asserts that memory retrieval will be better if:

When attempting to memorize the position of chess pieces on a board, research on expert chess players suggests that they group pieces together that serve the same function using ________.

Auditory memory, visual-spatial memory, and a control process called the central executive are all components of:

Another name for short-term memory is:

Which of the following statements regarding motivated forgetting is most accurate?

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on people's memories of a Native American story called "The War of the Ghosts" demonstrated how schemas can cause people to alter key aspects of the story so that it would make sense to them.

Don dove into a swimming pool and hit his head in the side. He suffered a concussion and now he cannot remember anything that happened just before he took the dive. Don is suffering from

If you are using a computer, the keystrokes you type are translated into an electrical code that the computer can understand. This process is most similar to which of the following human memory constructs?

As you think back to what you did on the evening of Dec. 31, 2016 you are accessing your

According to psychologist Alan Baddeley, working memory is divided into which of the following four components?

While the primacy effect is thought to be due to the early transfer of information to long-term memory, this effect appears to be due to information remaining in short-term Memory. This is called the _ _ effect.

Jim has a hard time remembering to do things that he plans to do in the future, such as mailing letters or remembering to call someone. These memories are examples of what are called prospective memories and the part of the brain that is thought to play an important role in their retrieval is the _.

The original three-stage model of memory assumed that short-term memory was similar to a loading platform, but modern theorists have argued that the human memory system is analogous to a _.

The iconic store and the echoic store are subsystems of short-term memory.

Expert chess players possess schemas that allow them to recall more randomly placed chess pieces than novices do.

All of the following were mentioned as suggestions to improve memory EXCEPT:

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Exam 8: Memory

A patient of Dr. Kalif's is suffering from amnesia. Which of the following brain structures might you expect to be damaged?

With respect to memory recall, the recency effect occurs because the words at the end of the list:

There is clear evidence that someone could actually repress a memory for many, many years.

The concept of state-dependent memory asserts that memory retrieval will be better if:

When attempting to memorize the position of chess pieces on a board, research on expert chess players suggests that they group pieces together that serve the same function using ________.

Auditory memory, visual-spatial memory, and a control process called the central executive are all components of:

Another name for short-term memory is:

Which of the following statements regarding motivated forgetting is most accurate?

Sir Frederick Bartlett's research on people's memories of a Native American story called "The War of the Ghosts" demonstrated how schemas can cause people to alter key aspects of the story so that it would make sense to them.

Don dove into a swimming pool and hit his head in the side. He suffered a concussion and now he cannot remember anything that happened just before he took the dive. Don is suffering from

If you are using a computer, the keystrokes you type are translated into an electrical code that the computer can understand. This process is most similar to which of the following human memory constructs?

As you think back to what you did on the evening of Dec. 31, 2016 you are accessing your

According to psychologist Alan Baddeley, working memory is divided into which of the following four components?

While the primacy effect is thought to be due to the early transfer of information to long-term memory, this effect appears to be due to information remaining in short-term Memory. This is called the _ _ effect.

The original three-stage model of memory assumed that short-term memory was similar to a loading platform, but modern theorists have argued that the human memory system is analogous to a _.

The iconic store and the echoic store are subsystems of short-term memory.

Expert chess players possess schemas that allow them to recall more randomly placed chess pieces than novices do.

All of the following were mentioned as suggestions to improve memory EXCEPT:

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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