Question 1

Discuss the findings of Psychologists John Wilding and Elizabeth Valentine's research on exceptional memorizers.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that Wilding and Val

Question 2

When a person is sad and depressed, he or she has a tendency to remember more sad memories.This is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  state-dependent learning. 
C)  repression. 
D)  regressive imagery. 
A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  state-dependent learning. 
C)  repression. 
D)  regressive imagery.

Question 3

Discuss the four basic principles of mnemonics, and explain how each is able to improve your memory.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include the following: (1)Ma

Question 4

You are being assessed by a psychologist.On one of the tests, you are asked to correctly repeat a list of numbers that the psychologist calls out to you.You are being administered the __________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic memory 
B)  phonetic-space 
C)  implicit memory 
D)  digit-span 
A)  eidetic memory 
B)  phonetic-space 
C)  implicit memory 
D)  digit-span

Question 5

The recollections we have of emotionally-charged events seem to be unusually vivid and permanent and often revolve around how we were reacting to the event.We also tend to place great confidence in these recollections, even when they are wrong.These vivid, but sometimes inaccurate, recollections are called __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  recovered 
A)  eidetic 
B)  implicit 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  recovered

Question 6

If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items, you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following refers to summarizing aloud while you are learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  recitation 
B)  eidetic imaging 
C)  the progressive-part method 
D)  spaced practice 
A)  recitation 
B)  eidetic imaging 
C)  the progressive-part method 
D)  spaced practice

Question 8

Consolidation is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information "written" is fairly lasting, but while the concrete is setting, the information can be scribbled over in the case of interference, and wiped out in the case of

Accepted Answer

A)  amnesia. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  priming. 
A)  amnesia. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  priming.

Question 9

If you have ever encountered a pull-type handle on a door that must be pushed open, you have experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  latent learning. 
B)  avoidance learning. 
C)  positive transfer. 
D)  negative transfer. 
A)  latent learning. 
B)  avoidance learning. 
C)  positive transfer. 
D)  negative transfer.

Question 10

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  massed practice 
B)  feedback 
C)  eidetic encoding 
D)  selective organization 
A)  massed practice 
B)  feedback 
C)  eidetic encoding 
D)  selective organization

Question 11

If Jerry spent a great deal of time studying the concept of reinforcement through rote rehearsal,

Accepted Answer

A)  he would exhibit a thorough understanding of this concept. 
B)  his memory network for this concept would be sparse and weak. 
C)  his memory network for this concept would be elaborate and detailed. 
D)  he would never be able to retrieve the definition of this term. 
A)  he would exhibit a thorough understanding of this concept. 
B)  his memory network for this concept would be sparse and weak. 
C)  his memory network for this concept would be elaborate and detailed. 
D)  he would never be able to retrieve the definition of this term.

Question 12

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordering 
B)  attentional 
C)  serial position 
D)  consolidation 
A)  ordering 
B)  attentional 
C)  serial position 
D)  consolidation

Question 13

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories. 
A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories.

Question 14

While studying, it is important to find ways to link two, three, or more separate facts or ideas into larger chunks in order to improve one's __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  episodic 
C)  short-term 
D)  sensory 
A)  eidetic 
B)  episodic 
C)  short-term 
D)  sensory

Question 15

A member of your favorite study group from last semester is walking toward you in the mall, but you cannot remember her name.You are sure you would be able to remember her name if you were back on campus in the library room where the group met to study.Maybe when you hear her voice, her name will come back to you.You are experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
B)  encoding failure. 
C)  repression. 
D)  suppression. 
A)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
B)  encoding failure. 
C)  repression. 
D)  suppression.

Question 16

As Jake gets to class, he realizes that he did not study for the quiz today.He quickly scans the information in the Chapter but makes an "F" on the quiz.Jake's quick scan of the Chapter failed to store sufficient information to form a useful memory to use in taking the quiz, a type of forgetting known as

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
D)  encoding failure. 
A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
D)  encoding failure.

Question 17

Regarding meaningful material, if one can remember 70 percent of this material after three years, then he or she should remember what percent of this information after 20 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 18

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you were born, which illustrates the use of maintenance rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Regarding eidetic imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eidetic images are best "seen" with the eyes closed. 
B)  Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood. 
C)  Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as photographic memory. 
D)  Eidetic images are somewhat like the afterimages one might have after looking at a flashbulb or a brightly lit neon sign. 
A)  Eidetic images are best "seen" with the eyes closed. 
B)  Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood. 
C)  Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as photographic memory. 
D)  Eidetic images are somewhat like the afterimages one might have after looking at a flashbulb or a brightly lit neon sign.

Question 20

Which of the following ways of measuring memory involves supplying or reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  relearning 
B)  recognition 
C)  recall 
D)  redintegration 
A)  relearning 
B)  recognition 
C)  recall 
D)  redintegration

Discuss the findings of Psychologists John Wilding and Elizabeth Valentine's research on exceptional memorizers.

When a person is sad and depressed, he or she has a tendency to remember more sad memories.This is referred to as

Discuss the four basic principles of mnemonics, and explain how each is able to improve your memory.

You are being assessed by a psychologist.On one of the tests, you are asked to correctly repeat a list of numbers that the psychologist calls out to you.You are being administered the __________ test.

If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items, you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

Which of the following refers to summarizing aloud while you are learning?

Consolidation is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information "written" is fairly lasting, but while the concrete is setting, the information can be scribbled over in the case of interference, and wiped out in the case of

If you have ever encountered a pull-type handle on a door that must be pushed open, you have experienced

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

If Jerry spent a great deal of time studying the concept of reinforcement through rote rehearsal,

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the __________ effect.

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

While studying, it is important to find ways to link two, three, or more separate facts or ideas into larger chunks in order to improve one's __________ memory.

Regarding meaningful material, if one can remember 70 percent of this material after three years, then he or she should remember what percent of this information after 20 years?

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you were born, which illustrates the use of maintenance rehearsal.

Regarding eidetic imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following ways of measuring memory involves supplying or reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues?

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Exam 7: Memory.

Discuss the findings of Psychologists John Wilding and Elizabeth Valentine's research on exceptional memorizers.

When a person is sad and depressed, he or she has a tendency to remember more sad memories.This is referred to as

Discuss the four basic principles of mnemonics, and explain how each is able to improve your memory.

You are being assessed by a psychologist.On one of the tests, you are asked to correctly repeat a list of numbers that the psychologist calls out to you.You are being administered the __________ test.

If a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items, you are using the type of mnemonic known as the keyword method.

Which of the following refers to summarizing aloud while you are learning?

Consolidation is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information "written" is fairly lasting, but while the concrete is setting, the information can be scribbled over in the case of interference, and wiped out in the case of

If you have ever encountered a pull-type handle on a door that must be pushed open, you have experienced

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

If Jerry spent a great deal of time studying the concept of reinforcement through rote rehearsal,

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the __________ effect.

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

While studying, it is important to find ways to link two, three, or more separate facts or ideas into larger chunks in order to improve one's __________ memory.

Regarding meaningful material, if one can remember 70 percent of this material after three years, then he or she should remember what percent of this information after 20 years?

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you were born, which illustrates the use of maintenance rehearsal.

Regarding eidetic imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following ways of measuring memory involves supplying or reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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