Question 1

The filmed automobile accident study conducted by Loftus and Palmer illustrated that

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A)  new information can be integrated into memory and create false memories. 
B)  memory traces are permanent and overwhelmingly accurate. 
C)  logical interference and information processing combine to encode visually detailed memories. 
D)  memory is, in fact, just like a video recorder. 
A)  new information can be integrated into memory and create false memories. 
B)  memory traces are permanent and overwhelmingly accurate. 
C)  logical interference and information processing combine to encode visually detailed memories. 
D)  memory is, in fact, just like a video recorder.

Question 2

The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other, related memories is called

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A)  chunking. 
B)  parallel processing. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  mnemonic coding. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  parallel processing. 
C)  redintegration. 
D)  mnemonic coding.

Question 3

Using a computer as an analogy, describe the three processes involved in one's active memory system; explain how information in each of the three stages of memory is encoded and how this information moves from one stage to the next.

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Answer will include that incoming inform

Question 4

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

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A)  provides a protection against interference. 
B)  forces one to practice retrieving information. 
C)  provides insight into unconscious processes that may distort memory. 
D)  changes sensory memory. 
A)  provides a protection against interference. 
B)  forces one to practice retrieving information. 
C)  provides insight into unconscious processes that may distort memory. 
D)  changes sensory memory.

Question 5

Which of the following is known as the "truth drug," but which can elicit fantasies that are mistaken for real memories?

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A)  Amytal 
B)  GHB 
C)  Valium 
D)  MDMA 
A)  Amytal 
B)  GHB 
C)  Valium 
D)  MDMA

Question 6

Nicky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very similar to the correct answers for these items.Nicky will most likely experience

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A)  a lack of recognition. 
B)  false positives. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  retroactive redintegration. 
A)  a lack of recognition. 
B)  false positives. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  retroactive redintegration.

Question 7

Monica skipped lunch today and is now very hungry.Suddenly she remembers the day she was preparing for some medical tests and could not eat anything and how hungry she felt then.Her present hunger triggered a past memory of when she was very hungry, which suggests that memory is

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A)  proactive. 
B)  repressed. 
C)  eidetic. 
D)  state-dependent. 
A)  proactive. 
B)  repressed. 
C)  eidetic. 
D)  state-dependent.

Question 8

When European-American and Chinese adults were asked to recall 20 memories from any time in their lives, the memories of the American adults tended to be focused on​

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A)  ​more recent events. 
B)  ​events from their childhood. 
C)  ​individual, self-centered memories. 
D)  ​important social and historical events. 
A)  ​more recent events. 
B)  ​events from their childhood. 
C)  ​individual, self-centered memories. 
D)  ​important social and historical events.

Question 9

You are introduced to Tim and Gina.Later when you see them, you cannot remember their names.If you try to guess their names, which of the following would most likely be your guess, considering how information is stored in short-term memory?

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A)  Thomas and Glenda 
B)  Tad and Gloria 
C)  Jim and Tina 
D)  George and Tanya 
A)  Thomas and Glenda 
B)  Tad and Gloria 
C)  Jim and Tina 
D)  George and Tanya

Question 10

Forgetting is a common occurrence.Explain why each of the following situations of "forgetting" takes place:??(a)Although people in the United States have seen the U.S.ten dollar bill on numerous occasions, explain why most people do not know what picture is on the back of this currency.??(b)Most people believe that forgetting occurs due to disuse, or infrequent retrieval of information.Provide three reasons why disuse alone cannot fully explain forgetting.??(c)Explain why couples who quarrel end up remembering and rehashing old arguments.

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Answer will include
(a)Few people in the

Question 11

Regarding the space capacity of short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  A few people can remember up to nine bits of information. 
B)  With some types of information, five bits is the limit of storage capacity. 
C)  When all of the "slots" in STM are filled, there is no more room for new information. 
D)  People can increase the space capacity of short-term memory by using eidetic imagery. 
A)  A few people can remember up to nine bits of information. 
B)  With some types of information, five bits is the limit of storage capacity. 
C)  When all of the "slots" in STM are filled, there is no more room for new information. 
D)  People can increase the space capacity of short-term memory by using eidetic imagery.

Question 12

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of associations, according to the __________ model of memory.

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The answer of Units of information in long-term memory are...

Question 13

Suzie is using flash cards to study for her upcoming psychology test.She looks at the first card, moves it a few cards back, and then a little further back in the stack each time.Suzie is

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A)  using maintenance rehearsal to study for the test. 
B)  extending how long she remembers the information. 
C)  incorporating cognitive processing into her study plan. 
D)  using a very inefficient method of studying known as spaced practice. 
A)  using maintenance rehearsal to study for the test. 
B)  extending how long she remembers the information. 
C)  incorporating cognitive processing into her study plan. 
D)  using a very inefficient method of studying known as spaced practice.

Question 14

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you went on your honeymoon.This illustrates the use of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative processing 
B)  rote learning 
C)  eidetic imaging 
D)  maintenance rehearsal 
A)  elaborative processing 
B)  rote learning 
C)  eidetic imaging 
D)  maintenance rehearsal

Question 15

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative processing 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  chunking 
D)  the keyword method 
A)  elaborative processing 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  chunking 
D)  the keyword method

Question 17

Sydney would be described as having a wealth of knowledge.She is constantly reading about many diverse subjects.Heather has not read a book since her senior year in college and rarely watches the news to keep up with national or international events.Regarding the research on memory, we would expect

Accepted Answer

A)  Sydney will find it easier than Heather to add new information to memory. 
B)  Heather will find it easier than Sydney to add new information to memory. 
C)  both women to be able to add new information to memory equally well. 
D)  Sydney more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. 
A)  Sydney will find it easier than Heather to add new information to memory. 
B)  Heather will find it easier than Sydney to add new information to memory. 
C)  both women to be able to add new information to memory equally well. 
D)  Sydney more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.

Question 18

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

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A)  they have too many letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
B)  they have too few letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
C)  some people may recognize these words, which will make them easier to remember. 
D)  nonsense syllables only use groups of consonants, not syllables with vowels. 
A)  they have too many letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
B)  they have too few letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
C)  some people may recognize these words, which will make them easier to remember. 
D)  nonsense syllables only use groups of consonants, not syllables with vowels.

Question 19

To learn her psychology terms, Felesia just repeats the terms' definitions over and over again.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  redintegration. 
A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  redintegration.

Question 20

Taking the herb ginkgo biloba or large doses of vitamin E has been shown to significantly improve human memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The filmed automobile accident study conducted by Loftus and Palmer illustrated that

The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other, related memories is called

Using a computer as an analogy, describe the three processes involved in one's active memory system; explain how information in each of the three stages of memory is encoded and how this information moves from one stage to the next.

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

Which of the following is known as the "truth drug," but which can elicit fantasies that are mistaken for real memories?

Nicky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very similar to the correct answers for these items.Nicky will most likely experience

Monica skipped lunch today and is now very hungry.Suddenly she remembers the day she was preparing for some medical tests and could not eat anything and how hungry she felt then.Her present hunger triggered a past memory of when she was very hungry, which suggests that memory is

When European-American and Chinese adults were asked to recall 20 memories from any time in their lives, the memories of the American adults tended to be focused on

You are introduced to Tim and Gina.Later when you see them, you cannot remember their names.If you try to guess their names, which of the following would most likely be your guess, considering how information is stored in short-term memory?

Regarding the space capacity of short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of associations, according to the __________ model of memory.

Suzie is using flash cards to study for her upcoming psychology test.She looks at the first card, moves it a few cards back, and then a little further back in the stack each time.Suzie is

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you went on your honeymoon.This illustrates the use of which of the following?

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Sydney would be described as having a wealth of knowledge.She is constantly reading about many diverse subjects.Heather has not read a book since her senior year in college and rarely watches the news to keep up with national or international events.Regarding the research on memory, we would expect

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

To learn her psychology terms, Felesia just repeats the terms' definitions over and over again.This illustrates

Taking the herb ginkgo biloba or large doses of vitamin E has been shown to significantly improve human memory.

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The filmed automobile accident study conducted by Loftus and Palmer illustrated that

The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other, related memories is called

Using a computer as an analogy, describe the three processes involved in one's active memory system; explain how information in each of the three stages of memory is encoded and how this information moves from one stage to the next.

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

Which of the following is known as the "truth drug," but which can elicit fantasies that are mistaken for real memories?

Nicky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very similar to the correct answers for these items.Nicky will most likely experience

Monica skipped lunch today and is now very hungry.Suddenly she remembers the day she was preparing for some medical tests and could not eat anything and how hungry she felt then.Her present hunger triggered a past memory of when she was very hungry, which suggests that memory is

When European-American and Chinese adults were asked to recall 20 memories from any time in their lives, the memories of the American adults tended to be focused on​

You are introduced to Tim and Gina.Later when you see them, you cannot remember their names.If you try to guess their names, which of the following would most likely be your guess, considering how information is stored in short-term memory?

Regarding the space capacity of short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of associations, according to the __________ model of memory.

Suzie is using flash cards to study for her upcoming psychology test.She looks at the first card, moves it a few cards back, and then a little further back in the stack each time.Suzie is

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the names of the city and state where you went on your honeymoon.This illustrates the use of which of the following?

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Sydney would be described as having a wealth of knowledge.She is constantly reading about many diverse subjects.Heather has not read a book since her senior year in college and rarely watches the news to keep up with national or international events.Regarding the research on memory, we would expect

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

To learn her psychology terms, Felesia just repeats the terms' definitions over and over again.This illustrates

Taking the herb ginkgo biloba or large doses of vitamin E has been shown to significantly improve human memory.

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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When European-American and Chinese adults were asked to recall 20 memories from any time in their lives, the memories of the American adults tended to be focused on