Question 1

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic memories. 
B)  digit spans. 
C)  information chunks. 
D)  implicit memories. 
A)  eidetic memories. 
B)  digit spans. 
C)  information chunks. 
D)  implicit memories.

Question 2

In which memory system will information be quickly "dumped" unless the process of maintenance rehearsal takes place?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 3

When learning a list of items, most people have the hardest time recalling the items from the middle of the list.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk.As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  iconic memory. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 6

Regarding episodic memories, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unless episodic memories are important, they are more easily forgotten than semantic memories. 
B)  Episodic memories tend to be impersonal memories. 
C)  Episodic memories are often learned through rote memorization. 
D)  Episodic memories involve conditioned responses and learned motor skills. 
A)  Unless episodic memories are important, they are more easily forgotten than semantic memories. 
B)  Episodic memories tend to be impersonal memories. 
C)  Episodic memories are often learned through rote memorization. 
D)  Episodic memories involve conditioned responses and learned motor skills.

Question 7

The types of sensory memory include

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B)  skill memory and fact memory. 
C)  procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D)  iconic memory and echoic memory. 
A)  declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B)  skill memory and fact memory. 
C)  procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D)  iconic memory and echoic memory.

Question 8

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Accepted Answer

A)  jam and soup. 
B)  roast beef and shampoo. 
C)  hot dogs and buns. 
D)  bologna and detergent. 
A)  jam and soup. 
B)  roast beef and shampoo. 
C)  hot dogs and buns. 
D)  bologna and detergent.

Question 9

In the classic experiment in which two groups of students studied lists of words with one group staying awake before the testing and the other group sleeping, the students who slept after studying the list remembered more because which of the following was held to a minimum?

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  retrograde amnesia 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  retrograde amnesia 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 10

The cognitive interview technique includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of hypnosis. 
B)  mentally positioning yourself in different places during the event. 
C)  revisiting the scene in one's imagination or in person. 
D)  recalling the event in a different chronological order. 
A)  the use of hypnosis. 
B)  mentally positioning yourself in different places during the event. 
C)  revisiting the scene in one's imagination or in person. 
D)  recalling the event in a different chronological order.

Question 11

Which of the following measures of memory would provide the greatest evidence of learning years after a student has completed a course?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

In the "Card Magic" demonstration, after you focused on one card out of the six, you were then shown six more cards, and your card seemed to disappear.What had actually occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people tended to focus on the middle card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
B)  Most people tended to focus on the second card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
C)  Most people focused so intently on their choice that they did not notice that all five cards in the second presentation were new. 
D)  A quick loss of memory has occurred verifying Ebbinghaus' curve of forgetting. 
A)  Most people tended to focus on the middle card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
B)  Most people tended to focus on the second card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
C)  Most people focused so intently on their choice that they did not notice that all five cards in the second presentation were new. 
D)  A quick loss of memory has occurred verifying Ebbinghaus' curve of forgetting.

Question 13

You are very thirsty.Suddenly you remember a time years ago when you became very thirsty while hiking.This suggests that your memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive. 
B)  state-dependent. 
C)  still not consolidated. 
D)  eidetic. 
A)  proactive. 
B)  state-dependent. 
C)  still not consolidated. 
D)  eidetic.

Question 14

The three stages of memory are summarized by the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Any information which can prompt or trigger the recovery of particular memories is referred to as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ​iconic memory. 
B)  ​retrieval cue. 
C)  ​echoic memory. 
D)  ​cognitive prompt. 
A)  ​iconic memory. 
B)  ​retrieval cue. 
C)  ​echoic memory. 
D)  ​cognitive prompt.

Question 16

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to semantic memory, while the back areas are more associated with episodic memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In order to briefly remember a shopping list, you silently say the items on the list over and over to yourself.You are able to maintain these items in your short-term memory through

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal. 
B)  redintegration. 
C)  priming. 
D)  elaboration. 
A)  maintenance rehearsal. 
B)  redintegration. 
C)  priming. 
D)  elaboration.

Question 18

Regarding the use of hypnosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B)  Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C)  Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D)  In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true. 
A)  Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B)  Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C)  Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D)  In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true.

Question 19

In his studies with aplysia, Kandel found that the activity, structure, and chemistry of brain cells were altered by

Accepted Answer

A)  drug interactions. 
B)  the application of ECS. 
C)  engram decay. 
D)  learning. 
A)  drug interactions. 
B)  the application of ECS. 
C)  engram decay. 
D)  learning.

Question 20

When your little niece asked you to name Santa's reindeer with no hints or clues, your memory was being measured by

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position. 
B)  relearning. 
C)  recall. 
D)  recognition. 
A)  serial position. 
B)  relearning. 
C)  recall. 
D)  recognition.

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

In which memory system will information be quickly "dumped" unless the process of maintenance rehearsal takes place?

When learning a list of items, most people have the hardest time recalling the items from the middle of the list.

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk.As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

Regarding episodic memories, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The types of sensory memory include

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

In the classic experiment in which two groups of students studied lists of words with one group staying awake before the testing and the other group sleeping, the students who slept after studying the list remembered more because which of the following was held to a minimum?

The cognitive interview technique includes all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following measures of memory would provide the greatest evidence of learning years after a student has completed a course?

In the "Card Magic" demonstration, after you focused on one card out of the six, you were then shown six more cards, and your card seemed to disappear.What had actually occurred?

You are very thirsty.Suddenly you remember a time years ago when you became very thirsty while hiking.This suggests that your memory is

The three stages of memory are summarized by the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory.

Any information which can prompt or trigger the recovery of particular memories is referred to as a(n)

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to semantic memory, while the back areas are more associated with episodic memories.

In order to briefly remember a shopping list, you silently say the items on the list over and over to yourself.You are able to maintain these items in your short-term memory through

Regarding the use of hypnosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In his studies with aplysia, Kandel found that the activity, structure, and chemistry of brain cells were altered by

When your little niece asked you to name Santa's reindeer with no hints or clues, your memory was being measured by

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Exam 7: Memory.

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

In which memory system will information be quickly "dumped" unless the process of maintenance rehearsal takes place?

When learning a list of items, most people have the hardest time recalling the items from the middle of the list.

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk.As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

Regarding episodic memories, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The types of sensory memory include

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

In the classic experiment in which two groups of students studied lists of words with one group staying awake before the testing and the other group sleeping, the students who slept after studying the list remembered more because which of the following was held to a minimum?

The cognitive interview technique includes all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following measures of memory would provide the greatest evidence of learning years after a student has completed a course?

In the "Card Magic" demonstration, after you focused on one card out of the six, you were then shown six more cards, and your card seemed to disappear.What had actually occurred?

You are very thirsty.Suddenly you remember a time years ago when you became very thirsty while hiking.This suggests that your memory is

The three stages of memory are summarized by the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory.

Any information which can prompt or trigger the recovery of particular memories is referred to as a(n)

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is related more to semantic memory, while the back areas are more associated with episodic memories.

In order to briefly remember a shopping list, you silently say the items on the list over and over to yourself.You are able to maintain these items in your short-term memory through

Regarding the use of hypnosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In his studies with aplysia, Kandel found that the activity, structure, and chemistry of brain cells were altered by

When your little niece asked you to name Santa's reindeer with no hints or clues, your memory was being measured by

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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