Question 1

Which type of information is most affected by misleading post-event information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peripheral details 
B)  Central details 
C)  Weapon details 
D)  Core details 
E)  Self-relevant details 
A)  Peripheral details 
B)  Central details 
C)  Weapon details 
D)  Core details 
E)  Self-relevant details

Question 2

Compared to participants in an everyday memory study, participants in a traditional memory study are more likely to be driven by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The need for accuracy 
B)  The need to enhance self-esteem 
C)  The need for honesty 
D)  The need for reward 
E)  The need for ecological validity 
A)  The need for accuracy 
B)  The need to enhance self-esteem 
C)  The need for honesty 
D)  The need for reward 
E)  The need for ecological validity

Question 3

Remembering to perform a given action in the appropriate circumstances involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Event-based retrospective memory 
B)  Event-based prospective memory 
C)  Time-based prospective memory 
D)  Time-based retrospective memory 
E)  Knowledge-based prospective memory 
A)  Event-based retrospective memory 
B)  Event-based prospective memory 
C)  Time-based prospective memory 
D)  Time-based retrospective memory 
E)  Knowledge-based prospective memory

Question 4

The phenomenon whereby eyewitness memory is influenced by prior expectations is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Weapon focus 
B)  Encoding specificity principle 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Observer bias 
E)  Post-event bias 
A)  Weapon focus 
B)  Encoding specificity principle 
C)  Confirmation bias 
D)  Observer bias 
E)  Post-event bias

Question 5

Bartlett (1932) argued that people commonly make use of expectation-shaping packets of knowledge stored in long-term memory, known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Heuristics 
B)  Stereotypes 
C)  Unconscious desires 
D)  Compulsions 
E)  Schemas 
A)  Heuristics 
B)  Stereotypes 
C)  Unconscious desires 
D)  Compulsions 
E)  Schemas

Question 6

The findings of Lindsay et al. (2004) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories could be distorted by thematically similar:

Accepted Answer

A)  Post-event information 
B)  Rehearsal 
C)  Stereotype information 
D)  Pre-event information 
E)  Conformity cues 
A)  Post-event information 
B)  Rehearsal 
C)  Stereotype information 
D)  Pre-event information 
E)  Conformity cues

Question 7

What was found by Talarico and Rubin (2003) in their comparison of flashbulb and everyday memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  The vividness of flashbulb memories declined dramatically over the 32-week period 
B)  People were good at judging the accuracy of their memories 
C)  Flashbulb memories showed no more consistency over time than everyday memories 
D)  The vividness of everyday memories increased over the 32-week period 
E)  The vividness of flashbulb memories increased over the 32-week period 
A)  The vividness of flashbulb memories declined dramatically over the 32-week period 
B)  People were good at judging the accuracy of their memories 
C)  Flashbulb memories showed no more consistency over time than everyday memories 
D)  The vividness of everyday memories increased over the 32-week period 
E)  The vividness of flashbulb memories increased over the 32-week period

Which type of information is most affected by misleading post-event information?

Compared to participants in an everyday memory study, participants in a traditional memory study are more likely to be driven by:

Remembering to perform a given action in the appropriate circumstances involves:

The phenomenon whereby eyewitness memory is influenced by prior expectations is known as:

Bartlett (1932) argued that people commonly make use of expectation-shaping packets of knowledge stored in long-term memory, known as:

The findings of Lindsay et al. (2004) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories could be distorted by thematically similar:

What was found by Talarico and Rubin (2003) in their comparison of flashbulb and everyday memories?

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Exam 8: Everyday Memory

Which type of information is most affected by misleading post-event information?

Compared to participants in an everyday memory study, participants in a traditional memory study are more likely to be driven by:

Remembering to perform a given action in the appropriate circumstances involves:

The phenomenon whereby eyewitness memory is influenced by prior expectations is known as:

Bartlett (1932) argued that people commonly make use of expectation-shaping packets of knowledge stored in long-term memory, known as:

The findings of Lindsay et al. (2004) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories could be distorted by thematically similar:

What was found by Talarico and Rubin (2003) in their comparison of flashbulb and everyday memories?

Approaches to Human Cognition

Basic Processes in Visual Perception

Object and Face Recognition

Motor Perception and Action

Attention and Performance

Learning, Memory and Forgetting

Long-Term Memory Systems

Speech Perception and Reading

Language Comprehension

Language Production

Problem Solving and Expertise

Judgement and Decision Making

Reasoning and Hypothesis Testing

Cognition and Emotion

Consciousness

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