Question 1

Which term best describes forgetting that arises WITHOUT the intention to forget?

Accepted Answer

A) Intentional forgetting 
B) Accidental forgetting 
C) Motivated forgetting 
D) Incidental forgetting 
E) Episodic forgetting 
A) Intentional forgetting 
B) Accidental forgetting 
C) Motivated forgetting 
D) Incidental forgetting 
E) Episodic forgetting D

Question 2

Which of these factors may explain incidental forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A) All of these 
B) Trace decay 
C) Contextual shifts 
D) Proactive interference 
E) Retroactive interference 
A) All of these 
B) Trace decay 
C) Contextual shifts 
D) Proactive interference 
E) Retroactive interference A

Question 3

What term did Anderson et al. (1994)coin to refer to the predisposition for selective retrieval of some exemplars from long-term memory to impair later recall of related items?

Accepted Answer

A) Proactive interference 
B) Part-set curing 
C) Response competition 
D) Cue-overload hypothesis 
E) Retrieval-induced forgetting 
A) Proactive interference 
B) Part-set curing 
C) Response competition 
D) Cue-overload hypothesis 
E) Retrieval-induced forgetting E

Question 4

Bäuml and Aslan (2004)found which of the following groups did NOT show reliable evidence of forgetting of the non-cue items on the first test?

Accepted Answer

A) Part-set re-study 
B) Part-set retrieval 
C) Part-set cuing 
D) Partial inhibition of return 
E) Cue overload 
A) Part-set re-study 
B) Part-set retrieval 
C) Part-set cuing 
D) Partial inhibition of return 
E) Cue overload

Question 5

Exposing people to a reminder of a previously consolidated memory is thought to render that memory:

Accepted Answer

A) All of these 
B) Vulnerable to disruption 
C) Reactivated 
D) In need of restabilization 
E) Subject to reconsolidation 
A) All of these 
B) Vulnerable to disruption 
C) Reactivated 
D) In need of restabilization 
E) Subject to reconsolidation

Question 6

Proactive interference is most pronounced using which experimental paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes/no recognition 
B) Recall 
C) Remember/know judgments 
D) Word-stem completion 
E) Forced-choice recognition 
A) Yes/no recognition 
B) Recall 
C) Remember/know judgments 
D) Word-stem completion 
E) Forced-choice recognition

Question 7

Synaptic consolidation is generally considered to last on the order of:

Accepted Answer

A) Seconds to minutes 
B) Hours to days 
C) Milliseconds to seconds 
D) Years 
E) Weeks to months 
A) Seconds to minutes 
B) Hours to days 
C) Milliseconds to seconds 
D) Years 
E) Weeks to months

Question 8

Which of the following properties support a role of inhibition as a source of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A) Retrieval-specificity 
B) Cue-independence 
C) All of these 
D) Interference-dependence 
E) Attention-dependence 
A) Retrieval-specificity 
B) Cue-independence 
C) All of these 
D) Interference-dependence 
E) Attention-dependence

Question 9

How does interference arise according to associative blocking?

Accepted Answer

A) The cue fails to retrieve the target due to persistently evoking a stronger competitor 
B) The cue fails to retrieve all possible responses 
C) The target item overpowers the competitors 
D) Semantic categories cause interference during retrieval 
E) The researcher uses a masking technique 
A) The cue fails to retrieve the target due to persistently evoking a stronger competitor 
B) The cue fails to retrieve all possible responses 
C) The target item overpowers the competitors 
D) Semantic categories cause interference during retrieval 
E) The researcher uses a masking technique

Question 10

The left and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex regions have largely been associated with the resolution of response conflict and which of these general abilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomic responses 
B) Cogntiive control 
C) Motion detection 
D) Primary motor responses 
E) Heart rate 
A) Autonomic responses 
B) Cogntiive control 
C) Motion detection 
D) Primary motor responses 
E) Heart rate

Question 11

Bahrick (1984)suggested the term permastore to describe the observation that forgetting of what stabilizes after about two years?

Accepted Answer

A) Motor sequences 
B) Map locations 
C) Foreign language 
D) Unrelated scenes 
E) People's names 
A) Motor sequences 
B) Map locations 
C) Foreign language 
D) Unrelated scenes 
E) People's names

Question 12

Anderson, Bjork, and Bjork (1994)term any associates of a target memory which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Addressees 
B) Pointers 
C) Competitors 
D) Integrators 
E) Bystanders 
A) Addressees 
B) Pointers 
C) Competitors 
D) Integrators 
E) Bystanders

Question 13

Jost's Law states that if two memories are equally strong at a given time, which memory will tend to be more durable and forgotten less rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A) That which was encoded in a happy mood 
B) The newer 
C) The shallower 
D) The one associated with a more positive context 
E) The older 
A) That which was encoded in a happy mood 
B) The newer 
C) The shallower 
D) The one associated with a more positive context 
E) The older

Question 14

What was the critical factor related to forgetting in the Baddeley and Hitch (1977)study of rugby players' memories?

Accepted Answer

A) Number of team members 
B) Number of preceding games 
C) Familiarity 
D) Number of times retrieved 
E) Number of intervening games 
A) Number of team members 
B) Number of preceding games 
C) Familiarity 
D) Number of times retrieved 
E) Number of intervening games

Question 15

The difficulty most people have in remembering the first several years of their life is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Childhood blackout 
B) Alzheimer's Disease 
C) Infantile amnesia 
D) Early-onset dementia 
E) Critical period 
A) Childhood blackout 
B) Alzheimer's Disease 
C) Infantile amnesia 
D) Early-onset dementia 
E) Critical period

Question 16

Assuming that one learned "SHOE-LEMON" after studying "SHOE-POOL," forgetting which of the following items would be the best evidence of the consequences of PROACTIVE interference?

Accepted Answer

A) SHINE 
B) POOL 
C) SHOE 
D) CITRUS 
E) LEMON 
A) SHINE 
B) POOL 
C) SHOE 
D) CITRUS 
E) LEMON

Question 17

According to Endel Tulving's terminology, whether a memory is in storage or not refers to its:

Accepted Answer

A) Associative neighborhood 
B) Accessibility 
C) Activation level 
D) Attenuation 
E) Availability 
A) Associative neighborhood 
B) Accessibility 
C) Activation level 
D) Attenuation 
E) Availability

Question 18

The rate of forgetting exhibited by Ebbinghaus could best be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Linear 
B) Bimodal 
C) Logarithmic 
D) Power 
E) Quadratic 
A) Linear 
B) Bimodal 
C) Logarithmic 
D) Power 
E) Quadratic

Question 19

To which phenomenon does collaborative inhibition refer?

Accepted Answer

A) The tendency for peer pressure to marginalize individuals in brainstorming 
B) The tendency for groups to recall more information than individuals combined 
C) The tendency for groups to diverge in topics during memory tasks 
D) The tendency for groups to recall less information than individuals combined 
E) The tendency for groups to remain on the same topic in memory tasks 
A) The tendency for peer pressure to marginalize individuals in brainstorming 
B) The tendency for groups to recall more information than individuals combined 
C) The tendency for groups to diverge in topics during memory tasks 
D) The tendency for groups to recall less information than individuals combined 
E) The tendency for groups to remain on the same topic in memory tasks

Question 20

When the target information is distorted by subsequent information, this is known as which form of interference?

Accepted Answer

A) Retroactive 
B) Proactive 
C) Retrograde 
D) Cue 
E) Associative 
A) Retroactive 
B) Proactive 
C) Retrograde 
D) Cue 
E) Associative

Which term best describes forgetting that arises WITHOUT the intention to forget?

Which of these factors may explain incidental forgetting?

What term did Anderson et al. (1994)coin to refer to the predisposition for selective retrieval of some exemplars from long-term memory to impair later recall of related items?

Bäuml and Aslan (2004)found which of the following groups did NOT show reliable evidence of forgetting of the non-cue items on the first test?

Exposing people to a reminder of a previously consolidated memory is thought to render that memory:

Proactive interference is most pronounced using which experimental paradigm?

Synaptic consolidation is generally considered to last on the order of:

Which of the following properties support a role of inhibition as a source of forgetting?

How does interference arise according to associative blocking?

The left and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex regions have largely been associated with the resolution of response conflict and which of these general abilities?

Bahrick (1984)suggested the term permastore to describe the observation that forgetting of what stabilizes after about two years?

Anderson, Bjork, and Bjork (1994)term any associates of a target memory which of the following?

Jost's Law states that if two memories are equally strong at a given time, which memory will tend to be more durable and forgotten less rapidly?

What was the critical factor related to forgetting in the Baddeley and Hitch (1977)study of rugby players' memories?

The difficulty most people have in remembering the first several years of their life is called:

Assuming that one learned "SHOE-LEMON" after studying "SHOE-POOL," forgetting which of the following items would be the best evidence of the consequences of PROACTIVE interference?

According to Endel Tulving's terminology, whether a memory is in storage or not refers to its:

The rate of forgetting exhibited by Ebbinghaus could best be described as which of the following?

To which phenomenon does collaborative inhibition refer?

When the target information is distorted by subsequent information, this is known as which form of interference?

What Is Memory

Memory and the Brain

Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Learning

Episodic Memory: Organizing and Remembering

Semantic Memory and Stored Knowledge

Retrieval

Motivated Forgetting

Autobiographical Memory

Eyewitness Testimony

Prospective Memory

Memory Across the Lifespan: Growing up

Memory and Aging

When Memory Systems Fail

Improving Your Memory

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Exam 9: Incidental Forgetting

Which term best describes forgetting that arises WITHOUT the intention to forget?

Which of these factors may explain incidental forgetting?

What term did Anderson et al. (1994)coin to refer to the predisposition for selective retrieval of some exemplars from long-term memory to impair later recall of related items?

Bäuml and Aslan (2004)found which of the following groups did NOT show reliable evidence of forgetting of the non-cue items on the first test?

Exposing people to a reminder of a previously consolidated memory is thought to render that memory:

Proactive interference is most pronounced using which experimental paradigm?

Synaptic consolidation is generally considered to last on the order of:

Which of the following properties support a role of inhibition as a source of forgetting?

How does interference arise according to associative blocking?

The left and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex regions have largely been associated with the resolution of response conflict and which of these general abilities?

Bahrick (1984)suggested the term permastore to describe the observation that forgetting of what stabilizes after about two years?

Anderson, Bjork, and Bjork (1994)term any associates of a target memory which of the following?

Jost's Law states that if two memories are equally strong at a given time, which memory will tend to be more durable and forgotten less rapidly?

What was the critical factor related to forgetting in the Baddeley and Hitch (1977)study of rugby players' memories?

The difficulty most people have in remembering the first several years of their life is called:

Assuming that one learned "SHOE-LEMON" after studying "SHOE-POOL," forgetting which of the following items would be the best evidence of the consequences of PROACTIVE interference?

According to Endel Tulving's terminology, whether a memory is in storage or not refers to its:

The rate of forgetting exhibited by Ebbinghaus could best be described as which of the following?

To which phenomenon does collaborative inhibition refer?

When the target information is distorted by subsequent information, this is known as which form of interference?

What Is Memory

Memory and the Brain

Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Learning

Episodic Memory: Organizing and Remembering

Semantic Memory and Stored Knowledge

Retrieval

Motivated Forgetting

Autobiographical Memory

Eyewitness Testimony

Prospective Memory

Memory Across the Lifespan: Growing up

Memory and Aging

When Memory Systems Fail

Improving Your Memory

Filters