Question 1

What term is used to describe amnesia for information learned prior to the onset of amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Endogenous 
B) Anterograde 
C) Retroactive 
D) Proactive 
E) Retrograde 
A) Endogenous 
B) Anterograde 
C) Retroactive 
D) Proactive 
E) Retrograde E

Question 2

Rosch and Mervis (1975)observed that which variable could confound support for the hierarchical model?

Accepted Answer

A) Typicality 
B) Familiarity 
C) Imageability 
D) Age of acquisition 
E) Word length 
A) Typicality 
B) Familiarity 
C) Imageability 
D) Age of acquisition 
E) Word length A

Question 3

Scripts are responsible for processing which form of information?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge about events and their consequences 
B) Knowledge about some aspect of the world containing fixed structural information and slots 
C) Binary code 
D) Action potentials 
E) Episodic information 
A) Knowledge about events and their consequences 
B) Knowledge about some aspect of the world containing fixed structural information and slots 
C) Binary code 
D) Action potentials 
E) Episodic information A

Question 4

Barsalou (2009, 2012)argued in his situated simulation theory that which of the following theoretical assumptions was incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) All of these 
B) Concept representations are abstract in nature 
C) Concept representations are detached from input and output processes 
D) Concept representations are stable 
E) Different people have fairly similar representations for a given concept 
A) All of these 
B) Concept representations are abstract in nature 
C) Concept representations are detached from input and output processes 
D) Concept representations are stable 
E) Different people have fairly similar representations for a given concept

Question 5

Loftus and Suppes (1972)provided evidence that participants found it easier to activate a set of items that is:

Accepted Answer

A) Organized alphabetically 
B) Large and diffuse 
C) Distributed and fuzzy 
D) Interrelated and unwieldy 
E) Coherent and manageable 
A) Organized alphabetically 
B) Large and diffuse 
C) Distributed and fuzzy 
D) Interrelated and unwieldy 
E) Coherent and manageable

Question 6

Spiers, Maguire, and Burgess (2001)observed that which form of memory was most robust to damage in the 147 cases of amnesia they reviewed?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual short-term memory 
B) Episodic 
C) Semantic 
D) Verbal short-term memory 
E) Phonological 
A) Visual short-term memory 
B) Episodic 
C) Semantic 
D) Verbal short-term memory 
E) Phonological

Question 7

According to the text, which of the following was NOT listed by Cree and McRae (2003)as one of the most impaired features/properties following brain damage?

Accepted Answer

A) Smell 
B) Color 
C) Function 
D) Estimated age 
E) Visual Motion 
A) Smell 
B) Color 
C) Function 
D) Estimated age 
E) Visual Motion

Question 8

Sirigu et al. (1995)found that ______ patients had particular problems when they needed to assemble actions within a script into the optimal sequence.

Accepted Answer

A) Split-brain 
B) Occipital 
C) Bilateral 
D) Prefrontal 
E) Limbic 
A) Split-brain 
B) Occipital 
C) Bilateral 
D) Prefrontal 
E) Limbic

Question 9

Frames are responsible for processing which form of information?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge about some aspect of the world containing fixed structural information and slots 
B) Knowledge about events and their consequences 
C) Binary code 
D) Action potentials 
E) Episodic information 
A) Knowledge about some aspect of the world containing fixed structural information and slots 
B) Knowledge about events and their consequences 
C) Binary code 
D) Action potentials 
E) Episodic information

Question 10

Patients with semantic dementia generally have great difficulty doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Tracking moving objects 
B) Episodic recall 
C) Recollection of the context in which events occurred 
D) Retrieving recent autobiographical memories 
E) Accessing information about concepts 
A) Tracking moving objects 
B) Episodic recall 
C) Recollection of the context in which events occurred 
D) Retrieving recent autobiographical memories 
E) Accessing information about concepts

Question 11

Conrad (1972)observed that _____ is more important for true/false decisions than is hierarchical distance.

Accepted Answer

A) Imageability 
B) Resonance 
C) Familiarity 
D) Orthography 
E) Feedback 
A) Imageability 
B) Resonance 
C) Familiarity 
D) Orthography 
E) Feedback

Question 12

Semantic dementia is most associated with damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A) Ventral frontal lobe 
B) Posterior occipital lobe 
C) Dorsal frontal lobe 
D) Anterior frontal temporal lobes 
E) Medial temporal lobe 
A) Ventral frontal lobe 
B) Posterior occipital lobe 
C) Dorsal frontal lobe 
D) Anterior frontal temporal lobes 
E) Medial temporal lobe

Question 13

Pobric et al. (2010)applied TMS to the inferior parietal lobule, which is assumed to be involved in processing information related to:

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic knowledge related to abstract concepts 
B) Actions we can make towards objects 
C) Mathematical reasoning 
D) Perceiving sounds 
E) Producing coherent speech 
A) Semantic knowledge related to abstract concepts 
B) Actions we can make towards objects 
C) Mathematical reasoning 
D) Perceiving sounds 
E) Producing coherent speech

Question 14

Asking advanced students with a deep background in physics to name a famous physicist whose name begins with a particular letter would likely yield:

Accepted Answer

A) Faster responses when the category (physicist)was provided before the letter cue 
B) Faster responses when the letter cue was provided before the category (physicist) 
C) No differences based on whether the letter cue or category (physicist)were presented first 
D) Less spreading activation compared to novices 
E) A larger mere exposure effect when given the letter cue first 
A) Faster responses when the category (physicist)was provided before the letter cue 
B) Faster responses when the letter cue was provided before the category (physicist) 
C) No differences based on whether the letter cue or category (physicist)were presented first 
D) Less spreading activation compared to novices 
E) A larger mere exposure effect when given the letter cue first

Question 15

Rosch et al. would say that "chair" represents a _____ category, whereas an "rocking chair" represents a _______ category.

Accepted Answer

A) Subordinate; basic-level 
B) Basic-level; superordinate 
C) Basic-level; subordinate 
D) Foundational; stratified 
E) Stratified; locomotive 
A) Subordinate; basic-level 
B) Basic-level; superordinate 
C) Basic-level; subordinate 
D) Foundational; stratified 
E) Stratified; locomotive

Question 16

There is growing evidence that semantic information is organized in which format within the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Distributed 
B) Localized 
C) Centralized 
D) Solely within the visual cortex 
E) As intact representations 
A) Distributed 
B) Localized 
C) Centralized 
D) Solely within the visual cortex 
E) As intact representations

Question 17

According to work by Macrae and Bodenhausen (2000), use of stereotypes is known, in certain situations, to:

Accepted Answer

A) Be very misleading 
B) Reduce cognitive demand 
C) Prevent cognitive overload 
D) Form an impression of a person 
E) All of these 
A) Be very misleading 
B) Reduce cognitive demand 
C) Prevent cognitive overload 
D) Form an impression of a person 
E) All of these

Question 18

Collins and Quillian (1969)devised which model of semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Multi-store model 
B) Spreading activation model 
C) Dual-route model 
D) Hierarchical network model 
E) Tripartite model 
A) Multi-store model 
B) Spreading activation model 
C) Dual-route model 
D) Hierarchical network model 
E) Tripartite model

Question 19

Major concepts are thought to be represented as which of the following in most semantic networks?

Accepted Answer

A) Constructs 
B) Models 
C) Nodes 
D) Schemas 
E) Neural networks 
A) Constructs 
B) Models 
C) Nodes 
D) Schemas 
E) Neural networks

Question 20

Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1976)reported what effect of related words on subsequent word completions?

Accepted Answer

A) Interference 
B) Phonological priming 
C) Inhibition 
D) Masking 
E) Semantic priming 
A) Interference 
B) Phonological priming 
C) Inhibition 
D) Masking 
E) Semantic priming

What term is used to describe amnesia for information learned prior to the onset of amnesia?

Rosch and Mervis (1975)observed that which variable could confound support for the hierarchical model?

Scripts are responsible for processing which form of information?

Barsalou (2009, 2012)argued in his situated simulation theory that which of the following theoretical assumptions was incorrect?

Loftus and Suppes (1972)provided evidence that participants found it easier to activate a set of items that is:

Spiers, Maguire, and Burgess (2001)observed that which form of memory was most robust to damage in the 147 cases of amnesia they reviewed?

According to the text, which of the following was NOT listed by Cree and McRae (2003)as one of the most impaired features/properties following brain damage?

Sirigu et al. (1995)found that ______ patients had particular problems when they needed to assemble actions within a script into the optimal sequence.

Frames are responsible for processing which form of information?

Patients with semantic dementia generally have great difficulty doing which of the following?

Conrad (1972)observed that _____ is more important for true/false decisions than is hierarchical distance.

Semantic dementia is most associated with damage to the:

Pobric et al. (2010)applied TMS to the inferior parietal lobule, which is assumed to be involved in processing information related to:

Asking advanced students with a deep background in physics to name a famous physicist whose name begins with a particular letter would likely yield:

Rosch et al. would say that "chair" represents a _ category, whereas an "rocking chair" represents a ___ category.

There is growing evidence that semantic information is organized in which format within the brain?

According to work by Macrae and Bodenhausen (2000), use of stereotypes is known, in certain situations, to:

Collins and Quillian (1969)devised which model of semantic memory?

Major concepts are thought to be represented as which of the following in most semantic networks?

Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1976)reported what effect of related words on subsequent word completions?

What Is Memory

Memory and the Brain

Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Learning

Episodic Memory: Organizing and Remembering

Retrieval

Incidental Forgetting

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

Exam 7: Semantic Memory and Stored Knowledge

What term is used to describe amnesia for information learned prior to the onset of amnesia?

Rosch and Mervis (1975)observed that which variable could confound support for the hierarchical model?

Scripts are responsible for processing which form of information?

Barsalou (2009, 2012)argued in his situated simulation theory that which of the following theoretical assumptions was incorrect?

Loftus and Suppes (1972)provided evidence that participants found it easier to activate a set of items that is:

Spiers, Maguire, and Burgess (2001)observed that which form of memory was most robust to damage in the 147 cases of amnesia they reviewed?

According to the text, which of the following was NOT listed by Cree and McRae (2003)as one of the most impaired features/properties following brain damage?

Sirigu et al. (1995)found that ______ patients had particular problems when they needed to assemble actions within a script into the optimal sequence.

Frames are responsible for processing which form of information?

Patients with semantic dementia generally have great difficulty doing which of the following?

Conrad (1972)observed that _____ is more important for true/false decisions than is hierarchical distance.

Semantic dementia is most associated with damage to the:

Pobric et al. (2010)applied TMS to the inferior parietal lobule, which is assumed to be involved in processing information related to:

Asking advanced students with a deep background in physics to name a famous physicist whose name begins with a particular letter would likely yield:

Rosch et al. would say that "chair" represents a _____ category, whereas an "rocking chair" represents a _______ category.

There is growing evidence that semantic information is organized in which format within the brain?

According to work by Macrae and Bodenhausen (2000), use of stereotypes is known, in certain situations, to:

Collins and Quillian (1969)devised which model of semantic memory?

Major concepts are thought to be represented as which of the following in most semantic networks?

Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1976)reported what effect of related words on subsequent word completions?

What Is Memory

Memory and the Brain

Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Learning

Episodic Memory: Organizing and Remembering

Retrieval

Incidental Forgetting

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

Rosch et al. would say that "chair" represents a _ category, whereas an "rocking chair" represents a ___ category.