Question 1

The length of the retention interval is unrelated to the degree of forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the .

Accepted Answer

A) relearning method 
B) extinction 
C) free recall 
D) prompted recall 
A) relearning method 
B) extinction 
C) free recall 
D) prompted recall A

Question 3

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by .

Accepted Answer

A) Freud 
B) Luria 
C) Ebbinghaus 
D) Underwood 
A) Freud 
B) Luria 
C) Ebbinghaus 
D) Underwood B

Question 4

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material.This shows the importance of .

Accepted Answer

A) insight 
B) previous learning 
C) subsequent learning 
D) understanding 
A) insight 
B) previous learning 
C) subsequent learning 
D) understanding

Question 5

Bob is introduced to Matilda at a party.A few minutes later he is introduced to Harriet.When he meets Matilda again, he can't recall her name.This is most likely an example of interference.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bob is introduced to Matilda at a...

Question 6

According to the author of your text, the history of memory has been a story of .

Accepted Answer

A) metaphors 
B) anagrams 
C) experiments 
D) scientific analysis 
A) metaphors 
B) anagrams 
C) experiments 
D) scientific analysis

Question 7

Memories that can be expressed, particularly in words, are called memories.

Accepted Answer

A) declarative 
B) verbal 
C) implicit 
D) linguistic 
A) declarative 
B) verbal 
C) implicit 
D) linguistic

Question 8

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like food caches.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 2,000 
D) 20,000 
A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 2,000 
D) 20,000

Question 9

What did Harry Bahrick's study of Spanish reveal about the relationship between learning and forgetting?

Accepted Answer

It showed that the greater the

Question 10

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal.Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When forgetting occurs because the environment during recall is different from the environment during training, it is said to be .

Accepted Answer

A) cue-dependent 
B) environment triggered 
C) stimulus triggered 
D) venue triggered 
A) cue-dependent 
B) environment triggered 
C) stimulus triggered 
D) venue triggered

Question 12

H.M.proved to be a great source of information about neural mechanisms in the retention of learning. His brain damage was caused by

Accepted Answer

A) a traffic accident 
B) surgery to treat severe epilepsy 
C) drug overdose 
D) contact with a high voltage power line 
A) a traffic accident 
B) surgery to treat severe epilepsy 
C) drug overdose 
D) contact with a high voltage power line

Question 13

Ericsson and Chase found that "SF" could recall series of up to digits.

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 18 
C) 56 
D) 82 
A) 7 
B) 18 
C) 56 
D) 82

Question 14

Forgetting is the deterioration of .

Accepted Answer

A) performance 
B) memory 
C) mental processes 
D) neurological tissue 
A) performance 
B) memory 
C) mental processes 
D) neurological tissue

Question 15

The Chase and Simon study comparing chess masters and ordinary players showed that when chess pieces were arranged in random order, .

Accepted Answer

A) chess masters forgot less 
B) ordinary players forgot less 
C) chess masters and ordinary players forgot about the same amount 
D) chess masters learned more and forgot more 
A) chess masters forgot less 
B) ordinary players forgot less 
C) chess masters and ordinary players forgot about the same amount 
D) chess masters learned more and forgot more

Question 16

Describe Krueger's study of overlearning and its findings.

Accepted Answer

The key points are that subjects learned

Question 17

Riding a bicycle is an example of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) rotary 
B) procedural 
C) physical 
D) muscular 
A) rotary 
B) procedural 
C) physical 
D) muscular

Question 18

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention intervals of up to .

Accepted Answer

A) five weeks 
B) five months 
C) five years 
D) five decades 
A) five weeks 
B) five months 
C) five years 
D) five decades

Question 19

When what we learned on Monday interferes with our ability to recall what we learned the following Tuesday, we speak of .

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) overlearning 
D) the training effect 
A) proactive interference 
B) retroactive interference 
C) overlearning 
D) the training effect

Question 20

Endel Tulving said that memories deal with "knowledge of the world."

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) episodic 
C) linguistic 
D) academic 
A) semantic 
B) episodic 
C) linguistic 
D) academic

The length of the retention interval is unrelated to the degree of forgetting.

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the .

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by .

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material.This shows the importance of .

Bob is introduced to Matilda at a party.A few minutes later he is introduced to Harriet.When he meets Matilda again, he can't recall her name.This is most likely an example of interference.

According to the author of your text, the history of memory has been a story of .

Memories that can be expressed, particularly in words, are called memories.

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like food caches.

What did Harry Bahrick's study of Spanish reveal about the relationship between learning and forgetting?

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal.Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

When forgetting occurs because the environment during recall is different from the environment during training, it is said to be .

H.M.proved to be a great source of information about neural mechanisms in the retention of learning. His brain damage was caused by

Ericsson and Chase found that "SF" could recall series of up to digits.

Forgetting is the deterioration of .

The Chase and Simon study comparing chess masters and ordinary players showed that when chess pieces were arranged in random order, .

Describe Krueger's study of overlearning and its findings.

Riding a bicycle is an example of memory.

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention intervals of up to .

When what we learned on Monday interferes with our ability to recall what we learned the following Tuesday, we speak of .

Endel Tulving said that memories deal with "knowledge of the world."

Introduction:learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures:punishment

Operant Applications and Interpretations

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus

The Limits of Learning

Filters

Exam 11: Forgetting

The length of the retention interval is unrelated to the degree of forgetting.

To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the .

The "man who couldn't forget" was studied by .

Meaningful material is forgotten less readily than nonsense material.This shows the importance of .

Bob is introduced to Matilda at a party.A few minutes later he is introduced to Harriet.When he meets Matilda again, he can't recall her name.This is most likely an example of interference.

According to the author of your text, the history of memory has been a story of .

Memories that can be expressed, particularly in words, are called memories.

Clark's nutcrackers apparently recall the location of something like food caches.

What did Harry Bahrick's study of Spanish reveal about the relationship between learning and forgetting?

Marjory memorized her part in the school play thoroughly in her apartment, but found that she couldn't remember her lines at rehearsal.Her trouble is consistent with the effects of context cues.

When forgetting occurs because the environment during recall is different from the environment during training, it is said to be .

H.M.proved to be a great source of information about neural mechanisms in the retention of learning. His brain damage was caused by

Ericsson and Chase found that "SF" could recall series of up to digits.

Forgetting is the deterioration of .

The Chase and Simon study comparing chess masters and ordinary players showed that when chess pieces were arranged in random order, .

Describe Krueger's study of overlearning and its findings.

Riding a bicycle is an example of memory.

Harry Bahrick's studies of forgetting have involved retention intervals of up to .

When what we learned on Monday interferes with our ability to recall what we learned the following Tuesday, we speak of .

Endel Tulving said that memories deal with "knowledge of the world."

Introduction:learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures:punishment

Operant Applications and Interpretations

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus

The Limits of Learning

Filters