Question 1

An example of encoding is:

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A)  watching a movie at the theater. 
B)  thinking about your first day of school. 
C)  repeating someone's telephone number. 
D)  singing your favorite song. 
A)  watching a movie at the theater. 
B)  thinking about your first day of school. 
C)  repeating someone's telephone number. 
D)  singing your favorite song.

Question 2

A person with PTSD often experiences involuntary memories and relives them in the form of:

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A)  depression. 
B)  flashbacks. 
C)  decay. 
D)  amnesia. 
A)  depression. 
B)  flashbacks. 
C)  decay. 
D)  amnesia.

Question 3

If you asked a memory researcher for advice on how to improve your memory, which piece of advice would most likely NOT be given to you?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multitask while learning to keep your mind busy. 
B)  Engage in deep processing of information. 
C)  Organize your ideas into some kind of structure. 
D)  Use context cues to encode and retrieve information. 
A)  Multitask while learning to keep your mind busy. 
B)  Engage in deep processing of information. 
C)  Organize your ideas into some kind of structure. 
D)  Use context cues to encode and retrieve information.

Question 4

Even though she was wearing a helmet, Trista was in an accident while mountain biking and experienced a serious head injury that wiped out her entire memory. Trista is MOST likely suffering from _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive 
B)  global 
C)  dissociative 
D)  situation-specific 
A)  proactive 
B)  global 
C)  dissociative 
D)  situation-specific

Question 5

An example of iconic memory is your:

Accepted Answer

A)  brief memory for the color of the car you just drove past. 
B)  long-term memory for the name of your best friend from childhood. 
C)  memory of the neighborhood where you grew up. 
D)  sensory memory for the sound of your phone's ringtone. 
A)  brief memory for the color of the car you just drove past. 
B)  long-term memory for the name of your best friend from childhood. 
C)  memory of the neighborhood where you grew up. 
D)  sensory memory for the sound of your phone's ringtone.

Question 6

Explicit memory is to _____ memory as implicit memory is to _____ memory.

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A)  procedural; nonprocedural 
B)  declarative; nondeclarative 
C)  semantic; declarative 
D)  nondeclarative; procedural 
A)  procedural; nonprocedural 
B)  declarative; nondeclarative 
C)  semantic; declarative 
D)  nondeclarative; procedural

Question 7

Sally is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Discuss the ways in which Sally's memory is most likely affected by this disorder. Compare and contrast Sally's experiences with those of Tilda, who is diagnosed with depression.

Accepted Answer

Sally is likely to remember her life eve

Question 8

Given the research on the misinformation effect, discuss which populations may be particularly prone to making memory errors and thus cause concern when they serve as eyewitnesses in a courtroom trial.

Accepted Answer

The misinformation effect is the tendenc

Question 9

The _____ effect is the tendency to remember the last items in a series particularly well, whereas the _____ effect is the tendency to remember the first items in a series particularly well.

Accepted Answer

A)  recency; primacy 
B)  spacing; serial position 
C)  serial position; interference 
D)  primacy; recency 
A)  recency; primacy 
B)  spacing; serial position 
C)  serial position; interference 
D)  primacy; recency

Question 10

Describe the information processing model and provide a real-life example for each of the three steps.

Accepted Answer

The information processing model suggest

Question 11

_____ rehearsal involves shallow processing, whereas _____ rehearsal involves deep processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintenance; elaborative 
B)  Short-term; maintenance 
C)  Sensory; long-term 
D)  Maintenance; deliberative 
A)  Maintenance; elaborative 
B)  Short-term; maintenance 
C)  Sensory; long-term 
D)  Maintenance; deliberative

Question 12

The misinformation effect suggests that:

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A)  human memory is often reconstructed. 
B)  our memories are much like camera recordings. 
C)  honest people have accurate memories. 
D)  elderly adults provide the most accurate eyewitness testimonies. 
A)  human memory is often reconstructed. 
B)  our memories are much like camera recordings. 
C)  honest people have accurate memories. 
D)  elderly adults provide the most accurate eyewitness testimonies.

Question 13

Episodic memory is MOST like your:

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense. 
B)  book smarts. 
C)  autobiography. 
D)  encyclopedia. 
A)  common sense. 
B)  book smarts. 
C)  autobiography. 
D)  encyclopedia.

Question 14

Which is NOT a type of effortful processing?

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A)  maintenance rehearsal 
B)  priming 
C)  chunking 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
A)  maintenance rehearsal 
B)  priming 
C)  chunking 
D)  elaborative rehearsal

Question 15

Susie is trying to learn the order of the stops on the train line from her house to work. Instead of simply repeating the names of each stop over and over again, she thinks about landmarks that are present at each stop and also her own experiences visiting places at the stops. Susie's memory is likely to be enhanced due to her use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  elaborative rehearsal. 
D)  maintenance rehearsal. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  elaborative rehearsal. 
D)  maintenance rehearsal.

Question 16

Which statement is FALSE about memory decay?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the process by which time erodes memory. 
B)  It happens most often when information is not used. 
C)  Once memory enters your long-term memory, it is immune to decay. 
D)  Using information in long-term memory lessens chances of decay. 
A)  It is the process by which time erodes memory. 
B)  It happens most often when information is not used. 
C)  Once memory enters your long-term memory, it is immune to decay. 
D)  Using information in long-term memory lessens chances of decay.

Question 17

As a treatment for depression, what advice would a memory researcher be MOST likely to provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  deliberately focus on positive memories 
B)  downplay your uplifting experiences 
C)  ruminate about unfortunate past events 
D)  avoid dwelling on your positive emotions 
A)  deliberately focus on positive memories 
B)  downplay your uplifting experiences 
C)  ruminate about unfortunate past events 
D)  avoid dwelling on your positive emotions

Question 18

Which question would MOST likely be asked by someone engaging in shallow processing of written text?

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A)  What does it mean? 
B)  How does it relate to information I already know? 
C)  What are its most important points? 
D)  What color are the letters? 
A)  What does it mean? 
B)  How does it relate to information I already know? 
C)  What are its most important points? 
D)  What color are the letters?

Question 19

Which of the following BEST exemplifies echoic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the way you can remember TV commercials from your childhood. 
B)  your brief memory for the color of the bird that just flew by your window. 
C)  the memory you have about your first study-abroad trip to a foreign country. 
D)  your brief sensory memory for the sound of your dog barking at a stranger. 
A)  the way you can remember TV commercials from your childhood. 
B)  your brief memory for the color of the bird that just flew by your window. 
C)  the memory you have about your first study-abroad trip to a foreign country. 
D)  your brief sensory memory for the sound of your dog barking at a stranger.

Question 20

Which statement is FALSE about the relationship between anxiety and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anxiety has very little impact on children's memory and school performance. 
B)  Working memory capacity is negatively correlated with anxiety. 
C)  People with anxiety disorders tend to have rather accurate memory for their life events. 
D)  Memory for verbal information is particularly compromised by anxiety. 
A)  Anxiety has very little impact on children's memory and school performance. 
B)  Working memory capacity is negatively correlated with anxiety. 
C)  People with anxiety disorders tend to have rather accurate memory for their life events. 
D)  Memory for verbal information is particularly compromised by anxiety.

An example of encoding is:

A person with PTSD often experiences involuntary memories and relives them in the form of:

If you asked a memory researcher for advice on how to improve your memory, which piece of advice would most likely NOT be given to you?

Even though she was wearing a helmet, Trista was in an accident while mountain biking and experienced a serious head injury that wiped out her entire memory. Trista is MOST likely suffering from _____ amnesia.

An example of iconic memory is your:

Explicit memory is to _ memory as implicit memory is to _ memory.

Sally is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Discuss the ways in which Sally's memory is most likely affected by this disorder. Compare and contrast Sally's experiences with those of Tilda, who is diagnosed with depression.

Given the research on the misinformation effect, discuss which populations may be particularly prone to making memory errors and thus cause concern when they serve as eyewitnesses in a courtroom trial.

The _ effect is the tendency to remember the last items in a series particularly well, whereas the _ effect is the tendency to remember the first items in a series particularly well.

Describe the information processing model and provide a real-life example for each of the three steps.

_ rehearsal involves shallow processing, whereas _ rehearsal involves deep processing.

The misinformation effect suggests that:

Episodic memory is MOST like your:

Which is NOT a type of effortful processing?

Which statement is FALSE about memory decay?

As a treatment for depression, what advice would a memory researcher be MOST likely to provide?

Which question would MOST likely be asked by someone engaging in shallow processing of written text?

Which of the following BEST exemplifies echoic memory?

Which statement is FALSE about the relationship between anxiety and memory?

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Exam 5: Memory

An example of encoding is:

A person with PTSD often experiences involuntary memories and relives them in the form of:

If you asked a memory researcher for advice on how to improve your memory, which piece of advice would most likely NOT be given to you?

Even though she was wearing a helmet, Trista was in an accident while mountain biking and experienced a serious head injury that wiped out her entire memory. Trista is MOST likely suffering from _____ amnesia.

An example of iconic memory is your:

Explicit memory is to _____ memory as implicit memory is to _____ memory.

Sally is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Discuss the ways in which Sally's memory is most likely affected by this disorder. Compare and contrast Sally's experiences with those of Tilda, who is diagnosed with depression.

Given the research on the misinformation effect, discuss which populations may be particularly prone to making memory errors and thus cause concern when they serve as eyewitnesses in a courtroom trial.

The _____ effect is the tendency to remember the last items in a series particularly well, whereas the _____ effect is the tendency to remember the first items in a series particularly well.

Describe the information processing model and provide a real-life example for each of the three steps.

_____ rehearsal involves shallow processing, whereas _____ rehearsal involves deep processing.

The misinformation effect suggests that:

Episodic memory is MOST like your:

Which is NOT a type of effortful processing?

Which statement is FALSE about memory decay?

As a treatment for depression, what advice would a memory researcher be MOST likely to provide?

Which question would MOST likely be asked by someone engaging in shallow processing of written text?

Which of the following BEST exemplifies echoic memory?

Which statement is FALSE about the relationship between anxiety and memory?

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Brain and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Across the Life Span

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Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Understanding Measures of Central Tendency and Distribution Skewness in Statistical Analysis

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Explicit memory is to _ memory as implicit memory is to _ memory.

The _ effect is the tendency to remember the last items in a series particularly well, whereas the _ effect is the tendency to remember the first items in a series particularly well.

_ rehearsal involves shallow processing, whereas _ rehearsal involves deep processing.