Question 1

Sarah is studying for her psychology exam and listening to the television.Studies on divided attention would suggest that

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A)  she would experience a negative impact on her studying since she would focus more on the TV since auditory cues will be attended to over visual cues. 
B)  the effect will be neutral. 
C)  she will experience a negative impact on her memory and not remember much of either the TV show or her studying. 
D)  she would experience a positive impact on her studying since the TV would serve as noise and would allow her to focus her attention on her textbook. 
A)  she would experience a negative impact on her studying since she would focus more on the TV since auditory cues will be attended to over visual cues. 
B)  the effect will be neutral. 
C)  she will experience a negative impact on her memory and not remember much of either the TV show or her studying. 
D)  she would experience a positive impact on her studying since the TV would serve as noise and would allow her to focus her attention on her textbook. C

Question 2

Two students took a memory test.Twenty nouns were shown sequentially on a TV monitor.Mary tried to think of rhymes for each word as it appeared on the monitor.Brenda tried to think of ways each word could be used in a sentence.Based on Craik and Lockhart's levels-of-processing theory, you should predict that

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A)  Mary will have better recall of the words because she used semantic encoding. 
B)  both students should have equivalent recall of the words. 
C)  Brenda will have better recall of the words because she used semantic encoding. 
D)  Brenda will have poorer recall of the words because she used structural encoding. 
A)  Mary will have better recall of the words because she used semantic encoding. 
B)  both students should have equivalent recall of the words. 
C)  Brenda will have better recall of the words because she used semantic encoding. 
D)  Brenda will have poorer recall of the words because she used structural encoding. C

Question 3

Connectionist models of memory are based on

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A)  connections between sensory, short-term, and long-term memory. 
B)  connections between encoding, storage, and retrieval. 
C)  how neural networks process information. 
D)  how computer systems process information. 
A)  connections between sensory, short-term, and long-term memory. 
B)  connections between encoding, storage, and retrieval. 
C)  how neural networks process information. 
D)  how computer systems process information. C

Question 4

Ebbinghaus' original forgetting curves, which graphed his retention over time, suggested that most forgetting occurs

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A)  very gradually over long periods of time. 
B)  only after several days have passed. 
C)  as a result of interference with other information. 
D)  very rapidly after learning something. 
A)  very gradually over long periods of time. 
B)  only after several days have passed. 
C)  as a result of interference with other information. 
D)  very rapidly after learning something.

Question 5

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory, the memory is stored in a region of the

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A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Question 6

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course, but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over.Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus, over the years you should expect

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A)  there will be a constant, steady decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
B)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow, steady increase in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
C)  very little of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a rapid decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
D)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
A)  there will be a constant, steady decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
B)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow, steady increase in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
C)  very little of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a rapid decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course. 
D)  most of what you learned will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course.

Question 7

Damage to which of the following is MOST likely to cause deficits in long-term memory?

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A)  limbic system 
B)  hippocampal region 
C)  sympathetic nervous system 
D)  Broca's area 
A)  limbic system 
B)  hippocampal region 
C)  sympathetic nervous system 
D)  Broca's area

Question 8

Merena is trying to memorise the various eras and periods in the geologic table.She begins by memorising the Cenozoic, Mesozoic and Paleozoic as three eras.She then memorises the three periods from the Cenozoic, the three periods from the Mesozoic and the six periods from the Paleozoic.Merena's method of organising the material she is trying to remember illustrates the concept of

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A)  conceptual hierarchies. 
B)  levels-of-processing. 
C)  the serial-position effect. 
D)  source monitoring. 
A)  conceptual hierarchies. 
B)  levels-of-processing. 
C)  the serial-position effect. 
D)  source monitoring.

Question 9

Imagine that one week ago you moved into a new apartment and got a new phone number.If someone asks for your phone number you will probably have a hard time remembering it.However, in six months, you will probably have difficulty remembering your old phone number.According to interference theory, what processes are responsible for your failure to remember both the old and the new phone number?

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The negative impact of competing informa

Question 10

LeAnn had her purse snatched as she walked out to her car.The police who are investigating the crime ask LeAnn to try to pick the purse-snatcher out of a line-up of eight suspects.The police are basically using

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A)  a recognition task to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
B)  a recall task to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
C)  transfer-appropriate encoding to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
D)  a misinformation task to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
A)  a recognition task to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
B)  a recall task to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
C)  transfer-appropriate encoding to recover information from LeAnn's memory. 
D)  a misinformation task to recover information from LeAnn's memory.

Question 11

The measure of memory that requires subjects to reproduce information on their own, without any cues, is

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A)  recall. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  relearning. 
D)  reiteration. 
A)  recall. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  relearning. 
D)  reiteration.

Question 12

The first person to conduct scientific studies of forgetting was

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A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
C)  John Watson. 
D)  George Miller. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
C)  John Watson. 
D)  George Miller.

Question 13

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines

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A)  perception. 
B)  processing. 
C)  attention. 
D)  sensation. 
A)  perception. 
B)  processing. 
C)  attention. 
D)  sensation.

Question 14

The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the ____________________ memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.

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The answer of The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation...

Question 15

Psychologists who accept the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse are most likely to attribute the recent upsurge in recovered memories to

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A)  an increase in the level of childhood abuse occurring in society. 
B)  inadvertently created memories after a therapist makes suggestions of childhood abuse. 
C)  increased sensitivity to an issue that people used to be reluctant to discuss. 
D)  the use of more effective techniques that allow for the recovery of memories of childhood abuse. 
A)  an increase in the level of childhood abuse occurring in society. 
B)  inadvertently created memories after a therapist makes suggestions of childhood abuse. 
C)  increased sensitivity to an issue that people used to be reluctant to discuss. 
D)  the use of more effective techniques that allow for the recovery of memories of childhood abuse.

Question 16

Describe and explain the three basic processes of memory.

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The three key processes that contribute

Question 17

Karina is given a list of words to memorise, and she forms a mental image of each word on the list.Calvin is given the same list of words, and he thinks of words that rhyme with each of the words on the list.Based on the research that has focused on the process of encoding, you should expect that on a memory test

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A)  both Karina and Calvin will recall the same number of words. 
B)  Karina will recall more words than Calvin. 
C)  Calvin will recall more words than Karina. 
D)  Karina is more likely to make "look-alike" errors in recall. 
A)  both Karina and Calvin will recall the same number of words. 
B)  Karina will recall more words than Calvin. 
C)  Calvin will recall more words than Karina. 
D)  Karina is more likely to make "look-alike" errors in recall.

Question 18

Hypnotism may enhance the recall of information by eyewitnesses because it can help to reinstate the context in which a crime originally occurred.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____________________ is often likened to a filter that screens out most potential stimuli while allowing some to pass through into conscious awareness.

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The answer of ____________________ is often likened to a filter...

Question 20

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

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A)  semantic memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  episodic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  procedural memory

Sarah is studying for her psychology exam and listening to the television.Studies on divided attention would suggest that

Connectionist models of memory are based on

Ebbinghaus' original forgetting curves, which graphed his retention over time, suggested that most forgetting occurs

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory, the memory is stored in a region of the

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course, but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over.Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus, over the years you should expect

Damage to which of the following is MOST likely to cause deficits in long-term memory?

LeAnn had her purse snatched as she walked out to her car.The police who are investigating the crime ask LeAnn to try to pick the purse-snatcher out of a line-up of eight suspects.The police are basically using

The measure of memory that requires subjects to reproduce information on their own, without any cues, is

The first person to conduct scientific studies of forgetting was

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines

The memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.

Psychologists who accept the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse are most likely to attribute the recent upsurge in recovered memories to

Describe and explain the three basic processes of memory.

Hypnotism may enhance the recall of information by eyewitnesses because it can help to reinstate the context in which a crime originally occurred.

____________________ is often likened to a filter that screens out most potential stimuli while allowing some to pass through into conscious awareness.

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

The Evolution of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biology of Behaviour

Sensory Systems and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition and Language

Human Intelligence

Theories of Motives and Emotions

Human Development

Personality Theories

Social Psychology

Health Psychology

Abnormal Behaviour

Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Culture and Mental Health

Complementary Alternative Treatment of Mental Illnesses

Treatment of Mental Illnesses in South Africa: Culture-Related

Applied Psychology in South Africa

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Exam 7: Key Processes in Memory

Sarah is studying for her psychology exam and listening to the television.Studies on divided attention would suggest that

Connectionist models of memory are based on

Ebbinghaus' original forgetting curves, which graphed his retention over time, suggested that most forgetting occurs

The consolidation view suggests that after the consolidation of a long-term memory, the memory is stored in a region of the

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course, but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over.Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus, over the years you should expect

Damage to which of the following is MOST likely to cause deficits in long-term memory?

LeAnn had her purse snatched as she walked out to her car.The police who are investigating the crime ask LeAnn to try to pick the purse-snatcher out of a line-up of eight suspects.The police are basically using

The measure of memory that requires subjects to reproduce information on their own, without any cues, is

The first person to conduct scientific studies of forgetting was

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines

The ____________________ memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the ____________________ memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.

Psychologists who accept the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse are most likely to attribute the recent upsurge in recovered memories to

Describe and explain the three basic processes of memory.

Hypnotism may enhance the recall of information by eyewitnesses because it can help to reinstate the context in which a crime originally occurred.

____________________ is often likened to a filter that screens out most potential stimuli while allowing some to pass through into conscious awareness.

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

The Evolution of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biology of Behaviour

Sensory Systems and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition and Language

Human Intelligence

Theories of Motives and Emotions

Human Development

Personality Theories

Social Psychology

Health Psychology

Abnormal Behaviour

Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Culture and Mental Health

Complementary Alternative Treatment of Mental Illnesses

Treatment of Mental Illnesses in South Africa: Culture-Related

Applied Psychology in South Africa

Filters

The memory allows for the sensation of a visual pattern, sound, or touch to linger for a brief moment after the sensory stimulation is over; while the memory allows the maintenance of unrehearsed information for about 20 seconds.