Question 1

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in one's college studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures and images. 
B) Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others. 
C) Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve, but mainly help to improve immediate memory. 
D) College students who used exaggerated mental associations to remember the names of unfamiliar terms outperformed students who just used rote memory. 
A) Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures and images. 
B) Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others. 
C) Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve, but mainly help to improve immediate memory. 
D) College students who used exaggerated mental associations to remember the names of unfamiliar terms outperformed students who just used rote memory.

Question 2

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills, such as typing or driving, are considered __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic 
B) semantic 
C) procedural 
D) redintegrative 
A) episodic 
B) semantic 
C) procedural 
D) redintegrative

Question 3

Regarding the use of hypnosis as an aid to memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B) Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C) Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D) In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true. 
A) Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B) Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C) Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D) In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true.

Question 4

In Penfield's research, memories elicited by the electrical stimulation of the brain suggested that

Accepted Answer

A) some brain areas when activated could produce vivid memories of long-forgotten events. 
B) only recent memories could be electrically triggered. 
C) memories could be implanted and manipulated using this electrical stimulation. 
D) long-term memory disruption was caused by this procedure. 
A) some brain areas when activated could produce vivid memories of long-forgotten events. 
B) only recent memories could be electrically triggered. 
C) memories could be implanted and manipulated using this electrical stimulation. 
D) long-term memory disruption was caused by this procedure.

Question 5

According to research conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus, forgetting is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The more information you learn, the easier it becomes

Accepted Answer

A) to add new information to memory. 
B) to forget previously learned information. 
C) for interference and retrieval failure to occur. 
D) for a person to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. 
A) to add new information to memory. 
B) to forget previously learned information. 
C) for interference and retrieval failure to occur. 
D) for a person to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.

Question 7

Regarding how a memory is stored, the three stages of memory IN ORDER are

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory, sensory memory, long-term memory. 
B) eidetic memory, sensory memory, long-term memory. 
C) sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory. 
D) short-term memory, working memory, long-term memory. 
A) short-term memory, sensory memory, long-term memory. 
B) eidetic memory, sensory memory, long-term memory. 
C) sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory. 
D) short-term memory, working memory, long-term memory.

Question 8

According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

Accepted Answer

A) one intensive 20-minute session using maintenance rehearsal 
B) one 60-minute continuous study session 
C) three 20-minute sessions with rest periods in-between 
D) each type of study session would produce equivalent amounts of learning 
A) one intensive 20-minute session using maintenance rehearsal 
B) one 60-minute continuous study session 
C) three 20-minute sessions with rest periods in-between 
D) each type of study session would produce equivalent amounts of learning

Question 9

Remembering your first date involves __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) skill 
B) procedural 
C) semantic 
D) episodic 
A) skill 
B) procedural 
C) semantic 
D) episodic

Question 10

Which of the following is the mechanism by which an affected brain cell responds more strongly to messages from other cells and leads to the formation of lasting memories?

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration 
B) long-term potentiation 
C) constructive processing 
D) engram induction 
A) redintegration 
B) long-term potentiation 
C) constructive processing 
D) engram induction

Question 11

Which memory stage are we largely unaware of but which holds information just long enough for it to be moved to the second memory stage?

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) episodic memory 
A) short-term memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 12

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information (your name)is fairly lasting, but while it is setting, it can be wiped out (amnesia)or scribbled over (interference)?

Accepted Answer

A) memory localization 
B) consolidation 
C) mnemonic processing 
D) priming 
A) memory localization 
B) consolidation 
C) mnemonic processing 
D) priming

Question 13

To help police detectives, Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive interview. 
B) progressive part method. 
C) retroactive priming procedure. 
D) proactive consolidation procedure. 
A) cognitive interview. 
B) progressive part method. 
C) retroactive priming procedure. 
D) proactive consolidation procedure.

Question 14

Twenty years after graduating, a subject is able to correctly "pick out" photographs of students she attended high school with from a larger group of strangers. To do so she has used

Accepted Answer

A) recall. 
B) recognition. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) reminiscence. 
A) recall. 
B) recognition. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) reminiscence.

Question 15

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Accepted Answer

A) she will be less likely to understand this concept thoroughly. 
B) her memory network for this concept will likely be sparse and weak. 
C) her memory network for this concept will likely be complex and detailed. 
D) she will be less likely to retrieve the definition of reinforcement. 
A) she will be less likely to understand this concept thoroughly. 
B) her memory network for this concept will likely be sparse and weak. 
C) her memory network for this concept will likely be complex and detailed. 
D) she will be less likely to retrieve the definition of reinforcement.

Question 16

Which of the following are stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and can aid one's recall of the memory?

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval cues 
B) memory icons 
C) consolidators 
D) serial positions 
A) retrieval cues 
B) memory icons 
C) consolidators 
D) serial positions

Question 17

Memories currently stored in memory would be considered

Accepted Answer

A) available. 
B) accessible. 
C) procedural. 
D) redintegrated. 
A) available. 
B) accessible. 
C) procedural. 
D) redintegrated.

Question 18

You are taking a discussion test in history class and are having trouble remembering important aspects of the topics you have been asked to describe. One method that may help you involves writing down everything you can remember about these topics, even trivia; recalling the events in different orders and from different points of view; and mentally trying to re-live hearing the teacher's lecture. This method is similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery 
B) the cognitive interview 
C) the whole learning approach 
D) maintenance rehearsal 
A) eidetic imagery 
B) the cognitive interview 
C) the whole learning approach 
D) maintenance rehearsal

Question 19

Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) redintegration. 
C) consolidation. 
D) latent symbolization. 
A) chunking. 
B) redintegration. 
C) consolidation. 
D) latent symbolization.

Question 20

Describe the two main types of long-term memories and the two subdivisions of one memory type. Then, identify which type of memory each of the following experiences would produce: (a)playing a guitar, (b)knowing the names of ten famous guitarists, and (c)the time you toured the Gibson Guitar Plant in Memphis.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that long-term memor

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in one's college studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills, such as typing or driving, are considered __________ memories.

Regarding the use of hypnosis as an aid to memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In Penfield's research, memories elicited by the electrical stimulation of the brain suggested that

According to research conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus, forgetting is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline.

The more information you learn, the easier it becomes

Regarding how a memory is stored, the three stages of memory IN ORDER are

According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

Remembering your first date involves __________ memory.

Which of the following is the mechanism by which an affected brain cell responds more strongly to messages from other cells and leads to the formation of lasting memories?

Which memory stage are we largely unaware of but which holds information just long enough for it to be moved to the second memory stage?

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information (your name)is fairly lasting, but while it is setting, it can be wiped out (amnesia)or scribbled over (interference)?

To help police detectives, Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Twenty years after graduating, a subject is able to correctly "pick out" photographs of students she attended high school with from a larger group of strangers. To do so she has used

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Which of the following are stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and can aid one's recall of the memory?

Memories currently stored in memory would be considered

Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called

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Exam 7: Memory

Regarding the use of mnemonics to remember the information in one's college studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills, such as typing or driving, are considered __________ memories.

Regarding the use of hypnosis as an aid to memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In Penfield's research, memories elicited by the electrical stimulation of the brain suggested that

According to research conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus, forgetting is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline.

The more information you learn, the easier it becomes

Regarding how a memory is stored, the three stages of memory IN ORDER are

According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?

Remembering your first date involves __________ memory.

Which of the following is the mechanism by which an affected brain cell responds more strongly to messages from other cells and leads to the formation of lasting memories?

Which memory stage are we largely unaware of but which holds information just long enough for it to be moved to the second memory stage?

Which of the following processes is like writing your name in wet concrete, that is, once the concrete is set, the information (your name)is fairly lasting, but while it is setting, it can be wiped out (amnesia)or scribbled over (interference)?

To help police detectives, Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Twenty years after graduating, a subject is able to correctly "pick out" photographs of students she attended high school with from a larger group of strangers. To do so she has used

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Which of the following are stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and can aid one's recall of the memory?

Memories currently stored in memory would be considered

Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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