Question 1

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with them is known as

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A) priming. 
B) chunking. 
C) constructive processing. 
D) eidetic imagery. 
A) priming. 
B) chunking. 
C) constructive processing. 
D) eidetic imagery.

Question 2

Which of the following psychologists pioneered the scientific study of forgetting using nonsense syllables and plotted the curve of forgetting?

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A) Herman Ebbinghaus 
B) Elizabeth Loftus 
C) Karl Lashley 
D) George Sperling 
A) Herman Ebbinghaus 
B) Elizabeth Loftus 
C) Karl Lashley 
D) George Sperling

Question 3

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

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A) declarative memory 
B) fact memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) episodic memory 
A) declarative memory 
B) fact memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 4

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

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A) eidetic memories. 
B) digit spans. 
C) information chunks. 
D) implicit memories. 
A) eidetic memories. 
B) digit spans. 
C) information chunks. 
D) implicit memories.

Question 5

You are asked to learn the information presented in a psychology chapter, and you study for four hours. Then three months later, you are asked to study the same chapter information, and you finish your study in only two hours. In this case, your memory of having learned this information three months ago is shown through

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you need to memorize a short 5-minute speech to be delivered next week, it is best to

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A) practice the whole speech rather than smaller parts. 
B) memorize the speech, sentence by sentence. 
C) practice only one or two parts of the speech at one study time. 
D) go through the speech once and then wing it! 
A) practice the whole speech rather than smaller parts. 
B) memorize the speech, sentence by sentence. 
C) practice only one or two parts of the speech at one study time. 
D) go through the speech once and then wing it!

Question 8

Your teacher has you learn the following: "One is bun, two is a shoe, three is a tree, four is a door, five is a hive, six is sticks, seven is heaven, eight is a gate, nine is a line, and ten is a hen." Then, he gives you a list of words to remember and instructs you to form an image associating the first listed word "frog" with "bun," which rhymes with "one" for the first word in the sequence. You picture a "frog-burger on a bun." Then you associate the shoe with the second listed item, and so on. You are

Accepted Answer

A) using acrostics. 
B) forming a chain. 
C) using a mnemonic system. 
D) using the keyword method. 
A) using acrostics. 
B) forming a chain. 
C) using a mnemonic system. 
D) using the keyword method.

Question 9

Which of the following would NOT be considered a mnemonic?

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A) forming bizarre mental associations 
B) acrostics 
C) the keyword method 
D) eidetic imagery 
A) forming bizarre mental associations 
B) acrostics 
C) the keyword method 
D) eidetic imagery

Question 10

After you read a section in your textbook, you summarize this material and then you summarize your summary to make the overall network of ideas clearer and simpler. You are using the memory strategy known as

Accepted Answer

A) overlearning. 
B) organization. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) massed practice. 
A) overlearning. 
B) organization. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) massed practice.

Question 11

When Georgia looks at an old photograph of herself in the backyard tire swing, a flood of memories comes rushing back. Georgia finds herself going from one memory to the next. According to memory research, this process is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution effect. 
B) redintegration. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) recovered memory transfer. 
A) the fundamental attribution effect. 
B) redintegration. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) recovered memory transfer.

Question 12

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

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A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing. 
A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing.

Question 13

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with these memories is known as chunking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If you like to study while watching television or instant messaging, beware because dividing your attention like that often leads to forgetting due to

Accepted Answer

A) disuse. 
B) memory decay. 
C) encoding failure. 
D) redintegration. 
A) disuse. 
B) memory decay. 
C) encoding failure. 
D) redintegration.

Question 15

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

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A) they have too many letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
B) they have too few letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
C) some people may recognize these as words, which will make them easier to remember. 
D) nonsense syllables only use groups of consonants, not syllables with vowels. 
A) they have too many letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
B) they have too few letters to be used in modern memory tests. 
C) some people may recognize these as words, which will make them easier to remember. 
D) nonsense syllables only use groups of consonants, not syllables with vowels.

Question 16

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk. As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

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A) iconic memory. 
B) sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) long-term memory. 
A) iconic memory. 
B) sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) long-term memory.

Question 17

Using electroconvulsive shock to overstimulate memory areas in the brains of rats causes memory loss by interfering with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Memories currently stored in memory are available, but in order for them to be retrieved, they must also be

Accepted Answer

A) redintegrated. 
B) accessible. 
C) procedural memories. 
D) implicit memories. 
A) redintegrated. 
B) accessible. 
C) procedural memories. 
D) implicit memories.

Question 19

In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

Accepted Answer

A) common everyday words. 
B) nonsense syllables. 
C) short, easily pronounced words. 
D) individual letters. 
A) common everyday words. 
B) nonsense syllables. 
C) short, easily pronounced words. 
D) individual letters.

Question 20

Regarding various aspects of memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is common for people to have partial memories. 
B) A tip-of-tongue (TOT)state is the feeling that a memory is available, but not quite retrievable. 
C) The fact that people can often tell beforehand if they are likely to remember something is called the feeling of knowing. 
D) Déjà vu occurs when a new experience triggers emotional childhood memories that one repressed into the unconscious. 
A) It is common for people to have partial memories. 
B) A tip-of-tongue (TOT)state is the feeling that a memory is available, but not quite retrievable. 
C) The fact that people can often tell beforehand if they are likely to remember something is called the feeling of knowing. 
D) Déjà vu occurs when a new experience triggers emotional childhood memories that one repressed into the unconscious.

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with them is known as

Which of the following psychologists pioneered the scientific study of forgetting using nonsense syllables and plotted the curve of forgetting?

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

If you need to memorize a short 5-minute speech to be delivered next week, it is best to

Which of the following would NOT be considered a mnemonic?

After you read a section in your textbook, you summarize this material and then you summarize your summary to make the overall network of ideas clearer and simpler. You are using the memory strategy known as

When Georgia looks at an old photograph of herself in the backyard tire swing, a flood of memories comes rushing back. Georgia finds herself going from one memory to the next. According to memory research, this process is referred to as

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with these memories is known as chunking.

If you like to study while watching television or instant messaging, beware because dividing your attention like that often leads to forgetting due to

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk. As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

Using electroconvulsive shock to overstimulate memory areas in the brains of rats causes memory loss by interfering with

Memories currently stored in memory are available, but in order for them to be retrieved, they must also be

In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

Regarding various aspects of memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Exam 7: Memory

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with them is known as

Which of the following psychologists pioneered the scientific study of forgetting using nonsense syllables and plotted the curve of forgetting?

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

Bits of information grouped into larger units make up

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

If you need to memorize a short 5-minute speech to be delivered next week, it is best to

Which of the following would NOT be considered a mnemonic?

After you read a section in your textbook, you summarize this material and then you summarize your summary to make the overall network of ideas clearer and simpler. You are using the memory strategy known as

When Georgia looks at an old photograph of herself in the backyard tire swing, a flood of memories comes rushing back. Georgia finds herself going from one memory to the next. According to memory research, this process is referred to as

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

Activating implicit memories by providing partial information that has been previously linked with these memories is known as chunking.

If you like to study while watching television or instant messaging, beware because dividing your attention like that often leads to forgetting due to

VEL, FAB, and DUZ are not used in memory tests because

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk. As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk, which represents

Using electroconvulsive shock to overstimulate memory areas in the brains of rats causes memory loss by interfering with

Memories currently stored in memory are available, but in order for them to be retrieved, they must also be

In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

Regarding various aspects of memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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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