Question 1

Stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and that can aid one's recall of the memory are called __________ cues.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stimuli often present during the encoding of...

Question 2

In Ebbinghaus' experiment, the greatest decline in the amount of nonsense syllables recalled occurred

Accepted Answer

A) the first hour after learning. 
B) the second day after learning. 
C) three to six days after learning. 
D) 30 days or more after learning. 
A) the first hour after learning. 
B) the second day after learning. 
C) three to six days after learning. 
D) 30 days or more after learning.

Question 3

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

Accepted Answer

A) priming 
B) chunking 
C) convergence 
D) eidetic imagery 
A) priming 
B) chunking 
C) convergence 
D) eidetic imagery

Question 4

You have gone for the first time to one of the campus computer labs to work on your psychology assignments. However, you forgot your first-day handout, which has the psychology website listed. You spot a person from your class, and he tells you the website. You walk back to your computer and type in the website. In the process of working through the assignment, you accidentally exit completely out of the system. You cannot remember the psychology website. This illustrates how which of the following types of memory operates?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A person is able to move information to the second memory stage by focusing on a selected portion of a sensory input, a process known as

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention 
B) constructive processing. 
C) priming. 
D) consolidation. 
A) selective attention 
B) constructive processing. 
C) priming. 
D) consolidation.

Question 6

Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that take place when memories are stored are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) memory traces. 
B) biodata. 
C) morphemes. 
D) cross-stimulation. 
A) memory traces. 
B) biodata. 
C) morphemes. 
D) cross-stimulation.

Question 7

Students in one study had the task of trying to recall a list of 600 words. As they read the list, the students were asked to write down three other words closely related in meaning to each listed word. In a test given later, the words each student supplied were used as the retrieval cues to jog memory. The students were able to recall what percent of the original list of 600 words using these cues?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 8

In the memorization of information, part learning is superior

Accepted Answer

A) in all cases. 
B) for extremely long, complicated information. 
C) only if the information is not very meaningful. 
D) because it is a form of feedback. 
A) in all cases. 
B) for extremely long, complicated information. 
C) only if the information is not very meaningful. 
D) because it is a form of feedback.

Question 9

For Angela, the memory of her wedding ten years ago is a vivid, lasting, and emotionally charged memory. This memory would be considered a(n)__________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic 
B) acrostic 
C) implicit 
D) flashbulb 
A) eidetic 
B) acrostic 
C) implicit 
D) flashbulb

Question 10

Mnemonic memories work best in the short run and are more fragile than conventional memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

People who are extremely sensitive to emotional events tend to protect themselves from threatening thoughts through

Accepted Answer

A) encoding failure. 
B) repression. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) retroactive interference. 
A) encoding failure. 
B) repression. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 12

Researchers have found that which of the following underlies expertise in many fields?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery 
B) the ability to organize information into chunks 
C) exceptional short-term memory storage 
D) intensive maintenance rehearsal 
A) eidetic imagery 
B) the ability to organize information into chunks 
C) exceptional short-term memory storage 
D) intensive maintenance rehearsal

Question 13

According to your textbook, the Piaroa Indian shamans from Venezuela are able to store detailed information about the many plants in their region

Accepted Answer

A) because the plants are very important to the indigenous people as sources of food and medicine. 
B) because the shaman's power is strongly influenced by his knowledge of plants. 
C) because the people in every culture are most likely to remember information that is personally meaningful to them. 
D) for all of these reasons. 
A) because the plants are very important to the indigenous people as sources of food and medicine. 
B) because the shaman's power is strongly influenced by his knowledge of plants. 
C) because the people in every culture are most likely to remember information that is personally meaningful to them. 
D) for all of these reasons.

Question 14

Regarding the sensitivity of the various measures of memory, the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Regarding how culture affects memories, the Chinese culture tends to emphasize

Accepted Answer

A) recent events. 
B) surprising events and what they did during the events. 
C) personal memories about themselves. 
D) their interactions with family members. 
A) recent events. 
B) surprising events and what they did during the events. 
C) personal memories about themselves. 
D) their interactions with family members.

Question 16

The results of experiments on long-term potentiation have demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) retroactive interference is a permanent condition. 
B) electroconvulsive shock (ECS)can increase long-term potentiation and improve memory. 
C) memory can be artificially enhanced using drugs. 
D) all of these are true. 
A) retroactive interference is a permanent condition. 
B) electroconvulsive shock (ECS)can increase long-term potentiation and improve memory. 
C) memory can be artificially enhanced using drugs. 
D) all of these are true.

Question 17

Regarding short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Although information can be stored phonetically in STM, it is most often stored in images. 
B) In memory experiments, information in short-term memory is gone in 12 to 18 seconds without rehearsal. 
C) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
D) STM is very sensitive to interruption, or displacement. 
A) Although information can be stored phonetically in STM, it is most often stored in images. 
B) In memory experiments, information in short-term memory is gone in 12 to 18 seconds without rehearsal. 
C) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
D) STM is very sensitive to interruption, or displacement.

Question 18

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party. In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names, you should devote extra attention to those

Accepted Answer

A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names. 
A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names.

Question 19

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of __________ efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) eidetic imagery 
C) sensory memory 
D) implicit memory 
A) short-term memory 
B) eidetic imagery 
C) sensory memory 
D) implicit memory

Question 20

Another name for short-term memory, especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving, is __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) working 
B) eidetic 
C) procedural 
D) integrative 
A) working 
B) eidetic 
C) procedural 
D) integrative

Stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and that can aid one's recall of the memory are called __________ cues.

In Ebbinghaus' experiment, the greatest decline in the amount of nonsense syllables recalled occurred

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

A person is able to move information to the second memory stage by focusing on a selected portion of a sensory input, a process known as

Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that take place when memories are stored are referred to as

In the memorization of information, part learning is superior

For Angela, the memory of her wedding ten years ago is a vivid, lasting, and emotionally charged memory. This memory would be considered a(n)__________ memory.

Mnemonic memories work best in the short run and are more fragile than conventional memories.

People who are extremely sensitive to emotional events tend to protect themselves from threatening thoughts through

Researchers have found that which of the following underlies expertise in many fields?

According to your textbook, the Piaroa Indian shamans from Venezuela are able to store detailed information about the many plants in their region

Regarding the sensitivity of the various measures of memory, the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive is

Regarding how culture affects memories, the Chinese culture tends to emphasize

The results of experiments on long-term potentiation have demonstrated that

Regarding short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party. In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names, you should devote extra attention to those

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of __________ efficiency.

Another name for short-term memory, especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving, is __________ memory.

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Exam 7: Memory

Stimuli often present during the encoding of a memory and that can aid one's recall of the memory are called __________ cues.

In Ebbinghaus' experiment, the greatest decline in the amount of nonsense syllables recalled occurred

When persons are able to recall apparently forgotten memories after being given several letters or a partial figure, which of the following has facilitated this recall?

A person is able to move information to the second memory stage by focusing on a selected portion of a sensory input, a process known as

Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that take place when memories are stored are referred to as

In the memorization of information, part learning is superior

For Angela, the memory of her wedding ten years ago is a vivid, lasting, and emotionally charged memory. This memory would be considered a(n)__________ memory.

Mnemonic memories work best in the short run and are more fragile than conventional memories.

People who are extremely sensitive to emotional events tend to protect themselves from threatening thoughts through

Researchers have found that which of the following underlies expertise in many fields?

According to your textbook, the Piaroa Indian shamans from Venezuela are able to store detailed information about the many plants in their region

Regarding the sensitivity of the various measures of memory, the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive is

Regarding how culture affects memories, the Chinese culture tends to emphasize

The results of experiments on long-term potentiation have demonstrated that

Regarding short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party. In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names, you should devote extra attention to those

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of __________ efficiency.

Another name for short-term memory, especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving, is __________ memory.

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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