Question 1

The inability to store new memories following a head injury is called __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde 
B) retrograde 
C) iconic 
D) flashbulb 
A) anterograde 
B) retrograde 
C) iconic 
D) flashbulb

Question 2

To remember the Spanish word pajaro means "bird," you can link it to a word in English that it sounds like, such as "parked car-o." Therefore, you might visualize a parked car jam-packed full of birds. You have just used

Accepted Answer

A) the keyword method. 
B) implicit priming. 
C) acrostics. 
D) eidetic imagery. 
A) the keyword method. 
B) implicit priming. 
C) acrostics. 
D) eidetic imagery.

Question 3

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

Accepted Answer

A) provides a protection against interference. 
B) forces one to practice retrieving information. 
C) provides insight into unconscious processes that may distort memory. 
D) changes sensory memory. 
A) provides a protection against interference. 
B) forces one to practice retrieving information. 
C) provides insight into unconscious processes that may distort memory. 
D) changes sensory memory.

Question 4

You have just studied for a psychology test. Which of the following activities would be the LEAST likely to cause retroactive interference?

Accepted Answer

A) sleeping. 
B) watching television. 
C) writing a little on your English paper. 
D) studying for an upcoming history test. 
A) sleeping. 
B) watching television. 
C) writing a little on your English paper. 
D) studying for an upcoming history test.

Question 5

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech. This is an example of the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) ordering 
B) attentional 
C) serial position 
D) consolidation 
A) ordering 
B) attentional 
C) serial position 
D) consolidation

Question 6

When memorizing a list of 20 names, concentrating more on the eighth name through the fourteenth name shows that you are aware of the importance of which of the following in learning lists?

Accepted Answer

A) selection 
B) organization 
C) the serial-position effect 
D) part-learning 
A) selection 
B) organization 
C) the serial-position effect 
D) part-learning

Question 7

Regarding suppression and repression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some psychologists have questioned whether repression exists. 
B) Clinicians consider true suppression to be an unconscious event. 
C) If you have experienced a painful emotional event, you will probably avoid all thoughts associated with it, which tend to keep cues out of mind that could trigger a painful memory. 
D) When a memory is repressed, we may be unaware that forgetting has even occurred. 
A) Some psychologists have questioned whether repression exists. 
B) Clinicians consider true suppression to be an unconscious event. 
C) If you have experienced a painful emotional event, you will probably avoid all thoughts associated with it, which tend to keep cues out of mind that could trigger a painful memory. 
D) When a memory is repressed, we may be unaware that forgetting has even occurred.

Question 8

Forgetting may be due to a failure in either storage, retrieval, or

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) encoding. 
C) recoding. 
D) feedback. 
A) assimilation. 
B) encoding. 
C) recoding. 
D) feedback.

Question 9

When mastery of one task aids mastery of a second task, then which of the following has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A) massed practice 
B) positive transfer 
C) cognitive mapping 
D) latent learning 
A) massed practice 
B) positive transfer 
C) cognitive mapping 
D) latent learning

Question 10

The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) procedural 
A) episodic 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) procedural

Question 11

Ancient Greek orators had an interesting way to remember ideas in order when giving a speech, which is referred to as taking a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ancient Greek orators had an interesting way...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) A few people can remember up to nine bits of information. 
B) With some types of information, five bits is the limit of storage capacity. 
C) When all of the "slots" in STM are filled, there is no more room for new information. 
D) People can increase the space capacity of short-term memory by using eidetic imagery. 
A) A few people can remember up to nine bits of information. 
B) With some types of information, five bits is the limit of storage capacity. 
C) When all of the "slots" in STM are filled, there is no more room for new information. 
D) People can increase the space capacity of short-term memory by using eidetic imagery.

Question 13

Visual images that are clear enough to be "scanned" for at least 30 seconds, are "projected" out in front of the person, and can best be "seen" on a blank surface are called __________ images.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Visual images that are clear enough to...

Question 14

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian, which illustrates forgetting due to retroactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) STM has an unlimited storage capacity and can hold information for at least 30 minutes. 
B) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
C) Unlike long-term memory, STM is rarely affected by interruption, or displacement. 
D) Although information can be stored phonetically in STM, it is most often stored in images. 
A) STM has an unlimited storage capacity and can hold information for at least 30 minutes. 
B) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
C) Unlike long-term memory, STM is rarely affected by interruption, or displacement. 
D) Although information can be stored phonetically in STM, it is most often stored in images.

Question 16

You find a photo taken on your sixth birthday with this photo triggering a flood of seemingly forgotten details. This photo served as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval cue. 
B) mnemonic. 
C) "memory jam." 
D) iconic memory. 
A) retrieval cue. 
B) mnemonic. 
C) "memory jam." 
D) iconic memory.

Question 17

Sleeping after studying

Accepted Answer

A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference. 
A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference.

Question 18

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) chunking 
D) the keyword method 
A) elaborative processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) chunking 
D) the keyword method

Question 19

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the cortex is related more to __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

You are taking a psychology test and are trying to remember what you studied. The memory process being used when you try to remember the psychology material is

Accepted Answer

A) encoding. 
B) feedback. 
C) storage rehearsal. 
D) retrieval. 
A) encoding. 
B) feedback. 
C) storage rehearsal. 
D) retrieval.

The inability to store new memories following a head injury is called __________ amnesia.

To remember the Spanish word pajaro means "bird," you can link it to a word in English that it sounds like, such as "parked car-o." Therefore, you might visualize a parked car jam-packed full of birds. You have just used

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

You have just studied for a psychology test. Which of the following activities would be the LEAST likely to cause retroactive interference?

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech. This is an example of the __________ effect.

When memorizing a list of 20 names, concentrating more on the eighth name through the fourteenth name shows that you are aware of the importance of which of the following in learning lists?

Regarding suppression and repression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forgetting may be due to a failure in either storage, retrieval, or

When mastery of one task aids mastery of a second task, then which of the following has taken place?

The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called __________ memory.

Ancient Greek orators had an interesting way to remember ideas in order when giving a speech, which is referred to as taking a(n)__________.

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

Visual images that are clear enough to be "scanned" for at least 30 seconds, are "projected" out in front of the person, and can best be "seen" on a blank surface are called __________ images.

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian, which illustrates forgetting due to retroactive interference.

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

You find a photo taken on your sixth birthday with this photo triggering a flood of seemingly forgotten details. This photo served as a(n)

Sleeping after studying

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the cortex is related more to __________ memories.

You are taking a psychology test and are trying to remember what you studied. The memory process being used when you try to remember the psychology material is

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Exam 7: Memory

The inability to store new memories following a head injury is called __________ amnesia.

To remember the Spanish word pajaro means "bird," you can link it to a word in English that it sounds like, such as "parked car-o." Therefore, you might visualize a parked car jam-packed full of birds. You have just used

Recitation is effective in improving memory because it

You have just studied for a psychology test. Which of the following activities would be the LEAST likely to cause retroactive interference?

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech. This is an example of the __________ effect.

When memorizing a list of 20 names, concentrating more on the eighth name through the fourteenth name shows that you are aware of the importance of which of the following in learning lists?

Regarding suppression and repression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forgetting may be due to a failure in either storage, retrieval, or

When mastery of one task aids mastery of a second task, then which of the following has taken place?

The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called __________ memory.

Ancient Greek orators had an interesting way to remember ideas in order when giving a speech, which is referred to as taking a(n)__________.

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

Visual images that are clear enough to be "scanned" for at least 30 seconds, are "projected" out in front of the person, and can best be "seen" on a blank surface are called __________ images.

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian, which illustrates forgetting due to retroactive interference.

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

You find a photo taken on your sixth birthday with this photo triggering a flood of seemingly forgotten details. This photo served as a(n)

Sleeping after studying

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the cortex is related more to __________ memories.

You are taking a psychology test and are trying to remember what you studied. The memory process being used when you try to remember the psychology material is

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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