Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

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A) I remember my earth science teacher telling me how volcanoes erupt. 
B) I remember seeing a volcano erupt in Hawaii last summer. 
C) I remember the big island of Hawaii has many active volcanoes. 
D) I remember "volcano" was the first word on the list Juan read to me. 
A) I remember my earth science teacher telling me how volcanoes erupt. 
B) I remember seeing a volcano erupt in Hawaii last summer. 
C) I remember the big island of Hawaii has many active volcanoes. 
D) I remember "volcano" was the first word on the list Juan read to me. C

Question 2

K.C. ,who was injured in a motorcycle accident,remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling,but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death,which occurred two years before the accident.His memory behavior suggests

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A) intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory. 
B) intact procedural memory but defective semantic memory. 
C) intact episodic memory but defective semantic memory. 
D) intact episodic memory but defective procedural memory. 
A) intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory. 
B) intact procedural memory but defective semantic memory. 
C) intact episodic memory but defective semantic memory. 
D) intact episodic memory but defective procedural memory. A

Question 3

Lamar has just gotten a new job and is attending a company party where he will meet his colleagues for the first time.His boss escorts him around to small groups to introduce him.At the first group,Lamar meets four people and is told only their first names.The same thing happens with a second group and a third group.At the fourth group,Lamar is told their names and that one of the women in the group is the company accountant.A little while later,Lamar realizes that he only remembers the names of the people in the first group,though he also remembers the profession of the last woman he met (the accountant).Lamar's experience demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) The phonological similarity effect 
B) A build-up and release of proactive interference 
C) The cocktail party phenomenon 
D) A partial-report procedure 
A) The phonological similarity effect 
B) A build-up and release of proactive interference 
C) The cocktail party phenomenon 
D) A partial-report procedure B

Question 4

Wickens et al.'s "fruit,meat,and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

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A) the stimulus category changed. 
B) the stimulus category remained the same. 
C) the response task changed. 
D) the response task remained the same. 
A) the stimulus category changed. 
B) the stimulus category remained the same. 
C) the response task changed. 
D) the response task remained the same.

Question 5

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

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The answer of Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs...

Question 6

In the movie Groundhog Day,Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day,he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

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A) repetition priming. 
B) distributed practice. 
C) reconsolidation. 
D) mental time travel. 
A) repetition priming. 
B) distributed practice. 
C) reconsolidation. 
D) mental time travel.

Question 7

The predominant type of coding in LTM is

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A) phonological. 
B) concrete. 
C) semantic. 
D) visual. 
A) phonological. 
B) concrete. 
C) semantic. 
D) visual.

Question 8

"I remember being really excited last year,when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example ofmemory.

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

Question 9

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

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A) only when we are aware we've seen them before. 
B) simply because we have been exposed to them before. 
C) only when we agree with them. 
D) unless we are told explicitly that the statements are false. 
A) only when we are aware we've seen them before. 
B) simply because we have been exposed to them before. 
C) only when we agree with them. 
D) unless we are told explicitly that the statements are false.

Question 10

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later,he recalls the list.Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following,none of which actually appeared on the list,would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

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A) REAR 
B) PAIR 
C) APPLE 
D) BEAR 
A) REAR 
B) PAIR 
C) APPLE 
D) BEAR

Question 11

The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment)is associated withmemory.

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A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) sensory 
D) implicit 
A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) sensory 
D) implicit

Question 12

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response,"Hi,Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi,Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi,Carrie" using an

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A) auditory code in short-term memory. 
B) auditory code in long-term memory. 
C) iconic code in short-term memory. 
D) iconic code in long-term memory. 
A) auditory code in short-term memory. 
B) auditory code in long-term memory. 
C) iconic code in short-term memory. 
D) iconic code in long-term memory.

Question 13

Work with brain-injured patients reveals thatmemory does not depend on conscious memory.

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A) declarative and non-declarative 
B) personal semantic and remote 
C) semantic and episodic 
D) implicit and procedural 
A) declarative and non-declarative 
B) personal semantic and remote 
C) semantic and episodic 
D) implicit and procedural

Question 14

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words.One way to get rid of the recency effect is to

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A) have participants say "la,la,la" while studying the list. 
B) present the list more slowly. 
C) have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list. 
D) have participants see the words on a screen,rather than hear them. 
A) have participants say "la,la,la" while studying the list. 
B) present the list more slowly. 
C) have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list. 
D) have participants see the words on a screen,rather than hear them.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of an implicit memory?

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A) Classical conditioning 
B) Repetition priming 
C) Procedural memory 
D) Semantic memory 
A) Classical conditioning 
B) Repetition priming 
C) Procedural memory 
D) Semantic memory

Question 16

This multiple choice question is an example of atest.

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A) recall 
B) recognition 
C) word-completion 
D) personal semantic memory 
A) recall 
B) recognition 
C) word-completion 
D) personal semantic memory

Question 17

Explain the major research supporting the notion that "the main role of the episodic memory system is not to remember the past,but to enable people to simulate possible future scenarios in order to help anticipate future needs and guide future behavior."

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The major research supporting the notion

Question 18

memories are to experiences asmemories are to facts.

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A) Semantic;implicit 
B) Implicit;episodic 
C) Episodic;semantic 
D) Procedural;episodic 
A) Semantic;implicit 
B) Implicit;episodic 
C) Episodic;semantic 
D) Procedural;episodic

Question 19

Define the propaganda effect.Explain the effect in terms of priming.Give two potential "real-world" examples of this effect.

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The propaganda effect refers to the phen

Question 20

Regarding free recall of a list of items,which of the following will most likely cause the recency effect to disappear by preventing rehearsal from taking place?

Accepted Answer

A) Inserting a 30-second delay before recall 
B) Presenting the stimulus list at a slower pace 
C) Counting backward for 30 seconds before recall 
D) Using a very long list (greater than 30 items at one item per second) 
A) Inserting a 30-second delay before recall 
B) Presenting the stimulus list at a slower pace 
C) Counting backward for 30 seconds before recall 
D) Using a very long list (greater than 30 items at one item per second)

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

K.C. ,who was injured in a motorcycle accident,remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling,but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death,which occurred two years before the accident.His memory behavior suggests

Wickens et al.'s "fruit,meat,and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

In the movie Groundhog Day,Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day,he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

The predominant type of coding in LTM is

"I remember being really excited last year,when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example ofmemory.

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later,he recalls the list.Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following,none of which actually appeared on the list,would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment)is associated withmemory.

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response,"Hi,Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi,Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi,Carrie" using an

Work with brain-injured patients reveals thatmemory does not depend on conscious memory.

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words.One way to get rid of the recency effect is to

Which of the following is NOT an example of an implicit memory?

This multiple choice question is an example of atest.

Explain the major research supporting the notion that "the main role of the episodic memory system is not to remember the past,but to enable people to simulate possible future scenarios in order to help anticipate future needs and guide future behavior."

memories are to experiences asmemories are to facts.

Define the propaganda effect.Explain the effect in terms of priming.Give two potential "real-world" examples of this effect.

Regarding free recall of a list of items,which of the following will most likely cause the recency effect to disappear by preventing rehearsal from taking place?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

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Attention.

Short term and Working Memory.

Long-term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation.

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

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Exam 6: Long term Memory: Structure

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

K.C. ,who was injured in a motorcycle accident,remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling,but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death,which occurred two years before the accident.His memory behavior suggests

Wickens et al.'s "fruit,meat,and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

Explain how research on brain-damaged individuals informs our understanding of priming in implicit memory.

In the movie Groundhog Day,Bill Murray's character grows frustrated as he experiences the same day in his life over and over again.With each "passing" day,he is able to respond to people's actions more and more quickly because of

The predominant type of coding in LTM is

"I remember being really excited last year,when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example ofmemory.

The propaganda effect demonstrates that we evaluate familiar statements as being true

A study participant is given a list of words to remember.One week later,he recalls the list.Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR.Which of the following,none of which actually appeared on the list,would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?

The primacy effect (from the serial position curve experiment)is associated withmemory.

Carrie answers her phone with "Hello?" A response,"Hi,Carrie!" comes from the other end of the line.Carrie responds back with "Hi,Dad!" Carrie processed "Hi,Carrie" using an

Work with brain-injured patients reveals thatmemory does not depend on conscious memory.

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words.One way to get rid of the recency effect is to

Which of the following is NOT an example of an implicit memory?

This multiple choice question is an example of atest.

Explain the major research supporting the notion that "the main role of the episodic memory system is not to remember the past,but to enable people to simulate possible future scenarios in order to help anticipate future needs and guide future behavior."

memories are to experiences asmemories are to facts.

Define the propaganda effect.Explain the effect in terms of priming.Give two potential "real-world" examples of this effect.

Regarding free recall of a list of items,which of the following will most likely cause the recency effect to disappear by preventing rehearsal from taking place?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception.

Attention.

Short term and Working Memory.

Long-term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation.

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge.

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving.

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

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