Question 1

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When learning an ordered list of words, which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory, which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  middle 
C)  last 
D)  none of these items 
A)  first 
B)  middle 
C)  last 
D)  none of these items

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

To prevent becoming nervous and going blank on a test, Miguel continues to study beyond mere mastery of the material. Miguel is using which of the following to improve his memory for taking tests in college?

Accepted Answer

A)  overlearning 
B)  massed practice 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  rote learning 
A)  overlearning 
B)  massed practice 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  rote learning

Question 5

Working memory, which is used for thinking and problem-solving, involves the combination of various mental processes with the stage of memory known as __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Working memory, which is used for thinking...

Question 6

Cindy is a college freshman, taking psychology. She made a D on the first test covering three modules, and she is trying to figure out what went wrong. She highlights in her book as the teacher lectures, and she got up at 5:00 a.m., studied four hours for the test before she skipped breakfast and went to her first class, which was history, and then took her psychology test. Explain why her study methods are INEFFECTIVE and give Cindy some good study tips.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that Cindy's study s

Question 7

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  whether retroactive interference occurred. 
B)  whether proactive interference occurred. 
C)  the intelligence of the learner. 
D)  the similarity of the two school subjects. 
A)  whether retroactive interference occurred. 
B)  whether proactive interference occurred. 
C)  the intelligence of the learner. 
D)  the similarity of the two school subjects.

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In relearning, the amount remembered is measured by the

Accepted Answer

A)  number of items recalled. 
B)  savings score. 
C)  confidence level of the subject. 
D)  time it takes to recall all items. 
A)  number of items recalled. 
B)  savings score. 
C)  confidence level of the subject. 
D)  time it takes to recall all items.

Question 12

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories. 
A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness memories.

Question 13

In his graduation speech, Darian did well at the beginning and the end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech, which illustrates the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In his graduation speech, Darian did well...

Question 14

People who are having memories of abuse should try to verify the memories through

Accepted Answer

A)  others who were there or may have witnessed it. 
B)  analysis using a self-help book on recovered memory. 
C)  a psychoanalytically-trained therapist. 
D)  age regression, hypnosis, and guided visualizations. 
A)  others who were there or may have witnessed it. 
B)  analysis using a self-help book on recovered memory. 
C)  a psychoanalytically-trained therapist. 
D)  age regression, hypnosis, and guided visualizations.

Question 15

Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable is known as the ___________ state.

Accepted Answer

tip-of-the

Question 17

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Overlearning is an effective study technique and is your best insurance against going blank on a test because of being nervous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When learning information that is in some type of order, such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, one needs to be aware of

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding specificity principle. 
B)  the serial position effect. 
C)  rapid onset interference. 
D)  spaced practice. 
A)  encoding specificity principle. 
B)  the serial position effect. 
C)  rapid onset interference. 
D)  spaced practice.

Question 20

The digit-span test is a common measure of attention and short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

When learning an ordered list of words, which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory, which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

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

To prevent becoming nervous and going blank on a test, Miguel continues to study beyond mere mastery of the material. Miguel is using which of the following to improve his memory for taking tests in college?

Working memory, which is used for thinking and problem-solving, involves the combination of various mental processes with the stage of memory known as __________ memory.

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

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.

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

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

In relearning, the amount remembered is measured by the

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In his graduation speech, Darian did well at the beginning and the end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech, which illustrates the __________ effect.

People who are having memories of abuse should try to verify the memories through

Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.

The feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable is known as the ___________ state.

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

Overlearning is an effective study technique and is your best insurance against going blank on a test because of being nervous.

When learning information that is in some type of order, such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, one needs to be aware of

The digit-span test is a common measure of attention and short-term memory.

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Exam 7: Memory

Relearning is measured by the curve of forgetting score.

When learning an ordered list of words, which items will be remembered well because they enter an "empty" short-term memory, which allows you to rehearse the items so they move into long-term memory?

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

To prevent becoming nervous and going blank on a test, Miguel continues to study beyond mere mastery of the material. Miguel is using which of the following to improve his memory for taking tests in college?

Working memory, which is used for thinking and problem-solving, involves the combination of various mental processes with the stage of memory known as __________ memory.

The degree of interference that occurs when studying two school subjects for equal amounts of time during an evening study session is based on

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.

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

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

In relearning, the amount remembered is measured by the

Regarding methods of measuring memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In his graduation speech, Darian did well at the beginning and the end of the speech but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech, which illustrates the __________ effect.

People who are having memories of abuse should try to verify the memories through

Eidetic memory is more common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.

The feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable is known as the ___________ state.

Although you can easily ride a bicycle, you would have difficulty describing the steps in riding the bicycle because this motor skill involves __________ memory.

Overlearning is an effective study technique and is your best insurance against going blank on a test because of being nervous.

When learning information that is in some type of order, such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, one needs to be aware of

The digit-span test is a common measure of attention and short-term memory.

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Personality

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Herapies

Social Psychology

Applied Psychology

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