Question 1

A well-established method for improving short-term memory is

Accepted Answer

A) dividing attention 
B) top down processing 
C) learning how to chunk information 
D) counting backwards to prevent rehearsal before calling 
A) dividing attention 
B) top down processing 
C) learning how to chunk information 
D) counting backwards to prevent rehearsal before calling

Question 2

The serial position curve has been important in distinguishing short-term memory from long-term memory because

Accepted Answer

A) the primacy effect may be explained as long-term memory and the recency effect as short-term memory 
B) chunking explains the primacy and recency effect 
C) rehearsal is very important in explaining both the primacy and recency effects 
D) memory for primacy and recency items is about the same, but the middle items are poorly recalled 
A) the primacy effect may be explained as long-term memory and the recency effect as short-term memory 
B) chunking explains the primacy and recency effect 
C) rehearsal is very important in explaining both the primacy and recency effects 
D) memory for primacy and recency items is about the same, but the middle items are poorly recalled

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of non-declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) motor skills 
C) echoic memory 
D) all of the above 
A) episodic memory 
B) motor skills 
C) echoic memory 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following searches would take the longest?

Accepted Answer

A) serial exhaustive search of ten items 
B) parallel search of thirty items 
C) serial self-terminating search of the fifth of twenty items 
D) parallel search of ten items 
A) serial exhaustive search of ten items 
B) parallel search of thirty items 
C) serial self-terminating search of the fifth of twenty items 
D) parallel search of ten items

Question 5

The ___________ , located in the temporal lobe of the brain, is critical in storing new information into long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) medulla 
B) thalamus 
C) hippocampus 
D) corpus callosum 
A) medulla 
B) thalamus 
C) hippocampus 
D) corpus callosum

Question 6

The difficulty in remembering events that occur after the onset of amnesia is called
anterograde amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The multi-store model assumes that information first enters into _________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) non-declarative 
A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) non-declarative

Question 8

The characteristics that best describe short-term memory are

Accepted Answer

A) large capacity and long duration 
B) small capacity and long duration 
C) large capacity and short duration 
D) small capacity and short duration 
A) large capacity and long duration 
B) small capacity and long duration 
C) large capacity and short duration 
D) small capacity and short duration

Question 9

Which memory system seems to have an unlimited capacity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Auditory sensory memory is much shorter in duration than visual sensory memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which memory system requires maintenance rehearsal to prevent forgetting?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which theory blames forgetting on the lack of availability of memories?

Accepted Answer

A) cue dependent 
B) decay 
C) proactive interference 
D) retroactive interference 
A) cue dependent 
B) decay 
C) proactive interference 
D) retroactive interference

Question 13

Patients who were put under general anesthesia show the effects of having been primed to respond to cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The phenomenon described in question 23 is called the

Accepted Answer

A) Stroop effect 
B) serial position effect 
C) cocktail party phenomenon 
D) parallel position effect 
A) Stroop effect 
B) serial position effect 
C) cocktail party phenomenon 
D) parallel position effect

Question 15

Suppose you learn list A and then list B.A test shows that you have forgotten items on list A.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) consolidation 
C) proactive interference 
D) retroactive interference 
A) decay 
B) consolidation 
C) proactive interference 
D) retroactive interference

Question 16

Transfer appropriate processing is an argument against multiple memory systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which short-term store of working memory involves neural activation in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) verbal 
B) visual 
C) spatial 
D) all of the above 
A) verbal 
B) visual 
C) spatial 
D) all of the above

Question 18

Hypermnesia illustrates the concept that seemingly forgotten information can be made accessible under the right conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Confusions in recall from short-term memory by switching the letter b with v is caused by a failure in the central executive control system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Without rehearsal, meaningless information will be lost almost completely from short-term memory in about

Accepted Answer

A) 20 milliseconds 
B) 2 seconds 
C) 20 seconds 
D) 2 minutes 
A) 20 milliseconds 
B) 2 seconds 
C) 20 seconds 
D) 2 minutes

A well-established method for improving short-term memory is

The serial position curve has been important in distinguishing short-term memory from long-term memory because

Which of the following is a type of non-declarative memory?

Which of the following searches would take the longest?

The ___________ , located in the temporal lobe of the brain, is critical in storing new information into long-term memory.

The difficulty in remembering events that occur after the onset of amnesia is called anterograde amnesia.

The multi-store model assumes that information first enters into _________ memory.

The characteristics that best describe short-term memory are

Which memory system seems to have an unlimited capacity?

Auditory sensory memory is much shorter in duration than visual sensory memory.

Which memory system requires maintenance rehearsal to prevent forgetting?

Which theory blames forgetting on the lack of availability of memories?

Patients who were put under general anesthesia show the effects of having been primed to respond to cues.

The phenomenon described in question 23 is called the

Suppose you learn list A and then list B.A test shows that you have forgotten items on list A.This illustrates

Transfer appropriate processing is an argument against multiple memory systems.

Which short-term store of working memory involves neural activation in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Hypermnesia illustrates the concept that seemingly forgotten information can be made accessible under the right conditions.

Confusions in recall from short-term memory by switching the letter b with v is caused by a failure in the central executive control system.

Without rehearsal, meaningless information will be lost almost completely from short-term memory in about

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Exam 4: Memory Systems

A well-established method for improving short-term memory is

The serial position curve has been important in distinguishing short-term memory from long-term memory because

Which of the following is a type of non-declarative memory?

Which of the following searches would take the longest?

The ___________ , located in the temporal lobe of the brain, is critical in storing new information into long-term memory.

The difficulty in remembering events that occur after the onset of amnesia is called anterograde amnesia.

The multi-store model assumes that information first enters into _________ memory.

The characteristics that best describe short-term memory are

Which memory system seems to have an unlimited capacity?

Auditory sensory memory is much shorter in duration than visual sensory memory.

Which memory system requires maintenance rehearsal to prevent forgetting?

Which theory blames forgetting on the lack of availability of memories?

Patients who were put under general anesthesia show the effects of having been primed to respond to cues.

The phenomenon described in question 23 is called the

Suppose you learn list A and then list B.A test shows that you have forgotten items on list A.This illustrates

Transfer appropriate processing is an argument against multiple memory systems.

Which short-term store of working memory involves neural activation in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Hypermnesia illustrates the concept that seemingly forgotten information can be made accessible under the right conditions.

Confusions in recall from short-term memory by switching the letter b with v is caused by a failure in the central executive control system.

Without rehearsal, meaningless information will be lost almost completely from short-term memory in about

Introduction

Perception

Attention

Remembering Events

Memory Distortions

Imagery and Knowledge Representation

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters