Question 1

The different levels of processing affect elaboration and memory because some are
more distinctive than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Depressed individuals have exceptional memory retrieval abilities because they
tend to analyze their surroundings more than stable individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Levels or depths-of-processing refers to ______ encoding producing better memory than ______ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) dichotic...binaural 
B) semantic...sensory 
C) attended...unattended 
D) echoic...iconic 
A) dichotic...binaural 
B) semantic...sensory 
C) attended...unattended 
D) echoic...iconic B

Question 4

The capacity for recollecting past events and envisioning future events through reconstructive retrieval processes is called

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) implicit remembering 
D) mental time travel 
A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) implicit remembering 
D) mental time travel

Question 5

Encoding specificity aids retrieval because

Accepted Answer

A) it involves the formation of a schema 
B) it prevents decay by introducing a novel factor into an otherwise monotonous routine 
C) specific encoding operations performed on what is perceived determines what retrieval cues are effective in producing access to what is stored 
D) it promotes rehearsal by creating specific criteria for encoding 
A) it involves the formation of a schema 
B) it prevents decay by introducing a novel factor into an otherwise monotonous routine 
C) specific encoding operations performed on what is perceived determines what retrieval cues are effective in producing access to what is stored 
D) it promotes rehearsal by creating specific criteria for encoding

Question 6

Vivid, photographic recollection of an unexpected event is called

Accepted Answer

A) flashbulb memory 
B) total recall 
C) hypermnesia 
D) none of the above 
A) flashbulb memory 
B) total recall 
C) hypermnesia 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following pairs of concepts do not belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) episodic-explicit 
B) semantic-implicit 
C) skills-implicit 
D) semantic-explicit 
A) episodic-explicit 
B) semantic-implicit 
C) skills-implicit 
D) semantic-explicit

Question 8

Bartlett suggests that we comprehend material as it is being delivered rather than figure out the meaning after it is delivered

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How will you retain information most effectively when studying for an exam?

Accepted Answer

A) studying for two hours 
B) studying for two hours, with two 20-minute breaks in between 
C) studying for four hours, with one 20-minute break in between 
D) studying as long as possible until you have learned everything 
A) studying for two hours 
B) studying for two hours, with two 20-minute breaks in between 
C) studying for four hours, with one 20-minute break in between 
D) studying as long as possible until you have learned everything

Question 10

Information is recovered from long-term memory by a process called

Accepted Answer

A) storage 
B) encoding 
C) retrieval 
D) relearning 
A) storage 
B) encoding 
C) retrieval 
D) relearning

Question 11

Draw the taxonomy of long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

Long-term memory can be categorized into

Question 12

Which type of rehearsal results in the best long-term encoding?

Accepted Answer

A) effortful 
B) proactive 
C) maintenance 
D) elaborative 
A) effortful 
B) proactive 
C) maintenance 
D) elaborative

Question 13

All of the following assume that long-term storage is permanent except for

Accepted Answer

A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay 
C) proactive interference 
D) encoding specificity 
A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay 
C) proactive interference 
D) encoding specificity

Question 14

Suppose that you conducted an experiment in which people studied material while intoxicated or sober, then recalled the material while intoxicated or sober.Which conditions would result in the poorest recall?

Accepted Answer

A) sober study - sober test 
B) intoxicated study - intoxicated test 
C) intoxicated study - sober test 
D) sober study - intoxicated test 
A) sober study - sober test 
B) intoxicated study - intoxicated test 
C) intoxicated study - sober test 
D) sober study - intoxicated test

Question 15

Which of the following is not a mnemonic aid?

Accepted Answer

A) imagery 
B) elaborative rehearsal 
C) method of loci 
D) method of reproduction 
A) imagery 
B) elaborative rehearsal 
C) method of loci 
D) method of reproduction

Question 16

Flashbulb memories provide evidence on the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) levels of processing 
B) transfer appropriate processing 
C) maintenance rehearsal 
D) distinctiveness 
A) levels of processing 
B) transfer appropriate processing 
C) maintenance rehearsal 
D) distinctiveness

Question 17

You decide to visit a friend whom you have not seen in ten years.Assuming she lives in the same house, you try to get there even though you couldn't describe to yourself the directions to your friend's house.As you drive, you just "know" which streets to turn onto.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) priming effect 
B) episodic memory 
C) explicit memory 
D) implicit memory 
A) priming effect 
B) episodic memory 
C) explicit memory 
D) implicit memory

Question 18

Retrieval mode--the attempt to remember a past episode--activates regions in the

Accepted Answer

A) left frontal regions 
B) right frontal regions 
C) left parietal regions 
D) right parietal regions 
A) left frontal regions 
B) right frontal regions 
C) left parietal regions 
D) right parietal regions

Question 19

Priming and conditioning are examples of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) non-declarative 
B) explicit 
C) declarative 
D) sensory 
A) non-declarative 
B) explicit 
C) declarative 
D) sensory

Question 20

List five factors that affect memory encoding.

Accepted Answer

1. Attention: The level of attention giv

The different levels of processing affect elaboration and memory because some are more distinctive than others.

Depressed individuals have exceptional memory retrieval abilities because they tend to analyze their surroundings more than stable individuals.

Levels or depths-of-processing refers to encoding producing better memory than encoding.

The capacity for recollecting past events and envisioning future events through reconstructive retrieval processes is called

Encoding specificity aids retrieval because

Vivid, photographic recollection of an unexpected event is called

Which of the following pairs of concepts do not belong together?

Bartlett suggests that we comprehend material as it is being delivered rather than figure out the meaning after it is delivered

How will you retain information most effectively when studying for an exam?

Information is recovered from long-term memory by a process called

Draw the taxonomy of long-term memory.

Which type of rehearsal results in the best long-term encoding?

All of the following assume that long-term storage is permanent except for

Suppose that you conducted an experiment in which people studied material while intoxicated or sober, then recalled the material while intoxicated or sober.Which conditions would result in the poorest recall?

Which of the following is not a mnemonic aid?

Flashbulb memories provide evidence on the importance of

You decide to visit a friend whom you have not seen in ten years.Assuming she lives in the same house, you try to get there even though you couldn't describe to yourself the directions to your friend's house.As you drive, you just "know" which streets to turn onto.This is an example of

Retrieval mode--the attempt to remember a past episode--activates regions in the

Priming and conditioning are examples of _______ memory.

List five factors that affect memory encoding.

Introduction

Perception

Attention

Memory Systems

Memory Distortions

Imagery and Knowledge Representation

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

Exam 5: Remembering Events

The different levels of processing affect elaboration and memory because some are more distinctive than others.

Depressed individuals have exceptional memory retrieval abilities because they tend to analyze their surroundings more than stable individuals.

Levels or depths-of-processing refers to ______ encoding producing better memory than ______ encoding.

The capacity for recollecting past events and envisioning future events through reconstructive retrieval processes is called

Encoding specificity aids retrieval because

Vivid, photographic recollection of an unexpected event is called

Which of the following pairs of concepts do not belong together?

Bartlett suggests that we comprehend material as it is being delivered rather than figure out the meaning after it is delivered

How will you retain information most effectively when studying for an exam?

Information is recovered from long-term memory by a process called

Draw the taxonomy of long-term memory.

Which type of rehearsal results in the best long-term encoding?

All of the following assume that long-term storage is permanent except for

Suppose that you conducted an experiment in which people studied material while intoxicated or sober, then recalled the material while intoxicated or sober.Which conditions would result in the poorest recall?

Which of the following is not a mnemonic aid?

Flashbulb memories provide evidence on the importance of

You decide to visit a friend whom you have not seen in ten years.Assuming she lives in the same house, you try to get there even though you couldn't describe to yourself the directions to your friend's house.As you drive, you just "know" which streets to turn onto.This is an example of

Retrieval mode--the attempt to remember a past episode--activates regions in the

Priming and conditioning are examples of _______ memory.

List five factors that affect memory encoding.

Introduction

Perception

Attention

Memory Systems

Memory Distortions

Imagery and Knowledge Representation

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

Levels or depths-of-processing refers to encoding producing better memory than encoding.