Question 1

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

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A) Explicit memory and implicit memory cannot exist side by side. 
B) Explicit memory can be studied through experiments that use priming. 
C) Implicit memory is involved in prejudice and discrimination. 
D) Implicit memory refers to memories of which people are consciously aware. 
A) Explicit memory and implicit memory cannot exist side by side. 
B) Explicit memory can be studied through experiments that use priming. 
C) Implicit memory is involved in prejudice and discrimination. 
D) Implicit memory refers to memories of which people are consciously aware. C

Question 2

The levels-of-processing approach:

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A) assumes that the longer the material is in working memory,the deeper will be its memory traces. 
B) is primarily concerned with a type of memory called "procedural." 
C) suggests that thinking about material leads to better memory than maintenance rehearsal. 
D) holds that meaningless material produces greater depth of processing than material that can easily be fitted into meaningful contexts. 
A) assumes that the longer the material is in working memory,the deeper will be its memory traces. 
B) is primarily concerned with a type of memory called "procedural." 
C) suggests that thinking about material leads to better memory than maintenance rehearsal. 
D) holds that meaningless material produces greater depth of processing than material that can easily be fitted into meaningful contexts. C

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the fate of the decay theory of forgetting in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been completely discredited as a theory of forgetting. 
B) It is an incomplete theory of forgetting. 
C) It has largely been affirmed as a theory of forgetting. 
D) It has been supplanted by more contemporary theories of forgetting. 
A) It has been completely discredited as a theory of forgetting. 
B) It is an incomplete theory of forgetting. 
C) It has largely been affirmed as a theory of forgetting. 
D) It has been supplanted by more contemporary theories of forgetting. B

Question 4

The levels-of-processing approach suggests:

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A) that specific information will be retained for longer when the level of information processing is deeper. 
B) the existence of the three separate memory stores: sensory memory,shot-term memory,and long-term memory. 
C) that the lesser the intensity of the initial processing of information,the more likely we are to remember it. 
D) that when the initial level of processing of specific information is shallow,the information will be retained for longer. 
A) that specific information will be retained for longer when the level of information processing is deeper. 
B) the existence of the three separate memory stores: sensory memory,shot-term memory,and long-term memory. 
C) that the lesser the intensity of the initial processing of information,the more likely we are to remember it. 
D) that when the initial level of processing of specific information is shallow,the information will be retained for longer.

Question 5

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

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A) Memory for habits 
B) Memory for skills 
C) Memory for how to do things 
D) Memory for names 
A) Memory for habits 
B) Memory for skills 
C) Memory for how to do things 
D) Memory for names

Question 6

Almost everybody has had the feeling of knowing the answer to a question,but not being quite able to say it.This is called the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and is a failure of:

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A) retention. 
B) storage. 
C) retrieval. 
D) trace consolidation. 
A) retention. 
B) storage. 
C) retrieval. 
D) trace consolidation.

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE of sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The precision of sensory memory is low due to its brief duration. 
B) Sensory memory is the memory store in which information first has meaning. 
C) Sensory memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information. 
D) Sensory memory can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed. 
A) The precision of sensory memory is low due to its brief duration. 
B) Sensory memory is the memory store in which information first has meaning. 
C) Sensory memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information. 
D) Sensory memory can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed.

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE of the levels-of-processing theory?

Accepted Answer

A) At deep levels of processing,information is processed in terms of its physical and sensory aspects. 
B) At shallow levels of processing,information is analyzed in terms of its meaning. 
C) When the initial level of processing of specific information is shallow,the information will be retained for longer. 
D) At an intermediate level of processing,information is translated into meaningful units. 
A) At deep levels of processing,information is processed in terms of its physical and sensory aspects. 
B) At shallow levels of processing,information is analyzed in terms of its meaning. 
C) When the initial level of processing of specific information is shallow,the information will be retained for longer. 
D) At an intermediate level of processing,information is translated into meaningful units.

Question 9

_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

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A) Recall 
B) Recognition 
C) Rehearsal 
D) Chunk 
A) Recall 
B) Recognition 
C) Rehearsal 
D) Chunk

Question 10

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

Accepted Answer

A) Non-declarative process 
B) Consolidation 
C) Constructive process 
D) Long-term potentiation 
A) Non-declarative process 
B) Consolidation 
C) Constructive process 
D) Long-term potentiation

Question 11

The first psychologist to emphasize the importance of constructive processes in memory was:

Accepted Answer

A) Frederic Bartlett. 
B) Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
C) George Miller. 
D) George Sperling. 
A) Frederic Bartlett. 
B) Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
C) George Miller. 
D) George Sperling.

Question 12

Which of the following forms of memory refers to memory for skills and habits?

Accepted Answer

A) Declarative memory 
B) Semantic memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Procedural memory 
A) Declarative memory 
B) Semantic memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Procedural memory

Question 13

"She did WHAT?" your roommate questions,as you relate an anecdote about a mutual friend.Your roommate is processing your story in _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) working 
B) sensory 
C) semantic 
D) long-term 
A) working 
B) sensory 
C) semantic 
D) long-term

Question 14

Compare and contrast the capacity and duration of sensory and short-term memory.Describe the experimental and neuropsychological evidence supporting the distinction between short- and long-term memories.

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The answer of Compare and contrast the capacity and duration...

Question 15

Flashbulb memories:

Accepted Answer

A) typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B) are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C) must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D) are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events because of the emotion surrounding the original event. 
A) typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B) are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C) must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D) are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events because of the emotion surrounding the original event.

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE of the neuroscience of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) In the process of long-term potentiation,memories become fixed and stable in long-term memory. 
B) The process called consolidation shows that certain neural pathways become easily excited while a new response is being learned. 
C) The initial encoding of information aided by the amygdala is passed along to the hippocampus where it is actually stored. 
D) The engram is the physical memory trace in the brain that corresponds to a memory. 
A) In the process of long-term potentiation,memories become fixed and stable in long-term memory. 
B) The process called consolidation shows that certain neural pathways become easily excited while a new response is being learned. 
C) The initial encoding of information aided by the amygdala is passed along to the hippocampus where it is actually stored. 
D) The engram is the physical memory trace in the brain that corresponds to a memory.

Question 17

processes are processes in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

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The answer of processes are processes in which memories are...

Question 18

The concept of working memory represents a contemporary conceptualization of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Grouping pieces of information together to expand the effective capacity of short-term memory is termed _____.

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) clumping 
C) consolidating 
D) compacting 
A) chunking 
B) clumping 
C) consolidating 
D) compacting

Question 20

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was going to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde amnesiA. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) dissociative amnesia. 
D) source amnesia. 
A) anterograde amnesiA. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) dissociative amnesia. 
D) source amnesia.

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

The levels-of-processing approach:

Which of the following statements best describes the fate of the decay theory of forgetting in psychology?

The levels-of-processing approach suggests:

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Almost everybody has had the feeling of knowing the answer to a question,but not being quite able to say it.This is called the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and is a failure of:

Which of the following is TRUE of sensory memory?

Which of the following is TRUE of the levels-of-processing theory?

_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

The first psychologist to emphasize the importance of constructive processes in memory was:

Which of the following forms of memory refers to memory for skills and habits?

"She did WHAT?" your roommate questions,as you relate an anecdote about a mutual friend.Your roommate is processing your story in _____ memory.

Compare and contrast the capacity and duration of sensory and short-term memory.Describe the experimental and neuropsychological evidence supporting the distinction between short- and long-term memories.

Flashbulb memories:

Which of the following is TRUE of the neuroscience of memory?

processes are processes in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

The concept of working memory represents a contemporary conceptualization of _____ memory.

Grouping pieces of information together to expand the effective capacity of short-term memory is termed _____.

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was going to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

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Exam 7: Memory

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

The levels-of-processing approach:

Which of the following statements best describes the fate of the decay theory of forgetting in psychology?

The levels-of-processing approach suggests:

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Almost everybody has had the feeling of knowing the answer to a question,but not being quite able to say it.This is called the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and is a failure of:

Which of the following is TRUE of sensory memory?

Which of the following is TRUE of the levels-of-processing theory?

_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

The first psychologist to emphasize the importance of constructive processes in memory was:

Which of the following forms of memory refers to memory for skills and habits?

"She did WHAT?" your roommate questions,as you relate an anecdote about a mutual friend.Your roommate is processing your story in _____ memory.

Compare and contrast the capacity and duration of sensory and short-term memory.Describe the experimental and neuropsychological evidence supporting the distinction between short- and long-term memories.

Flashbulb memories:

Which of the following is TRUE of the neuroscience of memory?

processes are processes in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

The concept of working memory represents a contemporary conceptualization of _____ memory.

Grouping pieces of information together to expand the effective capacity of short-term memory is termed _____.

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was going to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

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