Question 1

When a person correctly recalls a piece of information but incorrectly recalls the source of that information, we observe a case of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transience 
B)  interference 
C)  blocking 
D)  misattribution 
A)  transience 
B)  interference 
C)  blocking 
D)  misattribution D

Question 2

Forgetting is critical for healthy memory function for all of the following reasons except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people with hyperthymesia have difficulty functioning normally 
B)  forgetting helps the perceptual acuity for all sensory modalities 
C)  maintaining memories over time requires an animal to expend energy 
D)  forgetting makes recalling pertinent information easier and more accurate by eliminating other similar (i.e. redundant) memories 
A)  people with hyperthymesia have difficulty functioning normally 
B)  forgetting helps the perceptual acuity for all sensory modalities 
C)  maintaining memories over time requires an animal to expend energy 
D)  forgetting makes recalling pertinent information easier and more accurate by eliminating other similar (i.e. redundant) memories B

Question 3

The unwanted recall of distressing memories is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  persistence 
B)  suggestibility 
C)  bias 
D)  misattribution 
A)  persistence 
B)  suggestibility 
C)  bias 
D)  misattribution A

Question 4

When we discuss forgetting, we are referring to information that is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inaccessible but not necessarily unavailable 
B)  both inaccessible and unavailable 
C)  neither inaccessible nor unavailable 
D)  unavailable but not necessarily inaccessible 
A)  inaccessible but not necessarily unavailable 
B)  both inaccessible and unavailable 
C)  neither inaccessible nor unavailable 
D)  unavailable but not necessarily inaccessible

Question 5

Infantile amnesia ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assumes that it takes longer for older children to forget 
B)  affects semantic and implicit memories, but not episodic memories 
C)  is an abrupt transition from "no memory " to "memory" 
D)  is unique to humans 
A)  assumes that it takes longer for older children to forget 
B)  affects semantic and implicit memories, but not episodic memories 
C)  is an abrupt transition from "no memory " to "memory" 
D)  is unique to humans

Question 6

Schacter's (2002) sins of omission include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transience 
B)  bias 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  persistence 
A)  transience 
B)  bias 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  persistence

Question 7

The processes of pattern separation and population coding make hippocampal memories highly resistant to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  elimination 
B)  coding 
C)  interference 
D)  retention 
A)  elimination 
B)  coding 
C)  interference 
D)  retention

Question 8

Defining forgetting as a complete loss of a memory trace presents a major problem: How can a researcher determine whether the trace is truly gone? What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Defining forgetting as a complete loss o

Question 9

When a person changes a recollection because outside information suggests the original recollection is incorrect, we have a case of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  misattribution 
B)  blocking 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  interference 
A)  misattribution 
B)  blocking 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  interference

Question 10

When somebody who is depressed may tend to recall more negative events than a person who is not depressed, although both individuals experienced the same number of negative events, we conclude that we observe a case of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bias 
B)  interference 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  blocking 
A)  bias 
B)  interference 
C)  suggestibility 
D)  blocking

Question 11

The most reliable conclusion from observing any forgetting curve is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the rate of forgetting is very high soon after learning, but that the rate of forgetting slows with time 
B)  the rate of forgetting is the same throughout its entire duration 
C)  the rate of forgetting depends on the emotional state of the subject 
D)  the rate of forgetting is low soon after learning, but then increases with time 
A)  the rate of forgetting is very high soon after learning, but that the rate of forgetting slows with time 
B)  the rate of forgetting is the same throughout its entire duration 
C)  the rate of forgetting depends on the emotional state of the subject 
D)  the rate of forgetting is low soon after learning, but then increases with time

Question 12

What are Schacter's "seven sins of memory"? Which are sins of omission and which are sins of commission?

Accepted Answer

Schacter's sins of omission ar

Question 13

Proactive interference is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the ability to retrieve old memories because of newly learned information 
B)  a reduction in the ability to create new memories because of existing memories 
C)  a reduction in the ability to retrieve old traumatic memories 
D)  an enhancement in the ability to create new memories because of existing memories 
A)  a reduction in the ability to retrieve old memories because of newly learned information 
B)  a reduction in the ability to create new memories because of existing memories 
C)  a reduction in the ability to retrieve old traumatic memories 
D)  an enhancement in the ability to create new memories because of existing memories

Question 14

What are Ebbinghaus's main contribution to the study of memory?

Accepted Answer

In his experiments, Ebbinghaus (1885) cr

Question 15

In a normal brain, forgetting of hippocampal memories is due to ________, while forgetting in the neocortical memories is due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay; interference 
B)  interference; decay 
C)  omission; commission 
D)  commission; omission 
A)  decay; interference 
B)  interference; decay 
C)  omission; commission 
D)  commission; omission

Question 16

John McGeoch (1932) suggested that they are two types of interference that lead to forgetting: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive and negative 
B)  real and imagined 
C)  proactive and retroactive 
D)  omitted and committed 
A)  positive and negative 
B)  real and imagined 
C)  proactive and retroactive 
D)  omitted and committed

Question 17

Memories that are activated frequently are less vulnerable to neurogenesis-dependent decay because these memories benefit from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory-trace consolidation 
B)  pattern completion 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  promiscuous encoding 
A)  memory-trace consolidation 
B)  pattern completion 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  promiscuous encoding

Question 18

What are direct-forgetting paradigms? What are two examples?

Accepted Answer

Intentional forgetting has been studied

Question 19

In the lab, proactive and retroactive interference have been studied extensively using a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  forgetting curve 
B)  long-term potentiation protocol 
C)  nonsense syllables 
D)  paired-associate paradigm 
A)  forgetting curve 
B)  long-term potentiation protocol 
C)  nonsense syllables 
D)  paired-associate paradigm

Question 20

Donald Hebb (1949) proposed a biological theory for consolidation and the best evidence for it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the occurrence of retrograde amnesia following traumatic head injuries 
B)  the occurrence of misattribution 
C)  the interference by new memories 
D)  long-term potentiation 
A)  the occurrence of retrograde amnesia following traumatic head injuries 
B)  the occurrence of misattribution 
C)  the interference by new memories 
D)  long-term potentiation

When a person correctly recalls a piece of information but incorrectly recalls the source of that information, we observe a case of ________.

Forgetting is critical for healthy memory function for all of the following reasons except ________.

The unwanted recall of distressing memories is called ________.

When we discuss forgetting, we are referring to information that is ________.

Infantile amnesia ________.

Schacter's (2002) sins of omission include ________.

The processes of pattern separation and population coding make hippocampal memories highly resistant to ________.

Defining forgetting as a complete loss of a memory trace presents a major problem: How can a researcher determine whether the trace is truly gone? What does this mean?

When a person changes a recollection because outside information suggests the original recollection is incorrect, we have a case of ________.

When somebody who is depressed may tend to recall more negative events than a person who is not depressed, although both individuals experienced the same number of negative events, we conclude that we observe a case of ________.

The most reliable conclusion from observing any forgetting curve is ________.

What are Schacter's "seven sins of memory"? Which are sins of omission and which are sins of commission?

Proactive interference is ________.

What are Ebbinghaus's main contribution to the study of memory?

In a normal brain, forgetting of hippocampal memories is due to , while forgetting in the neocortical memories is due to .

John McGeoch (1932) suggested that they are two types of interference that lead to forgetting: ________.

Memories that are activated frequently are less vulnerable to neurogenesis-dependent decay because these memories benefit from ________.

What are direct-forgetting paradigms? What are two examples?

In the lab, proactive and retroactive interference have been studied extensively using a ________.

Donald Hebb (1949) proposed a biological theory for consolidation and the best evidence for it is ________.

The Study of Memory

Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Explicit and Implicit Memory

Episodic Memory and Autobiographical Memory

Generic Memory

Memory Across the Lifespan

Memory and Our Social Selves

Memory and the Law

Memory and the Marketplace

Memory, the Body, and Health

Exceptional Memory, Mnemonics, and Expertise

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Exam 8: Forgetting

When a person correctly recalls a piece of information but incorrectly recalls the source of that information, we observe a case of ________.

Forgetting is critical for healthy memory function for all of the following reasons except ________.

The unwanted recall of distressing memories is called ________.

When we discuss forgetting, we are referring to information that is ________.

Infantile amnesia ________.

Schacter's (2002) sins of omission include ________.

The processes of pattern separation and population coding make hippocampal memories highly resistant to ________.

Defining forgetting as a complete loss of a memory trace presents a major problem: How can a researcher determine whether the trace is truly gone? What does this mean?

When a person changes a recollection because outside information suggests the original recollection is incorrect, we have a case of ________.

When somebody who is depressed may tend to recall more negative events than a person who is not depressed, although both individuals experienced the same number of negative events, we conclude that we observe a case of ________.

The most reliable conclusion from observing any forgetting curve is ________.

What are Schacter's "seven sins of memory"? Which are sins of omission and which are sins of commission?

Proactive interference is ________.

What are Ebbinghaus's main contribution to the study of memory?

In a normal brain, forgetting of hippocampal memories is due to ________, while forgetting in the neocortical memories is due to ________.

John McGeoch (1932) suggested that they are two types of interference that lead to forgetting: ________.

Memories that are activated frequently are less vulnerable to neurogenesis-dependent decay because these memories benefit from ________.

What are direct-forgetting paradigms? What are two examples?

In the lab, proactive and retroactive interference have been studied extensively using a ________.

Donald Hebb (1949) proposed a biological theory for consolidation and the best evidence for it is ________.

The Study of Memory

Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Explicit and Implicit Memory

Episodic Memory and Autobiographical Memory

Generic Memory

Memory Across the Lifespan

Memory and Our Social Selves

Memory and the Law

Memory and the Marketplace

Memory, the Body, and Health

Exceptional Memory, Mnemonics, and Expertise

Filters

In a normal brain, forgetting of hippocampal memories is due to , while forgetting in the neocortical memories is due to .