Question 1

Explain how elaboration is related to processing new stimuli. What brain activity does it affect?

Accepted Answer

When students are asked to increase thei

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the three structural levels of autobiographical memory identified by Conway and Rubin?

Accepted Answer

A)  reminiscence bump 
B)  event-specific knowledge 
C)  life time periods 
D)  general events 
A)  reminiscence bump 
B)  event-specific knowledge 
C)  life time periods 
D)  general events

Question 3

Use the principles of encoding to explain the serial position effect.

Accepted Answer

Words at the beginning of the list (prim

Question 4

A soap opera character who had a major head trauma cannot remember any post-injury people or events, but his memory for people and events prior to his injury is perfect. Is this fictional tale possible in the real world?

Accepted Answer

A)  No; there is no evidence of amnesia involving new events. 
B)  Yes; amnesia involving new events is called retrograde amnesia. 
C)  No; the condition described on the soap opera is not really amnesia. 
D)  Yes; amnesia involving new events is called anterograde amnesia. 
A)  No; there is no evidence of amnesia involving new events. 
B)  Yes; amnesia involving new events is called retrograde amnesia. 
C)  No; the condition described on the soap opera is not really amnesia. 
D)  Yes; amnesia involving new events is called anterograde amnesia.

Question 5

Your friend has one week to cram for a very important history exam. Since you are a psychology major, she asks you for tips on how to remember all of the information contained in her well-kept notes. What tips will you give her?

Accepted Answer

She needs tips for encoding and tips for

Question 6

Roger has just finished reading about Paivio's dual-code hypothesis in his psychology class. He decides to use Paivio's method when he studies for his French vocabulary test. This means that Roger will

Accepted Answer

A)  visualize the image associated with each French vocabulary word. 
B)  repeat each word at least twice before going to the next word on the list. 
C)  repeat each word in French as well as in English. 
D)  say each word followed by its meaning. 
A)  visualize the image associated with each French vocabulary word. 
B)  repeat each word at least twice before going to the next word on the list. 
C)  repeat each word in French as well as in English. 
D)  say each word followed by its meaning.

Question 7

The main difference between short-term memory and working memory has to do with

Accepted Answer

A)  function. 
B)  duration. 
C)  capacity. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  function. 
B)  duration. 
C)  capacity. 
D)  All of these.

Question 8

Provide examples of shallow, intermediate, and deep levels of processing.

Accepted Answer

At the shallow level, one might focus on

Question 9

You are doing a service learning project at a local hospital. One of the patients, Mr. Lee, can talk for hours about his boyhood experiences. Family and friends marvel at how well he remembers his past despite the fact that he has a memory span of about two digits. Baddeley would say that Mr. Lee has a problem with his ________ functions.

Accepted Answer

A)  imagery 
B)  executive 
C)  visuospatial 
D)  phonological loop 
A)  imagery 
B)  executive 
C)  visuospatial 
D)  phonological loop

Question 10

Connectionist network theory differs from schema theory in that it maintains that

Accepted Answer

A)  memory involves specific facts. 
B)  memories are coherent reconstructions. 
C)  memories are not clearly linked to each other. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  memory involves specific facts. 
B)  memories are coherent reconstructions. 
C)  memories are not clearly linked to each other. 
D)  All of these.

Question 11

When asked to memorize the 15 letters, C I A C B S A B C F B I I R S, Mary reorganized them into CIA, CBS, ABC, FBI, and IRS. Mary used the tactic of

Accepted Answer

A)  mental structuring. 
B)  visual structuring. 
C)  chunking. 
D)  cueing. 
A)  mental structuring. 
B)  visual structuring. 
C)  chunking. 
D)  cueing.

Question 12

Flashbulb memories are extremely accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You are amazed at how the server in the fancy restaurant accurately remembered all of the orders from you and your eleven friends without writing them down. It is likely that while the server was taking your orders, he

Accepted Answer

A)  did not notice the woman at the next table who was putting food in her handbag. 
B)  was also paying attention to the couple at the back table who were holding hands. 
C)  noticed that there were two forks missing at your table. 
D)  was also paying attention to the couple at the table behind you who were praying. 
A)  did not notice the woman at the next table who was putting food in her handbag. 
B)  was also paying attention to the couple at the back table who were holding hands. 
C)  noticed that there were two forks missing at your table. 
D)  was also paying attention to the couple at the table behind you who were praying.

Question 14

You decide to go to a hypnotist to try to stop smoking. The hypnotist asks you to remember what it was like before you started smoking. Which memory system will you use to comply with this request?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  iconic 
C)  episodic 
D)  nondeclarative 
A)  semantic 
B)  iconic 
C)  episodic 
D)  nondeclarative

Question 15

Which element of sensory memory would be most useful to Stan who is quickly scanning a map of the United States to learn where each state fits?

Accepted Answer

A)  echoic 
B)  implicit 
C)  iconic 
D)  procedural 
A)  echoic 
B)  implicit 
C)  iconic 
D)  procedural

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT included in the encoding process?

Accepted Answer

A)  paying attention 
B)  testing yourself 
C)  elaborating 
D)  using imagery 
A)  paying attention 
B)  testing yourself 
C)  elaborating 
D)  using imagery

Question 17

According to Ebbinghaus, most forgetting takes place soon after we learn something.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jeff says that we have neurons that respond specifically to faces, while Missy says neurons respond to all stimuli. Who is right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeff 
B)  Jeff, but only under bright conditions 
C)  Missy 
D)  Missy, but only under bright conditions 
A)  Jeff 
B)  Jeff, but only under bright conditions 
C)  Missy 
D)  Missy, but only under bright conditions

Question 19

Margaret fell down her basement stairs and suffered serious injury to her amygdala. What memory problems is she most likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficulty remembering her address and telephone number 
B)  difficulty adding numbers 
C)  difficulty with emotional memories 
D)  difficulty with short-term memories 
A)  difficulty remembering her address and telephone number 
B)  difficulty adding numbers 
C)  difficulty with emotional memories 
D)  difficulty with short-term memories

Question 20

Sam tells her friend, Ava, that she should use imagery when studying. Ava should use Sam's tip when she is focusing on

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  encoding. 
C)  organization. 
D)  rehearsal. 
A)  retrieval. 
B)  encoding. 
C)  organization. 
D)  rehearsal.

Explain how elaboration is related to processing new stimuli. What brain activity does it affect?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three structural levels of autobiographical memory identified by Conway and Rubin?

Use the principles of encoding to explain the serial position effect.

A soap opera character who had a major head trauma cannot remember any post-injury people or events, but his memory for people and events prior to his injury is perfect. Is this fictional tale possible in the real world?

Your friend has one week to cram for a very important history exam. Since you are a psychology major, she asks you for tips on how to remember all of the information contained in her well-kept notes. What tips will you give her?

Roger has just finished reading about Paivio's dual-code hypothesis in his psychology class. He decides to use Paivio's method when he studies for his French vocabulary test. This means that Roger will

The main difference between short-term memory and working memory has to do with

Provide examples of shallow, intermediate, and deep levels of processing.

Connectionist network theory differs from schema theory in that it maintains that

When asked to memorize the 15 letters, C I A C B S A B C F B I I R S, Mary reorganized them into CIA, CBS, ABC, FBI, and IRS. Mary used the tactic of

Flashbulb memories are extremely accurate.

You are amazed at how the server in the fancy restaurant accurately remembered all of the orders from you and your eleven friends without writing them down. It is likely that while the server was taking your orders, he

You decide to go to a hypnotist to try to stop smoking. The hypnotist asks you to remember what it was like before you started smoking. Which memory system will you use to comply with this request?

Which element of sensory memory would be most useful to Stan who is quickly scanning a map of the United States to learn where each state fits?

Which of the following is NOT included in the encoding process?

According to Ebbinghaus, most forgetting takes place soon after we learn something.

Jeff says that we have neurons that respond specifically to faces, while Missy says neurons respond to all stimuli. Who is right?

Margaret fell down her basement stairs and suffered serious injury to her amygdala. What memory problems is she most likely to experience?

Sam tells her friend, Ava, that she should use imagery when studying. Ava should use Sam's tip when she is focusing on

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Exam 7: Memory

Explain how elaboration is related to processing new stimuli. What brain activity does it affect?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three structural levels of autobiographical memory identified by Conway and Rubin?

Use the principles of encoding to explain the serial position effect.

A soap opera character who had a major head trauma cannot remember any post-injury people or events, but his memory for people and events prior to his injury is perfect. Is this fictional tale possible in the real world?

Your friend has one week to cram for a very important history exam. Since you are a psychology major, she asks you for tips on how to remember all of the information contained in her well-kept notes. What tips will you give her?

Roger has just finished reading about Paivio's dual-code hypothesis in his psychology class. He decides to use Paivio's method when he studies for his French vocabulary test. This means that Roger will

The main difference between short-term memory and working memory has to do with

Provide examples of shallow, intermediate, and deep levels of processing.

Connectionist network theory differs from schema theory in that it maintains that

When asked to memorize the 15 letters, C I A C B S A B C F B I I R S, Mary reorganized them into CIA, CBS, ABC, FBI, and IRS. Mary used the tactic of

Flashbulb memories are extremely accurate.

You are amazed at how the server in the fancy restaurant accurately remembered all of the orders from you and your eleven friends without writing them down. It is likely that while the server was taking your orders, he

You decide to go to a hypnotist to try to stop smoking. The hypnotist asks you to remember what it was like before you started smoking. Which memory system will you use to comply with this request?

Which element of sensory memory would be most useful to Stan who is quickly scanning a map of the United States to learn where each state fits?

Which of the following is NOT included in the encoding process?

According to Ebbinghaus, most forgetting takes place soon after we learn something.

Jeff says that we have neurons that respond specifically to faces, while Missy says neurons respond to all stimuli. Who is right?

Margaret fell down her basement stairs and suffered serious injury to her amygdala. What memory problems is she most likely to experience?

Sam tells her friend, Ava, that she should use imagery when studying. Ava should use Sam's tip when she is focusing on

Science of Psychology

Psychologys Scientific Method

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

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Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Personality

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Psychological Disorders

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Health Psychology

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