Question 1

All types of information rehearsal have the same impact on the memory encoding process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Scott needs to buy several grocery items for his dinner later tonight, so he makes a list of the items now to prevent him from forgetting the items later. This list-making process is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  incidental learning 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  implicit learning 
D)  modality-specific learning 
A)  incidental learning 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  implicit learning 
D)  modality-specific learning

Question 3

Flashbulb memories are distinct and highly accurate recordings of important events in people's lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is LEAST likely to enhance academic performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  note-taking 
B)  elaborative interrogation 
C)  advance organizers 
D)  analogies 
A)  note-taking 
B)  elaborative interrogation 
C)  advance organizers 
D)  analogies

Question 5

Which of the following scenarios is most likely to produce the best retention of studied material, according to the optimal spacing theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  spacing 2 study periods 1 day apart from each other, followed by a test 3 days later 
B)  spacing 2 study periods 1 day apart from each other, followed by a test 4 days later 
C)  spacing 2 study periods 2 days apart from each other, followed by a test 10 days later 
D)  spacing 2 study periods 4 days apart from each other, followed by a test 5 days later 
A)  spacing 2 study periods 1 day apart from each other, followed by a test 3 days later 
B)  spacing 2 study periods 1 day apart from each other, followed by a test 4 days later 
C)  spacing 2 study periods 2 days apart from each other, followed by a test 10 days later 
D)  spacing 2 study periods 4 days apart from each other, followed by a test 5 days later

Question 6

Which of the following biological factors is said to play a role in the emotional aspects of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  glucose 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  amygdala 
D)  all of the above 
A)  glucose 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  amygdala 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Mary tells her research participants to memorize the list of 20 words in front of them, as they will have to recall those words during a later memory test. These instructors are consistent with which experimental procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  incidental learning 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  the generation effect 
D)  modality specific learning 
A)  incidental learning 
B)  intentional learning 
C)  the generation effect 
D)  modality specific learning

Question 8

The occurrence of distinctive stimuli impairing the recall of information presented after the distinctive items is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the anterograde amnesic effect 
B)  the retrograde amnesic effect 
C)  the von Restorff effect 
D)  the recency effect 
A)  the anterograde amnesic effect 
B)  the retrograde amnesic effect 
C)  the von Restorff effect 
D)  the recency effect

Question 9

It is only possible to obtain the von Restorff effect using human subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An experimenter presents a subject with the words CAR and CLOUD. If this was an experiment studying the generation effect, the subject's task would involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  repeating the words CAR and CLOUD over and over 
B)  counting the number of letters in the words CAR and CLOUD 
C)  Using the letters in the words CAR and CLOUD to form a new word 
D)  none of the above 
A)  repeating the words CAR and CLOUD over and over 
B)  counting the number of letters in the words CAR and CLOUD 
C)  Using the letters in the words CAR and CLOUD to form a new word 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

The players on the Big State University basketball team have been practicing new plays for their league championship game for the past week, and their coach wants to ensure that the team is properly aroused during the game to remember the plays. According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, what level of arousal should the coach try to induce to increase the likelihood of optimal retrieval of the new plays?

Accepted Answer

A)  low 
B)  medium 
C)  high 
D)  any of the above--arousal is not linked to memory 
A)  low 
B)  medium 
C)  high 
D)  any of the above--arousal is not linked to memory

Question 12

The enhanced recall of distinctive items, and the impaired recall of information presented just prior to the distinctive stimuli, is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the anterograde amnesic effect 
B)  the retrograde amnesic effect 
C)  the von Restorff effect 
D)  the recency effect 
A)  the anterograde amnesic effect 
B)  the retrograde amnesic effect 
C)  the von Restorff effect 
D)  the recency effect

Question 13

Bob just looked at the license plate of the car that ran a red light; Bob intends to call the police and report this incident. However, since he does not have any paper to write down the license plate information, he simply repeats the plate number over and over until he gets home. This type of processing is consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative rehearsal 
B)  picture memory 
C)  pronuncability 
D)  maintenance rehearsal 
A)  elaborative rehearsal 
B)  picture memory 
C)  pronuncability 
D)  maintenance rehearsal

Question 14

One should not study information in a massed manner on more than one occasion because the second session may interfere with the processing of the first session. This statement is consistent with which explanation of the spacing effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding variability 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  attention deficit 
D)  anterograde amnesia 
A)  encoding variability 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  attention deficit 
D)  anterograde amnesia

Question 15

Which of the following does not tend to occur with one having a personal interest in to-be -remembered material?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inducement of intrinsic motivation 
B)  the inducement of extrinsic motivation 
C)  heightened attention toward the to-be-learned material 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the inducement of intrinsic motivation 
B)  the inducement of extrinsic motivation 
C)  heightened attention toward the to-be-learned material 
D)  none of the above

All types of information rehearsal have the same impact on the memory encoding process.

Scott needs to buy several grocery items for his dinner later tonight, so he makes a list of the items now to prevent him from forgetting the items later. This list-making process is best described as:

Flashbulb memories are distinct and highly accurate recordings of important events in people's lives.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to enhance academic performance?

Which of the following scenarios is most likely to produce the best retention of studied material, according to the optimal spacing theory?

Which of the following biological factors is said to play a role in the emotional aspects of memory?

Mary tells her research participants to memorize the list of 20 words in front of them, as they will have to recall those words during a later memory test. These instructors are consistent with which experimental procedure?

The occurrence of distinctive stimuli impairing the recall of information presented after the distinctive items is referred to as:

It is only possible to obtain the von Restorff effect using human subjects.

An experimenter presents a subject with the words CAR and CLOUD. If this was an experiment studying the generation effect, the subject's task would involve:

The enhanced recall of distinctive items, and the impaired recall of information presented just prior to the distinctive stimuli, is referred to as:

One should not study information in a massed manner on more than one occasion because the second session may interfere with the processing of the first session. This statement is consistent with which explanation of the spacing effect?

Which of the following does not tend to occur with one having a personal interest in to-be -remembered material?

Introduction

Habituation and Other Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

Filters

Exam 9: Encoding

All types of information rehearsal have the same impact on the memory encoding process.

Scott needs to buy several grocery items for his dinner later tonight, so he makes a list of the items now to prevent him from forgetting the items later. This list-making process is best described as:

Flashbulb memories are distinct and highly accurate recordings of important events in people's lives.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to enhance academic performance?

Which of the following scenarios is most likely to produce the best retention of studied material, according to the optimal spacing theory?

Which of the following biological factors is said to play a role in the emotional aspects of memory?

Mary tells her research participants to memorize the list of 20 words in front of them, as they will have to recall those words during a later memory test. These instructors are consistent with which experimental procedure?

The occurrence of distinctive stimuli impairing the recall of information presented after the distinctive items is referred to as:

It is only possible to obtain the von Restorff effect using human subjects.

An experimenter presents a subject with the words CAR and CLOUD. If this was an experiment studying the generation effect, the subject's task would involve:

The enhanced recall of distinctive items, and the impaired recall of information presented just prior to the distinctive stimuli, is referred to as:

One should not study information in a massed manner on more than one occasion because the second session may interfere with the processing of the first session. This statement is consistent with which explanation of the spacing effect?

Which of the following does not tend to occur with one having a personal interest in to-be -remembered material?

Introduction

Habituation and Other Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

Filters