Question 1

Continuing to study and rehearse material after you think you already know it

Accepted Answer

A)  is a waste of time. 
B)  creates retroactive interference. 
C)  creates better organizational cues. 
D)  is an effective strategy called overlearning. 
A)  is a waste of time. 
B)  creates retroactive interference. 
C)  creates better organizational cues. 
D)  is an effective strategy called overlearning.

Question 2

The more unusual and personally relevant an event is

Accepted Answer

A)  the more accurate is our memory of it. 
B)  the more likely we are to retrieve a memory of it. 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options 
A)  the more accurate is our memory of it. 
B)  the more likely we are to retrieve a memory of it. 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options

Question 3

Schemas influence the way information is

Accepted Answer

A)  encoded. 
B)  stored. 
C)  retrieved. 
D)  All of these 
A)  encoded. 
B)  stored. 
C)  retrieved. 
D)  All of these

Question 4

According to your text, one of Ebbinghaus's key __________ variables was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent; recall accuracy 
B)  dependent; ease of relearning 
C)  independent; recall accuracy 
D)  independent; ease of relearning 
A)  dependent; recall accuracy 
B)  dependent; ease of relearning 
C)  independent; recall accuracy 
D)  independent; ease of relearning

Question 5

According to your text, which theory of forgetting has the LEAST empirical research support?

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  interference 
C)  cue-dependent 
D)  Neither the interference theory nor the cue-dependent forgetting theory has received much empirical support. 
A)  decay 
B)  interference 
C)  cue-dependent 
D)  Neither the interference theory nor the cue-dependent forgetting theory has received much empirical support.

Question 6

Autobiographical memories are most directly a subset of __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Autobiographical memories are most directly a subset...

Question 7

A researcher varies the distinctiveness of a staged event to which participants are exposed in the lab; in a later session, participants are asked to recall the event. Which of the following predictions should the researcher make, based on the results of existing research?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; in addition, their. memories for distinctive events should be more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
B) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; however, their. memories for distinctive events should be less accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
C) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; their memories for. distinctive events, though, should be no more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
D) Participants should be no more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; in addition, their. memories for distinctive events should be no more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
A) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; in addition, their. memories for distinctive events should be more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
B) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; however, their. memories for distinctive events should be less accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
C) Participants should be more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; their memories for. distinctive events, though, should be no more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events. 
D) Participants should be no more likely to recall distinctive than nondistinctive events; in addition, their. memories for distinctive events should be no more accurate than their memories for nondistinctive events.

Question 8

Studies investigating priming effects exemplify which form of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit 
B)  declarative 
C)  procedural 
D)  implicit 
A)  explicit 
B)  declarative 
C)  procedural 
D)  implicit

Question 9

Review your text's discussion of retrieval cues, recognition vs. recall, and levels of processing. How might you use this knowledge to study more effectively for your college courses?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Review your text's discussion of retrieval cues,...

Question 10

Flashbulb memories are often

Accepted Answer

A)  incomplete. 
B)  inaccurate. 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options 
A)  incomplete. 
B)  inaccurate. 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options

Question 11

Omar cannot remember the events that led up to the motorcycle accident that injured his brain. Omar's amnesia is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive. 
B)  anterograde. 
C)  retroactive. 
D)  retrograde. 
A)  proactive. 
B)  anterograde. 
C)  retroactive. 
D)  retrograde.

Question 12

Stephen Lindsay and colleagues found that video evidence may provide imagery that can lead to________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stephen Lindsay and colleagues found that video...

Question 13

Liz knows that "correlation does not mean causation". This is an example of a(n) __________memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  declarative 
C)  procedural 
D)  recognition 
A)  episodic 
B)  declarative 
C)  procedural 
D)  recognition

Question 14

The decay theory of forgetting has received __________ research support than has either the interferenceor cue-dependent forgetting theories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The decay theory of forgetting has received...

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the three memory processes identified at the beginning of the text's discussion of memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Levels-of-processing theory suggests that shallow processing is to deep processing as __________ is to__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical characteristics; semantic content 
B)  repetitive rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options 
A)  physical characteristics; semantic content 
B)  repetitive rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal 
C)  both of these options 
D)  neither of these options

Question 17

Keith has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following is he most likely to forget in early stages of the disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  how to tie his shoes 
B)  how to shift gears in his car 
C)  his next doctor's appointment 
D)  how to use a telephone 
A)  how to tie his shoes 
B)  how to shift gears in his car 
C)  his next doctor's appointment 
D)  how to use a telephone

Question 18

Previous exposure to a stimulus that later makes it easier to recall related information even when there is no conscious memory of the exposure is called

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory. 
B)  primary processing. 
C)  unconscious coding. 
D)  priming. 
A)  declarative memory. 
B)  primary processing. 
C)  unconscious coding. 
D)  priming.

Question 19

An essay question is a(n) _________ test of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition 
B)  recall 
C)  objective 
D)  projective 
A)  recognition 
B)  recall 
C)  objective 
D)  projective

Question 20

In one view of memory recall, knowledge is stored in __________, which are mental representations ofclusters of interconnected information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In one view of memory recall, knowledge...

Continuing to study and rehearse material after you think you already know it

The more unusual and personally relevant an event is

Schemas influence the way information is

According to your text, one of Ebbinghaus's key variables was .

According to your text, which theory of forgetting has the LEAST empirical research support?

Autobiographical memories are most directly a subset of __________ memories.

A researcher varies the distinctiveness of a staged event to which participants are exposed in the lab; in a later session, participants are asked to recall the event. Which of the following predictions should the researcher make, based on the results of existing research?

Studies investigating priming effects exemplify which form of memory?

Review your text's discussion of retrieval cues, recognition vs. recall, and levels of processing. How might you use this knowledge to study more effectively for your college courses?

Flashbulb memories are often

Omar cannot remember the events that led up to the motorcycle accident that injured his brain. Omar's amnesia is best described as

Stephen Lindsay and colleagues found that video evidence may provide imagery that can lead to________.

Liz knows that "correlation does not mean causation". This is an example of a(n) __________memory.

The decay theory of forgetting has received __________ research support than has either the interferenceor cue-dependent forgetting theories.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three memory processes identified at the beginning of the text's discussion of memory?

Levels-of-processing theory suggests that shallow processing is to deep processing as is to.

Keith has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following is he most likely to forget in early stages of the disease?

Previous exposure to a stimulus that later makes it easier to recall related information even when there is no conscious memory of the exposure is called

An essay question is a(n) _________ test of memory.

In one view of memory recall, knowledge is stored in __________, which are mental representations ofclusters of interconnected information.

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Continuing to study and rehearse material after you think you already know it

The more unusual and personally relevant an event is

Schemas influence the way information is

According to your text, one of Ebbinghaus's key __________ variables was __________.

According to your text, which theory of forgetting has the LEAST empirical research support?

Autobiographical memories are most directly a subset of __________ memories.

A researcher varies the distinctiveness of a staged event to which participants are exposed in the lab; in a later session, participants are asked to recall the event. Which of the following predictions should the researcher make, based on the results of existing research?

Studies investigating priming effects exemplify which form of memory?

Review your text's discussion of retrieval cues, recognition vs. recall, and levels of processing. How might you use this knowledge to study more effectively for your college courses?

Flashbulb memories are often

Omar cannot remember the events that led up to the motorcycle accident that injured his brain. Omar's amnesia is best described as

Stephen Lindsay and colleagues found that video evidence may provide imagery that can lead to________.

Liz knows that "correlation does not mean causation". This is an example of a(n) __________memory.

The decay theory of forgetting has received __________ research support than has either the interferenceor cue-dependent forgetting theories.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three memory processes identified at the beginning of the text's discussion of memory?

Levels-of-processing theory suggests that shallow processing is to deep processing as __________ is to__________.

Keith has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following is he most likely to forget in early stages of the disease?

Previous exposure to a stimulus that later makes it easier to recall related information even when there is no conscious memory of the exposure is called

An essay question is a(n) _________ test of memory.

In one view of memory recall, knowledge is stored in __________, which are mental representations ofclusters of interconnected information.

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Sensory Perception and Processing

Exploring Altered States of Consciousness, Sleep, and Drug Use

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Exploring the Field of Cognitive Psychology and Problem Solving

Motivation, Emotions, and Sexual Behaviors: an Overview

Understanding Persuasion, Attribution, and Social Cognition in Advertising and Psychology

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According to your text, one of Ebbinghaus's key variables was .

Levels-of-processing theory suggests that shallow processing is to deep processing as is to.