Question 1

Metacognitive awareness can sometimes mislead us in which of the following ways:

Accepted Answer

A)  To falsely believe a memory is correct 
B)  To ignore the contribution of declarative memory 
C)  To learn information too slowly 
D)  To develop inefficient mnemonics 
A)  To falsely believe a memory is correct 
B)  To ignore the contribution of declarative memory 
C)  To learn information too slowly 
D)  To develop inefficient mnemonics

Question 2

The improved retention of one piece of information that is made distinct or different from the information around it:

Accepted Answer

A)  Content accuracy 
B)  Technical accuracy 
C)  Priming 
D)  von Restorff / isolation effect 
A)  Content accuracy 
B)  Technical accuracy 
C)  Priming 
D)  von Restorff / isolation effect

Question 3

A patient who can remember events that occurred before his/her brain injury, but cannot remember anything that has occurred since is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Retrograde amnesia 
B)  A double dissociation 
C)  Alzheimer's disease 
D)  Anterograde amnesia 
A)  Retrograde amnesia 
B)  A double dissociation 
C)  Alzheimer's disease 
D)  Anterograde amnesia

Question 4

Klaus attends class in a small room that is next door to the music practice room. His final exam is taken in a large but very quiet room. Klaus is likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Not do as well on the exam compared to if he had taken it in the original classroom 
B)  Do much better than if he had taken it in the original classroom as it will be quieter and less cramped 
C)  Do just the same regardless of which room he takes it in 
D)  Only do well on questions asking about music 
A)  Not do as well on the exam compared to if he had taken it in the original classroom 
B)  Do much better than if he had taken it in the original classroom as it will be quieter and less cramped 
C)  Do just the same regardless of which room he takes it in 
D)  Only do well on questions asking about music

Question 5

Which of the following contributes to how mnemonics work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being confident that the mnemonic will work 
B)  Using a novel and unique method to remember information 
C)  Integrating material into an existing memory framework 
D)  Only using the mnemonic occasionally so it does not become stale 
A)  Being confident that the mnemonic will work 
B)  Using a novel and unique method to remember information 
C)  Integrating material into an existing memory framework 
D)  Only using the mnemonic occasionally so it does not become stale

Question 6

With respect to levels of processing, task effects refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Type I rehearsal producing superior recall to Type II rehearsal 
B)  Higher recall for earlier list items 
C)  Recognition reflects familiarity and actual recognition 
D)  Type I processing sometimes leading to equal or superior recognition performance than type II rehearsal 
A)  Type I rehearsal producing superior recall to Type II rehearsal 
B)  Higher recall for earlier list items 
C)  Recognition reflects familiarity and actual recognition 
D)  Type I processing sometimes leading to equal or superior recognition performance than type II rehearsal

Question 7

Patients with anterograde amnesia show intact memory for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  New motor skills 
B)  New motor skills and new names 
C)  New events that occur after the brain damage 
D)  Word lists if the words in them are meaningful 
A)  New motor skills 
B)  New motor skills and new names 
C)  New events that occur after the brain damage 
D)  Word lists if the words in them are meaningful

Question 8

Why did Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables?

Accepted Answer

He wanted to study the properties of mem

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Ebbinghaus's legacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The common use of operant conditioning 
B)  The use of complicated statistical methods 
C)  The contribution to verbal learning 
D)  An understanding of how we develop language 
A)  The common use of operant conditioning 
B)  The use of complicated statistical methods 
C)  The contribution to verbal learning 
D)  An understanding of how we develop language

Question 10

Concrete words are usually remembered better than abstract words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Words that denote concrete objects, as opposed to abstract words, can be encoded into memory twice, once in terms of their verbal attributes and once in terms of their image-based properties. This:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increases the likelihood that the words will be recalled or remembered 
B)  Causes a problem because of interference between the verbal and imagery properties 
C)  Concrete objects cannot be encoded this way 
D)  Both concrete and abstract words can easily be encoded in this way 
A)  Increases the likelihood that the words will be recalled or remembered 
B)  Causes a problem because of interference between the verbal and imagery properties 
C)  Concrete objects cannot be encoded this way 
D)  Both concrete and abstract words can easily be encoded in this way

Question 12

Jenkins & Dallenbach (1924) report an experiment in which participants underwent a nonsense syllable study phase followed by sleep or waking across a delay of either 1, 2, 4, or 8 hours. They report:

Accepted Answer

A)  Less integration in the sleep condition 
B)  Better memory in those who slept straight after learning 
C)  More memory consolidation and integration in the sleep condition 
D)  Less memory consolidation and integration in the sleep condition 
A)  Less integration in the sleep condition 
B)  Better memory in those who slept straight after learning 
C)  More memory consolidation and integration in the sleep condition 
D)  Less memory consolidation and integration in the sleep condition

Question 13

You have a fantastic new job writing television commercials and wonder if all those psychology 
courses you slaved over will be of any use. Your first assignment is to design a commercial promoting a certain university. Of course, you want people to remember the name of the university after the advertisement has ended, and suddenly realize you can impress your supervisor by using your knowledge of the serial position effect. Explain how you would design your commercial so that the university's name is remembered both straight after the commercial has ended and for a long time afterwards. In your discussion, mention where you would avoid placing the university's name and why.

Accepted Answer

Any design that clearly follows principl

Question 14

Subjective organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  Consistent grouping of unrelated words 
B)  An active strategic kind of rehearsal 
C)  Organization is necessary for memory encoding 
D)  Clustered list learning 
A)  Consistent grouping of unrelated words 
B)  An active strategic kind of rehearsal 
C)  Organization is necessary for memory encoding 
D)  Clustered list learning

Question 15

Which of the following could reflect a problem for the depth of processing account?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task effects (e.g., comparing cued versus free recall) 
B)  Mnemonic devices leading to improved memory performance 
C)  Definingness 
D)  That the amount of time spent remembering a "G-word" during a maintenance rehearsal task did not impact accuracy of recall 
A)  Task effects (e.g., comparing cued versus free recall) 
B)  Mnemonic devices leading to improved memory performance 
C)  Definingness 
D)  That the amount of time spent remembering a "G-word" during a maintenance rehearsal task did not impact accuracy of recall

Question 16

Jessica asked Nick to go to a supermarket and buy 10 things for her. Nick is out of paper
and can't find a pencil, so he decides to use the pegword method to remember Jessica's shopping list. How would he do this? Provide a brief description of what he needs to do to encode the first two items of Jessica's list (let's say the first two items on Jessica's list are a bar of soap and steak). Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Nick needs to visualize and in

Metacognitive awareness can sometimes mislead us in which of the following ways:

The improved retention of one piece of information that is made distinct or different from the information around it:

A patient who can remember events that occurred before his/her brain injury, but cannot remember anything that has occurred since is most likely suffering from:

Klaus attends class in a small room that is next door to the music practice room. His final exam is taken in a large but very quiet room. Klaus is likely to:

Which of the following contributes to how mnemonics work?

With respect to levels of processing, task effects refer to:

Patients with anterograde amnesia show intact memory for which of the following?

Why did Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables?

Which of the following is true of Ebbinghaus's legacy?

Concrete words are usually remembered better than abstract words.

Words that denote concrete objects, as opposed to abstract words, can be encoded into memory twice, once in terms of their verbal attributes and once in terms of their image-based properties. This:

Jenkins & Dallenbach (1924) report an experiment in which participants underwent a nonsense syllable study phase followed by sleep or waking across a delay of either 1, 2, 4, or 8 hours. They report:

Subjective organization:

Which of the following could reflect a problem for the depth of processing account?

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Exam 6: Learning and Remembering

Metacognitive awareness can sometimes mislead us in which of the following ways:

The improved retention of one piece of information that is made distinct or different from the information around it:

A patient who can remember events that occurred before his/her brain injury, but cannot remember anything that has occurred since is most likely suffering from:

Klaus attends class in a small room that is next door to the music practice room. His final exam is taken in a large but very quiet room. Klaus is likely to:

Which of the following contributes to how mnemonics work?

With respect to levels of processing, task effects refer to:

Patients with anterograde amnesia show intact memory for which of the following?

Why did Ebbinghaus use nonsense syllables?

Which of the following is true of Ebbinghaus's legacy?

Concrete words are usually remembered better than abstract words.

Words that denote concrete objects, as opposed to abstract words, can be encoded into memory twice, once in terms of their verbal attributes and once in terms of their image-based properties. This:

Jenkins & Dallenbach (1924) report an experiment in which participants underwent a nonsense syllable study phase followed by sleep or waking across a delay of either 1, 2, 4, or 8 hours. They report:

Subjective organization:

Which of the following could reflect a problem for the depth of processing account?

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

The Cognitive Science Approach

Perception and Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Filters