Question 1

A student spent a year and a half practicing his ability to memorize sequences of numbers.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?​

Accepted Answer

A) He had increased his ability to memorize numbers, letters, faces, or anything else. 
B) ​He had improved his ability to memorize numbers or letters, but not faces. 
C) ​He had improved his ability to memorize numbers, but not letters or faces. 
D) ​His ability to memorize had not changed in any way. 
A) He had increased his ability to memorize numbers, letters, faces, or anything else. 
B) ​He had improved his ability to memorize numbers or letters, but not faces. 
C) ​He had improved his ability to memorize numbers, but not letters or faces. 
D) ​His ability to memorize had not changed in any way.

Question 2

What should we predict about the memory of people with lower than normal cortisol levels?​

Accepted Answer

A) Unaffected memory storage and therefore normal recall 
B) ​Improved memory storage and therefore improved recall 
C) ​Impaired memory storage and therefore memory lapses 
D) ​Inaccurate memory storage and therefore many false memories 
A) Unaffected memory storage and therefore normal recall 
B) ​Improved memory storage and therefore improved recall 
C) ​Impaired memory storage and therefore memory lapses 
D) ​Inaccurate memory storage and therefore many false memories

Question 3

​What did later memory researchers learn that Ebbinghaus did not know?

Accepted Answer

A) People can memorize material that is meaningless. 
B) ​Long lists are harder to memorize than short lists. 
C) ​It is possible to measure memory quantitatively. 
D) ​We have more than one type of memory. 
A) People can memorize material that is meaningless. 
B) ​Long lists are harder to memorize than short lists. 
C) ​It is possible to measure memory quantitatively. 
D) ​We have more than one type of memory.

Question 4

​Several experiments showed that memory for a nonsense string like HOZDF fades within seconds unless it is rehearsed.Under what circumstance would you probably remember it better?

Accepted Answer

A) On the first trial of the experiment 
B) ​On the last trial of the experiment 
C) ​If you were surrounded by a group of people you know well 
D) ​If you were surrounded by a group of people you had never met 
A) On the first trial of the experiment 
B) ​On the last trial of the experiment 
C) ​If you were surrounded by a group of people you know well 
D) ​If you were surrounded by a group of people you had never met

Question 5

​Why did H.M.'s brain damage impair episodic memory and not procedural memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The left and right hemispheres do not have to communicate for procedural memory. 
B) ​Different memory types depend on different brain areas. 
C) ​Procedural memory is stored in the muscles, not the brain. 
D) ​Brain damage produces only temporary impairments. 
A) The left and right hemispheres do not have to communicate for procedural memory. 
B) ​Different memory types depend on different brain areas. 
C) ​Procedural memory is stored in the muscles, not the brain. 
D) ​Brain damage produces only temporary impairments.

Question 6

​Someone reads to you a list of words,and after each word you are supposed to say not that word,but the word before it.What is this test measuring?

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural memory 
B) Executive function 
C) ​Episodic memory 
D) ​Confabulation 
A) Procedural memory 
B) Executive function 
C) ​Episodic memory 
D) ​Confabulation

Question 7

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Source amnesia 
B) ​Retrograde amnesia 
C) ​Cotard's syndrome 
D) ​Alzheimer's disease 
A) Source amnesia 
B) ​Retrograde amnesia 
C) ​Cotard's syndrome 
D) ​Alzheimer's disease

Question 8

​Shortly after you read a novel with complex sentence structure,your own writing includes more complex sentences than usual.In doing so,what type of memory do you demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic memory 
B) ​Semantic memory 
C) ​Implicit memory 
D) ​Declarative memory 
A) Episodic memory 
B) ​Semantic memory 
C) ​Implicit memory 
D) ​Declarative memory

Question 9

Researchers described true childhood events and one false one (such as being lost in a store).How many people reported remembering the false event?​

Accepted Answer

A) All of them 
B) ​About one-fourth of them 
C) ​None of them 
D) ​Only those who were still children at the time of the interview 
A) All of them 
B) ​About one-fourth of them 
C) ​None of them 
D) ​Only those who were still children at the time of the interview

Question 10

What term refers to the process of converting a short-term memory into a long-term memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Consolidation 
B) ​Confabulation 
C) ​Confederation 
D) ​Constitution 
A) Consolidation 
B) ​Confabulation 
C) ​Confederation 
D) ​Constitution

Question 11

Events from which era of life are generally the easiest to remember?​

Accepted Answer

A) Infancy and childhood 
B) ​Adolescence and young adulthood 
C) ​Ten years ago 
D) ​All times equally 
A) Infancy and childhood 
B) ​Adolescence and young adulthood 
C) ​Ten years ago 
D) ​All times equally

Question 12

Several experiments showed that short-term memory fades rapidly unless it is rehearsed.One possible explanation is decay.What is another likely explanation?      ​

Accepted Answer

A) Chunking 
B) ​Repression 
C) ​Confabulation 
D) ​Interference 
A) Chunking 
B) ​Repression 
C) ​Confabulation 
D) ​Interference

Question 13

When you gradually learn that a certain pattern of wind and cloud means that you need an umbrella,which type of memory is this?​

Accepted Answer

A) Declarative memory or explicit learning 
B) ​Semantic memory or classical conditioning 
C) ​Episodic memory or mnemonic learning 
D) ​Procedural memory or habit learning 
A) Declarative memory or explicit learning 
B) ​Semantic memory or classical conditioning 
C) ​Episodic memory or mnemonic learning 
D) ​Procedural memory or habit learning

Question 14

After you witness a crime,the police show you photographs and ask whether any of them was the culprit.They are checking your memory by which method?​

Accepted Answer

A) Free recall 
B) ​Cued recall 
C) ​Recognition 
D) ​Savings 
A) Free recall 
B) ​Cued recall 
C) ​Recognition 
D) ​Savings

Question 15

If extensive therapy leads someone to report a long-lost memory of childhood abuse,what do most researchers recommend?​

Accepted Answer

A) Disbelieve the report. 
B) ​Trust the report. 
C) ​Give the person relevant photos to prompt further recall. 
D) ​Make no judgment unless other evidence supports the accusation. 
A) Disbelieve the report. 
B) ​Trust the report. 
C) ​Give the person relevant photos to prompt further recall. 
D) ​Make no judgment unless other evidence supports the accusation.

Question 16

Which of these would be BAD advice for interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?​

Accepted Answer

A) Ask simple, open-ended questions such as "Tell me what happened." 
B) ​Interview the child as soon as possible. 
C) ​Encourage the child to draw a picture of what happened. 
D) ​Encourage the child to act out the event with an anatomically detailed doll. 
A) Ask simple, open-ended questions such as "Tell me what happened." 
B) ​Interview the child as soon as possible. 
C) ​Encourage the child to draw a picture of what happened. 
D) ​Encourage the child to act out the event with an anatomically detailed doll.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Remembering the most recent time you played tennis 
B) ​Remembering the rules for playing tennis 
C) ​Remembering the score of the tennis game you are playing right now 
D) ​Remembering the time you met a pro tennis player 
A) Remembering the most recent time you played tennis 
B) ​Remembering the rules for playing tennis 
C) ​Remembering the score of the tennis game you are playing right now 
D) ​Remembering the time you met a pro tennis player

Question 18

You read a list of words including "artichoke." A few minutes later,when someone asks you to list some foods,you include "artichoke." What type of memory are you displaying?​

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit memory 
B) ​Episodic memory 
C) ​Semantic memory 
D) ​Declarative memory 
A) Implicit memory 
B) ​Episodic memory 
C) ​Semantic memory 
D) ​Declarative memory

Question 19

First you memorized the capitals of all the African countries.If you now memorize the capitals of all the Asian countries,why might you forget some of the African capitals?​

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding specificity 
B) ​The law of effect 
C) ​Retroactive interference 
D) ​Proactive interference 
A) Encoding specificity 
B) ​The law of effect 
C) ​Retroactive interference 
D) ​Proactive interference

Question 20

Which type of traumatic experience are people least likely to recall?​

Accepted Answer

A) A traumatic experience that happened repeatedly 
B) ​A traumatic experience from early childhood 
C) ​An extremely severe traumatic experience 
D) ​A traumatic experience that the family discussed openly 
A) A traumatic experience that happened repeatedly 
B) ​A traumatic experience from early childhood 
C) ​An extremely severe traumatic experience 
D) ​A traumatic experience that the family discussed openly

Exam 7: Memory

A student spent a year and a half practicing his ability to memorize sequences of numbers.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?​

What should we predict about the memory of people with lower than normal cortisol levels?​

​What did later memory researchers learn that Ebbinghaus did not know?

​Several experiments showed that memory for a nonsense string like HOZDF fades within seconds unless it is rehearsed.Under what circumstance would you probably remember it better?

​Why did H.M.'s brain damage impair episodic memory and not procedural memory?

​Someone reads to you a list of words,and after each word you are supposed to say not that word,but the word before it.What is this test measuring?

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as which of the following?​

​Shortly after you read a novel with complex sentence structure,your own writing includes more complex sentences than usual.In doing so,what type of memory do you demonstrate?

Researchers described true childhood events and one false one (such as being lost in a store).How many people reported remembering the false event?​

What term refers to the process of converting a short-term memory into a long-term memory?​

Events from which era of life are generally the easiest to remember?​

Several experiments showed that short-term memory fades rapidly unless it is rehearsed.One possible explanation is decay.What is another likely explanation? ​

When you gradually learn that a certain pattern of wind and cloud means that you need an umbrella,which type of memory is this?​

After you witness a crime,the police show you photographs and ask whether any of them was the culprit.They are checking your memory by which method?​

If extensive therapy leads someone to report a long-lost memory of childhood abuse,what do most researchers recommend?​

Which of these would be BAD advice for interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?​

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?​

You read a list of words including "artichoke." A few minutes later,when someone asks you to list some foods,you include "artichoke." What type of memory are you displaying?​

First you memorized the capitals of all the African countries.If you now memorize the capitals of all the Asian countries,why might you forget some of the African capitals?​

Which type of traumatic experience are people least likely to recall?​

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A student spent a year and a half practicing his ability to memorize sequences of numbers.By the end of the year,how had his memory changed-if at all?

What should we predict about the memory of people with lower than normal cortisol levels?

What did later memory researchers learn that Ebbinghaus did not know?

Several experiments showed that memory for a nonsense string like HOZDF fades within seconds unless it is rehearsed.Under what circumstance would you probably remember it better?

Why did H.M.'s brain damage impair episodic memory and not procedural memory?

Someone reads to you a list of words,and after each word you are supposed to say not that word,but the word before it.What is this test measuring?

A condition occurring mostly in old age that is characterized by increasingly severe memory loss,as well as confusion,depression,and disordered thinking is known as which of the following?

Shortly after you read a novel with complex sentence structure,your own writing includes more complex sentences than usual.In doing so,what type of memory do you demonstrate?

Researchers described true childhood events and one false one (such as being lost in a store).How many people reported remembering the false event?

What term refers to the process of converting a short-term memory into a long-term memory?

Events from which era of life are generally the easiest to remember?

Several experiments showed that short-term memory fades rapidly unless it is rehearsed.One possible explanation is decay.What is another likely explanation?

When you gradually learn that a certain pattern of wind and cloud means that you need an umbrella,which type of memory is this?

After you witness a crime,the police show you photographs and ask whether any of them was the culprit.They are checking your memory by which method?

If extensive therapy leads someone to report a long-lost memory of childhood abuse,what do most researchers recommend?

Which of these would be BAD advice for interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?

Which of the following is an example of a semantic memory?

You read a list of words including "artichoke." A few minutes later,when someone asks you to list some foods,you include "artichoke." What type of memory are you displaying?

First you memorized the capitals of all the African countries.If you now memorize the capitals of all the Asian countries,why might you forget some of the African capitals?

Which type of traumatic experience are people least likely to recall?