Question 1

You read a list of terms including blind date.Later someone asks you which word on the list was the name of a fruit,and you fail to think of date.Why?​

Accepted Answer

A) Representativeness heuristic 
B) ​Law of effect 
C) ​Proactive interference 
D) ​Encoding specificity 
A) Representativeness heuristic 
B) ​Law of effect 
C) ​Proactive interference 
D) ​Encoding specificity

Question 2

​Which of these results from both proactive interference and retroactive interference?

Accepted Answer

A) Stimulus generalization 
B) ​Consolidation 
C) ​Forgetting 
D) ​Hypermnesia 
A) Stimulus generalization 
B) ​Consolidation 
C) ​Forgetting 
D) ​Hypermnesia

Question 3

In the middle of a long list you are reading and trying to remember,you find the surprising word naked.What is the effect?​

Accepted Answer

A) You forget naked and the word or two that came after it. 
B) ​You forget naked but remember the word or two that came after it. 
C) ​You remember naked and the word or two that came after it. 
D) ​You remember naked but forget the word or two that came after it. 
A) You forget naked and the word or two that came after it. 
B) ​You forget naked but remember the word or two that came after it. 
C) ​You remember naked and the word or two that came after it. 
D) ​You remember naked but forget the word or two that came after it.

Question 4

Which memory problem is common in people with Korsakoff's syndrome?​

Accepted Answer

A) They have a nearly complete loss of implicit memory. 
B) ​They have a nearly complete loss of short-term memory. 
C) ​They fill in the gaps in their memory with old information and wild guesses. 
D) ​They remember the details but lose the main point of a narrative. 
A) They have a nearly complete loss of implicit memory. 
B) ​They have a nearly complete loss of short-term memory. 
C) ​They fill in the gaps in their memory with old information and wild guesses. 
D) ​They remember the details but lose the main point of a narrative.

Question 5

Which of these is closest to normal in people with Korsakoff's syndrome or other damage to the prefrontal cortex?​

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit memory 
B) ​Episodic memory 
C) ​Declarative memory 
D) ​Reasoning ability 
A) Implicit memory 
B) ​Episodic memory 
C) ​Declarative memory 
D) ​Reasoning ability

Question 6

​Your memory of the names of the planets is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Shortly after hearing a word,you become more likely to use that word yourself,even if you don't remember hearing it.What type of memory does this tendency demonstrate?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

​Of the following types of words on a list,which are you most likely to remember?

Accepted Answer

A) The words that come right after a highly emotional word 
B) ​The words that you learned later in life 
C) ​The words at the beginning and end of the list 
D) ​The words that seem the most "ordinary" 
A) The words that come right after a highly emotional word 
B) ​The words that you learned later in life 
C) ​The words at the beginning and end of the list 
D) ​The words that seem the most "ordinary"

Question 9

​What,if anything,is the advantage of varying your study,instead of studying just one thing at a time until you get it right?

Accepted Answer

A) Varied study seems easier, although it has no long-term benefit. 
B) ​Varied study improves long-term retention, although it seems more difficult. 
C) ​Varied study improves short-term retention, although it does not help long-term retention. 
D) ​Varied study has no advantage, and several disadvantages. 
A) Varied study seems easier, although it has no long-term benefit. 
B) ​Varied study improves long-term retention, although it seems more difficult. 
C) ​Varied study improves short-term retention, although it does not help long-term retention. 
D) ​Varied study has no advantage, and several disadvantages.

Question 10

​What term refers to the aspect of working memory that governs shifts of attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Availability heuristic 
B) ​Visuospatial sketchpad 
C) ​Phonological loop 
D) ​Executive function 
A) Availability heuristic 
B) ​Visuospatial sketchpad 
C) ​Phonological loop 
D) ​Executive function

Question 11

Which type of memory develops gradually over many experiences?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Your physician gives you a list of medicines and asks you to check the ones that you have taken.What kind of memory test is this?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Remembering a fact or principle is which type of memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic 
B) ​Semantic 
C) ​Procedural 
D) ​Implicit 
A) Episodic 
B) ​Semantic 
C) ​Procedural 
D) ​Implicit

Question 14

In a police lineup,a witness sometimes picks the best available suspect,who may not be guilty.Why does that risk arise?​

Accepted Answer

A) Because a suspect lineup tests implicit memory 
B) ​Because a suspect lineup tests semantic memory 
C) ​Because a suspect lineup is a savings test 
D) ​Because a suspect lineup is a multiple-choice test 
A) Because a suspect lineup tests implicit memory 
B) ​Because a suspect lineup tests semantic memory 
C) ​Because a suspect lineup is a savings test 
D) ​Because a suspect lineup is a multiple-choice test

Question 15

​Why do many psychologists recommend that a police lineup should be done in sequence,with a yes or no answer to each,with no opportunity to go back?

Accepted Answer

A) It would encourage the witness to identify someone. 
B) ​It would speed up the lineup procedure. 
C) ​It would minimize the chance of falsely identifying an innocent person. 
D) ​It would help the police steer the witness toward the person they already suspect. 
A) It would encourage the witness to identify someone. 
B) ​It would speed up the lineup procedure. 
C) ​It would minimize the chance of falsely identifying an innocent person. 
D) ​It would help the police steer the witness toward the person they already suspect.

Question 16

What is good advice for someone interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?​

Accepted Answer

A) Ask specific questions such as "Did he touch you under your clothing?" 
B) ​Encourage the child to draw a picture as well as describing the event. 
C) ​Encourage the child to compare memories with other abused children. 
D) ​Encourage the child to act out what happened with a doll. 
A) Ask specific questions such as "Did he touch you under your clothing?" 
B) ​Encourage the child to draw a picture as well as describing the event. 
C) ​Encourage the child to compare memories with other abused children. 
D) ​Encourage the child to act out what happened with a doll.

Question 17

By what physiological mechanism does moderate emotion improve memory storage?​

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional arousal releases hormones from the adrenal gland. 
B) ​Emotional arousal shifts most blood flow to the left hemisphere instead of the right. 
C) ​Emotional arousal increases the velocity of action potentials in the cortex. 
D) ​Emotional arousal causes the growth of new neurons in the cerebral cortex. 
A) Emotional arousal releases hormones from the adrenal gland. 
B) ​Emotional arousal shifts most blood flow to the left hemisphere instead of the right. 
C) ​Emotional arousal increases the velocity of action potentials in the cortex. 
D) ​Emotional arousal causes the growth of new neurons in the cerebral cortex.

Question 18

A researcher asked misleading questions about a video,such as "Did you see children get on the school bus?" (The video showed no bus.)What did the research find?​

Accepted Answer

A) Misleading questions cause people to mistrust the researcher. 
B) ​Misleading questions lead to many inaccurate memory reports. 
C) ​Misleading questions increase the probability of repression. 
D) ​Misleading questions help people affirm their correct memories. 
A) Misleading questions cause people to mistrust the researcher. 
B) ​Misleading questions lead to many inaccurate memory reports. 
C) ​Misleading questions increase the probability of repression. 
D) ​Misleading questions help people affirm their correct memories.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children?​

Accepted Answer

A) They form episodic memories but not procedural memories. 
B) ​They form episodic memories but forget them within a year or so. 
C) ​They form episodic memories but most of those memories are incorrect. 
D) ​They seldom if ever form episodic memories. 
A) They form episodic memories but not procedural memories. 
B) ​They form episodic memories but forget them within a year or so. 
C) ​They form episodic memories but most of those memories are incorrect. 
D) ​They seldom if ever form episodic memories.

Question 20

​What does increased depth of processing improve?

Accepted Answer

A) Mainly short-term memory 
B) Mainly long-term memory 
C) ​Short-term memory and long-term memory equally 
D) ​Neither short-term memory nor long-term memory 
A) Mainly short-term memory 
B) Mainly long-term memory 
C) ​Short-term memory and long-term memory equally 
D) ​Neither short-term memory nor long-term memory

Exam 7: Memory

You read a list of terms including blind date.Later someone asks you which word on the list was the name of a fruit,and you fail to think of date.Why?​

​Which of these results from both proactive interference and retroactive interference?

In the middle of a long list you are reading and trying to remember,you find the surprising word naked.What is the effect?​

Which memory problem is common in people with Korsakoff's syndrome?​

Which of these is closest to normal in people with Korsakoff's syndrome or other damage to the prefrontal cortex?​

​Your memory of the names of the planets is an example of what?

Shortly after hearing a word,you become more likely to use that word yourself,even if you don't remember hearing it.What type of memory does this tendency demonstrate?​

​Of the following types of words on a list,which are you most likely to remember?

​What,if anything,is the advantage of varying your study,instead of studying just one thing at a time until you get it right?

​What term refers to the aspect of working memory that governs shifts of attention?

Which type of memory develops gradually over many experiences?​

Your physician gives you a list of medicines and asks you to check the ones that you have taken.What kind of memory test is this?​

Remembering a fact or principle is which type of memory?​

In a police lineup,a witness sometimes picks the best available suspect,who may not be guilty.Why does that risk arise?​

​Why do many psychologists recommend that a police lineup should be done in sequence,with a yes or no answer to each,with no opportunity to go back?

What is good advice for someone interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?​

By what physiological mechanism does moderate emotion improve memory storage?​

A researcher asked misleading questions about a video,such as "Did you see children get on the school bus?" (The video showed no bus.)What did the research find?​

Which of the following is true of episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children?​

​What does increased depth of processing improve?

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You read a list of terms including blind date.Later someone asks you which word on the list was the name of a fruit,and you fail to think of date.Why?

Which of these results from both proactive interference and retroactive interference?

In the middle of a long list you are reading and trying to remember,you find the surprising word naked.What is the effect?

Which memory problem is common in people with Korsakoff's syndrome?

Which of these is closest to normal in people with Korsakoff's syndrome or other damage to the prefrontal cortex?

Your memory of the names of the planets is an example of what?

Shortly after hearing a word,you become more likely to use that word yourself,even if you don't remember hearing it.What type of memory does this tendency demonstrate?

Of the following types of words on a list,which are you most likely to remember?

What,if anything,is the advantage of varying your study,instead of studying just one thing at a time until you get it right?

What term refers to the aspect of working memory that governs shifts of attention?

Which type of memory develops gradually over many experiences?

Your physician gives you a list of medicines and asks you to check the ones that you have taken.What kind of memory test is this?

Remembering a fact or principle is which type of memory?

In a police lineup,a witness sometimes picks the best available suspect,who may not be guilty.Why does that risk arise?

Why do many psychologists recommend that a police lineup should be done in sequence,with a yes or no answer to each,with no opportunity to go back?

What is good advice for someone interviewing a young child about possible child abuse?

By what physiological mechanism does moderate emotion improve memory storage?

A researcher asked misleading questions about a video,such as "Did you see children get on the school bus?" (The video showed no bus.)What did the research find?

Which of the following is true of episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children?

What does increased depth of processing improve?