Question 1

Suppose you spent the next two years practicing your ability to memorize numbers.How would your short-term memory probably change,if at all?

Accepted Answer

A) Your memory ability would not change in any noticeable way. 
B) ​Proactive interference would prevent you from learning any more number sequences. 
C) ​You would learn to use chunking to store long sequences of numbers. 
D) ​You would increase the capacity of short-term memory for all types of information. 
A) Your memory ability would not change in any noticeable way. 
B) ​Proactive interference would prevent you from learning any more number sequences. 
C) ​You would learn to use chunking to store long sequences of numbers. 
D) ​You would increase the capacity of short-term memory for all types of information.

Question 2

What is one way in which procedural memories differ from declarative memories?​

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural memories are verbal. 
B) ​Procedural memories develop slowly and gradually. 
C) ​Procedural memories develop in adulthood. 
D) ​Procedural memories are quickly forgotten. 
A) Procedural memories are verbal. 
B) ​Procedural memories develop slowly and gradually. 
C) ​Procedural memories develop in adulthood. 
D) ​Procedural memories are quickly forgotten.

Question 3

​The concept of working memory means about the same as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Current sphere of attention 
B) ​Semantic memory 
C) ​Procedural memory 
D) ​Formation of synapses 
A) Current sphere of attention 
B) ​Semantic memory 
C) ​Procedural memory 
D) ​Formation of synapses

Question 4

Which of these actions could prevent most cases of Korsakoff's syndrome?​

Accepted Answer

A) Require all children to receive vaccinations against measles and chicken pox. 
B) ​Fortify all alcoholic beverages with vitamin B1. 
C) ​Decrease consumption of high-fructose corn syrup. 
D) ​Ban the use of certain pesticides and herbicides. 
A) Require all children to receive vaccinations against measles and chicken pox. 
B) ​Fortify all alcoholic beverages with vitamin B1. 
C) ​Decrease consumption of high-fructose corn syrup. 
D) ​Ban the use of certain pesticides and herbicides.

Question 5

​According to memory research,what would be a good way to organize math textbooks?

Accepted Answer

A) Give more explanation and eliminate the problems to solve. 
B) ​Put all the problems of a given type in one place. 
C) ​Mix up problems of many types. 
D) ​Make the problems easy enough to boost confidence. 
A) Give more explanation and eliminate the problems to solve. 
B) ​Put all the problems of a given type in one place. 
C) ​Mix up problems of many types. 
D) ​Make the problems easy enough to boost confidence.

Question 6

​Researchers asked young adults about two real events from childhood and a school event that did not happen.Which of the following increased the probability of "remembering" the suggested event?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeing a class photo from the year of the suggested event 
B) ​Listening to music from the year of the suggested event 
C) ​Reading a news magazine from the year of the suggested event 
D) ​Watching a movie that was popular in the year of the suggested event 
A) Seeing a class photo from the year of the suggested event 
B) ​Listening to music from the year of the suggested event 
C) ​Reading a news magazine from the year of the suggested event 
D) ​Watching a movie that was popular in the year of the suggested event

Question 7

​According to the principle of encoding specificity,what would help you remember something always?

Accepted Answer

A) Study at the same place and time of day at the test. 
B) ​Study in a wide variety of locations and times of day. 
C) ​Repeat the material forward and then backward. 
D) ​Do all your studying in one long session. 
A) Study at the same place and time of day at the test. 
B) ​Study in a wide variety of locations and times of day. 
C) ​Repeat the material forward and then backward. 
D) ​Do all your studying in one long session.

Question 8

Which of the following relates to the depth-of-processing principle?​

Accepted Answer

A) How we convert a memory into an action 
B) ​Why memory tends to become less accurate in old age 
C) ​Which brain areas are most important for memory 
D) ​What study habits lead to the best memory 
A) How we convert a memory into an action 
B) ​Why memory tends to become less accurate in old age 
C) ​Which brain areas are most important for memory 
D) ​What study habits lead to the best memory

Question 9

When the hippocampus forms many new neurons,what is the effect on memories?​

Accepted Answer

A) Better retention of procedural memories 
B) ​Prolonged retention of short-term memories 
C) ​Increased capacity of short-term memory 
D) ​More rapid forgetting 
A) Better retention of procedural memories 
B) ​Prolonged retention of short-term memories 
C) ​Increased capacity of short-term memory 
D) ​More rapid forgetting

Question 10

​You cannot remember the Spanish you studied in elementary school.Nevertheless,you learn it in college faster than those who never studied it before.You demonstrated memory by what method?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

​What does it mean to say that memory is a "reconstruction"?

Accepted Answer

A) Your memory repeats the original event accurately. 
B) ​When you recall something, you repeat what you said the last time you described it. 
C) ​You fill in the gaps with reasonable guesses. 
D) ​As you recall something, your brain repairs damaged synapses. 
A) Your memory repeats the original event accurately. 
B) ​When you recall something, you repeat what you said the last time you described it. 
C) ​You fill in the gaps with reasonable guesses. 
D) ​As you recall something, your brain repairs damaged synapses.

Question 12

What is BAD advice for studying something that you wish to remember forever?​

Accepted Answer

A) Read and reread the material without interruption in one long session. 
B) ​Spread out your study into many short sessions over time. 
C) ​Spend much of your study time testing your memory of it. 
D) ​Read slowly and pause often to think about its meaning for your life. 
A) Read and reread the material without interruption in one long session. 
B) ​Spread out your study into many short sessions over time. 
C) ​Spend much of your study time testing your memory of it. 
D) ​Read slowly and pause often to think about its meaning for your life.

Question 13

Someone shows you photos of famous scientists and asks you to name them.This is which type of memory test?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Your memory of how to define some word 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 15

​Which of the following occurs when the hippocampus forms many new neurons?

Accepted Answer

A) Improved procedural learning but impaired declarative learning 
B) ​Improved reaction times but impaired accuracy of responses 
C) ​Improved language comprehension but impaired language production 
D) ​Improved learning but more rapid forgetting 
A) Improved procedural learning but impaired declarative learning 
B) ​Improved reaction times but impaired accuracy of responses 
C) ​Improved language comprehension but impaired language production 
D) ​Improved learning but more rapid forgetting

Question 16

Which of these is a major symptom of Korsakoff's syndrome?​

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of language comprehension 
B) ​Impaired memory 
C) ​Loss of coordinated voluntary movement 
D) ​Violent emotional outbursts 
A) Loss of language comprehension 
B) ​Impaired memory 
C) ​Loss of coordinated voluntary movement 
D) ​Violent emotional outbursts

Question 17

What is the function of the "executive functioning" aspect of working memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) It governs shifts of attention. 
B) ​It directs muscle movements based on memory. 
C) ​It compares visual information to auditory information. 
D) ​It checks the accuracy of memory. 
A) It governs shifts of attention. 
B) ​It directs muscle movements based on memory. 
C) ​It compares visual information to auditory information. 
D) ​It checks the accuracy of memory.

Question 18

When you read a list of words,how could you increase your depth of processing?​

Accepted Answer

A) Repeat each word over and over as many times as possible. 
B) ​After you read each word, close your eyes for a few seconds. 
C) ​Think about the meaning of the words on the list. 
D) ​Write each word in large capital letters. 
A) Repeat each word over and over as many times as possible. 
B) ​After you read each word, close your eyes for a few seconds. 
C) ​Think about the meaning of the words on the list. 
D) ​Write each word in large capital letters.

Question 19

What is a powerful way to increase your depth of processing for a list of objects?​

Accepted Answer

A) Think about how helpful each object might be for survival in the wild. 
B) ​Read the list forward and then read it backward. 
C) ​Repeat each item as many times as possible in the available time. 
D) ​Write each word with your right hand, then with your left hand. 
A) Think about how helpful each object might be for survival in the wild. 
B) ​Read the list forward and then read it backward. 
C) ​Repeat each item as many times as possible in the available time. 
D) ​Write each word with your right hand, then with your left hand.

Question 20

​What conclusion emerges from studies on people who have survived traumatic experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) People repress traumatic memories, which then affect their behavior unconsciously. 
B) ​Hypnosis is a highly effective way to recover apparently lost memories. 
C) ​Most people distort their memories of traumatic events to make them almost pleasant. 
D) ​People remember traumatic experiences, unless they were very young at the time. 
A) People repress traumatic memories, which then affect their behavior unconsciously. 
B) ​Hypnosis is a highly effective way to recover apparently lost memories. 
C) ​Most people distort their memories of traumatic events to make them almost pleasant. 
D) ​People remember traumatic experiences, unless they were very young at the time.

Exam 7: Memory

Suppose you spent the next two years practicing your ability to memorize numbers.How would your short-term memory probably change,if at all?

What is one way in which procedural memories differ from declarative memories?​

​The concept of working memory means about the same as what?

Which of these actions could prevent most cases of Korsakoff's syndrome?​

​According to memory research,what would be a good way to organize math textbooks?

​Researchers asked young adults about two real events from childhood and a school event that did not happen.Which of the following increased the probability of "remembering" the suggested event?

​According to the principle of encoding specificity,what would help you remember something always?

Which of the following relates to the depth-of-processing principle?​

When the hippocampus forms many new neurons,what is the effect on memories?​

​You cannot remember the Spanish you studied in elementary school.Nevertheless,you learn it in college faster than those who never studied it before.You demonstrated memory by what method?

​What does it mean to say that memory is a "reconstruction"?

What is BAD advice for studying something that you wish to remember forever?​

Someone shows you photos of famous scientists and asks you to name them.This is which type of memory test?​

Your memory of how to define some word is an example of what?​

​Which of the following occurs when the hippocampus forms many new neurons?

Which of these is a major symptom of Korsakoff's syndrome?​

What is the function of the "executive functioning" aspect of working memory?​

When you read a list of words,how could you increase your depth of processing?​

What is a powerful way to increase your depth of processing for a list of objects?​

​What conclusion emerges from studies on people who have survived traumatic experiences?

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What is one way in which procedural memories differ from declarative memories?

The concept of working memory means about the same as what?

Which of these actions could prevent most cases of Korsakoff's syndrome?

According to memory research,what would be a good way to organize math textbooks?

Researchers asked young adults about two real events from childhood and a school event that did not happen.Which of the following increased the probability of "remembering" the suggested event?

According to the principle of encoding specificity,what would help you remember something always?

Which of the following relates to the depth-of-processing principle?

When the hippocampus forms many new neurons,what is the effect on memories?

You cannot remember the Spanish you studied in elementary school.Nevertheless,you learn it in college faster than those who never studied it before.You demonstrated memory by what method?

What does it mean to say that memory is a "reconstruction"?

What is BAD advice for studying something that you wish to remember forever?

Someone shows you photos of famous scientists and asks you to name them.This is which type of memory test?

Your memory of how to define some word is an example of what?

Which of the following occurs when the hippocampus forms many new neurons?

Which of these is a major symptom of Korsakoff's syndrome?

What is the function of the "executive functioning" aspect of working memory?

When you read a list of words,how could you increase your depth of processing?

What is a powerful way to increase your depth of processing for a list of objects?

What conclusion emerges from studies on people who have survived traumatic experiences?