Question 1

​To remember something long term,how should you study?

Accepted Answer

A) Discipline yourself to read each page as quickly as possible. 
B) ​Try to memorize the material by repeating it word for word. 
C) ​Study the material all at once. 
D) ​Break up your study into many short sessions. 
A) Discipline yourself to read each page as quickly as possible. 
B) ​Try to memorize the material by repeating it word for word. 
C) ​Study the material all at once. 
D) ​Break up your study into many short sessions.

Question 2

What do mnemonic devices help people do?​

Accepted Answer

A) Memorize a list 
B) ​Recover from brain damage 
C) ​Develop creative ideas 
D) ​Communicate with people who are deaf 
A) Memorize a list 
B) ​Recover from brain damage 
C) ​Develop creative ideas 
D) ​Communicate with people who are deaf

Question 3

How could you increase your depth of processing for something you are studying?​

Accepted Answer

A) Read the material out loud while someone else listens. 
B) ​Read the material forward and then read it backward. 
C) ​Think about how it relates to other things you care about. 
D) ​Read it rapidly while underlining all the important parts. 
A) Read the material out loud while someone else listens. 
B) ​Read the material forward and then read it backward. 
C) ​Think about how it relates to other things you care about. 
D) ​Read it rapidly while underlining all the important parts.

Question 4

Deliria learns 20 new songs while her twin sister Oblivia plays tennis.When both of them learn another new song,who forgets it faster,and why?​

Accepted Answer

A) Deliria, because of proactive interference 
B) ​Deliria, because of retroactive interference 
C) ​Oblivia, because of proactive interference 
D) ​Oblivia, because of retroactive interference 
A) Deliria, because of proactive interference 
B) ​Deliria, because of retroactive interference 
C) ​Oblivia, because of proactive interference 
D) ​Oblivia, because of retroactive interference

Question 5

What is a mnemonic device?​

Accepted Answer

A) A way to encode items to improve memory 
B) ​A machine that measures brain activity 
C) ​A machine that tests memory 
D) ​A way to communicate creative ideas over the Internet 
A) A way to encode items to improve memory 
B) ​A machine that measures brain activity 
C) ​A machine that tests memory 
D) ​A way to communicate creative ideas over the Internet

Question 6

What conclusion results from studies of memory in patients with brain damage?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is possible to recover a memory that appeared to be lost. 
B) ​People have several types of memory. 
C) ​Educational techniques need to be changed. 
D) ​The hippocampus is equally important for all types of memory. 
A) It is possible to recover a memory that appeared to be lost. 
B) ​People have several types of memory. 
C) ​Educational techniques need to be changed. 
D) ​The hippocampus is equally important for all types of memory.

Question 7

What is meant by "confabulation"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Imagining a future event and then describing it 
B) ​Converting a memory into action 
C) ​Converting short-term memory into long-term memory 
D) ​A guess to fill in a gap in memory 
A) Imagining a future event and then describing it 
B) ​Converting a memory into action 
C) ​Converting short-term memory into long-term memory 
D) ​A guess to fill in a gap in memory

Question 8

What explanation did Sigmund Freud propose to explain early childhood amnesia?​

Accepted Answer

A) Repression based on inferiority complex 
B) ​Repression based on disturbing sexual content 
C) ​Slow maturation of the hippocampus 
D) ​Slow maturation of the cerebral cortex 
A) Repression based on inferiority complex 
B) ​Repression based on disturbing sexual content 
C) ​Slow maturation of the hippocampus 
D) ​Slow maturation of the cerebral cortex

Question 9

How does "chunking" help your memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) It helps you convert memory into practical actions. 
B) ​It helps you recover memories you thought you had forgotten. 
C) ​It helps you form permanent connections in the cerebral cortex. 
D) ​It helps you store much information rapidly. 
A) It helps you convert memory into practical actions. 
B) ​It helps you recover memories you thought you had forgotten. 
C) ​It helps you form permanent connections in the cerebral cortex. 
D) ​It helps you store much information rapidly.

Question 10

What procedure do psychologists recommend to reduce the probability that a witness will identify an incorrect person in a police lineup?​

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage the witness to identify someone. 
B) ​Identify to the witness the person the police most strongly suspect. 
C) ​Let the witness examine all suspects repeatedly before making a choice. 
D) ​Instruct the witness that the guilty person may or may not be in the lineup. 
A) Encourage the witness to identify someone. 
B) ​Identify to the witness the person the police most strongly suspect. 
C) ​Let the witness examine all suspects repeatedly before making a choice. 
D) ​Instruct the witness that the guilty person may or may not be in the lineup.

Question 11

Certain types of brain damage impair someone's ability to form long-term memories,without a loss of old memories.What type of memory loss is this?​

Accepted Answer

A) Retrograde amnesia 
B) ​Anterograde amnesia 
C) ​Implicit memory loss 
D) ​Procedural memory loss 
A) Retrograde amnesia 
B) ​Anterograde amnesia 
C) ​Implicit memory loss 
D) ​Procedural memory loss

Question 12

When you read the word tie on a list,you think of it as a tie score in a game.Later when someone asks what word on the list refers to something to wear,you don't think of tie.Why not?​

Accepted Answer

A) Serial order effect 
B) ​Anterograde amnesia 
C) ​Representativeness heuristic 
D) ​Encoding specificity 
A) Serial order effect 
B) ​Anterograde amnesia 
C) ​Representativeness heuristic 
D) ​Encoding specificity

Question 13

What can we infer from comparing several methods of testing memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Memory is like watching a video recording of the event. 
B) ​If you cannot remember something now, you won't remember it later, either. 
C) ​How well you remember something depends on how someone tests you. 
D) ​Each memory is stored in a different location in the cerebral cortex. 
A) Memory is like watching a video recording of the event. 
B) ​If you cannot remember something now, you won't remember it later, either. 
C) ​How well you remember something depends on how someone tests you. 
D) ​Each memory is stored in a different location in the cerebral cortex.

Question 14

Suppose you watch the news on TV every night.According to the recency effect in memory,which of the following are you likely to remember?​

Accepted Answer

A) The best, most pleasant news you have ever watched 
B) ​The worst and scariest news you have ever watched 
C) ​The news that was repeated on the most TV programs 
D) ​The news that you watched last night 
A) The best, most pleasant news you have ever watched 
B) ​The worst and scariest news you have ever watched 
C) ​The news that was repeated on the most TV programs 
D) ​The news that you watched last night

Question 15

Instead of studying one subject at a time,you study each one briefly,then return and study each one again,and continue repeating.Compared to studying all at once,what is your result?​

Accepted Answer

A) Studying will seem more difficult, but you will remember better later. 
B) ​Although you will seem to remember well, your memory will fade later. 
C) ​You will confuse one topic with another and remember none of them well. 
D) ​Your memory will be the same as if you had studied one topic at a time. 
A) Studying will seem more difficult, but you will remember better later. 
B) ​Although you will seem to remember well, your memory will fade later. 
C) ​You will confuse one topic with another and remember none of them well. 
D) ​Your memory will be the same as if you had studied one topic at a time.

Question 16

If you want to remember something well,which of these is the most important advice?​

Accepted Answer

A) Study it well in the first place. 
B) ​Focus your attention carefully while trying to recall it. 
C) ​Allow your attention to drift while trying to recall it. 
D) ​Use stimulant drugs while trying to recall it. 
A) Study it well in the first place. 
B) ​Focus your attention carefully while trying to recall it. 
C) ​Allow your attention to drift while trying to recall it. 
D) ​Use stimulant drugs while trying to recall it.

Question 17

Why do college students remember a list of nonsense syllables better than Ebbinghaus did?

Accepted Answer

A) Ebbinghaus had less motivation to succeed. 
B) ​Ebbinghaus was impaired by much proactive interference. 
C) ​Most college students are highly intelligent. 
D) ​College students have had to practice memorizing useless information. 
A) Ebbinghaus had less motivation to succeed. 
B) ​Ebbinghaus was impaired by much proactive interference. 
C) ​Most college students are highly intelligent. 
D) ​College students have had to practice memorizing useless information.

Question 18

Two people nearby discuss national parks,but you pay no attention to them.Nevertheless,you soon start talking about national parks yourself.What kind of memory are you displaying?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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) ​Have a different interviewer talk with the child at a later time. 
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) ​Have a different interviewer talk with the child at a later time. 
C) ​Encourage the child to compare memories with other abused children. 
D) ​Encourage the child to act out what happened with a doll.

Question 20

In which way do procedural memories most consistently differ from declarative memories?​

Accepted Answer

A) People can state their procedural memories in words. 
B) ​Procedural memories develop later in life. 
C) ​Procedural memories develop gradually. 
D) ​Procedural memories do not depend on brain activity. 
A) People can state their procedural memories in words. 
B) ​Procedural memories develop later in life. 
C) ​Procedural memories develop gradually. 
D) ​Procedural memories do not depend on brain activity.

Exam 7: Memory

​To remember something long term,how should you study?

What do mnemonic devices help people do?​

How could you increase your depth of processing for something you are studying?​

Deliria learns 20 new songs while her twin sister Oblivia plays tennis.When both of them learn another new song,who forgets it faster,and why?​

What is a mnemonic device?​

What conclusion results from studies of memory in patients with brain damage?​

What is meant by "confabulation"?​

What explanation did Sigmund Freud propose to explain early childhood amnesia?​

How does "chunking" help your memory?​

What procedure do psychologists recommend to reduce the probability that a witness will identify an incorrect person in a police lineup?​

Certain types of brain damage impair someone's ability to form long-term memories,without a loss of old memories.What type of memory loss is this?​

When you read the word tie on a list,you think of it as a tie score in a game.Later when someone asks what word on the list refers to something to wear,you don't think of tie.Why not?​

What can we infer from comparing several methods of testing memory?​

Suppose you watch the news on TV every night.According to the recency effect in memory,which of the following are you likely to remember?​

Instead of studying one subject at a time,you study each one briefly,then return and study each one again,and continue repeating.Compared to studying all at once,what is your result?​

If you want to remember something well,which of these is the most important advice?​

Why do college students remember a list of nonsense syllables better than Ebbinghaus did?

Two people nearby discuss national parks,but you pay no attention to them.Nevertheless,you soon start talking about national parks yourself.What kind of memory are you displaying?​

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

In which way do procedural memories most consistently differ from declarative memories?​

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To remember something long term,how should you study?

What do mnemonic devices help people do?

How could you increase your depth of processing for something you are studying?

Deliria learns 20 new songs while her twin sister Oblivia plays tennis.When both of them learn another new song,who forgets it faster,and why?

What is a mnemonic device?

What conclusion results from studies of memory in patients with brain damage?

What is meant by "confabulation"?

What explanation did Sigmund Freud propose to explain early childhood amnesia?

How does "chunking" help your memory?

What procedure do psychologists recommend to reduce the probability that a witness will identify an incorrect person in a police lineup?

Certain types of brain damage impair someone's ability to form long-term memories,without a loss of old memories.What type of memory loss is this?

When you read the word tie on a list,you think of it as a tie score in a game.Later when someone asks what word on the list refers to something to wear,you don't think of tie.Why not?

What can we infer from comparing several methods of testing memory?

Suppose you watch the news on TV every night.According to the recency effect in memory,which of the following are you likely to remember?

Instead of studying one subject at a time,you study each one briefly,then return and study each one again,and continue repeating.Compared to studying all at once,what is your result?

If you want to remember something well,which of these is the most important advice?

Two people nearby discuss national parks,but you pay no attention to them.Nevertheless,you soon start talking about national parks yourself.What kind of memory are you displaying?

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

In which way do procedural memories most consistently differ from declarative memories?