Question 1

Explain the differences between retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia, alcohol amnesic syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

Retrograde amnesia occurs when a person loses their memory for information prior to an injury. For instance, someone involved in a car accident may not be able to recall the events of that day prior to the accident. Anterograde amnesia occurs when new memories can no longer be formed. This type of amnesia is more common than retrograde amnesia and generally occurs after a major trauma to the brain damages or destroys parts of it. Alcohol amnesic syndrome occurs when there has been brain damage due to thiamine deficiency, which follows excessive consumption of alcohol over many years. A person with this disorder will often repeat the same story over and over, and be unable to learn new information. Alzheimer's disease involves severe and widespread changes in the brain that lead to progressive declines in mental skills, including memory.

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a stress hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acetylcholine 
B)  Cortisol 
C)  Dopamine 
D)  Serotonin 
A)  Acetylcholine 
B)  Cortisol 
C)  Dopamine 
D)  Serotonin B

Question 3

The study presented at the end of the chapter investigates cognitive maps. Which of the following best represents what is meant by a cognitive map?

Accepted Answer

A)  The neuronal pathway used by the brain to form a memory 
B)  An internalized mental map of your environment 
C)  Anatomical pictures of the brain showing exactly where each structure is located 
D)  Diagrams of patterns of brain processing used for decision-making and problem solving 
A)  The neuronal pathway used by the brain to form a memory 
B)  An internalized mental map of your environment 
C)  Anatomical pictures of the brain showing exactly where each structure is located 
D)  Diagrams of patterns of brain processing used for decision-making and problem solving B

Question 4

Compare and contrast explicit and implicit memories. In your comparison, include the different types of these memories as well as an example of each.

Accepted Answer

While both explicit and implicit memorie

Question 5

Encoding can be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic or effortful 
B)  intuitive and reflective 
C)  deliberate or accidental 
D)  thoughtless or superficial 
A)  automatic or effortful 
B)  intuitive and reflective 
C)  deliberate or accidental 
D)  thoughtless or superficial

Question 6

Examine what is meant by a "flashbulb memory"? Distinguish a flashbulb memory from most long-term memories. Describe its characteristics. Give an example that is well-known. Some psychologists are not impressed by these well-known examples of this phenomenon. What are some of the criticisms of the idea of flashbulb memory?

Accepted Answer

Flashbulb memories are memories of a sur

Question 7

What are the limitations to using the computer metaphor to describe memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The computer makes many more mistakes in recalling information than the human brain. 
B)  The computer makes fewer errors in recalling information than the human brain. 
C)  Computers are unable to perform any function that resembles recalling a memory. 
D)  It is well-known that only an emotion can recall a memory; so computers cannot recall memories, as they have no emotions. 
A)  The computer makes many more mistakes in recalling information than the human brain. 
B)  The computer makes fewer errors in recalling information than the human brain. 
C)  Computers are unable to perform any function that resembles recalling a memory. 
D)  It is well-known that only an emotion can recall a memory; so computers cannot recall memories, as they have no emotions.

Question 8

Describe how you might improve your memory function by changing your studying habits. Provide an explanation of at least two mnemonic techniques, along with your other study strategies. Also, describe lifestyle changes that might help you become a better student.

Accepted Answer

One of the best ways to improve outcomes

Question 9

__________ is the process of becoming aware of your own memory system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mnemonics 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Memory aiding 
D)  Rehearsing 
A)  Mnemonics 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Memory aiding 
D)  Rehearsing

Question 10

When considering learning and memory, which of the following statements best represents the influence of culture on what is learned and remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture does not impact any facet of learning or memory. 
B)  Cultural values influence what is learned and remembered. 
C)  Culture dictates learning but does not appear to influence what is remembered. 
D)  Recent generations have shown that cultural influences on learning and memory are fading. 
A)  Culture does not impact any facet of learning or memory. 
B)  Cultural values influence what is learned and remembered. 
C)  Culture dictates learning but does not appear to influence what is remembered. 
D)  Recent generations have shown that cultural influences on learning and memory are fading.

Question 11

When considering the brain, "use it or lose it" is a statement that sums up __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a good strategy for holding off age-related memory loss 
B)  how the brain uses glucose to process memory 
C)  how childhood amnesia occurs 
D)  how retrograde amnesia occurs 
A)  a good strategy for holding off age-related memory loss 
B)  how the brain uses glucose to process memory 
C)  how childhood amnesia occurs 
D)  how retrograde amnesia occurs

Question 12

Onid needs to remember a grocery list of 15 items. Based on what you know about short-term memory, what would you suggest Onid do to help remember the list?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divide the list with her best friend, and then both go to the store 
B)  Chunk the items into their categories so she can remember five chunks of three items each 
C)  Spend an hour memorizing the list and moving it into long-term memory 
D)  Give up trying and see if there are items she can live without 
A)  Divide the list with her best friend, and then both go to the store 
B)  Chunk the items into their categories so she can remember five chunks of three items each 
C)  Spend an hour memorizing the list and moving it into long-term memory 
D)  Give up trying and see if there are items she can live without

Question 13

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watching a comedy film 
B)  Getting an F on your first college assignment 
C)  Finding out your parent has passed away 
D)  Attending a basketball game with one's father and grandfather 
A)  Watching a comedy film 
B)  Getting an F on your first college assignment 
C)  Finding out your parent has passed away 
D)  Attending a basketball game with one's father and grandfather

Question 14

Emily suffers from autism spectrum disorder and is often non-communicative. She does, however, have a specific ability to remember the average amount of rain that has fallen in her city for every week for the last 30 years. When she is asked about this very specific bit of information, her response is always precisely accurate. This "pocket" of extraordinary ability is called __________ syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A)  Munchausen 
B)  Rett's 
C)  Tourette's 
D)  Savant 
A)  Munchausen 
B)  Rett's 
C)  Tourette's 
D)  Savant

Question 15

Jillian tells Ramon that the answers to the homework were A, B, B, C, A. As Ramon runs to grab his homework sheet, he repeats the sequence over and over out loud. Ramon is engaging in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repetitive visualization 
B)  imagery 
C)  elaborative rehearsal 
D)  maintenance rehearsal 
A)  repetitive visualization 
B)  imagery 
C)  elaborative rehearsal 
D)  maintenance rehearsal

Question 16

The Zeigarnik effect refers to the idea that people remember __________ better than __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex tasks; simple tasks 
B)  intuitive tasks; nonintuitive tasks 
C)  uncompleted tasks; completed tasks 
D)  visual tasks; auditory tasks 
A)  complex tasks; simple tasks 
B)  intuitive tasks; nonintuitive tasks 
C)  uncompleted tasks; completed tasks 
D)  visual tasks; auditory tasks

Question 17

__________ are drugs designed to improve your memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Placebos 
B)  Eideticals 
C)  Memoryceuticals 
D)  Vitamins 
A)  Placebos 
B)  Eideticals 
C)  Memoryceuticals 
D)  Vitamins

Question 18

You go for a train ride and secure a window seat as the train travels through the beautiful Rocky Mountains. The visual trace of the images of the scenery outside the window is held in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  echoic memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  echoic memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory

Question 19

Which of the following people is able to continue to "see" an image after it is removed from their view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Katrina, who is an expert in pictures 
B)  Jim, who has an eidetic memory 
C)  Pete, who is a super-memorist 
D)  Kali, who is a savant 
A)  Katrina, who is an expert in pictures 
B)  Jim, who has an eidetic memory 
C)  Pete, who is a super-memorist 
D)  Kali, who is a savant

Question 20

Compare and contrast iconic and echoic memory.

Accepted Answer

Both iconic and echoic memories are sens

Explain the differences between retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia, alcohol amnesic syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease.

Which of the following is considered a stress hormone?

The study presented at the end of the chapter investigates cognitive maps. Which of the following best represents what is meant by a cognitive map?

Compare and contrast explicit and implicit memories. In your comparison, include the different types of these memories as well as an example of each.

Encoding can be __________.

What are the limitations to using the computer metaphor to describe memory?

Describe how you might improve your memory function by changing your studying habits. Provide an explanation of at least two mnemonic techniques, along with your other study strategies. Also, describe lifestyle changes that might help you become a better student.

__________ is the process of becoming aware of your own memory system.

When considering learning and memory, which of the following statements best represents the influence of culture on what is learned and remembered?

When considering the brain, "use it or lose it" is a statement that sums up __________.

Onid needs to remember a grocery list of 15 items. Based on what you know about short-term memory, what would you suggest Onid do to help remember the list?

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Jillian tells Ramon that the answers to the homework were A, B, B, C, A. As Ramon runs to grab his homework sheet, he repeats the sequence over and over out loud. Ramon is engaging in __________.

The Zeigarnik effect refers to the idea that people remember better than .

__________ are drugs designed to improve your memory.

You go for a train ride and secure a window seat as the train travels through the beautiful Rocky Mountains. The visual trace of the images of the scenery outside the window is held in __________.

Which of the following people is able to continue to "see" an image after it is removed from their view?

Compare and contrast iconic and echoic memory.

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Exam 6: Memory

Explain the differences between retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia, alcohol amnesic syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease.

Which of the following is considered a stress hormone?

The study presented at the end of the chapter investigates cognitive maps. Which of the following best represents what is meant by a cognitive map?

Compare and contrast explicit and implicit memories. In your comparison, include the different types of these memories as well as an example of each.

Encoding can be __________.

What are the limitations to using the computer metaphor to describe memory?

Describe how you might improve your memory function by changing your studying habits. Provide an explanation of at least two mnemonic techniques, along with your other study strategies. Also, describe lifestyle changes that might help you become a better student.

__________ is the process of becoming aware of your own memory system.

When considering learning and memory, which of the following statements best represents the influence of culture on what is learned and remembered?

When considering the brain, "use it or lose it" is a statement that sums up __________.

Onid needs to remember a grocery list of 15 items. Based on what you know about short-term memory, what would you suggest Onid do to help remember the list?

Which of the following situations is most likely to create a flashbulb memory?

Jillian tells Ramon that the answers to the homework were A, B, B, C, A. As Ramon runs to grab his homework sheet, he repeats the sequence over and over out loud. Ramon is engaging in __________.

The Zeigarnik effect refers to the idea that people remember __________ better than __________.

__________ are drugs designed to improve your memory.

You go for a train ride and secure a window seat as the train travels through the beautiful Rocky Mountains. The visual trace of the images of the scenery outside the window is held in __________.

Which of the following people is able to continue to "see" an image after it is removed from their view?

Compare and contrast iconic and echoic memory.

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The Zeigarnik effect refers to the idea that people remember better than .