Question 1

Remembering where you went on your first date is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  implicit memory. 
E)  procedural memory. 
A)  semantic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  implicit memory. 
E)  procedural memory.

Question 2

Recent evidence (Kaernbach, 2004) indicates that echoic memory lasts longer than shown in earlier studies. Estimates now suggest it can las as long as __________ seconds.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  20 
C)  90 
D)  150 
E)  200 
A)  4 
B)  20 
C)  90 
D)  150 
E)  200

Question 3

The Stroop effect provides evidence for

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic processes involved in remembering. 
B)  active processes involved in remembering. 
C)  failure to suppress the active processes involved in remembering. 
D)  failure to suppress the active processes involved in recollecting. 
E)  conscious processes involved in remembering. 
A)  automatic processes involved in remembering. 
B)  active processes involved in remembering. 
C)  failure to suppress the active processes involved in remembering. 
D)  failure to suppress the active processes involved in recollecting. 
E)  conscious processes involved in remembering.

Question 4

Recent evidence suggests echoic memory can last up to 20 seconds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

People with conduction aphasia show large deficits in episodic memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Schmitt and colleagues research on memory for street names of one's childhood home town, showed that the real-life rate of forgetting was greatest

Accepted Answer

A)  in the first ten years after learning. 
B)  in the first few minutes after learning. 
C)  in the first week after learning. 
D)  in the first four years after learning. 
E)  in the first year after learning. 
A)  in the first ten years after learning. 
B)  in the first few minutes after learning. 
C)  in the first week after learning. 
D)  in the first four years after learning. 
E)  in the first year after learning.

Question 7

Short-term memory

Accepted Answer

A)  is also called working memory. 
B)  works on information that we have just perceived. 
C)  permits us to think about new information in terms of what we already know. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is also called working memory. 
B)  works on information that we have just perceived. 
C)  permits us to think about new information in terms of what we already know. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

When you study for a test by reading and rereading your text, making an outline of the chapter, going over (and over) the key terms in the chapter, your are encoding information using __________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful 
B)  automatic 
C)  information 
D)  meaningful 
E)  shallow 
A)  effortful 
B)  automatic 
C)  information 
D)  meaningful 
E)  shallow

Question 9

One important function of the hippocampus appears to be to influence the establishment of explicit long-term memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In terms of memory, which type of processing is NOT considered effortful?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  elaborative rehearsal 
D)  automatic 
E)  deep 
A)  semantic 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  elaborative rehearsal 
D)  automatic 
E)  deep

Question 11

Conduction aphasia involves a disconnection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If I were to ask you what the capital of Texas is, you would need to use information that is currently found in __________ memory

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  short-term 
C)  long-term 
D)  both short-term and long-term 
E)  explicit 
A)  implicit 
B)  short-term 
C)  long-term 
D)  both short-term and long-term 
E)  explicit

Question 13

When Wing phones her aunt in Taiwan she has to remember the long distance code, a country code, an area code, and then the local number. She manages to remember the 15 numbers involved through

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  consolidation. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  chunking. 
E)  the recency effect. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  consolidation. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  chunking. 
E)  the recency effect.

Question 14

If you read a list of words that are related to the same topic, the retrieval cue of context in this case can lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  illusory mnemonics. 
C)  false memories. 
D)  tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
E)  retrograde amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  illusory mnemonics. 
C)  false memories. 
D)  tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
E)  retrograde amnesia.

Question 15

Which of the following lists is the easiest to remember?

Accepted Answer

A)  6018475894 
B)  1487547854 
C)  8590437849 
D)  8642097531 
E)  9473292712 
A)  6018475894 
B)  1487547854 
C)  8590437849 
D)  8642097531 
E)  9473292712

Question 16

In Sperling's research, the tone that was delayed for more than one second had the effect of __________ subjects' ability to recall the material.

Accepted Answer

A)  slightly improving 
B)  hampering 
C)  at first improving and then hampering 
D)  at first hampering and then improving 
E)  drastically improving 
A)  slightly improving 
B)  hampering 
C)  at first improving and then hampering 
D)  at first hampering and then improving 
E)  drastically improving

Question 17

The principle of encoding specificity says that the way we encode information will determine our ability to retrieve it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Mr. Tilson, who is now in his 80s, often reflects on his life's experiences. These experiences are a part of Mr. Tilson's __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  inherent 
D)  state-dependent 
E)  implicit 
A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  inherent 
D)  state-dependent 
E)  implicit

Question 19

Jeannie has been staring at a fill-in-the-blank question on an exam trying to remember the term. She knows it begins with "B" but can't seem to bring the word into her mind. Jeannie is showing __________ and has a __________ percent chance of coming up with the right answer.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia; 10 
B)  anterograde amnesia; 20 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon; 50 
D)  retroactive interference; 60 
E)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon; 75 
A)  retrograde amnesia; 10 
B)  anterograde amnesia; 20 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon; 50 
D)  retroactive interference; 60 
E)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon; 75

Question 20

How long do long-term memories last?

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The answer to this question sh

Remembering where you went on your first date is an example of

Recent evidence (Kaernbach, 2004) indicates that echoic memory lasts longer than shown in earlier studies. Estimates now suggest it can las as long as __________ seconds.

The Stroop effect provides evidence for

Recent evidence suggests echoic memory can last up to 20 seconds.

People with conduction aphasia show large deficits in episodic memory.

Schmitt and colleagues research on memory for street names of one's childhood home town, showed that the real-life rate of forgetting was greatest

Short-term memory

When you study for a test by reading and rereading your text, making an outline of the chapter, going over (and over) the key terms in the chapter, your are encoding information using __________ processing.

One important function of the hippocampus appears to be to influence the establishment of explicit long-term memories.

In terms of memory, which type of processing is NOT considered effortful?

Conduction aphasia involves a disconnection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.

If I were to ask you what the capital of Texas is, you would need to use information that is currently found in __________ memory

When Wing phones her aunt in Taiwan she has to remember the long distance code, a country code, an area code, and then the local number. She manages to remember the 15 numbers involved through

If you read a list of words that are related to the same topic, the retrieval cue of context in this case can lead to

Which of the following lists is the easiest to remember?

In Sperling's research, the tone that was delayed for more than one second had the effect of __________ subjects' ability to recall the material.

The principle of encoding specificity says that the way we encode information will determine our ability to retrieve it.

Mr. Tilson, who is now in his 80s, often reflects on his life's experiences. These experiences are a part of Mr. Tilson's __________ memory.

Jeannie has been staring at a fill-in-the-blank question on an exam trying to remember the term. She knows it begins with "B" but can't seem to bring the word into her mind. Jeannie is showing and has a percent chance of coming up with the right answer.

How long do long-term memories last?

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Remembering where you went on your first date is an example of

Recent evidence (Kaernbach, 2004) indicates that echoic memory lasts longer than shown in earlier studies. Estimates now suggest it can las as long as __________ seconds.

The Stroop effect provides evidence for

Recent evidence suggests echoic memory can last up to 20 seconds.

People with conduction aphasia show large deficits in episodic memory.

Schmitt and colleagues research on memory for street names of one's childhood home town, showed that the real-life rate of forgetting was greatest

Short-term memory

When you study for a test by reading and rereading your text, making an outline of the chapter, going over (and over) the key terms in the chapter, your are encoding information using __________ processing.

One important function of the hippocampus appears to be to influence the establishment of explicit long-term memories.

In terms of memory, which type of processing is NOT considered effortful?

Conduction aphasia involves a disconnection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.

If I were to ask you what the capital of Texas is, you would need to use information that is currently found in __________ memory

When Wing phones her aunt in Taiwan she has to remember the long distance code, a country code, an area code, and then the local number. She manages to remember the 15 numbers involved through

If you read a list of words that are related to the same topic, the retrieval cue of context in this case can lead to

Which of the following lists is the easiest to remember?

In Sperling's research, the tone that was delayed for more than one second had the effect of __________ subjects' ability to recall the material.

The principle of encoding specificity says that the way we encode information will determine our ability to retrieve it.

Mr. Tilson, who is now in his 80s, often reflects on his life's experiences. These experiences are a part of Mr. Tilson's __________ memory.

Jeannie has been staring at a fill-in-the-blank question on an exam trying to remember the term. She knows it begins with "B" but can't seem to bring the word into her mind. Jeannie is showing __________ and has a __________ percent chance of coming up with the right answer.

How long do long-term memories last?

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Jeannie has been staring at a fill-in-the-blank question on an exam trying to remember the term. She knows it begins with "B" but can't seem to bring the word into her mind. Jeannie is showing and has a percent chance of coming up with the right answer.