Question 1

One potential effect of long-term alcoholism is anterograde amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Some of the strongest evidence for the consolidation hypothesis stems from

Accepted Answer

A)  Peterson and Peterson's research on short-term memory. 
B)  disruption of normal brain functioning. 
C)  Shepard and Metzler's research on working memory. 
D)  enhancement of brain functioning involving people who have been trained to use mnemonic devices. 
E)  MRI research. 
A)  Peterson and Peterson's research on short-term memory. 
B)  disruption of normal brain functioning. 
C)  Shepard and Metzler's research on working memory. 
D)  enhancement of brain functioning involving people who have been trained to use mnemonic devices. 
E)  MRI research.

Question 3

Consolidation is the term used to describe the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Deliberate processing of information has a strong effect on __________ memory tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  sensory 
D)  elaborative 
E)  procedural 
A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  sensory 
D)  elaborative 
E)  procedural

Question 5

Evidence supports the contention that flashbulb memories are particularly resistent to distortion or modification in the long-term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why does research suggest that the words of songs are easier to learn than the words of poems?

Accepted Answer

A)  A melody provides a structure for the text. 
B)  The words of songs tend to be more simple than poems. 
C)  A song speeds up the rate at which the words are heard. 
D)  The words of a song tend to have deeper meaning than poems. 
E)  A song provides a slower rate of learning the words. 
A)  A melody provides a structure for the text. 
B)  The words of songs tend to be more simple than poems. 
C)  A song speeds up the rate at which the words are heard. 
D)  The words of a song tend to have deeper meaning than poems. 
E)  A song provides a slower rate of learning the words.

Question 7

Retrieval is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Without rehearsal, information is retained in memory about 30 seconds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the key factors of Sperling's experiment was that

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall before the material was presented. 
B)  subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall only after the material was presented. 
C)  the tone was presented simultaneously with the material to be recalled. 
D)  some subjects were allowed to view the material to be recalled longer than the other subjects. 
E)  some subjects were asked to recall letters following a high pitched tone and some following a low pitched tone. 
A)  subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall before the material was presented. 
B)  subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall only after the material was presented. 
C)  the tone was presented simultaneously with the material to be recalled. 
D)  some subjects were allowed to view the material to be recalled longer than the other subjects. 
E)  some subjects were asked to recall letters following a high pitched tone and some following a low pitched tone.

Question 10

H. M.'s primary memory problem involved deficiencies in his short-term memory for people's names and faces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ is the cognitive process of encoding, storing and retrieving information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Consciousness 
B)  Sensation 
C)  Perception 
D)  Memory 
E)  Learning 
A)  Consciousness 
B)  Sensation 
C)  Perception 
D)  Memory 
E)  Learning

Question 12

The fact that recent memories are most strongly disrupted when a person has __________ supports the consolidation view of long-term memory encoding.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  organic 
C)  retrograde 
D)  semantic 
E)  elaborative 
A)  anterograde 
B)  organic 
C)  retrograde 
D)  semantic 
E)  elaborative

Question 13

In what ways is remembering a creative process? What are the implications of reconstructive memory for evaluating the truthfulness of eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

The answer to the first question should

Question 14

Deep processing involves the processing of

Accepted Answer

A)  letters. 
B)  the semantic features of stimuli. 
C)  contextual characteristics. 
D)  the surface characteristics of verbal stimuli. 
E)  general categories of information. 
A)  letters. 
B)  the semantic features of stimuli. 
C)  contextual characteristics. 
D)  the surface characteristics of verbal stimuli. 
E)  general categories of information.

Question 15

Which of the following words, when used in the question, "How fast were the cars going when one of them __________ into the other?"would result in an eyewitness to the accident reporting that the cars were going very fast?

Accepted Answer

A)  collided 
B)  bumped 
C)  hit 
D)  smashed 
E)  contacted 
A)  collided 
B)  bumped 
C)  hit 
D)  smashed 
E)  contacted

Question 16

Conduction aphasia is caused by brain damage that

Accepted Answer

A)  destroys the ability to consolidate information in an unbiased manner. 
B)  disrupts connections between Wernicke's and Broca's areas. 
C)  produces short-term retrograde amnesia. 
D)  inhibits the neural circuits that constitute working memory. 
E)  disrupts the neural circuits between echoic memory and short-term memory. 
A)  destroys the ability to consolidate information in an unbiased manner. 
B)  disrupts connections between Wernicke's and Broca's areas. 
C)  produces short-term retrograde amnesia. 
D)  inhibits the neural circuits that constitute working memory. 
E)  disrupts the neural circuits between echoic memory and short-term memory.

Question 17

Consolidation involves

Accepted Answer

A)  structural changes in the brain. 
B)  rehearsal that sustains neural activity. 
C)  transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory. 
D)  the passage of time. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  structural changes in the brain. 
B)  rehearsal that sustains neural activity. 
C)  transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory. 
D)  the passage of time. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 18

One criticism of the levels of processing hypothesis is that it is difficult to tell for sure the depth to which a person is processing information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Encoding is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe Sperling's (1960) research on iconic memory.

Accepted Answer

The student's response should

One potential effect of long-term alcoholism is anterograde amnesia.

Some of the strongest evidence for the consolidation hypothesis stems from

Consolidation is the term used to describe the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Deliberate processing of information has a strong effect on __________ memory tasks.

Evidence supports the contention that flashbulb memories are particularly resistent to distortion or modification in the long-term.

Why does research suggest that the words of songs are easier to learn than the words of poems?

Retrieval is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Without rehearsal, information is retained in memory about 30 seconds.

One of the key factors of Sperling's experiment was that

H. M.'s primary memory problem involved deficiencies in his short-term memory for people's names and faces.

__________ is the cognitive process of encoding, storing and retrieving information.

The fact that recent memories are most strongly disrupted when a person has __________ supports the consolidation view of long-term memory encoding.

In what ways is remembering a creative process? What are the implications of reconstructive memory for evaluating the truthfulness of eyewitness testimony?

Deep processing involves the processing of

Which of the following words, when used in the question, "How fast were the cars going when one of them __________ into the other?"would result in an eyewitness to the accident reporting that the cars were going very fast?

Conduction aphasia is caused by brain damage that

Consolidation involves

One criticism of the levels of processing hypothesis is that it is difficult to tell for sure the depth to which a person is processing information.

Encoding is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Describe Sperling's (1960) research on iconic memory.

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One potential effect of long-term alcoholism is anterograde amnesia.

Some of the strongest evidence for the consolidation hypothesis stems from

Consolidation is the term used to describe the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Deliberate processing of information has a strong effect on __________ memory tasks.

Evidence supports the contention that flashbulb memories are particularly resistent to distortion or modification in the long-term.

Why does research suggest that the words of songs are easier to learn than the words of poems?

Retrieval is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Without rehearsal, information is retained in memory about 30 seconds.

One of the key factors of Sperling's experiment was that

H. M.'s primary memory problem involved deficiencies in his short-term memory for people's names and faces.

__________ is the cognitive process of encoding, storing and retrieving information.

The fact that recent memories are most strongly disrupted when a person has __________ supports the consolidation view of long-term memory encoding.

In what ways is remembering a creative process? What are the implications of reconstructive memory for evaluating the truthfulness of eyewitness testimony?

Deep processing involves the processing of

Which of the following words, when used in the question, "How fast were the cars going when one of them __________ into the other?"would result in an eyewitness to the accident reporting that the cars were going very fast?

Conduction aphasia is caused by brain damage that

Consolidation involves

One criticism of the levels of processing hypothesis is that it is difficult to tell for sure the depth to which a person is processing information.

Encoding is a basic cognitive process of memory in which stored information is located and used.

Describe Sperling's (1960) research on iconic memory.

The Science of Psychology

The Ways and Means of Psychology

Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour

Biology of Behaviour

Sensation

Perception

Learning and Behaviour

Consciousness

Language

Intelligence and Thinking

Lifespan Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Lifestyle, Stress, and Health

The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders

The Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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