Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive process involved in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving 
B)  encoding 
C)  storage 
D)  retrieval 
E)  recalling 
A)  perceiving 
B)  encoding 
C)  storage 
D)  retrieval 
E)  recalling

Question 2

Research suggests that explicit memories are consolidated in the __________,whereas implicit memories are consolidated in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus; basal ganglia 
B)  cerebral cortex; basal ganglia 
C)  hippocampus; cerebral cortex 
D)  basal ganglia; hippocampus 
E)  cerebral cortex; hippocampus 
A)  hippocampus; basal ganglia 
B)  cerebral cortex; basal ganglia 
C)  hippocampus; cerebral cortex 
D)  basal ganglia; hippocampus 
E)  cerebral cortex; hippocampus

Question 3

Craik and colleague's research suggests that complex sentences

Accepted Answer

A)  provide more information than less complex sentences, which leads to better retention of that information. 
B)  provide more information than less complex sentences, which leads to less distinctive memories. 
C)  are more difficult to recall than simple ones. 
D)  do not produce adequate mental imagery for the precise recall of complex information. 
E)  require the usage of both long-term and short-term memory, resulting in less precise recall of the information than simple sentences. 
A)  provide more information than less complex sentences, which leads to better retention of that information. 
B)  provide more information than less complex sentences, which leads to less distinctive memories. 
C)  are more difficult to recall than simple ones. 
D)  do not produce adequate mental imagery for the precise recall of complex information. 
E)  require the usage of both long-term and short-term memory, resulting in less precise recall of the information than simple sentences.

Question 4

The usefulness of any retrieval cue is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  the length of the list of words to be remembered. 
B)  the personality of the person who is trying to remember something. 
C)  the experience of the person who is trying to remember something. 
D)  encoding specificity. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  the length of the list of words to be remembered. 
B)  the personality of the person who is trying to remember something. 
C)  the experience of the person who is trying to remember something. 
D)  encoding specificity. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 5

Conceptual information is stored in __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  inherent 
D)  working 
E)  implicit 
A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  inherent 
D)  working 
E)  implicit

Question 6

Elaborative rehearsal is an example of deep processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the limits of working memory?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question should descr

Question 8

Which of Schacter's seven 'sins' or deficiencies of memory, was most evident in Loftus' research on eyewitnesses

Accepted Answer

A)  absent-mindedness. 
B)  misattribution. 
C)  suggestibility. 
D)  bias. 
E)  persistence. 
A)  absent-mindedness. 
B)  misattribution. 
C)  suggestibility. 
D)  bias. 
E)  persistence.

Question 9

In his dual trace theory, Hebb suggests that memory occurs through two different brain states related to information processing. These states were

Accepted Answer

A)  long and short 
B)  active and latent 
C)  iconic and sensory 
D)  echoic and iconic 
E)  episodic and semantic 
A)  long and short 
B)  active and latent 
C)  iconic and sensory 
D)  echoic and iconic 
E)  episodic and semantic

Question 10

Which of the following is the most often discussed cause of loss of information from short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  forgetting 
C)  discarding 
D)  fading 
E)  repression 
A)  decay 
B)  forgetting 
C)  discarding 
D)  fading 
E)  repression

Question 11

Subjects who falsely recalled seeing film of the shooting of a Dutch politician, were more likely also

Accepted Answer

A)  to have pseudo crashing memories. 
B)  to show the 'sin' of absent-mindedness. 
C)  to have been asked misleading questions. 
D)  to have suffered from retroactive interference. 
E)  to have vivid fantasies. 
A)  to have pseudo crashing memories. 
B)  to show the 'sin' of absent-mindedness. 
C)  to have been asked misleading questions. 
D)  to have suffered from retroactive interference. 
E)  to have vivid fantasies.

Question 12

The brain structure involved in the establishment of explicit long-term memories is the

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  cerebellum. 
A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  cerebellum.

Question 13

Research by Skaggs and McNaughton showed that activation of hippocampal place cells reflects the location that

Accepted Answer

A)  the animal is currently occupying. 
B)  the animal has been in most often. 
C)  the animal is looking towards. 
D)  the animal thinks it is. 
E)  the animal was reinforced. 
A)  the animal is currently occupying. 
B)  the animal has been in most often. 
C)  the animal is looking towards. 
D)  the animal thinks it is. 
E)  the animal was reinforced.

Question 14

Specific techniques or strategies to enhance memory are called

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding tactics. 
B)  mnemonic systems. 
C)  memory aids. 
D)  retrieval cues. 
E)  encoding specifics. 
A)  encoding tactics. 
B)  mnemonic systems. 
C)  memory aids. 
D)  retrieval cues. 
E)  encoding specifics.

Question 15

Information about any given episode can be more efficiently stored in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  a few unique details. 
B)  all of its major details and features. 
C)  only acoustical information. 
D)  its function with respect to the life of the individual. 
E)  only visual information. 
A)  a few unique details. 
B)  all of its major details and features. 
C)  only acoustical information. 
D)  its function with respect to the life of the individual. 
E)  only visual information.

Question 16

According to Conrad's research on phonological short-term memory, which kind of error would a subject be LEAST likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  writing a P when he or she saw a B 
B)  writing an M when he or she saw an N 
C)  writing a B when he or she saw a V 
D)  writing an F when he or she saw a T 
E)  writing a D when he or she saw a P 
A)  writing a P when he or she saw a B 
B)  writing an M when he or she saw an N 
C)  writing a B when he or she saw a V 
D)  writing an F when he or she saw a T 
E)  writing a D when he or she saw a P

Question 17

What do studies of human anterograde amnesia reveal about the biological basis of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question should inclu

Question 18

Short-term memory contains both new information and information from long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Research on eyewitness testimony has shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  eyewitness testimony is very accurate. 
B)  retrieval cues can bias eyewitness accounts. 
C)  women are generally more accurate eyewitnesses than men. 
D)  eyewitness testimony is highly resistant to leading questions. 
E)  eyewitness testimony is influenced by encoding specificity. 
A)  eyewitness testimony is very accurate. 
B)  retrieval cues can bias eyewitness accounts. 
C)  women are generally more accurate eyewitnesses than men. 
D)  eyewitness testimony is highly resistant to leading questions. 
E)  eyewitness testimony is influenced by encoding specificity.

Question 20

Research by Doyon and Colleagues show that Parkinson's disease can impair

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  explicit memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  short-term memory. 
A)  semantic memory. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  explicit memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  short-term memory.

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive process involved in memory?

Research suggests that explicit memories are consolidated in the ,whereas implicit memories are consolidated in the .

Craik and colleague's research suggests that complex sentences

The usefulness of any retrieval cue is influenced by

Conceptual information is stored in __________ memory.

Elaborative rehearsal is an example of deep processing.

What are the limits of working memory?

Which of Schacter's seven 'sins' or deficiencies of memory, was most evident in Loftus' research on eyewitnesses

In his dual trace theory, Hebb suggests that memory occurs through two different brain states related to information processing. These states were

Which of the following is the most often discussed cause of loss of information from short-term memory?

Subjects who falsely recalled seeing film of the shooting of a Dutch politician, were more likely also

The brain structure involved in the establishment of explicit long-term memories is the

Research by Skaggs and McNaughton showed that activation of hippocampal place cells reflects the location that

Specific techniques or strategies to enhance memory are called

Information about any given episode can be more efficiently stored in terms of

According to Conrad's research on phonological short-term memory, which kind of error would a subject be LEAST likely to make?

What do studies of human anterograde amnesia reveal about the biological basis of long-term memory?

Short-term memory contains both new information and information from long-term memory.

Research on eyewitness testimony has shown that

Research by Doyon and Colleagues show that Parkinson's disease can impair

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Which of the following is NOT a cognitive process involved in memory?

Research suggests that explicit memories are consolidated in the __________,whereas implicit memories are consolidated in the __________.

Craik and colleague's research suggests that complex sentences

The usefulness of any retrieval cue is influenced by

Conceptual information is stored in __________ memory.

Elaborative rehearsal is an example of deep processing.

What are the limits of working memory?

Which of Schacter's seven 'sins' or deficiencies of memory, was most evident in Loftus' research on eyewitnesses

In his dual trace theory, Hebb suggests that memory occurs through two different brain states related to information processing. These states were

Which of the following is the most often discussed cause of loss of information from short-term memory?

Subjects who falsely recalled seeing film of the shooting of a Dutch politician, were more likely also

The brain structure involved in the establishment of explicit long-term memories is the

Research by Skaggs and McNaughton showed that activation of hippocampal place cells reflects the location that

Specific techniques or strategies to enhance memory are called

Information about any given episode can be more efficiently stored in terms of

According to Conrad's research on phonological short-term memory, which kind of error would a subject be LEAST likely to make?

What do studies of human anterograde amnesia reveal about the biological basis of long-term memory?

Short-term memory contains both new information and information from long-term memory.

Research on eyewitness testimony has shown that

Research by Doyon and Colleagues show that Parkinson's disease can impair

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Research suggests that explicit memories are consolidated in the ,whereas implicit memories are consolidated in the .