Question 1

Jason was intoxicated when he studied for his biology test. According to which theory of memory, then, would it be best if he also were intoxicated when he took the test?

Accepted Answer

A)  cue-dependent learning 
B)  decay theory 
C)  memory trace theory 
D)  state-dependent learning 
A)  cue-dependent learning 
B)  decay theory 
C)  memory trace theory 
D)  state-dependent learning

Question 2

What do we call the brain changes associated with the formation of long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  clustering 
B)  the memory trace 
C)  a schema 
D)  the memory episode or trigram 
A)  clustering 
B)  the memory trace 
C)  a schema 
D)  the memory episode or trigram

Question 3

Which of the following is a good way to improve memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  massed practice 
B)  under learning 
C)  practising sensory memory ability 
D)  using recall strategies 
A)  massed practice 
B)  under learning 
C)  practising sensory memory ability 
D)  using recall strategies

Question 4

Which type of memory is involved in remembering your first kiss or date?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  implicit memory

Question 5

How does someone with eidetic memory remember things so well?

Accepted Answer

A)  by the skillful use of mnemonic devices 
B)  by the skillful use of visual images 
C)  by memory structures relying on meaning 
D)  by having above-average intelligence 
A)  by the skillful use of mnemonic devices 
B)  by the skillful use of visual images 
C)  by memory structures relying on meaning 
D)  by having above-average intelligence

Question 6

What causes the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  the serial position effect 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  inadequate retrieval cues 
D)  repression 
A)  the serial position effect 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  inadequate retrieval cues 
D)  repression

Question 7

How do implicit and explicit memory differ?

Accepted Answer

Implicit and explicit memory are two dif

Question 8

What is the major problem with using hypnosis in police work?

Accepted Answer

A)  it may result in vicarious inhibition 
B)  little evidence exists that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case 
C)  it may lead to the generation of false memories within the accused or within a witness 
D)  the witness's ability to be hypnotized is greatly reduced in law enforcement contexts. 
A)  it may result in vicarious inhibition 
B)  little evidence exists that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case 
C)  it may lead to the generation of false memories within the accused or within a witness 
D)  the witness's ability to be hypnotized is greatly reduced in law enforcement contexts.

Question 9

Which of the following helps promote memory consolidation?

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep 
B)  mild relaxation 
C)  cramming information 
D)  meditation 
A)  sleep 
B)  mild relaxation 
C)  cramming information 
D)  meditation

Question 10

Most students perform better on tests using recognition compared to tests using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  schemes 
B)  recall 
C)  encoding 
D)  scripts 
A)  schemes 
B)  recall 
C)  encoding 
D)  scripts

Question 11

What will happen if you attend to the information in your sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  it will be transferred to your short-term memory 
B)  it will stay in sensory memory 
C)  it will gradually disappear 
D)  it will be displaced by another piece of information 
A)  it will be transferred to your short-term memory 
B)  it will stay in sensory memory 
C)  it will gradually disappear 
D)  it will be displaced by another piece of information

Question 12

What is priming most often used to reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memories 
B)  episodic memories 
C)  implicit memories 
D)  eidetic memories 
A)  semantic memories 
B)  episodic memories 
C)  implicit memories 
D)  eidetic memories

Question 13

The capacity of short-term memory is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

7 ± 2 bits

Question 14

According to the Ebbinghaus curve of forgetting, when is forgetting most rapid?

Accepted Answer

A)  one week after learning 
B)  immediately after learning 
C)  a few months after learning 
D)  four hours after learning 
A)  one week after learning 
B)  immediately after learning 
C)  a few months after learning 
D)  four hours after learning

Question 15

Ray can't remember anything that happened after his stroke. Which memory phenomenon is Ray experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  repression 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia 
A)  repression 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia

Question 16

Which of the following determines whether information will move from sensory memory to short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation 
B)  an engram 
C)  working memory 
D)  selective attention 
A)  consolidation 
B)  an engram 
C)  working memory 
D)  selective attention

Question 17

You are taking a math exam and actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions. Which type of memory are you using?

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  contextual memory 
A)  declarative memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  contextual memory

Question 18

In his Grade 12 farewell address, Donald did well at the beginning and end, but couldn't remember information in the middle. This example illustrates the  ___________.

Accepted Answer

serial pos

Question 19

Which of the following is the term "memory structure" associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  amnesia 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  amnesia

Question 20

Your knowledge that e = mc2 is a reflection of the long-term memory storage called ___________.

Accepted Answer

Jason was intoxicated when he studied for his biology test. According to which theory of memory, then, would it be best if he also were intoxicated when he took the test?

What do we call the brain changes associated with the formation of long-term memories?

Which of the following is a good way to improve memory?

Which type of memory is involved in remembering your first kiss or date?

How does someone with eidetic memory remember things so well?

What causes the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon?

How do implicit and explicit memory differ?

What is the major problem with using hypnosis in police work?

Which of the following helps promote memory consolidation?

Most students perform better on tests using recognition compared to tests using which of the following?

What will happen if you attend to the information in your sensory memory?

What is priming most often used to reveal?

The capacity of short-term memory is ____________________.

According to the Ebbinghaus curve of forgetting, when is forgetting most rapid?

Ray can't remember anything that happened after his stroke. Which memory phenomenon is Ray experiencing?

Which of the following determines whether information will move from sensory memory to short-term memory?

You are taking a math exam and actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions. Which type of memory are you using?

In his Grade 12 farewell address, Donald did well at the beginning and end, but couldn't remember information in the middle. This example illustrates the ___________.

Which of the following is the term "memory structure" associated with?

Your knowledge that e = mc² is a reflection of the long-term memory storage called ___________.

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Exam 7: Memory

Jason was intoxicated when he studied for his biology test. According to which theory of memory, then, would it be best if he also were intoxicated when he took the test?

What do we call the brain changes associated with the formation of long-term memories?

Which of the following is a good way to improve memory?

Which type of memory is involved in remembering your first kiss or date?

How does someone with eidetic memory remember things so well?

What causes the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon?

How do implicit and explicit memory differ?

What is the major problem with using hypnosis in police work?

Which of the following helps promote memory consolidation?

Most students perform better on tests using recognition compared to tests using which of the following?

What will happen if you attend to the information in your sensory memory?

What is priming most often used to reveal?

The capacity of short-term memory is ____________________.

According to the Ebbinghaus curve of forgetting, when is forgetting most rapid?

Ray can't remember anything that happened after his stroke. Which memory phenomenon is Ray experiencing?

Which of the following determines whether information will move from sensory memory to short-term memory?

You are taking a math exam and actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions. Which type of memory are you using?

In his Grade 12 farewell address, Donald did well at the beginning and end, but couldn't remember information in the middle. This example illustrates the ___________.

Which of the following is the term "memory structure" associated with?

Your knowledge that e = mc2 is a reflection of the long-term memory storage called ___________.

Introducing Psychology and Research Methods

Brain and Behaviour

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Intelligence, Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Health, Stress, and Coping

Therapies

Social Behaviour

Filters

Your knowledge that e = mc² is a reflection of the long-term memory storage called ___________.