Question 1

Working memory is the same thing as

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A)  short-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  echoic memory. 
D)  iconic memory. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  echoic memory. 
D)  iconic memory.

Question 2

Memory research indicates that people

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A)  have incredible retention of detail. 
B)  retain most of what they have learned. 
C)  forget information but only after the passage of a considerable period of time. 
D)  forget most of what they learn almost immediately. 
A)  have incredible retention of detail. 
B)  retain most of what they have learned. 
C)  forget information but only after the passage of a considerable period of time. 
D)  forget most of what they learn almost immediately.

Question 3

AIDS is short for Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome. It is an example of

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A)  an acrostic. 
B)  a synonym. 
C)  a phonetic image. 
D)  an acronym. 
A)  an acrostic. 
B)  a synonym. 
C)  a phonetic image. 
D)  an acronym.

Question 4

Which of the following describes node?

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A)  unrelated categories which assist in recall 
B)  unrequested responses by those not directly involved in a conversation. 
C)  associated schema used in accessing memory. 
D)  random items of information accessed randomly 
A)  unrelated categories which assist in recall 
B)  unrequested responses by those not directly involved in a conversation. 
C)  associated schema used in accessing memory. 
D)  random items of information accessed randomly

Question 5

A component of memory related to sensation is sometimes referred to as

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A)  echoic memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  fleeting memory. 
D)  There is no such component to memory. 
A)  echoic memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  fleeting memory. 
D)  There is no such component to memory.

Question 6

Sensory memory

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A)  occurs simultaneously with attention. 
B)  precedes attention. 
C)  follows short-term memory. 
D)  allows for chunking of information, 
A)  occurs simultaneously with attention. 
B)  precedes attention. 
C)  follows short-term memory. 
D)  allows for chunking of information,

Question 7

Nondeclarative (implicit) memory is described as

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A)  the ability to assertively state one's beliefs. 
B)  the inability to recall due to forgetting. 
C)  the inability to access information due to loss of a cue. 
D)  the inability to put some learned procedural activity into words. 
A)  the ability to assertively state one's beliefs. 
B)  the inability to recall due to forgetting. 
C)  the inability to access information due to loss of a cue. 
D)  the inability to put some learned procedural activity into words.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of long-term memory?

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A)  Long-term memory is highly stable. 
B)  Long-term memory is generative. 
C)  Long-term memory is primary. 
D)  Long-term memory is influenced by understanding. 
A)  Long-term memory is highly stable. 
B)  Long-term memory is generative. 
C)  Long-term memory is primary. 
D)  Long-term memory is influenced by understanding.

Question 9

The deepest level of information processing is

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A)  the orthographic level. 
B)  the semantic level. 
C)  the phonological level. 
D)  the pragmatic level. 
A)  the orthographic level. 
B)  the semantic level. 
C)  the phonological level. 
D)  the pragmatic level.

Question 10

Scheduling a test for the second half of class after lecturing on new information, not on the test in the first half, may result in lower test scores. If this is the case the lower test scores may be due to

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A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  radioactive interference. 
D)  poor lecturing skills. 
A)  retroactive interference. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  radioactive interference. 
D)  poor lecturing skills.

Question 11

The view that memory is a record of the moment-by-moment intake of sensory information, and recall is a rewinding of the tape is known as

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A)  the associationistic model. 
B)  the node model. 
C)  the nonassociationistic model. 
D)  the multiple node associationistic model. 
A)  the associationistic model. 
B)  the node model. 
C)  the nonassociationistic model. 
D)  the multiple node associationistic model.

Question 12

Elaboration is defined as

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A)  dealing with information logically and rationally. 
B)  repeating the information over and over. 
C)  studying the information right before bedtime. 
D)  associating new information with information already in storage. 
A)  dealing with information logically and rationally. 
B)  repeating the information over and over. 
C)  studying the information right before bedtime. 
D)  associating new information with information already in storage.

Question 13

Having learned something you can't remember is

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A)  not possible. 
B)  an example of inadequate storage. 
C)  an example of implicit memory. 
D)  an example of sensory memory. 
A)  not possible. 
B)  an example of inadequate storage. 
C)  an example of implicit memory. 
D)  an example of sensory memory.

Question 14

Flashbulb memories are vivid recollections because the remembered events were

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A)  associated with highly emotional information. 
B)  related to pictures we have seen. 
C)  told to us over and over again over the years. 
D)  experienced within a short span of time. 
A)  associated with highly emotional information. 
B)  related to pictures we have seen. 
C)  told to us over and over again over the years. 
D)  experienced within a short span of time.

Question 15

One of the main cognitive processes for moving information from short-term memory to long-term memory is

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A)  chunking. 
B)  listening. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  compacting. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  listening. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  compacting.

Question 16

One may intentionally push from conscious awareness into unconsciousness traumatic and emotionally laden experiences. The explanation for the inability to recall that experience is known as

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A)  Suppression Theory. 
B)  Repression Theory. 
C)  Reaction Theory. 
D)  Sublimination Theory. 
A)  Suppression Theory. 
B)  Repression Theory. 
C)  Reaction Theory. 
D)  Sublimination Theory.

Question 17

Which of the following describes Fading Theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  An item of information was inadequately attended to originally. 
B)  Intake of new information divides attention so one is unable retrieve old information. 
C)  An item of information is stored but one cannot remember where due to the passage of time. 
D)  The passage of time lessens the distinctiveness of an item. 
A)  An item of information was inadequately attended to originally. 
B)  Intake of new information divides attention so one is unable retrieve old information. 
C)  An item of information is stored but one cannot remember where due to the passage of time. 
D)  The passage of time lessens the distinctiveness of an item.

Question 18

According to Displacement Theory, forgetting occurs because

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A)  memory traces vanish quickly with the passage of time. 
B)  previous learning interferes with taking in new information. 
C)  of inability to recall storage location. 
D)  incoming information pushes out some of the old stored information. 
A)  memory traces vanish quickly with the passage of time. 
B)  previous learning interferes with taking in new information. 
C)  of inability to recall storage location. 
D)  incoming information pushes out some of the old stored information.

Question 19

Distortion Theory is illustrated by which of the following?

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A)  One may so twist what another person says that the person becomes confused as to what he really thinks or feels. 
B)  As a memory is communicated, the perception of the message is misunderstood by the receiver. 
C)  Eyewitnesses are not reliable sources of information about events. 
D)  Reluctant to face reality, a person may intentionally distort a past event. 
A)  One may so twist what another person says that the person becomes confused as to what he really thinks or feels. 
B)  As a memory is communicated, the perception of the message is misunderstood by the receiver. 
C)  Eyewitnesses are not reliable sources of information about events. 
D)  Reluctant to face reality, a person may intentionally distort a past event.

Question 20

Long-term memory is

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A)  like rewinding a video tape. 
B)  like rereading the early chapters of a book. 
C)  like rewinding an audio tape. 
D)  generative rather than reproductive. 
A)  like rewinding a video tape. 
B)  like rereading the early chapters of a book. 
C)  like rewinding an audio tape. 
D)  generative rather than reproductive.

Working memory is the same thing as

Memory research indicates that people

AIDS is short for Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome. It is an example of

Which of the following describes node?

A component of memory related to sensation is sometimes referred to as

Sensory memory

Nondeclarative (implicit) memory is described as

Which of the following is not a characteristic of long-term memory?

The deepest level of information processing is

Scheduling a test for the second half of class after lecturing on new information, not on the test in the first half, may result in lower test scores. If this is the case the lower test scores may be due to

The view that memory is a record of the moment-by-moment intake of sensory information, and recall is a rewinding of the tape is known as

Elaboration is defined as

Having learned something you can't remember is

Flashbulb memories are vivid recollections because the remembered events were

One of the main cognitive processes for moving information from short-term memory to long-term memory is

One may intentionally push from conscious awareness into unconsciousness traumatic and emotionally laden experiences. The explanation for the inability to recall that experience is known as

Which of the following describes Fading Theory?

According to Displacement Theory, forgetting occurs because

Distortion Theory is illustrated by which of the following?

Long-term memory is

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

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Exam 9: Learning and Remembering

Working memory is the same thing as

Memory research indicates that people

AIDS is short for Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome. It is an example of

Which of the following describes node?

A component of memory related to sensation is sometimes referred to as

Sensory memory

Nondeclarative (implicit) memory is described as

Which of the following is not a characteristic of long-term memory?

The deepest level of information processing is

Scheduling a test for the second half of class after lecturing on new information, not on the test in the first half, may result in lower test scores. If this is the case the lower test scores may be due to

The view that memory is a record of the moment-by-moment intake of sensory information, and recall is a rewinding of the tape is known as

Elaboration is defined as

Having learned something you can't remember is

Flashbulb memories are vivid recollections because the remembered events were

One of the main cognitive processes for moving information from short-term memory to long-term memory is

One may intentionally push from conscious awareness into unconsciousness traumatic and emotionally laden experiences. The explanation for the inability to recall that experience is known as

Which of the following describes Fading Theory?

According to Displacement Theory, forgetting occurs because

Distortion Theory is illustrated by which of the following?

Long-term memory is

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

Filters