Question 1

Chunking refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  accessing declarative memory to recognize information that already exists in implicit memory but is inaccessible 
B)  the individual memory for facts, thoughts, feelings, skills, and experiences that may last as long as the person lives 
C)  groupings created by the central executive system of working memory to expand long-term memory 
D)  using knowledge stored in long-term memory to organize information into smaller bits and thus expand working memory capacity 
A)  accessing declarative memory to recognize information that already exists in implicit memory but is inaccessible 
B)  the individual memory for facts, thoughts, feelings, skills, and experiences that may last as long as the person lives 
C)  groupings created by the central executive system of working memory to expand long-term memory 
D)  using knowledge stored in long-term memory to organize information into smaller bits and thus expand working memory capacity D

Question 2

For some bizarre reason, a student of mine kept calling me the name of a professor he had the semester before. This would best be considered an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  partial amnesia 
B)  selective amnesia 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  partial amnesia 
B)  selective amnesia 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference C

Question 3

Which memory is expressed in behavior but does not require conscious recollection?

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  explicit 
C)  semantic 
D)  deductive 
A)  implicit 
B)  explicit 
C)  semantic 
D)  deductive A

Question 4

Visuospatial sketchpads:

Accepted Answer

A)  hold information for only 20-30 seconds 
B)  contain the location and nature of the objects that exist in the environment 
C)  allow mental images to be rotated 
D)  all of the above 
A)  hold information for only 20-30 seconds 
B)  contain the location and nature of the objects that exist in the environment 
C)  allow mental images to be rotated 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

In a study of every day memory in your textbook, researchers placed college student subjects in a "graduate school office" for a brief period of time, then asked them to recall what they saw in the office. The fact that the subjects "recalled seeing" things that were not actually there suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  personal interests influence what a person tends to remember 
B)  demand characteristics can influence memory of every day events 
C)  eyewitness testimony is usually reliable 
D)  people use schemas when recalling memories 
A)  personal interests influence what a person tends to remember 
B)  demand characteristics can influence memory of every day events 
C)  eyewitness testimony is usually reliable 
D)  people use schemas when recalling memories

Question 6

It seems that my memory is composed of all sorts of things. Psychology distinguishes between declarative, procedural, and semantic memory. What does each of those terms mean? Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Declarative memory is memory for facts a

Question 7

Which is a level or depth of processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  phonemic 
C)  structural 
D)  all of the above 
A)  semantic 
B)  phonemic 
C)  structural 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

According to the information presented in the textbook, of those cases where sexual abuse is known to have occurred, what percentage of victims is likely to not have any memory of the event or incident?

Accepted Answer

A)  17% 
B)  21% 
C)  38% 
D)  53% 
A)  17% 
B)  21% 
C)  38% 
D)  53%

Question 9

After a stimulus disappears, the visual sensory registers hold information for which ONE of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 to 2 seconds 
B)  1 to 2 seconds 
C)  2 to 5 seconds 
D)  a fraction of a second 
A)  0.5 to 2 seconds 
B)  1 to 2 seconds 
C)  2 to 5 seconds 
D)  a fraction of a second

Question 10

Association is crucial to remembering because information stored in memory

Accepted Answer

A)  forms networks of association, which are clusters of interconnected information 
B)  creates barriers to new information, unless the new information is associated with old information 
C)  creates conduits to and from existing information, but not to recently encoded associations 
D)  is associated with old information already there, unless the new information is highly emotional 
A)  forms networks of association, which are clusters of interconnected information 
B)  creates barriers to new information, unless the new information is associated with old information 
C)  creates conduits to and from existing information, but not to recently encoded associations 
D)  is associated with old information already there, unless the new information is highly emotional

Question 11

In order for you to pass the exams of this class, do you need to make use of explicit and implicit memory? Make sure you define the two terms first before you answer the question. Following that, clearly explain why you think what you do.

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory is conscious, purposeful

Question 12

What is the normal range of information people can hold in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  three to five items 
B)  five to nine items 
C)  seven to ten items 
D)  eight to twelve items 
A)  three to five items 
B)  five to nine items 
C)  seven to ten items 
D)  eight to twelve items

Question 13

The observation that memory for stories tends not to be literally exact but to be the ìgistî of the story supports a/an _____ theory of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  schema 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  item association 
D)  photographic 
A)  schema 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  item association 
D)  photographic

Question 14

Memory is far from perfect and thus psychologists have been studying forgetting for quite some time. First, list and very briefly describe the seven sins of memory as presented in the textbook. Second, give a real world example of each sin of memory.

Accepted Answer

1. Transience (memories fade). 2. Absent

Question 15

What is spreading activation theory and what does it suggest about memory? Give an example of how spreading activation might connect two distinct nodes.

Accepted Answer

According to spreading activation theory

Question 16

Retrospective memory involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  memory for sounds and smells 
B)  memory for everyday events 
C)  functional memory 
D)  memory for things from the past 
A)  memory for sounds and smells 
B)  memory for everyday events 
C)  functional memory 
D)  memory for things from the past

Question 17

The term that describes the auditory sensory register is:

Accepted Answer

A)  echoic storage 
B)  motoric storage 
C)  iconic storage 
D)  aural storage 
A)  echoic storage 
B)  motoric storage 
C)  iconic storage 
D)  aural storage

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  there are nodes to represent each word in the sentences and stories we hear 
B)  If a memory is accurately encoded it will be accurately recalled 
C)  The more vivid the memory is, the more likely it is to be accurate 
D)  Memory often involves reconstruction based on schemas and associations 
A)  there are nodes to represent each word in the sentences and stories we hear 
B)  If a memory is accurately encoded it will be accurately recalled 
C)  The more vivid the memory is, the more likely it is to be accurate 
D)  Memory often involves reconstruction based on schemas and associations

Question 19

The temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, to respond to environmental demands, or to achieve goals is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  short term and long term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  environmental memory 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
A)  short term and long term memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  environmental memory 
D)  elaborative rehearsal

Question 20

If the _____ is (are) damaged, you can expect that there will be deficits in episodic memory but not in semantic memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  somatosensory cortex 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  frontal lobes 
D)  somatosensory cortex

Chunking refers to:

For some bizarre reason, a student of mine kept calling me the name of a professor he had the semester before. This would best be considered an example of:

Which memory is expressed in behavior but does not require conscious recollection?

Visuospatial sketchpads:

In a study of every day memory in your textbook, researchers placed college student subjects in a "graduate school office" for a brief period of time, then asked them to recall what they saw in the office. The fact that the subjects "recalled seeing" things that were not actually there suggests that

It seems that my memory is composed of all sorts of things. Psychology distinguishes between declarative, procedural, and semantic memory. What does each of those terms mean? Provide an example of each.

Which is a level or depth of processing?

According to the information presented in the textbook, of those cases where sexual abuse is known to have occurred, what percentage of victims is likely to not have any memory of the event or incident?

After a stimulus disappears, the visual sensory registers hold information for which ONE of the following?

Association is crucial to remembering because information stored in memory

In order for you to pass the exams of this class, do you need to make use of explicit and implicit memory? Make sure you define the two terms first before you answer the question. Following that, clearly explain why you think what you do.

What is the normal range of information people can hold in short-term memory?

The observation that memory for stories tends not to be literally exact but to be the ìgistî of the story supports a/an _____ theory of memory.

Memory is far from perfect and thus psychologists have been studying forgetting for quite some time. First, list and very briefly describe the seven sins of memory as presented in the textbook. Second, give a real world example of each sin of memory.

What is spreading activation theory and what does it suggest about memory? Give an example of how spreading activation might connect two distinct nodes.

Retrospective memory involves:

The term that describes the auditory sensory register is:

Which of the following statements is true about memory?

The temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, to respond to environmental demands, or to achieve goals is known as

If the _____ is (are) damaged, you can expect that there will be deficits in episodic memory but not in semantic memory.

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Exam 6: Memory

Chunking refers to:

For some bizarre reason, a student of mine kept calling me the name of a professor he had the semester before. This would best be considered an example of:

Which memory is expressed in behavior but does not require conscious recollection?

Visuospatial sketchpads:

It seems that my memory is composed of all sorts of things. Psychology distinguishes between declarative, procedural, and semantic memory. What does each of those terms mean? Provide an example of each.

Which is a level or depth of processing?

According to the information presented in the textbook, of those cases where sexual abuse is known to have occurred, what percentage of victims is likely to not have any memory of the event or incident?

After a stimulus disappears, the visual sensory registers hold information for which ONE of the following?

Association is crucial to remembering because information stored in memory

In order for you to pass the exams of this class, do you need to make use of explicit and implicit memory? Make sure you define the two terms first before you answer the question. Following that, clearly explain why you think what you do.

What is the normal range of information people can hold in short-term memory?

The observation that memory for stories tends not to be literally exact but to be the ìgistî of the story supports a/an _____ theory of memory.

Memory is far from perfect and thus psychologists have been studying forgetting for quite some time. First, list and very briefly describe the seven sins of memory as presented in the textbook. Second, give a real world example of each sin of memory.

What is spreading activation theory and what does it suggest about memory? Give an example of how spreading activation might connect two distinct nodes.

Retrospective memory involves:

The term that describes the auditory sensory register is:

Which of the following statements is true about memory?

The temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, to respond to environmental demands, or to achieve goals is known as

If the _____ is (are) damaged, you can expect that there will be deficits in episodic memory but not in semantic memory.

Psychology: The Study of Mental Processes and Behavior

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Thought and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Health, Stress, and Coping

Personality

Life-Span Development

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Cognition

Interpersonal Processes

Filters