Question 1

Which of the following influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chunks 
B)  Eidetic imagery 
C)  Recency effects 
D)  Schemas 
A)  Chunks 
B)  Eidetic imagery 
C)  Recency effects 
D)  Schemas D

Question 2

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory strategy 
B)  sensory memory strategy 
C)  long-term memory strategy 
D)  elaboration strategy 
A)  short-term memory strategy 
B)  sensory memory strategy 
C)  long-term memory strategy 
D)  elaboration strategy D

Question 3

Your ability to do well on these exam questions relies on

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory. 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  maintenance memory. 
A)  episodic memory. 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  maintenance memory. B

Question 4

Max is having trouble using his new computer program because he keeps entering commands from his old program. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  decay. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  interference 
D)  encoding failure. 
A)  decay. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  interference 
D)  encoding failure.

Question 5

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory holds about seven unre

Question 6

The sea snail, or aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

Accepted Answer

A)  déjà-vu experiences. 
B)  the effects of lesions on memory. 
C)  the formation of neural circuits during learning and memory 
D)  the effects ofterference on memory. 
A)  déjà-vu experiences. 
B)  the effects of lesions on memory. 
C)  the formation of neural circuits during learning and memory 
D)  the effects ofterference on memory.

Question 7

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  high. 
B)  unlimited 
C)  small. 
D)  limited. 
A)  high. 
B)  unlimited 
C)  small. 
D)  limited.

Question 8

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  engram decay. 
B)  acoustic confounding. 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon 
D)  retroactiveterference. 
A)  engram decay. 
B)  acoustic confounding. 
C)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon 
D)  retroactiveterference.

Question 9

When on the witness stand, Wally is asked to relate the events as they happened on the morning of the crime. For this task, which of the following types of recall is required?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free recall 
B)  Relearning 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Serial recall 
A)  Free recall 
B)  Relearning 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Serial recall

Question 10

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she had difficulty remembering her former phone number. The most likely explanation for failing to remembering the old number is

Accepted Answer

A)  proactiveterference. 
B)  retroproactive forgetting. 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactiveterference 
A)  proactiveterference. 
B)  retroproactive forgetting. 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactiveterference

Question 11

Which of the following would be stored in nondeclarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mathematical formulas 
B)  Knowing how to knit 
C)  The meaning of "hypothalamus" 
D)  The date of your mother's birthday 
A)  Mathematical formulas 
B)  Knowing how to knit 
C)  The meaning of "hypothalamus" 
D)  The date of your mother's birthday

Question 12

__________ consists of motor skills, habits and simple classically conditioned responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-declarative memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Declarative memory 
A)  Non-declarative memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Declarative memory

Question 13

Forgetting the answers to items on this test that you knew when you entered the classroom can best be explained as

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval failure 
B)  encoding failure. 
C)  motivated forgetting. 
D)  consolidation failure. 
A)  retrieval failure 
B)  encoding failure. 
C)  motivated forgetting. 
D)  consolidation failure.

Question 14

Momet reads his favourite author's books over and over, beyond the point of simply learning them. He is trying to commit the words to his memory by using

Accepted Answer

A)  flashbulb memory. 
B)  overlearning 
C)  eidetic memory. 
D)  the primacy effect. 
A)  flashbulb memory. 
B)  overlearning 
C)  eidetic memory. 
D)  the primacy effect.

Question 15

Remembering the order of the nine planets by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

Accepted Answer

A)  method of loci. 
B)  link method. 
C)  first-letter technique 
D)  pegword system. 
A)  method of loci. 
B)  link method. 
C)  first-letter technique 
D)  pegword system.

Question 16

What is the state-dependent memory effect? Give an example of it.

Accepted Answer

The state-dependent memory effect is our

Question 17

The effect of interference is stronger for

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional items. 
B)  dissimilar items. 
C)  visual items. 
D)  similar items 
A)  emotional items. 
B)  dissimilar items. 
C)  visual items. 
D)  similar items

Question 18

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred to short-term memory from sensory memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  very large. 
B)  unmeasurable andsignificant. 
C)  unique to hearing. 
D)  very small 
A)  very large. 
B)  unmeasurable andsignificant. 
C)  unique to hearing. 
D)  very small

Question 19

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

Accepted Answer

A)  six-character postal code. 
B)  person's name. 
C)  digital clock. 
D)  seven-digit phone number 
A)  six-character postal code. 
B)  person's name. 
C)  digital clock. 
D)  seven-digit phone number

Question 20

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

Accepted Answer

A)  retroproactive forgetting. 
B)  proactiveterference 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactiveterference. 
A)  retroproactive forgetting. 
B)  proactiveterference 
C)  prospective forgetting. 
D)  retroactiveterference.

Which of the following influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

Your ability to do well on these exam questions relies on

Max is having trouble using his new computer program because he keeps entering commands from his old program. This is an example of

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

The sea snail, or aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

When on the witness stand, Wally is asked to relate the events as they happened on the morning of the crime. For this task, which of the following types of recall is required?

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she had difficulty remembering her former phone number. The most likely explanation for failing to remembering the old number is

Which of the following would be stored in nondeclarative memory?

__________ consists of motor skills, habits and simple classically conditioned responses.

Forgetting the answers to items on this test that you knew when you entered the classroom can best be explained as

Momet reads his favourite author's books over and over, beyond the point of simply learning them. He is trying to commit the words to his memory by using

Remembering the order of the nine planets by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

What is the state-dependent memory effect? Give an example of it.

The effect of interference is stronger for

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred to short-term memory from sensory memory is

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

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Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following influence what we notice and how we encode information into memory?

One form of memory strategy that links new information to previously learned information is called

Your ability to do well on these exam questions relies on

Max is having trouble using his new computer program because he keeps entering commands from his old program. This is an example of

What are the characteristics of short-term memory?

The sea snail, or aplysia, has been used in research studies to understand

The capacity of the long-term memory system is best described as

At a crowded party, Lise sees an acquaintance whose name she cannot quite remember. She is pretty sure his name is "Harry" or "Henry," or at least that it is a two-syllable name that begins with an H. Lise is experiencing

When on the witness stand, Wally is asked to relate the events as they happened on the morning of the crime. For this task, which of the following types of recall is required?

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she had difficulty remembering her former phone number. The most likely explanation for failing to remembering the old number is

Which of the following would be stored in nondeclarative memory?

__________ consists of motor skills, habits and simple classically conditioned responses.

Forgetting the answers to items on this test that you knew when you entered the classroom can best be explained as

Momet reads his favourite author's books over and over, beyond the point of simply learning them. He is trying to commit the words to his memory by using

Remembering the order of the nine planets by using the sentence "Mary's Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pondering" is an example of memory improvement through the

What is the state-dependent memory effect? Give an example of it.

The effect of interference is stronger for

Research demonstrates that the amount of information transferred to short-term memory from sensory memory is

The capacity of short-term memory is just right for a

A few weeks after Marion had her phone number changed, she wrongly gave out her former phone number. The most likely explanation for remembering the old number rather than her current number is

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychology Disorders

Therapies

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