Question 1

Which of the following is not a recommendation from the textbook about how to conduct interviews with children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Useformation provided by the child to construct questions. 
B)  Don't use big words. 
C)  Do not allow the children to speak more than theterviewer 
D)  Ask simple questions that contain a single idea. 
A)  Useformation provided by the child to construct questions. 
B)  Don't use big words. 
C)  Do not allow the children to speak more than theterviewer 
D)  Ask simple questions that contain a single idea.

Question 2

How are schemas involved in memory?

Accepted Answer

Schemas are the integrated frameworks of

Question 3

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive memory. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  the primacy effect 
D)  retroactive memory. 
A)  proactive memory. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  the primacy effect 
D)  retroactive memory.

Question 4

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D. . ." and ". . . W, X, Y, Z" before learning the letters in between. This is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  state-dependent memory effect. 
B)  serial position effect 
C)  recency effect. 
D)  primacy effect. 
A)  state-dependent memory effect. 
B)  serial position effect 
C)  recency effect. 
D)  primacy effect.

Question 5

What is sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory holds informati

Question 6

The process of storage occurs when information stored in memory is brought to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A loss of consciousness from a grand mal seizure, a blow to head or a car accident is likely to lead to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following statements is least likely to be a reflection of Bartlett's memory research?

Accepted Answer

A)  We systematically distort the facts and the circumstances of our experiences and do not simply remember new experiences as isolated events. 
B)  information already stored long-term memory exerts a strongfluence on how we remember new information and experiences. 
C)  Accurateformation subjects' memories reflected schemas-integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions about people, objects, and events 
D)  Schemas help us process large amounts of material by providing us with frameworks tocorporate new information and experience. 
A)  We systematically distort the facts and the circumstances of our experiences and do not simply remember new experiences as isolated events. 
B)  information already stored long-term memory exerts a strongfluence on how we remember new information and experiences. 
C)  Accurateformation subjects' memories reflected schemas-integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions about people, objects, and events 
D)  Schemas help us process large amounts of material by providing us with frameworks tocorporate new information and experience.

Question 9

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective forgetting 
B)  active displacement. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  proactiveterference. 
A)  prospective forgetting 
B)  active displacement. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  proactiveterference.

Question 10

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

Accepted Answer

Encoding is transforming information int

Question 11

Which of the following would not be stored in semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methods of factoring algebraic equations 
B)  The knowledge that Idaho grows potatoes and Iowa grows corn 
C)  The meaning of "crustacean" 
D)  How to play the guitar 
A)  Methods of factoring algebraic equations 
B)  The knowledge that Idaho grows potatoes and Iowa grows corn 
C)  The meaning of "crustacean" 
D)  How to play the guitar

Question 12

The surgical removal of H.M.'s hippocampus prevented him from transferring information from

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeclarative memory to semantic memory. 
B)  short-term memory to long-term memory 
C)  iconic memory to acoustic memory. 
D)  sensory memory to short-term memory. 
A)  nondeclarative memory to semantic memory. 
B)  short-term memory to long-term memory 
C)  iconic memory to acoustic memory. 
D)  sensory memory to short-term memory.

Question 13

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Accepted Answer

A)  fabrication 
B)  deconstruction 
C)  defense mechanism 
D)  reconstruction 
A)  fabrication 
B)  deconstruction 
C)  defense mechanism 
D)  reconstruction

Question 14

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Storage 
B)  Buffers 
C)  Retrieval 
D)  Encoding 
A)  Storage 
B)  Buffers 
C)  Retrieval 
D)  Encoding

Question 15

Some studies show that about ________ percent of children apparently have something akin to photographic memory, which psychologists call eidetic

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  five 
C)  ten 
D)  fifteen 
A)  one 
B)  five 
C)  ten 
D)  fifteen

Question 16

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  proactivehibition. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  retroactivehibition. 
A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  proactivehibition. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  retroactivehibition.

Question 17

Kim studied Spanish in high school and is now studying Italian in college. In one of her assignments for another class, she must read a passage in Spanish. As she reads the passage, her memory of Italian words interferes with her ability to understand the meaning of several Spanish words. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  retrogradeterference. 
B)  anterogradeterference. 
C)  proactiveterference. 
D)  retroactiveterference 
A)  retrogradeterference. 
B)  anterogradeterference. 
C)  proactiveterference. 
D)  retroactiveterference

Question 18

When people feel grief over the death of someone close to them, they may be reminded of other times of great loss. This type of memory is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  state-dependent memory 
B)  grief memory. 
C)  contextual memory. 
D)  collateral memory. 
A)  state-dependent memory 
B)  grief memory. 
C)  contextual memory. 
D)  collateral memory.

Question 19

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consolidation failure 
B)  Encoding failure 
C)  Motivated forgetting 
D)  Retrieval failure 
A)  Consolidation failure 
B)  Encoding failure 
C)  Motivated forgetting 
D)  Retrieval failure

Question 20

Does hypnosis effect the memory of eyewitnesses?

Accepted Answer

Hypnotized subjects supply more informat

Which of the following is not a recommendation from the textbook about how to conduct interviews with children?

How are schemas involved in memory?

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D. . ." and ". . . W, X, Y, Z" before learning the letters in between. This is called the

What is sensory memory?

The process of storage occurs when information stored in memory is brought to mind.

A loss of consciousness from a grand mal seizure, a blow to head or a car accident is likely to lead to

Which of the following statements is least likely to be a reflection of Bartlett's memory research?

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

Which of the following would not be stored in semantic memory?

The surgical removal of H.M.'s hippocampus prevented him from transferring information from

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Some studies show that about ________ percent of children apparently have something akin to photographic memory, which psychologists call eidetic

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

When people feel grief over the death of someone close to them, they may be reminded of other times of great loss. This type of memory is known as

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

Does hypnosis effect the memory of eyewitnesses?

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Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following is not a recommendation from the textbook about how to conduct interviews with children?

How are schemas involved in memory?

Information at the beginning of a sequence has a fairly high probability of being recalled. This is called

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D. . ." and ". . . W, X, Y, Z" before learning the letters in between. This is called the

What is sensory memory?

The process of storage occurs when information stored in memory is brought to mind.

A loss of consciousness from a grand mal seizure, a blow to head or a car accident is likely to lead to

Which of the following statements is least likely to be a reflection of Bartlett's memory research?

The failure to complete an action that had been planned, like remembering an anniversary or remembering to carry out the trash, is known as

What are the roles of encoding, storage, and retrieval in remembering?

Which of the following would not be stored in semantic memory?

The surgical removal of H.M.'s hippocampus prevented him from transferring information from

Recent research suggests that memory is a________, a piecing together of a few highlights, using information that may or may not be accurate.

Which of the following refers to the processes that allow us to locate and then use information previously stored in memory?

Some studies show that about ________ percent of children apparently have something akin to photographic memory, which psychologists call eidetic

Karen cannot remember events that have occurred since her accident. Neurophysiologists tell Karen that she is suffering from

When people feel grief over the death of someone close to them, they may be reminded of other times of great loss. This type of memory is known as

When a person fails to remember because the information was never put into long-term memory, which of the following has occurred?

Does hypnosis effect the memory of eyewitnesses?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

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Therapies

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