Question 1

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

Accepted Answer

A)  mnemonics. 
B)  overlearning 
C)  organization. 
D)  spaced practice 
A)  mnemonics. 
B)  overlearning 
C)  organization. 
D)  spaced practice

Question 2

The very existence of some claims of recovered memories from very early years is suspect because

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy effect would make early memories difficult to forget. 
B)  hypnosis is the only sure way to recover these memories, and it is not effective on early memories. 
C)  few episodic memories from the early years of life can be recalled 
D)  repressed memories are very difficult to form. 
A)  the primacy effect would make early memories difficult to forget. 
B)  hypnosis is the only sure way to recover these memories, and it is not effective on early memories. 
C)  few episodic memories from the early years of life can be recalled 
D)  repressed memories are very difficult to form.

Question 3

Theodore sometimes studied his psychology in the psychology classroom when no classes were meeting there. He told his friends that he studied there because he knew it would help him remember more on his essay tests due to

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A)  the environmental context effect on memory 
B)  the fact that all the answers he was writing were on the back of the desk. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the flashbulb memory effect. 
A)  the environmental context effect on memory 
B)  the fact that all the answers he was writing were on the back of the desk. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the flashbulb memory effect.

Question 4

Rhymes, jingles and coded letters are used in constructing

Accepted Answer

A)  schemas. 
B)  mnemonics 
C)  icons. 
D)  memogens. 
A)  schemas. 
B)  mnemonics 
C)  icons. 
D)  memogens.

Question 5

When psychologists say that a person's memory is a reconstruction, they mean that the memory

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A)  is false. 
B)  is an accurate account of an event. 
C)  has been pieced together and is probably partly accurate and partlyaccurate 
D)  was repressed and then recovered. 
A)  is false. 
B)  is an accurate account of an event. 
C)  has been pieced together and is probably partly accurate and partlyaccurate 
D)  was repressed and then recovered.

Question 6

Rehearsal increases the amount of time information can be held in

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A)  long-term memory. 
B)  sensory, short-term and long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  long-term memory. 
B)  sensory, short-term and long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 7

An extremely vivid memory of the circumstances under which we learn of an event that is highly shocking, surprising and emotional is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a flashbulb memory 
B)  an eidetic imagery memory. 
C)  a photographic memory. 
D)  a déjà vu memory. 
A)  a flashbulb memory 
B)  an eidetic imagery memory. 
C)  a photographic memory. 
D)  a déjà vu memory.

Question 8

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

Accepted Answer

The student should l

Question 10

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  only one memory system. 
B)  distinctive sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  distinctive short-term memory and long-term memory 
D)  distinctive sensory memory and short-term memory. 
A)  only one memory system. 
B)  distinctive sensory memory and long-term memory. 
C)  distinctive short-term memory and long-term memory 
D)  distinctive sensory memory and short-term memory.

Question 11

The integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions about people, objects and events are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  chunks. 
B)  serial position effects. 
C)  schemas 
D)  flashbulb memories. 
A)  chunks. 
B)  serial position effects. 
C)  schemas 
D)  flashbulb memories.

Question 12

The long-lasting increase in efficiency of neural transmission at the synapse is called

Accepted Answer

A)  neural networking. 
B)  transduction. 
C)  aplysia. 
D)  long-term potentiation 
A)  neural networking. 
B)  transduction. 
C)  aplysia. 
D)  long-term potentiation

Question 13

What was Sir Frederick Bartlett's major contribution to psychology? How did he discover this?

Accepted Answer

He found that people do not recall facts

Question 14

What is Bartlett's contribution to our understanding of memory?

Accepted Answer

He found that people do not recall facts

Question 15

Who conducted the first experimental studies on learning and memory in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm Wundt 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  William James 
D)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
A)  Wilhelm Wundt 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  William James 
D)  Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 16

What is displacement in memory theory?

Accepted Answer

The event that occurs when sho

Question 17

What is said to occur when short-term memory is holding its maximum, and each new item entering short-term memory pushes out an existing item?

Accepted Answer

A)  Displacement 
B)  Chunking 
C)  Consolidation 
D)  Encoding 
A)  Displacement 
B)  Chunking 
C)  Consolidation 
D)  Encoding

Question 18

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony of a lineup?

Accepted Answer

The reliability of eyewitness testimony

Question 19

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  intermediate memory. 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  intermediate memory. 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 20

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson and Shiffrin model propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Five 
B)  Two 
C)  Four 
D)  Three 
A)  Five 
B)  Two 
C)  Four 
D)  Three

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

The very existence of some claims of recovered memories from very early years is suspect because

Theodore sometimes studied his psychology in the psychology classroom when no classes were meeting there. He told his friends that he studied there because he knew it would help him remember more on his essay tests due to

Rhymes, jingles and coded letters are used in constructing

When psychologists say that a person's memory is a reconstruction, they mean that the memory

Rehearsal increases the amount of time information can be held in

An extremely vivid memory of the circumstances under which we learn of an event that is highly shocking, surprising and emotional is called

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

The integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions about people, objects and events are known as

The long-lasting increase in efficiency of neural transmission at the synapse is called

What was Sir Frederick Bartlett's major contribution to psychology? How did he discover this?

What is Bartlett's contribution to our understanding of memory?

Who conducted the first experimental studies on learning and memory in the late nineteenth century?

What is displacement in memory theory?

What is said to occur when short-term memory is holding its maximum, and each new item entering short-term memory pushes out an existing item?

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony of a lineup?

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson and Shiffrin model propose?

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Exam 6: Memory

Being able to recite a number of nursery rhymes from childhood is probably due mainly to

The very existence of some claims of recovered memories from very early years is suspect because

Theodore sometimes studied his psychology in the psychology classroom when no classes were meeting there. He told his friends that he studied there because he knew it would help him remember more on his essay tests due to

Rhymes, jingles and coded letters are used in constructing

When psychologists say that a person's memory is a reconstruction, they mean that the memory

Rehearsal increases the amount of time information can be held in

An extremely vivid memory of the circumstances under which we learn of an event that is highly shocking, surprising and emotional is called

The relearning method of measuring memory is also called the savings method.

What three processes are involved in the act of remembering? Describe each of these processes.

The serial position effect provides support for the existence of

The integrated frameworks of knowledge and assumptions about people, objects and events are known as

The long-lasting increase in efficiency of neural transmission at the synapse is called

What was Sir Frederick Bartlett's major contribution to psychology? How did he discover this?

What is Bartlett's contribution to our understanding of memory?

Who conducted the first experimental studies on learning and memory in the late nineteenth century?

What is displacement in memory theory?

What is said to occur when short-term memory is holding its maximum, and each new item entering short-term memory pushes out an existing item?

What conditions reduce the reliability of eyewitness testimony of a lineup?

Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory

How many different memory systems does the Atkinson and Shiffrin model propose?

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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