Question 1

Selective attention determines what information moves from

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory to long-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C)  implicit memory to explicit memory. 
D)  episodic memory to semantic memory. 
A)  short-term memory to long-term memory. 
B)  sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C)  implicit memory to explicit memory. 
D)  episodic memory to semantic memory.

Question 2

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Accepted Answer

A)  do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B)  will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C)  actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D)  can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as a child but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults, since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children. 
A)  do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B)  will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C)  actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D)  can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as a child but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults, since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children.

Question 3

Which of the following was a characteristic of the memories obtained during the brain stimulation experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They resembled dreams more than memories. 
B)  They involved only the person's most recent memories. 
C)  They involved only visual images, not auditory. 
D)  They most often involved one's most unpleasant memories. 
A)  They resembled dreams more than memories. 
B)  They involved only the person's most recent memories. 
C)  They involved only visual images, not auditory. 
D)  They most often involved one's most unpleasant memories.

Question 4

Regarding the findings of recent brain stimulation experiments on memories,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers found that memory-like experiences were produced in about 50 percent of cases. 
B)  Researchers found that most of the experiences resembled dreams more than memories. 
C)  Researchers now believe that long-term memories are only relatively permanent. 
D)  Researchers found that many of the memory-like experiences were clearly imaginary. 
A)  Researchers found that memory-like experiences were produced in about 50 percent of cases. 
B)  Researchers found that most of the experiences resembled dreams more than memories. 
C)  Researchers now believe that long-term memories are only relatively permanent. 
D)  Researchers found that many of the memory-like experiences were clearly imaginary.

Question 5

Which type of long-term memory can be fully expressed only as actions (or "know-how")and represents the most basic "automatic" elements of conditioning,learning,and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 6

Knowing which psychologist founded which school of thought illustrates __________memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  skill 
B)  procedural 
C)  episodic 
D)  semantic 
A)  skill 
B)  procedural 
C)  episodic 
D)  semantic

Question 7

As you read this chapter in psychology,you frequently ask yourself "why" questions,such as "Why would that be true?" as well as relating this new information with your own experiences involving your own "memory." You are using which of the following to help you remember the information in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative processing 
B)  chunking or recoding 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  redintegration 
A)  elaborative processing 
B)  chunking or recoding 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  redintegration

Question 8

The process of holding information in memory for later use is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  encoding. 
C)  storage. 
D)  organization. 
A)  retrieval. 
B)  encoding. 
C)  storage. 
D)  organization.

Question 9

Information in long-term memory is typically arranged in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  rules. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  alphabetically. 
D)  personal meanings. 
A)  rules. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  alphabetically. 
D)  personal meanings.

Question 10

Which subpart of declarative memory records personal experiences that are linked with specific times and places in one's life?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 11

Regarding various aspects of memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is common for people to have partial memories. 
B)  A tip-of-tongue (TOT) state is the feeling that a memory is available, but not quite retrievable. 
C)  The fact that people can often tell beforehand if they are likely to remember something is called the feeling of knowing. 
D)  Déjà vu occurs when a new experience triggers emotional childhood memories that one repressed into the unconscious. 
A)  It is common for people to have partial memories. 
B)  A tip-of-tongue (TOT) state is the feeling that a memory is available, but not quite retrievable. 
C)  The fact that people can often tell beforehand if they are likely to remember something is called the feeling of knowing. 
D)  Déjà vu occurs when a new experience triggers emotional childhood memories that one repressed into the unconscious.

Question 12

Memory is often characterized as being similar to a computer because

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memories are exact copies, like files on a hard drive. 
B)  memories are encoded, stored, and later retrieved. 
C)  the space available for memory storage is limited as is the storage capacity of a computer. 
D)  computers and the human mind both process information in a serial fashion. 
A)  long-term memories are exact copies, like files on a hard drive. 
B)  memories are encoded, stored, and later retrieved. 
C)  the space available for memory storage is limited as is the storage capacity of a computer. 
D)  computers and the human mind both process information in a serial fashion.

Question 13

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory 
B)  fact memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  episodic memory 
A)  declarative memory 
B)  fact memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  episodic memory

Question 14

You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into two-and three-digit numbers,such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.Thus,you have aided your short-term memory through

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance rehearsal. 
B)  the key number system. 
C)  the method of loci. 
D)  chunking. 
A)  maintenance rehearsal. 
B)  the key number system. 
C)  the method of loci. 
D)  chunking.

Question 15

The worst that happens when hypnosis is used as an aid to memory in solving a crime is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the subject is not susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. 
B)  hypnotized witnesses lack confidence in their memories when they testify. 
C)  testimony based on hypnotic induction is not believed by juries. 
D)  additional memories are produced that are largely false. 
A)  the subject is not susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. 
B)  hypnotized witnesses lack confidence in their memories when they testify. 
C)  testimony based on hypnotic induction is not believed by juries. 
D)  additional memories are produced that are largely false.

Question 16

Earlier in the day,you ate breakfast at The Pine Tree Cafe.You are trying to tell a friend about this restaurant,but you can't quite recall the name.You will most likely call the restaurant

Accepted Answer

A)  The Oak Grove Cafe. 
B)  The Lime Tree Cafe. 
C)  The Fair Tree Cafe. 
D)  The Forest Tree Cafe. 
A)  The Oak Grove Cafe. 
B)  The Lime Tree Cafe. 
C)  The Fair Tree Cafe. 
D)  The Forest Tree Cafe.

Question 17

The more information you learn,the easier it becomes

Accepted Answer

A)  to add new information to memory. 
B)  to forget previously learned information. 
C)  for interference and retrieval failure to occur. 
D)  for a person to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. 
A)  to add new information to memory. 
B)  to forget previously learned information. 
C)  for interference and retrieval failure to occur. 
D)  for a person to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.

Question 18

According to an experiment in which subjects were required to count backwards after hearing a nonsense syllable,it was found that,without rehearsal,information in short-term memory will fade to zero after a delay of __________ seconds.

Accepted Answer

A)  six to eight 
B)  12 to 18 
C)  30 to 45 
D)  60 to 90 
A)  six to eight 
B)  12 to 18 
C)  30 to 45 
D)  60 to 90

Question 19

As your friend reads her shopping list to you in her apartment,you are aware that the radio is playing in the background.The fact that you remember what your friend said and not what the announcer on the radio said can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  redintegrative memory. 
C)  selective attention. 
D)  constructive processing. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  redintegrative memory. 
C)  selective attention. 
D)  constructive processing.

Question 20

Regarding episodic memories,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unless episodic memories are important, they are more easily forgotten than semantic memories. 
B)  Episodic memories tend to be impersonal memories. 
C)  Episodic memories are often learned through rote memorization. 
D)  Episodic memories involve conditioned responses and learned motor skills. 
A)  Unless episodic memories are important, they are more easily forgotten than semantic memories. 
B)  Episodic memories tend to be impersonal memories. 
C)  Episodic memories are often learned through rote memorization. 
D)  Episodic memories involve conditioned responses and learned motor skills.

Exam 7: A: Memory

Selective attention determines what information moves from

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Which of the following was a characteristic of the memories obtained during the brain stimulation experiments?

Regarding the findings of recent brain stimulation experiments on memories,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which type of long-term memory can be fully expressed only as actions (or "know-how")and represents the most basic "automatic" elements of conditioning,learning,and memory?

Knowing which psychologist founded which school of thought illustrates __________memory.

The process of holding information in memory for later use is referred to as

Information in long-term memory is typically arranged in all of the following EXCEPT

Which subpart of declarative memory records personal experiences that are linked with specific times and places in one's life?

Regarding various aspects of memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Memory is often characterized as being similar to a computer because

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into two-and three-digit numbers,such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse.Thus,you have aided your short-term memory through

The worst that happens when hypnosis is used as an aid to memory in solving a crime is that

Earlier in the day,you ate breakfast at The Pine Tree Cafe.You are trying to tell a friend about this restaurant,but you can't quite recall the name.You will most likely call the restaurant

The more information you learn,the easier it becomes

According to an experiment in which subjects were required to count backwards after hearing a nonsense syllable,it was found that,without rehearsal,information in short-term memory will fade to zero after a delay of __________ seconds.

As your friend reads her shopping list to you in her apartment,you are aware that the radio is playing in the background.The fact that you remember what your friend said and not what the announcer on the radio said can be attributed to

Regarding episodic memories,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology