Question 1

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious inhibition. 
B)  that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case. 
C)  the occurrence of false memories. 
D)  a person's ability to be hypnotized. 
A)  vicarious inhibition. 
B)  that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case. 
C)  the occurrence of false memories. 
D)  a person's ability to be hypnotized.

Question 2

Making information personally meaningful and important will improve which of the following types of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  iconic memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  eidetic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  iconic memory

Question 3

Memory is an active system that

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A)  stores and organizes information. 
B)  receives and recovers information. 
C)  alters information. 
D)  does all of these. 
A)  stores and organizes information. 
B)  receives and recovers information. 
C)  alters information. 
D)  does all of these.

Question 4

In order for a memory to be useful,it must be

Accepted Answer

A)  dishabituated. 
B)  episodic. 
C)  decoded as an image. 
D)  retrieved. 
A)  dishabituated. 
B)  episodic. 
C)  decoded as an image. 
D)  retrieved.

Question 5

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into the following two categories:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory and mnemonic memory. 
B)  procedural memory and declarative memory. 
C)  semantic memory and fact memory. 
D)  skill memory and redintegration memory. 
A)  episodic memory and mnemonic memory. 
B)  procedural memory and declarative memory. 
C)  semantic memory and fact memory. 
D)  skill memory and redintegration memory.

Question 6

Lana was the witness to a robbery.In order to help her remember details of the crime,she is asked to remember the crime in a different order and from different viewpoints.Lana is undergoing

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive priming. 
B)  the progressive part method. 
C)  retroactive consolidation. 
D)  a cognitive interview. 
A)  retroactive priming. 
B)  the progressive part method. 
C)  retroactive consolidation. 
D)  a cognitive interview.

Question 7

The mnemonist Mr.S.had a such an exceptional memory that he had to devise ways to

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A)  forget. 
B)  remember accurately with his eyes open if prohibited from closing his eyes. 
C)  learn more mnemonics. 
D)  study meaningless words and random digits. 
A)  forget. 
B)  remember accurately with his eyes open if prohibited from closing his eyes. 
C)  learn more mnemonics. 
D)  study meaningless words and random digits.

Question 8

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B)  Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C)  Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D)  In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true. 
A)  Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B)  Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in this memory can be unshakable. 
C)  Hypnotized persons rarely incorporate additional information into their memories as the result of misleading or suggestive questioning while under hypnosis. 
D)  In the absence of corroborating evidence, there is no sure way to tell which memories gained through hypnosis are false and which are true.

Question 9

Penfield's (1957)research on the memories of brain surgery patients utilized electrical stimulation to produce neural firing.During this procedure the patient was completely awake and able to discuss the memories they were experiencing with Penfield.This was possible because

Accepted Answer

A)  of arthroscopic surgical techniques. 
B)  there are no pain receptors in the brain. 
C)  the patients were using biofeedback techniques. 
D)  they already had brain damage. 
A)  of arthroscopic surgical techniques. 
B)  there are no pain receptors in the brain. 
C)  the patients were using biofeedback techniques. 
D)  they already had brain damage.

Question 10

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,the more positive fictional commercials we see,the less likely we are to remember an actual negative experience with a product because

Accepted Answer

A)  the commercial produces an indelible implicit memory that is difficult to eradicate from one's memory. 
B)  of the impact of peer pressure on people's attitudes. 
C)  the positive fictional memories of the commercial "jam," or block, our ability to remember actual negative memories when deciding whether to buy a product. 
D)  of cognitive dissonance and our tendency to rationalize our decisions. 
A)  the commercial produces an indelible implicit memory that is difficult to eradicate from one's memory. 
B)  of the impact of peer pressure on people's attitudes. 
C)  the positive fictional memories of the commercial "jam," or block, our ability to remember actual negative memories when deciding whether to buy a product. 
D)  of cognitive dissonance and our tendency to rationalize our decisions.

Question 11

The memory of what you had for breakfast this morning would be considered a(n)__________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The three stages of memory include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibit accurate procedural memories. 
B)  exhibit accurate episodic memories. 
C)  revise their long-term memories. 
D)  repress emotional events. 
A)  exhibit accurate procedural memories. 
B)  exhibit accurate episodic memories. 
C)  revise their long-term memories. 
D)  repress emotional events.

Question 14

In a study,people listened to the theme music from popular TV shows and then were asked to name the program the tune came from.For about one out of five tunes,this situation produced the __________ state.

Accepted Answer

A)  tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 15

Jeannette is walking down a street when she passes a man smoking a pipe.When she smelled the smoke of this particular pipe tobacco,memories of her grandfather who smoked the same pipe tobacco began to flood her mind,although her grandfather had died over 25 years ago.Jeannette is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memories. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  echoic memories. 
D)  redintegration. 
A)  semantic memories. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  echoic memories. 
D)  redintegration.

Question 16

Regarding short-term memory (STM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  STM has an unlimited storage capacity and can hold information for at least 30 minutes. 
B)  It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
C)  Unlike long-term memory, STM is rarely affected by interruption or interference. 
D)  Once information is placed in STM, it is permanently stored. 
A)  STM has an unlimited storage capacity and can hold information for at least 30 minutes. 
B)  It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
C)  Unlike long-term memory, STM is rarely affected by interruption or interference. 
D)  Once information is placed in STM, it is permanently stored.

Question 17

Sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  engrams. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusions. 
A)  engrams. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  illusions.

Question 18

Your recollections about the events that took place on your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  retroactive 
D)  short-term 
A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  retroactive 
D)  short-term

Question 19

Another name for short-term memory,especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving is __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working 
B)  eidetic 
C)  procedural 
D)  integrative 
A)  working 
B)  eidetic 
C)  procedural 
D)  integrative

Question 20

Meaningful units of information,such as numbers,letters,words,or phrases are known as information

Accepted Answer

A)  icons. 
B)  bits. 
C)  episodes. 
D)  engrams. 
A)  icons. 
B)  bits. 
C)  episodes. 
D)  engrams.

Exam 7: A: Memory

The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is

Making information personally meaningful and important will improve which of the following types of memory?

Memory is an active system that

In order for a memory to be useful,it must be

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into the following two categories:

Lana was the witness to a robbery.In order to help her remember details of the crime,she is asked to remember the crime in a different order and from different viewpoints.Lana is undergoing

The mnemonist Mr.S.had a such an exceptional memory that he had to devise ways to

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Penfield's (1957)research on the memories of brain surgery patients utilized electrical stimulation to produce neural firing.During this procedure the patient was completely awake and able to discuss the memories they were experiencing with Penfield.This was possible because

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,the more positive fictional commercials we see,the less likely we are to remember an actual negative experience with a product because

The memory of what you had for breakfast this morning would be considered a(n)__________ memory.

The three stages of memory include all of the following EXCEPT

The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to

In a study,people listened to the theme music from popular TV shows and then were asked to name the program the tune came from.For about one out of five tunes,this situation produced the __________ state.

Jeannette is walking down a street when she passes a man smoking a pipe.When she smelled the smoke of this particular pipe tobacco,memories of her grandfather who smoked the same pipe tobacco began to flood her mind,although her grandfather had died over 25 years ago.Jeannette is experiencing

Regarding short-term memory (STM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

Sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Your recollections about the events that took place on your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory.

Another name for short-term memory,especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving is __________ memory.

Meaningful units of information,such as numbers,letters,words,or phrases are known as information

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