Question 1

The "magic number" seven refers to which capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  time 
B)  iconic 
C)  space 
D)  echoic 
A)  time 
B)  iconic 
C)  space 
D)  echoic

Question 2

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of __________ efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  eidetic imagery 
C)  sensory memory 
D)  implicit memory

Question 3

You take your girlfriend to the fancy restaurant in town.As you are enjoying your meal,you ask her if her meal is as good as the last time you both came to this restaurant.She then informs you that this is the first time she has ever been to this restaurant with you.You have just gotten into trouble due to

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative processing. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  repression. 
D)  encoding failure. 
A)  elaborative processing. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  repression. 
D)  encoding failure.

Question 4

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering that 4 x 7 = 28 
B)  remembering the name of the third president of the U.S. 
C)  remembering where the letters "c-a-t" are on the typewriter as you type 
D)  remembering the names of your elementary school teachers 
A)  remembering that 4 x 7 = 28 
B)  remembering the name of the third president of the U.S. 
C)  remembering where the letters "c-a-t" are on the typewriter as you type 
D)  remembering the names of your elementary school teachers

Question 5

Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to learn?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning a new telephone number or new address 
B)  remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced 
C)  solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time 
D)  relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper 
A)  learning a new telephone number or new address 
B)  remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced 
C)  solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time 
D)  relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper

Question 6

Tyler had not ridden a bicycle in ten years,yet he got on the bicycle and rode it without any complications.Tyler's ability to ride his bike is due to __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Through selective attention,information is moved to short-term memory from __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  sensory 
C)  implicit 
D)  eidetic 
A)  procedural 
B)  sensory 
C)  implicit 
D)  eidetic

Question 8

Memories that are similar to looking in an encyclopedia or a dictionary are referred to as __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

You are taking a psychology test and are trying to remember what you studied.The memory process being used when you try to remember the psychology material is

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding. 
B)  feedback. 
C)  storage rehearsal. 
D)  retrieval. 
A)  encoding. 
B)  feedback. 
C)  storage rehearsal. 
D)  retrieval.

Question 10

Which of the following types of memory prevents our minds from collecting useless names,dates,telephone numbers,and other trivia?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  implicit memory

Question 11

You have gone for the first time to one of the campus computer labs to work on your psychology assignments.However,you forgot your first-day handout,which has the psychology website listed.You spot a person from your class,and he tells you the website.You walk back to your computer and type in the website.In the process of working through the assignment,you accidentally exit completely out of the system.You cannot remember the psychology website.This illustrates how which of the following types of memory operates?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  short-term memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 12

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills,such as typing or driving,are considered __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  redintegration. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  chunking or recoding. 
D)  the serial position effect. 
A)  redintegration. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  chunking or recoding. 
D)  the serial position effect.

Question 14

Information is quickly "dumped" from short-term memory and forever lost unless you silently say the information over and over to yourself through a process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal reorganization. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  priming. 
A)  verbal reorganization. 
B)  chunking. 
C)  rehearsal. 
D)  priming.

Question 15

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In one classic experiment, hypnotized participants showed significant memory improvement with only 20 percent of their new memories being incorrect. 
B)  Information gained through hypnosis is more likely to be true if the hypnotized person seems very confident than if he or she expresses any degree of uncertainty. 
C)  If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions, a hypnotized person tends to weave this information into his or her memories. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  In one classic experiment, hypnotized participants showed significant memory improvement with only 20 percent of their new memories being incorrect. 
B)  Information gained through hypnosis is more likely to be true if the hypnotized person seems very confident than if he or she expresses any degree of uncertainty. 
C)  If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions, a hypnotized person tends to weave this information into his or her memories. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 16

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking 
B)  redintegration 
C)  serial positioning 
D)  consolidation 
A)  chunking 
B)  redintegration 
C)  serial positioning 
D)  consolidation

Question 17

Regarding the cognitive interview,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When used properly, the cognitive interview produces 35 percent more correct information than standard questioning. 
B)  The cognitive interview has been shown to be effective in different cultures. 
C)  The cognitive interview has the tendency to create more false memories than hypnosis. 
D)  During a cognitive interview, a person is encouraged to remember the memories in a different order and from different viewpoints. 
A)  When used properly, the cognitive interview produces 35 percent more correct information than standard questioning. 
B)  The cognitive interview has been shown to be effective in different cultures. 
C)  The cognitive interview has the tendency to create more false memories than hypnosis. 
D)  During a cognitive interview, a person is encouraged to remember the memories in a different order and from different viewpoints.

Question 18

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Accepted Answer

A)  she will be less likely to understand this concept thoroughly. 
B)  her memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C)  her memory network for this concept will be complex and detailed. 
D)  she will be less likely to retrieve the definition of reinforcement. 
A)  she will be less likely to understand this concept thoroughly. 
B)  her memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C)  her memory network for this concept will be complex and detailed. 
D)  she will be less likely to retrieve the definition of reinforcement.

Question 19

The pattern of associations among items of information within one's memory is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  memory structure. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  priming. 
D)  mnemonics. 
A)  memory structure. 
B)  eidetic imagery. 
C)  priming. 
D)  mnemonics.

Question 20

If Jerry spent a great deal of time studying the concept of reinforcement through rote rehearsal,

Accepted Answer

A)  he will exhibit a thorough understanding of this concept. 
B)  his memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C)  his memory network for this concept will be elaborate and detailed. 
D)  he will never be able to retrieve the definition of this term. 
A)  he will exhibit a thorough understanding of this concept. 
B)  his memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C)  his memory network for this concept will be elaborate and detailed. 
D)  he will never be able to retrieve the definition of this term.

Exam 7: A: Memory

The "magic number" seven refers to which capacity of short-term memory?

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of __________ efficiency.

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to learn?

Tyler had not ridden a bicycle in ten years,yet he got on the bicycle and rode it without any complications.Tyler's ability to ride his bike is due to __________ memory.

Through selective attention,information is moved to short-term memory from __________ memory.

Memories that are similar to looking in an encyclopedia or a dictionary are referred to as __________ memories.

You are taking a psychology test and are trying to remember what you studied.The memory process being used when you try to remember the psychology material is

Which of the following types of memory prevents our minds from collecting useless names,dates,telephone numbers,and other trivia?

Basic conditioned responses and learned skills,such as typing or driving,are considered __________ memories.

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

Information is quickly "dumped" from short-term memory and forever lost unless you silently say the information over and over to yourself through a process known as

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Regarding the cognitive interview,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

The pattern of associations among items of information within one's memory is referred to as

If Jerry spent a great deal of time studying the concept of reinforcement through rote rehearsal,

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

C: Applied Psychology