Question 1

The cognitive interview technique is most likely to be useful in which of the following situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A lawyer is preparing to defend a client in a case involving an automobile accident. 
B)  A physician is evaluating the effectiveness of a drug treatment for hyperactivity. 
C)  A psychologist is treating a child for anxiety related to the death of a parent. 
D)  A recruiter is interviewing candidates for service in a foreign embassy. 
A)  A lawyer is preparing to defend a client in a case involving an automobile accident. 
B)  A physician is evaluating the effectiveness of a drug treatment for hyperactivity. 
C)  A psychologist is treating a child for anxiety related to the death of a parent. 
D)  A recruiter is interviewing candidates for service in a foreign embassy.

Question 2

The two subcategories of declarative memory are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Before new incoming information can be stored,it must be first be

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilated. 
B)  retrieved. 
C)  encoded. 
D)  habituated. 
A)  assimilated. 
B)  retrieved. 
C)  encoded. 
D)  habituated.

Question 5

Regarding long-term memory (LTM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  LTM is often referred to as working memory. 
B)  LTM has an unlimited storage capacity. 
C)  LTM typically stores information phonetically. 
D)  LTM is considered eidetic for many people. 
A)  LTM is often referred to as working memory. 
B)  LTM has an unlimited storage capacity. 
C)  LTM typically stores information phonetically. 
D)  LTM is considered eidetic for many people.

Question 6

To learn her psychology terms,Felesia just repeats the terms' definitions over and over again.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  redintegration. 
A)  eidetic imagery. 
B)  elaborative processing. 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  redintegration.

Question 7

You tell a person that you spent last spring holiday with your parents because that is where you usually spend your spring holiday,but then your best friend reminds you that you went with her to her parents last spring holiday.Your mistake illustrates our tendency to use logic to fill in gaps in memory,a process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive priming. 
B)  constructive consolidation. 
C)  eidetic imaging. 
D)  elaborative processing. 
A)  proactive priming. 
B)  constructive consolidation. 
C)  eidetic imaging. 
D)  elaborative processing.

Question 8

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a single item. 
B)  about seven items. 
C)  about seven volumes. 
D)  limitless. 
A)  a single item. 
B)  about seven items. 
C)  about seven volumes. 
D)  limitless.

Question 9

You quickly walk through your living room and hear a few words of a commercial coming form the television.An exact copy of these words will remain in your auditory system for about two seconds and are referred to as __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic 
B)  echoic 
C)  short-term 
D)  flashbulb 
A)  iconic 
B)  echoic 
C)  short-term 
D)  flashbulb

Question 10

Which type of long-term memory only registers in the "lower" brain regions,especiallly the basal ganglia and cerebellum?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  declarative or fact memory 
D)  procedural or skill memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  semantic memory 
C)  declarative or fact memory 
D)  procedural or skill memory

Question 11

Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events.Remembering the information,but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic images 
B)  echoic memories 
C)  false memories 
D)  iconic memories 
A)  eidetic images 
B)  echoic memories 
C)  false memories 
D)  iconic memories

Question 12

To help police detectives,Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive interview. 
B)  progressive part method. 
C)  retroactive priming procedure. 
D)  proactive consolidation procedure. 
A)  cognitive interview. 
B)  progressive part method. 
C)  retroactive priming procedure. 
D)  proactive consolidation procedure.

Question 13

Five-year-old Jaycee learned her "ABCs" by repeating them over and over again.Jaycee learned the alphabet through

Accepted Answer

A)  rote learning. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  respondent conditioning. 
A)  rote learning. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  respondent conditioning.

Question 14

Which of the following stores specific factual information,such as names,faces,phrases,dates,and ideas,and is expressed as words or symbols?

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory 
B)  skill memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  iconic memory 
B)  skill memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 15

Which part of long-term memory is made up of conditioned responses and learned skills?

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 16

Echoic memory involves a brief flurry of activity in the auditory system that lasts for up to __________ second(s).

Accepted Answer

A)  one-half 
B)  two 
C)  six 
D)  10 
A)  one-half 
B)  two 
C)  six 
D)  10

Question 17

You and a friend are seated in the large auditorium psychology class.There are two students seated right behind you talking about what they did last weekend.You have trouble concentrating on what the teacher is saying,but you picked up on a lot of campus gossip from the conversation going on behind you.At the end of class,you relate to your friend the latest gossip heard during class,but she does not remember hearing any gossip and is really worried about how she will complete the new assignment that the teacher discussed today.You think,"What new assignment?" This explains the difference in your and your friend's

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The types of sensory memory include

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B)  skill memory and fact memory. 
C)  procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D)  iconic memory and echoic memory. 
A)  declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B)  skill memory and fact memory. 
C)  procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D)  iconic memory and echoic memory.

Question 19

When we want to use knowledge from long-term memory to answer a question,the information is returned to __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  eidetic 
C)  short-term 
D)  sensory 
A)  episodic 
B)  eidetic 
C)  short-term 
D)  sensory

Question 20

Whenever Marian listens to the oldies radio channel,memories of her high school dances and riding around with friends on Saturday night with the "radio blasting" come flooding back in detail.Marian is experiencing

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 7: A: Memory

The cognitive interview technique is most likely to be useful in which of the following situation?

The two subcategories of declarative memory are

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of long-term memory?

Before new incoming information can be stored,it must be first be

Regarding long-term memory (LTM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

To learn her psychology terms,Felesia just repeats the terms' definitions over and over again.This illustrates

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

You quickly walk through your living room and hear a few words of a commercial coming form the television.An exact copy of these words will remain in your auditory system for about two seconds and are referred to as __________ memory.

Which type of long-term memory only registers in the "lower" brain regions,especiallly the basal ganglia and cerebellum?

Many children remember what their parents said they did at very young ages rather than remembering the actual events.Remembering the information,but not the source of the memory explains how which of the following are formed?

To help police detectives,Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Five-year-old Jaycee learned her "ABCs" by repeating them over and over again.Jaycee learned the alphabet through

Which of the following stores specific factual information,such as names,faces,phrases,dates,and ideas,and is expressed as words or symbols?

Which part of long-term memory is made up of conditioned responses and learned skills?

Echoic memory involves a brief flurry of activity in the auditory system that lasts for up to __________ second(s).

The types of sensory memory include

When we want to use knowledge from long-term memory to answer a question,the information is returned to __________ memory.

Whenever Marian listens to the oldies radio channel,memories of her high school dances and riding around with friends on Saturday night with the "radio blasting" come flooding back in detail.Marian is experiencing

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

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