Question 1

The ability to predict beforehand whether one will be able to remember something is called

Accepted Answer

A)  déjà vu. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  the feeling of knowing. 
A)  déjà vu. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  the feeling of knowing. D

Question 2

Regarding the forgetting of information,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  During testing, meaningful information is lost just as quickly as nonsense syllables. 
B)  A short delay between studying and taking a test minimizes forgetting. 
C)  When one studies, it is best to use short, daily study sessions and then review intensely before the test. 
D)  If one only crams for a test, he or she may not learn enough material in the first place. 
A)  During testing, meaningful information is lost just as quickly as nonsense syllables. 
B)  A short delay between studying and taking a test minimizes forgetting. 
C)  When one studies, it is best to use short, daily study sessions and then review intensely before the test. 
D)  If one only crams for a test, he or she may not learn enough material in the first place. A

Question 3

Which type of memory would be used to answer this multiple choice question?

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  explicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  contextual 
A)  implicit 
B)  explicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  contextual B

Question 4

During your first presentation in speech class,you experienced an embarassing moment as you lost your place.It is now three weeks later,and you are about to make your second speech.As you wait your turn,you try to consciously push the diastrous first speech out of your mind.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  suppression. 
C)  disuse. 
D)  interference. 
A)  repression. 
B)  suppression. 
C)  disuse. 
D)  interference.

Question 5

You are taking a math exam,and you are actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions.You are using your __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  contextual 
A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  contextual

Question 6

Kim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years.It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number.This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  memory decay. 
D)  suppression. 
A)  proactive interference. 
B)  retroactive interference. 
C)  memory decay. 
D)  suppression.

Question 7

In a classic experiment on forgetting,college students learned lists of nonsense syllables.After studying,students in one group slept for eight hours and then were tested for memory of the lists.A second group stayed awake for eight hours after studying the lists.The results of the experiment revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the group that slept performed better on the memory test. 
B)  the group that stayed awake performed better on the memory test. 
C)  both groups performed equally well on the memory tests. 
D)  neither group could remember any of the nonsense syllables after eight hours. 
A)  the group that slept performed better on the memory test. 
B)  the group that stayed awake performed better on the memory test. 
C)  both groups performed equally well on the memory tests. 
D)  neither group could remember any of the nonsense syllables after eight hours.

Question 8

After a long flight,a very tired Mark rented a car at the airport and drove to a nearby motel.The next morning,when he went to the parking lot,he could not remember what make,model,or color car he had rented.Mark's forgetting illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding failure. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  decay. 
D)  repression. 
A)  encoding failure. 
B)  disuse. 
C)  decay. 
D)  repression.

Question 9

In a classic study on memory,the researcher showed people 2,560 photographs at a rate of one every ten seconds.Each person was then shown 280 pairs of photographs with each pair having an "old" picture (from the first set of photos)and a similar "new" image.The subjects could tell which photograph they had seen before in what percent of the paired photographs?

Accepted Answer

A)  only 5 percent 
B)  15 to 25 percent 
C)  45 to 55 percent 
D)  85 to 95 percent 
A)  only 5 percent 
B)  15 to 25 percent 
C)  45 to 55 percent 
D)  85 to 95 percent

Question 10

The forgetting of both long-term and short-term memories is often due to

Accepted Answer

A)  disuse. 
B)  memory decay. 
C)  repression. 
D)  interference. 
A)  disuse. 
B)  memory decay. 
C)  repression. 
D)  interference.

Question 11

Regarding the sensitivity of the various measures of memory,the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive is

Accepted Answer

A)  relearning, recognition, recall. 
B)  relearning, recall, recognition. 
C)  recognition, recall, relearning. 
D)  recall, relearning, recognition. 
A)  relearning, recognition, recall. 
B)  relearning, recall, recognition. 
C)  recognition, recall, relearning. 
D)  recall, relearning, recognition.

Question 12

Normally,when you are backing a car,the steering wheel is turned in the direction you want to go,the same as when moving forward.However,when backing a trailer,you must turn the steering wheel away from the direction you want the trailer to go.This situation results in

Accepted Answer

A)  latent learning. 
B)  negative reinforcement. 
C)  negative transfer. 
D)  avoidance conditioning. 
A)  latent learning. 
B)  negative reinforcement. 
C)  negative transfer. 
D)  avoidance conditioning.

Question 13

If enough time is allowed to pass between learning and an electroconvulsive shock (ECS),the memory will be unaffected because which of the following is already complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  redintegration 
B)  consolidation 
C)  positive transfer 
D)  elaborative processing 
A)  redintegration 
B)  consolidation 
C)  positive transfer 
D)  elaborative processing

Question 14

People growing senile may become so forgetful that they can't remember what happened a week ago,although they may have vivid memories of trivial and long-forgotten events from the past.This senility is often due to

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 
B)  accelerated repression. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  cue-dependent forgetting. 
A)  Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 
B)  accelerated repression. 
C)  proactive interference. 
D)  cue-dependent forgetting.

Question 15

Regarding methods of measuring memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eye witness memories. 
A)  Recognition memory can be amazingly accurate for pictures and photographs. 
B)  Recall is usually superior to recognition. 
C)  Witnesses who disagree when they try to recall a suspect's height, weight, age, or eye color often agree completely when they merely need to recognize the person. 
D)  Many hundreds of people have been put in jail on the basis of mistaken eye witness memories.

Question 16

Regarding the disuse explanation of forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time. 
B)  Disuse does not explain why we are able to recover seemingly forgotten memories through redintegration, relearning, and priming. 
C)  The main cause of senility in old age is the increased failure of the elderly person to retrieve and "use" their old and new memories. 
D)  Disuse offers no more than a partial explanation of long-term forgetting. 
A)  There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time. 
B)  Disuse does not explain why we are able to recover seemingly forgotten memories through redintegration, relearning, and priming. 
C)  The main cause of senility in old age is the increased failure of the elderly person to retrieve and "use" their old and new memories. 
D)  Disuse offers no more than a partial explanation of long-term forgetting.

Question 17

Regarding our memories for people,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encoding failures affect our memories of people. 
B)  Our memory for people is affected by our tendency to categorize strangers in very specific terms. 
C)  During brief social contacts, people often act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike." 
D)  People's inclinations to act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike" tends to disappear when they learn more about one another as individuals. 
A)  Encoding failures affect our memories of people. 
B)  Our memory for people is affected by our tendency to categorize strangers in very specific terms. 
C)  During brief social contacts, people often act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike." 
D)  People's inclinations to act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike" tends to disappear when they learn more about one another as individuals.

Question 18

When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past,stored information,which of the following has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  retrograde amnesia 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  retrograde amnesia 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 19

Memory decay only seems to explain forgetting for

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memories. 
B)  semantic memories. 
C)  sensory and short-term memories. 
D)  eidetic memory and internal images. 
A)  episodic memories. 
B)  semantic memories. 
C)  sensory and short-term memories. 
D)  eidetic memory and internal images.

Question 20

Essay questions,fill-in-the-blanks,and the recitation of poems all measure memory through

Accepted Answer

A)  relearning. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  recall. 
D)  retroactive redintegration. 
A)  relearning. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  recall. 
D)  retroactive redintegration.

Exam 7: B: Memory

The ability to predict beforehand whether one will be able to remember something is called

Regarding the forgetting of information,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which type of memory would be used to answer this multiple choice question?

During your first presentation in speech class,you experienced an embarassing moment as you lost your place.It is now three weeks later,and you are about to make your second speech.As you wait your turn,you try to consciously push the diastrous first speech out of your mind.This illustrates

You are taking a math exam,and you are actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions.You are using your __________ memory.

Kim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years.It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number.This is called

After a long flight,a very tired Mark rented a car at the airport and drove to a nearby motel.The next morning,when he went to the parking lot,he could not remember what make,model,or color car he had rented.Mark's forgetting illustrates

The forgetting of both long-term and short-term memories is often due to

Regarding the sensitivity of the various measures of memory,the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive is

Normally,when you are backing a car,the steering wheel is turned in the direction you want to go,the same as when moving forward.However,when backing a trailer,you must turn the steering wheel away from the direction you want the trailer to go.This situation results in

If enough time is allowed to pass between learning and an electroconvulsive shock (ECS),the memory will be unaffected because which of the following is already complete?

People growing senile may become so forgetful that they can't remember what happened a week ago,although they may have vivid memories of trivial and long-forgotten events from the past.This senility is often due to

Regarding methods of measuring memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the disuse explanation of forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding our memories for people,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past,stored information,which of the following has occurred?

Memory decay only seems to explain forgetting for

Essay questions,fill-in-the-blanks,and the recitation of poems all measure memory through

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

A: 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