Question 1

All of the following are categories of declarative memory EXCEPT

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A)  semantic. 
B)  episodic. 
C)  procedural. 
D)  prospective. 
E)  retrospective. 
A)  semantic. 
B)  episodic. 
C)  procedural. 
D)  prospective. 
E)  retrospective.

Question 2

All but which of the following are difficulties with the concept of repression,as presented by Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's concept of repression does not account for ordinary forgetting. 
B)  Many people who have been traumatized retain vivid,fragmented memories of their experiences. 
C)  Many victims of trauma have difficulty putting the events out of their minds. 
D)  Since repression operates unconsciously,it is almost impossible to test scientifically. 
E)  Today,most experts believe that repression does not occur. 
A)  Freud's concept of repression does not account for ordinary forgetting. 
B)  Many people who have been traumatized retain vivid,fragmented memories of their experiences. 
C)  Many victims of trauma have difficulty putting the events out of their minds. 
D)  Since repression operates unconsciously,it is almost impossible to test scientifically. 
E)  Today,most experts believe that repression does not occur.

Question 3

The semantic network model proposes a process called ______ in which thinking of a concept leads to a rippling effect that triggers other related concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  neuronal networking 
D)  long-term potentiation 
E)  eidetic engineering 
A)  consolidation 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  neuronal networking 
D)  long-term potentiation 
E)  eidetic engineering

Question 4

Kandel found that the amount of neurotransmitter released into synapses involved in the gill withdrawal reflex _____ as the animal learned the conditioned response.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  increased at first,and then decreased 
D)  decreased at first,and then increased 
E)  stayed the same 
A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  increased at first,and then decreased 
D)  decreased at first,and then increased 
E)  stayed the same

Question 5

Phillip's doctor has recommended that Phillip take his medication early in the mornings.Phillip is having trouble remembering to take his blood pressure medication in the mornings when he wakes up.Sometimes he doesn't remember to take his medication all day,and thus misses a dose.One approach Phillip might take to improving his memory for this task is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a mental image that represents his taking the medication 
B)  create an acronym to help him remember the medication 
C)  pay more attention to his daily activities 
D)  devise a rhyme that reminds him to take the medication in the morning 
E)  link this task to an external time-based cue,such as having breakfast 
A)  develop a mental image that represents his taking the medication 
B)  create an acronym to help him remember the medication 
C)  pay more attention to his daily activities 
D)  devise a rhyme that reminds him to take the medication in the morning 
E)  link this task to an external time-based cue,such as having breakfast

Question 6

The "Magic 7" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  duration of sensory memory. 
B)  capacity of short-term memory. 
C)  capacity of sensory memory. 
D)  duration of short-term memory. 
E)  number of systems in the leading model of short-term memory. 
A)  duration of sensory memory. 
B)  capacity of short-term memory. 
C)  capacity of sensory memory. 
D)  duration of short-term memory. 
E)  number of systems in the leading model of short-term memory.

Question 7

Which of the following psychologists is a leading expert on eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baddeley 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Lashley 
D)  Kandel 
E)  Miller 
A)  Baddeley 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Lashley 
D)  Kandel 
E)  Miller

Question 8

Maintenance rehearsal is

Accepted Answer

A)  synonymous with chunking. 
B)  consciously repeating information over and over again. 
C)  connecting to-be-remembered information with already-stored information. 
D)  synonymous with whole rehearsal. 
E)  picturing an object,pattern,or image in your mind. 
A)  synonymous with chunking. 
B)  consciously repeating information over and over again. 
C)  connecting to-be-remembered information with already-stored information. 
D)  synonymous with whole rehearsal. 
E)  picturing an object,pattern,or image in your mind.

Question 9

Where memory is concerned,the hippocampus _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  is involved with processing procedural memories,but not dispositional information 
B)  is involved with processing emotional memories,but not memories of factual information 
C)  is involved with processing memories of factual information,but not emotional memories 
D)  is involved with processing long-term memories,but not memories of intermediate duration 
E)  is involved with processing semantic and episodic memories,but not procedural memories 
A)  is involved with processing procedural memories,but not dispositional information 
B)  is involved with processing emotional memories,but not memories of factual information 
C)  is involved with processing memories of factual information,but not emotional memories 
D)  is involved with processing long-term memories,but not memories of intermediate duration 
E)  is involved with processing semantic and episodic memories,but not procedural memories

Question 10

Most people consider recognition tasks to be easier than recall tasks,possibly because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall tests require us to retrieve more information than do recognition tasks. 
B)  recognition tasks provide more retrieval cues than do recall tasks. 
C)  serial recall tasks provide hints that can be used in recognition tasks. 
D)  recognition tasks help us focus on appropriate areas of memory storage. 
E)  answers for one question may be found in the choices of another question. 
A)  recall tests require us to retrieve more information than do recognition tasks. 
B)  recognition tasks provide more retrieval cues than do recall tasks. 
C)  serial recall tasks provide hints that can be used in recognition tasks. 
D)  recognition tasks help us focus on appropriate areas of memory storage. 
E)  answers for one question may be found in the choices of another question.

Question 11

Of the following mnemonics,which involves forming a word composed of the first letters of a series of words?

Accepted Answer

A)  acrostics 
B)  acronyms 
C)  overlearning 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
E)  chunking 
A)  acrostics 
B)  acronyms 
C)  overlearning 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
E)  chunking

Question 12

The _____ plays an important role in encoding emotional experiences,such as fear responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  cingulate gyrus 
C)  thalamus 
D)  amygdala 
E)  hypothalamus 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  cingulate gyrus 
C)  thalamus 
D)  amygdala 
E)  hypothalamus

Question 13

Jeffrey crams for all of his exams.In scientific terms,Jeffrey's approach to memorization is called

Accepted Answer

A)  spaced practice. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  massed practice. 
D)  delayed practice. 
E)  overlearning. 
A)  spaced practice. 
B)  distributed practice. 
C)  massed practice. 
D)  delayed practice. 
E)  overlearning.

Question 14

In a free recall task, an individual is asked _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 	 to recall as much information as possible about a particular topic in any order 
B) 	 to recall a series of items or numbers in a particular order 
C) 	 to recall pairs of items that had been previously memorized 
D)  	to select the correct answer from a range of alternatives 
E)  	to reproduce information that has been previously committed to memory 
A) 	 to recall as much information as possible about a particular topic in any order 
B) 	 to recall a series of items or numbers in a particular order 
C) 	 to recall pairs of items that had been previously memorized 
D)  	to select the correct answer from a range of alternatives 
E)  	to reproduce information that has been previously committed to memory

Question 15

Grace knows how to tie a square knot and how to drive an automobile with a standard transmission.These are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  prospective memory. 
E)  episodic memory. 
A)  declarative memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  prospective memory. 
E)  episodic memory.

Question 16

Regarding eyewitness testimony,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyewitness testimony is often flawed and full of errors. 
B)  Eyewitnesses are more likely to make mistakes when identifying members of a race other than their own. 
C)  The more confidently an eyewitness expresses his/her testimony,the much higher the accuracy of the person's testimony is likely to be. 
D)  People who take longer to answer questions in giving testimony are less likely to be accurate than those who respond quickly. 
E)  Highly attractive or highly unattractive faces are more likely to be accurately identified than faces of average attractiveness. 
A)  Eyewitness testimony is often flawed and full of errors. 
B)  Eyewitnesses are more likely to make mistakes when identifying members of a race other than their own. 
C)  The more confidently an eyewitness expresses his/her testimony,the much higher the accuracy of the person's testimony is likely to be. 
D)  People who take longer to answer questions in giving testimony are less likely to be accurate than those who respond quickly. 
E)  Highly attractive or highly unattractive faces are more likely to be accurately identified than faces of average attractiveness.

Question 17

While taking her psychology exam,Edith is certain that she knows who developed the forgetting curve.She remembers studying it,and she can get a vague picture of where the material is in her textbook.Edith's certainty that she knows something,but inability to recall it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  retroactive interference. 
D)  the serial position effect. 
E)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  proactive interference. 
C)  retroactive interference. 
D)  the serial position effect. 
E)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

Question 18

Cells that "fire together,wire together." This saying best captures the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  memory consolidation. 
B)  amnesia. 
C)  repression. 
D)  long-term potentiation. 
E)  overlearning. 
A)  memory consolidation. 
B)  amnesia. 
C)  repression. 
D)  long-term potentiation. 
E)  overlearning.

Question 19

Eric Kandel studied formation of memories in the

Accepted Answer

A)  garden slug. 
B)  sea snail. 
C)  tree frog. 
D)  white rat. 
E)  smart fly. 
A)  garden slug. 
B)  sea snail. 
C)  tree frog. 
D)  white rat. 
E)  smart fly.

Question 20

According to constructionist theory,Gwendolyn's negative stereotype of how Asians behave is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  prospective memory. 
B)  retrospective memory. 
C)  schema. 
D)  engram. 
E)  misinformation effect. 
A)  prospective memory. 
B)  retrospective memory. 
C)  schema. 
D)  engram. 
E)  misinformation effect.

All of the following are categories of declarative memory EXCEPT

All but which of the following are difficulties with the concept of repression,as presented by Freud?

The semantic network model proposes a process called ______ in which thinking of a concept leads to a rippling effect that triggers other related concepts.

Kandel found that the amount of neurotransmitter released into synapses involved in the gill withdrawal reflex _____ as the animal learned the conditioned response.

The "Magic 7" refers to the

Which of the following psychologists is a leading expert on eyewitness testimony?

Maintenance rehearsal is

Where memory is concerned,the hippocampus _____.

Most people consider recognition tasks to be easier than recall tasks,possibly because _____.

Of the following mnemonics,which involves forming a word composed of the first letters of a series of words?

The _____ plays an important role in encoding emotional experiences,such as fear responses.

Jeffrey crams for all of his exams.In scientific terms,Jeffrey's approach to memorization is called

In a free recall task, an individual is asked _____.

Grace knows how to tie a square knot and how to drive an automobile with a standard transmission.These are examples of

Regarding eyewitness testimony,which of the following statements is FALSE?

While taking her psychology exam,Edith is certain that she knows who developed the forgetting curve.She remembers studying it,and she can get a vague picture of where the material is in her textbook.Edith's certainty that she knows something,but inability to recall it is called

Cells that "fire together,wire together." This saying best captures the concept of

Eric Kandel studied formation of memories in the

According to constructionist theory,Gwendolyn's negative stereotype of how Asians behave is an example of a(n)

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Exam 6: Memory

All of the following are categories of declarative memory EXCEPT

All but which of the following are difficulties with the concept of repression,as presented by Freud?

The semantic network model proposes a process called ______ in which thinking of a concept leads to a rippling effect that triggers other related concepts.

Kandel found that the amount of neurotransmitter released into synapses involved in the gill withdrawal reflex _____ as the animal learned the conditioned response.

The "Magic 7" refers to the

Which of the following psychologists is a leading expert on eyewitness testimony?

Maintenance rehearsal is

Where memory is concerned,the hippocampus _____.

Most people consider recognition tasks to be easier than recall tasks,possibly because _____.

Of the following mnemonics,which involves forming a word composed of the first letters of a series of words?

The _____ plays an important role in encoding emotional experiences,such as fear responses.

Jeffrey crams for all of his exams.In scientific terms,Jeffrey's approach to memorization is called

In a free recall task, an individual is asked _____.

Grace knows how to tie a square knot and how to drive an automobile with a standard transmission.These are examples of

Regarding eyewitness testimony,which of the following statements is FALSE?

While taking her psychology exam,Edith is certain that she knows who developed the forgetting curve.She remembers studying it,and she can get a vague picture of where the material is in her textbook.Edith's certainty that she knows something,but inability to recall it is called

Cells that "fire together,wire together." This saying best captures the concept of

Eric Kandel studied formation of memories in the

According to constructionist theory,Gwendolyn's negative stereotype of how Asians behave is an example of a(n)

The Science of Psychology

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development

Psychology and Health

Personality

Psychological Disorders

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