Question 1

_____ is an intermediate memory storage that begins processing of perceptual information transferred from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory; working memory 
B)  Working memory; short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory; short-term memory 
D)  Short-term memory; sensory memory 
A)  Short-term memory; working memory 
B)  Working memory; short-term memory 
C)  Long-term memory; short-term memory 
D)  Short-term memory; sensory memory

Question 2

You arrive at the local shopping mall to pick up a few things. The parking lot is crowded, but you find a spot towards the back. While in the mall, you find that you do not think of your parking spot, but have no trouble remembering where you parked when it is time to leave. This particularly illustrates your brain's ability to _____ information.

Accepted Answer

A)  forget 
B)  store 
C)  change 
D)  encode 
A)  forget 
B)  store 
C)  change 
D)  encode

Question 3

When you were young, your teacher likely had you write your name, phone number, and address out repeatedly in order to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from _____ to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Working memory; sensory memory 
B)  Sensory memory; working memory 
C)  Short-term memory; long-term memory 
D)  Sensory memory; short-term memory 
A)  Working memory; sensory memory 
B)  Sensory memory; working memory 
C)  Short-term memory; long-term memory 
D)  Sensory memory; short-term memory

Question 4

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Being able to recall what you had for breakfast yesterday illustrates your _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Working memory 
A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Working memory

Question 6

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are only asked to report the top line of 5 rows (much like an eye exam). This best illustrates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A full-report method 
B)  A delayed-report method 
C)  A varied-report method 
D)  A partial-report method 
A)  A full-report method 
B)  A delayed-report method 
C)  A varied-report method 
D)  A partial-report method

Question 7

You are at a professional football game. You look across from your seat, and notice the other side of the stadium and all of the people in their seats. You close your eyes, and for a brief second, you see an accurate afterimage of that view in your mind. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Echoic memory 
B)  Working memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Short-term memory 
A)  Echoic memory 
B)  Working memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Short-term memory

Question 8

You have been working at a bank for the last 4 years, but they recently changed systems and you had to relearn how to perform every task. However, after a while, you notice that you cannot remember how you used to perform these tasks using the old system. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Retroactive interference 
B)  Proactive interference 
A)  Retroactive interference 
B)  Proactive interference

Question 9

You are about to take a final exam, and you are spending the last few minutes in class going over your notes before the professor hands out the test. There are certain topics you studied very well, but others you are not so sure about. As soon as the professor hands out the test, you scribble down those few terms you are not very confident about, before you forget them. These terms are likely stored in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Echoic memory 
A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Long-term memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Echoic memory

Question 10

_____ is the briefest form of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Long-term memory 
A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Long-term memory

Question 11

The capacity of short-term memory is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  7 +/- 2 bits of information 
B)  5 +/- 2 bits of information 
C)  7 +/- 2 words 
D)  5 +/- 2 words 
A)  7 +/- 2 bits of information 
B)  5 +/- 2 bits of information 
C)  7 +/- 2 words 
D)  5 +/- 2 words

Question 12

The correct order of memory processes is as follows: storage, encoding, and retrieval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss three[or the?] types of long-term memories, and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Students should name and defin

Question 15

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories due to damage to his _____, resulting from encephalitis.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  insular cortex 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  parietal cortex 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  insular cortex

Question 16

The _____ controls the flow of information between the _____, the _____, and the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Central executive; episodic buffer; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  Central executive; short-term memory; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
C)  Episodic buffer; central executive; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
D)  Phonological loop; central executive; episodic buffer; visuospatial sketchpad 
A)  Central executive; episodic buffer; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  Central executive; short-term memory; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
C)  Episodic buffer; central executive; phonological loop; visuospatial sketchpad 
D)  Phonological loop; central executive; episodic buffer; visuospatial sketchpad

Question 17

Imagine that you are sitting in class, listening to your professor lecture, viewing slides on the projector that he is flipping through. Your brain understands these slides as varying forms of light. This translation is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieval 
D)  a translator 
A)  storage 
B)  encoding 
C)  retrieval 
D)  a translator

Question 18

Retroactive interference in when old information interferes with the storage or retrieval of new information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Multiple choice questions are to _____ as essay questions are to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall; recognition 
B)  Recognition; recall 
A)  Recall; recognition 
B)  Recognition; recall

Question 20

Your memory for cognitive psychology terms is an example of _____

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic memory 
B)  Procedural memory 
C)  Episodic memory 
D)  Working memory 
A)  Semantic memory 
B)  Procedural memory 
C)  Episodic memory 
D)  Working memory

_ is an intermediate memory storage that begins processing of perceptual information transferred from _.

When you were young, your teacher likely had you write your name, phone number, and address out repeatedly in order to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from _ to _.

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

Being able to recall what you had for breakfast yesterday illustrates your _____.

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are only asked to report the top line of 5 rows (much like an eye exam). This best illustrates _____.

You are at a professional football game. You look across from your seat, and notice the other side of the stadium and all of the people in their seats. You close your eyes, and for a brief second, you see an accurate afterimage of that view in your mind. This is an example of _____.

You have been working at a bank for the last 4 years, but they recently changed systems and you had to relearn how to perform every task. However, after a while, you notice that you cannot remember how you used to perform these tasks using the old system. This is an example of _____.

_____ is the briefest form of memory.

The capacity of short-term memory is _____.

The correct order of memory processes is as follows: storage, encoding, and retrieval.

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Discuss three[or the?] types of long-term memories, and give an example of each.

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories due to damage to his _____, resulting from encephalitis.

The ___ controls the flow of information between the _, the _, and the ___.

Imagine that you are sitting in class, listening to your professor lecture, viewing slides on the projector that he is flipping through. Your brain understands these slides as varying forms of light. This translation is an example of _____.

Retroactive interference in when old information interferes with the storage or retrieval of new information.

Multiple choice questions are to _ as essay questions are to _.

Your memory for cognitive psychology terms is an example of _____

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Language

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

Exam 5: Memory Structures and Processes

_____ is an intermediate memory storage that begins processing of perceptual information transferred from _____.

When you were young, your teacher likely had you write your name, phone number, and address out repeatedly in order to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from _____ to _____.

The briefest form of memory is short-term memory.

Being able to recall what you had for breakfast yesterday illustrates your _____.

You are participating in a study in which you are presented with an array of letters. However, you are only asked to report the top line of 5 rows (much like an eye exam). This best illustrates _____.

You are at a professional football game. You look across from your seat, and notice the other side of the stadium and all of the people in their seats. You close your eyes, and for a brief second, you see an accurate afterimage of that view in your mind. This is an example of _____.

You have been working at a bank for the last 4 years, but they recently changed systems and you had to relearn how to perform every task. However, after a while, you notice that you cannot remember how you used to perform these tasks using the old system. This is an example of _____.

_____ is the briefest form of memory.

The capacity of short-term memory is _____.

The correct order of memory processes is as follows: storage, encoding, and retrieval.

Short-term memory has a limited capacity and unlimited duration.

Discuss three[or the?] types of long-term memories, and give an example of each.

Clive Wearing lost his ability to form new memories due to damage to his _____, resulting from encephalitis.

The _____ controls the flow of information between the _____, the _____, and the _____.

Imagine that you are sitting in class, listening to your professor lecture, viewing slides on the projector that he is flipping through. Your brain understands these slides as varying forms of light. This translation is an example of _____.

Retroactive interference in when old information interferes with the storage or retrieval of new information.

Multiple choice questions are to _____ as essay questions are to _____.

Your memory for cognitive psychology terms is an example of _____

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Language

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

_ is an intermediate memory storage that begins processing of perceptual information transferred from _.

When you were young, your teacher likely had you write your name, phone number, and address out repeatedly in order to help you remember them. This rehearsal helped get the information from _ to _.

The ___ controls the flow of information between the _, the _, and the ___.

Multiple choice questions are to _ as essay questions are to _.