Question 1

Older adults appear to compensate for poorer recency memory by becoming more strategic in their ____.

Accepted Answer

A) memory processing 
B) attention 
C) sensory cues 
D) retrieval methods 
A) memory processing 
B) attention 
C) sensory cues 
D) retrieval methods

Question 2

Of all the theories attempting to explain why we forget,the one that is most controversial is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) cue-dependent forgetting 
C) decay theory 
D) repression 
A) interference 
B) cue-dependent forgetting 
C) decay theory 
D) repression

Question 3

Maintenance rehearsal describes the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) process of creating a mental image of something in order to remember it 
B) attempt to remember something by repeating it over and over 
C) attempt to keep memory skills strong by engaging in simple memory tests 
D) process of keeping something in memory by changing its form or structure 
A) process of creating a mental image of something in order to remember it 
B) attempt to remember something by repeating it over and over 
C) attempt to keep memory skills strong by engaging in simple memory tests 
D) process of keeping something in memory by changing its form or structure

Question 4

When you tie your shoes,you are most likely making use of your ____.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) explicit memory 
D) semantic memory 
A) episodic memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) explicit memory 
D) semantic memory

Question 5

If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain,these hormones will probably ____.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease your ability to retain information in sensory memory 
B) block the formation of accurate memories for events occurring immediately before the accident 
C) reduce your short-term memory capacity for a brief time after the accident has occurred 
D) increase the likelihood that memory will contain elements that did not actually occur 
A) decrease your ability to retain information in sensory memory 
B) block the formation of accurate memories for events occurring immediately before the accident 
C) reduce your short-term memory capacity for a brief time after the accident has occurred 
D) increase the likelihood that memory will contain elements that did not actually occur

Question 6

Echoic sensory memory is most like a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) sound bit 
B) reading a book 
C) mopping the floor 
D) map 
A) sound bit 
B) reading a book 
C) mopping the floor 
D) map

Question 7

If a new memory has made it to the short-term memory stage,it has definitely been ____.

Accepted Answer

A) either seen or heard 
B) given at least a slight amount of attention 
C) given a great amount of rehearsal 
D) processed by the implicit memory system 
A) either seen or heard 
B) given at least a slight amount of attention 
C) given a great amount of rehearsal 
D) processed by the implicit memory system

Question 8

In order to provide the best chance of doing well on your final exam,you should use ____ rehearsal to learn the material.

Accepted Answer

A) maintenance 
B) serial 
C) declarative 
D) elaborative 
A) maintenance 
B) serial 
C) declarative 
D) elaborative

Question 9

You are explaining the three stages model of memory to your friend.What would you call the first stage of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) working memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) sensory memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) working memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) sensory memory

Question 10

Your knowledge of psychology is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) procedural memory 
A) semantic memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) procedural memory

Question 11

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) three-stage processing 
B) parallel processing 
C) levels-of-processing 
D) sequential processing 
A) three-stage processing 
B) parallel processing 
C) levels-of-processing 
D) sequential processing

Question 12

When research participants use their ____ memory,blood flow changes occur outside the hippocampus.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Suppose the information you learn in your psychology class about the brain is associated in your mind with information you had previously learned in your human biology class.Then your long-term memory of the psychology information has most likely been stored through ____ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) visual 
B) neurological 
C) semantic 
D) intellectual 
A) visual 
B) neurological 
C) semantic 
D) intellectual

Question 14

Which statement is TRUE of flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A) People usually have little confidence that their flashbulb memories are accurate. 
B) Stress hormones may facilitate the storage of flashbulb memories. 
C) Flashbulb memories usually are very accurate in the details. 
D) Flashbulb memories are vague memories of emotionally charged events. 
A) People usually have little confidence that their flashbulb memories are accurate. 
B) Stress hormones may facilitate the storage of flashbulb memories. 
C) Flashbulb memories usually are very accurate in the details. 
D) Flashbulb memories are vague memories of emotionally charged events.

Question 15

Suppose you cannot remember the names of the teachers you had in junior high school because the teachers you have had since then are getting in the way.This is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) repression 
B) decay 
C) retroactive interference 
D) proactive interference 
A) repression 
B) decay 
C) retroactive interference 
D) proactive interference

Question 16

When maintenance rehearsal is used,____ is lost in only two days.

Accepted Answer

A) 45% 
B) 75% 
C) 55% 
D) 65% 
A) 45% 
B) 75% 
C) 55% 
D) 65%

Question 17

What is an example of the use of implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A) remembering how to knit a sweater 
B) remembering where you parked your car at the mall 
C) remembering the name of an old friend 
D) remembering the answer to a test question while taking an exam 
A) remembering how to knit a sweater 
B) remembering where you parked your car at the mall 
C) remembering the name of an old friend 
D) remembering the answer to a test question while taking an exam

Question 18

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known,psychologically,as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) massed practice 
B) distraction 
C) massed extinction 
D) distributed practice 
A) massed practice 
B) distraction 
C) massed extinction 
D) distributed practice

Question 19

In the three stage model of memory,the second stage of memory is ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) short-term 
C) sensory 
D) implicit 
A) semantic 
B) short-term 
C) sensory 
D) implicit

Question 20

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory,you must ____.

Accepted Answer

A) connect it to things you already know 
B) repeat it over and over 
C) pay attention to the information 
D) keep it in iconic memory as long as you can 
A) connect it to things you already know 
B) repeat it over and over 
C) pay attention to the information 
D) keep it in iconic memory as long as you can

Older adults appear to compensate for poorer recency memory by becoming more strategic in their ____.

Of all the theories attempting to explain why we forget,the one that is most controversial is ____.

Maintenance rehearsal describes the ____.

When you tie your shoes,you are most likely making use of your ____.

If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain,these hormones will probably ____.

Echoic sensory memory is most like a(n)____.

If a new memory has made it to the short-term memory stage,it has definitely been ____.

In order to provide the best chance of doing well on your final exam,you should use ____ rehearsal to learn the material.

You are explaining the three stages model of memory to your friend.What would you call the first stage of memory?

Your knowledge of psychology is an example of ____.

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

When research participants use their ____ memory,blood flow changes occur outside the hippocampus.

Suppose the information you learn in your psychology class about the brain is associated in your mind with information you had previously learned in your human biology class.Then your long-term memory of the psychology information has most likely been stored through ____ encoding.

Which statement is TRUE of flashbulb memories?

Suppose you cannot remember the names of the teachers you had in junior high school because the teachers you have had since then are getting in the way.This is called ____.

When maintenance rehearsal is used,____ is lost in only two days.

What is an example of the use of implicit memory?

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known,psychologically,as ____.

In the three stage model of memory,the second stage of memory is ____ memory.

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory,you must ____.

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Exam 7: Memory

Older adults appear to compensate for poorer recency memory by becoming more strategic in their ____.

Of all the theories attempting to explain why we forget,the one that is most controversial is ____.

Maintenance rehearsal describes the ____.

When you tie your shoes,you are most likely making use of your ____.

If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain,these hormones will probably ____.

Echoic sensory memory is most like a(n)____.

If a new memory has made it to the short-term memory stage,it has definitely been ____.

In order to provide the best chance of doing well on your final exam,you should use ____ rehearsal to learn the material.

You are explaining the three stages model of memory to your friend.What would you call the first stage of memory?

Your knowledge of psychology is an example of ____.

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

When research participants use their ____ memory,blood flow changes occur outside the hippocampus.

Suppose the information you learn in your psychology class about the brain is associated in your mind with information you had previously learned in your human biology class.Then your long-term memory of the psychology information has most likely been stored through ____ encoding.

Which statement is TRUE of flashbulb memories?

Suppose you cannot remember the names of the teachers you had in junior high school because the teachers you have had since then are getting in the way.This is called ____.

When maintenance rehearsal is used,____ is lost in only two days.

What is an example of the use of implicit memory?

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known,psychologically,as ____.

In the three stage model of memory,the second stage of memory is ____ memory.

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory,you must ____.

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Cognition, language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Health, stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

Filters