Question 1

Nikki is actively processing slides of paintings in an art history class.Physiologically, this activity:

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A) would be occurring only in her visual sensory system, corresponding to sensory memory 
B) would be occurring only in those parts of the brain related to long-term memory 
C) may rely on the same brain mechanisms as visual perception 
D) may be occurring in her sensory and long-term systems, bypassing working memory 
A) would be occurring only in her visual sensory system, corresponding to sensory memory 
B) would be occurring only in those parts of the brain related to long-term memory 
C) may rely on the same brain mechanisms as visual perception 
D) may be occurring in her sensory and long-term systems, bypassing working memory

Question 2

As a general rule, our short-term memory span is roughly equal to the amount of material we can internally rehearse in:

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A) 2 seconds 
B) 1/2 a second 
C) 5 seconds 
D) 30 seconds 
A) 2 seconds 
B) 1/2 a second 
C) 5 seconds 
D) 30 seconds

Question 3

According to psychologists, chunking involves:

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A) internal repetition of information to be recalled 
B) forming connections between new information and information already in memory 
C) creating a visual image of the information that is to be stored in memory 
D) rearranging incoming information into meaningful or familiar patterns 
A) internal repetition of information to be recalled 
B) forming connections between new information and information already in memory 
C) creating a visual image of the information that is to be stored in memory 
D) rearranging incoming information into meaningful or familiar patterns

Question 4

According to psychologists, procedural memories include:

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A) memories of particular events that we have personally experienced 
B) knowledge about how to perform complex tasks 
C) memories of factual information 
D) knowledge about the world in general 
A) memories of particular events that we have personally experienced 
B) knowledge about how to perform complex tasks 
C) memories of factual information 
D) knowledge about the world in general

Question 5

According to psychologists, retrograde amnesia is a physically based amnesia in which:

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A) there is a memory loss for events that happened after the time of the injury 
B) there is a memory loss for events that happened prior to the time of the injury 
C) threatening thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed from conscious awareness 
D) people fail to access the appropriate retrieval cues 
A) there is a memory loss for events that happened after the time of the injury 
B) there is a memory loss for events that happened prior to the time of the injury 
C) threatening thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed from conscious awareness 
D) people fail to access the appropriate retrieval cues

Question 6

Trixie is taking a class where all the major exams are essay exams.Based on the information provided in the text, the best advice you can give Trixie about preparing for these exams is:

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A) practice cued recall by making up questions that are relevant to the material 
B) read the course materials as frequently as possible in the week prior to the exam 
C) rewrite her class notes several times in the week prior to the exam 
D) study a different subject the night before the exam to prevent interference 
A) practice cued recall by making up questions that are relevant to the material 
B) read the course materials as frequently as possible in the week prior to the exam 
C) rewrite her class notes several times in the week prior to the exam 
D) study a different subject the night before the exam to prevent interference

Question 7

People rarely produce any conscious experience of "remembering" knowledge about how to do things, also known as:

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

Question 8

Elaboration:

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A) rarely produce any conscious experience of "remembering" 
B) is the least effective method of improving memory 
C) produces memories that are phonological in nature 
D) helps establish retrieval cues 
A) rarely produce any conscious experience of "remembering" 
B) is the least effective method of improving memory 
C) produces memories that are phonological in nature 
D) helps establish retrieval cues

Question 9

The technique called rehearsal involves the internal ____________________ of the contents of short-term memory.

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The answer of The technique called rehearsal involves the internal...

Question 10

According to psychologists, a schema is:

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A) a photographic memory image that fades in about 1/2 second 
B) an organized knowledge structure containing clusters of related facts 
C) an extremely detailed memory of an emotional event 
D) produced whenever incoming information is processed using two sensory channels 
A) a photographic memory image that fades in about 1/2 second 
B) an organized knowledge structure containing clusters of related facts 
C) an extremely detailed memory of an emotional event 
D) produced whenever incoming information is processed using two sensory channels

Question 11

Baddeley is most closely associated with the:

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A) working memory model 
B) serial-position effect 
C) paired-associates learning technique 
D) sensory memory concept 
A) working memory model 
B) serial-position effect 
C) paired-associates learning technique 
D) sensory memory concept

Question 12

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.The best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found would be:

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A) a gradual early loss followed by a rapid decline 
B) a slow, steady increase in memory 
C) a constant, steady decline in memory 
D) a rapid early loss followed by a more gradual decline 
A) a gradual early loss followed by a rapid decline 
B) a slow, steady increase in memory 
C) a constant, steady decline in memory 
D) a rapid early loss followed by a more gradual decline

Question 13

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.In some of his studies, he forced himself to learn lists of nonsense syllables and then measured how long it took to relearn the same material after various delays.When he did this, Ebbinghaus found that:

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A) the longer the delay, the less time it took to relearn the material 
B) the longer the delay, the more time it took to relearn the material 
C) no matter how long the delay was, it took just as long to relearn the material as it had taken to learn it the first time 
D) no matter how long the delay was, it always took longer to relearn the material than it took to learn it the first time 
A) the longer the delay, the less time it took to relearn the material 
B) the longer the delay, the more time it took to relearn the material 
C) no matter how long the delay was, it took just as long to relearn the material as it had taken to learn it the first time 
D) no matter how long the delay was, it always took longer to relearn the material than it took to learn it the first time

Question 14

The savings method of assessing memory measures:

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A) how long it takes to relearn material after a period of time has elapsed 
B) how much information is stored implicitly in memory 
C) how much sensory information is recoded into short-term memory 
D) the amount of information that can be recalled without conscious effort or attention 
A) how long it takes to relearn material after a period of time has elapsed 
B) how much information is stored implicitly in memory 
C) how much sensory information is recoded into short-term memory 
D) the amount of information that can be recalled without conscious effort or attention

Question 15

The lingering memory trace in visual sensory memory is called an icon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Tulving and Pearlstone conducted an experiment in which participants were asked to remember lists of words from a variety of categories.Later, half the participants were asked to recall the words without any cues; the remaining participants were asked to recall the words after being given the category names.Tulving and Pearlstone found that participants in:

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A) the cued-recall condition recalled nearly twice as many words as participants in the free-recall condition 
B) the free-recall condition recalled nearly twice as many words as participants in the cued-recall condition 
C) both conditions recalled more than 75% of the words 
D) both conditions recalled less than 10% of the words 
A) the cued-recall condition recalled nearly twice as many words as participants in the free-recall condition 
B) the free-recall condition recalled nearly twice as many words as participants in the cued-recall condition 
C) both conditions recalled more than 75% of the words 
D) both conditions recalled less than 10% of the words

Question 17

The term ____________________ refers to the loss of information from short-term memory when it is not kept active through rehearsal.

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The answer of The term ____________________ refers to the loss...

Question 18

Caitlin decided to use the technique called ____________________ to help remember the letters SI TTO PBA T.She could rearrange them into "sit top bat."

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The answer of Caitlin decided to use the technique called...

Question 19

Graham pulled into a gas station to ask directions to a local tourist attraction.The attendant sketched a quick map for Graham to use.Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, when the attendant was creating the map she was most likely making use of:

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A) her iconic memory 
B) the central executive 
C) the visuospatial sketchpad 
D) the phonological loop 
A) her iconic memory 
B) the central executive 
C) the visuospatial sketchpad 
D) the phonological loop

Question 20

Physically based amnesia that involves memory loss for events that happened after the time of the injury is referred to as:

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A) retrograde amnesia 
B) proactive amnesia 
C) cryptomnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia 
A) retrograde amnesia 
B) proactive amnesia 
C) cryptomnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia

Nikki is actively processing slides of paintings in an art history class.Physiologically, this activity:

As a general rule, our short-term memory span is roughly equal to the amount of material we can internally rehearse in:

According to psychologists, chunking involves:

According to psychologists, procedural memories include:

According to psychologists, retrograde amnesia is a physically based amnesia in which:

Trixie is taking a class where all the major exams are essay exams.Based on the information provided in the text, the best advice you can give Trixie about preparing for these exams is:

People rarely produce any conscious experience of "remembering" knowledge about how to do things, also known as:

Elaboration:

The technique called rehearsal involves the internal ____________________ of the contents of short-term memory.

According to psychologists, a schema is:

Baddeley is most closely associated with the:

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.The best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found would be:

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.In some of his studies, he forced himself to learn lists of nonsense syllables and then measured how long it took to relearn the same material after various delays.When he did this, Ebbinghaus found that:

The savings method of assessing memory measures:

The lingering memory trace in visual sensory memory is called an icon.

The term ____________________ refers to the loss of information from short-term memory when it is not kept active through rehearsal.

Caitlin decided to use the technique called ____________________ to help remember the letters SI TTO PBA T.She could rearrange them into "sit top bat."

Graham pulled into a gas station to ask directions to a local tourist attraction.The attendant sketched a quick map for Graham to use.Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, when the attendant was creating the map she was most likely making use of:

Physically based amnesia that involves memory loss for events that happened after the time of the injury is referred to as:

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Exam 8: Memory

Nikki is actively processing slides of paintings in an art history class.Physiologically, this activity:

As a general rule, our short-term memory span is roughly equal to the amount of material we can internally rehearse in:

According to psychologists, chunking involves:

According to psychologists, procedural memories include:

According to psychologists, retrograde amnesia is a physically based amnesia in which:

Trixie is taking a class where all the major exams are essay exams.Based on the information provided in the text, the best advice you can give Trixie about preparing for these exams is:

People rarely produce any conscious experience of "remembering" knowledge about how to do things, also known as:

Elaboration:

The technique called rehearsal involves the internal ____________________ of the contents of short-term memory.

According to psychologists, a schema is:

Baddeley is most closely associated with the:

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.The best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found would be:

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.In some of his studies, he forced himself to learn lists of nonsense syllables and then measured how long it took to relearn the same material after various delays.When he did this, Ebbinghaus found that:

The savings method of assessing memory measures:

The lingering memory trace in visual sensory memory is called an icon.

The term ____________________ refers to the loss of information from short-term memory when it is not kept active through rehearsal.

Caitlin decided to use the technique called ____________________ to help remember the letters SI TTO PBA T.She could rearrange them into "sit top bat."

Graham pulled into a gas station to ask directions to a local tourist attraction.The attendant sketched a quick map for Graham to use.Based on Baddeley's model of working memory, when the attendant was creating the map she was most likely making use of:

Physically based amnesia that involves memory loss for events that happened after the time of the injury is referred to as:

Introduction to Psychology

The Tools of Psychological Research

Biological Processes

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning From Experience

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Stress and Health

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