Question 1

You are writing an article about short-term memory for the local newspaper.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the article?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlimited Storage in Short-Term Memory 
B)  Short-Term Memory: Holding Seven Items 
C)  Processing Information from the Senses: Short-Term Memory 
D)  Iconic Memory in Short-Term Memory 
A)  Unlimited Storage in Short-Term Memory 
B)  Short-Term Memory: Holding Seven Items 
C)  Processing Information from the Senses: Short-Term Memory 
D)  Iconic Memory in Short-Term Memory

Question 2

When the mind pushes some traumatic memory into the unconscious,only to stay there until it is released,____ is said to have taken place.

Accepted Answer

A)  regression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  repression 
D)  rationalization 
A)  regression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  repression 
D)  rationalization

Question 3

Contrast sensory,short-term,and long-term memory with regard to function,storage capacity,and retrieval.

Accepted Answer

Sensory memory is the shortest-term elem

Question 4

The word "icon" means:

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult idea 
B)  knowledge 
C)  sound 
D)  image 
A)  difficult idea 
B)  knowledge 
C)  sound 
D)  image

Question 5

Short-term memory performs three functions.Which of the following is not among the three functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  holds information for a short period of time 
B)  helps to encode information into long-term memory 
C)  selectively attends to information that is relevant 
D)  provides a location for network nodes 
A)  holds information for a short period of time 
B)  helps to encode information into long-term memory 
C)  selectively attends to information that is relevant 
D)  provides a location for network nodes

Question 6

What kind of memories seem to be "blocked" when specific hormones were decreased by the injection of a drug in the research of McGaugh and colleagues described in your chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memories 
B)  explicit memories 
C)  repressed memories 
D)  emotional memories 
A)  semantic memories 
B)  explicit memories 
C)  repressed memories 
D)  emotional memories

Question 7

Gaylord likes to do memory tricks.He can memorize a list of 25 digits in just 25 seconds and then correctly recalls them.Based on this module,what is the most probable way he can do this trick?

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking 
B)  interfering 
C)  encoding 
D)  recoding 
A)  chunking 
B)  interfering 
C)  encoding 
D)  recoding

Question 8

Describe why memories of the events preceding an emotional event may be poor compared to the memories of the actual event.

Accepted Answer

Memories of events preceding an emotiona

Question 9

Unlike that of sensory or short-term memories,the capacity of long-term memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  depends on cell development in the frontal lobe 
B)  is almost unlimited 
C)  varies tremendously from one person to the next 
D)  is 60 to 70 items that can be consciously recalled 
A)  depends on cell development in the frontal lobe 
B)  is almost unlimited 
C)  varies tremendously from one person to the next 
D)  is 60 to 70 items that can be consciously recalled

Question 10

Echoic memory allows an individual to:

Accepted Answer

A)  see separate images as continuous 
B)  see the world as stable, despite the movement of the eyes 
C)  remember sensed sounds long enough to move them to short-term memory 
D)  maintain knowledge about one's own personal experiences 
A)  see separate images as continuous 
B)  see the world as stable, despite the movement of the eyes 
C)  remember sensed sounds long enough to move them to short-term memory 
D)  maintain knowledge about one's own personal experiences

Question 11

Daniel Tammet's amazing memory ability is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ability to visualize numbers as shape, colors, and textures 
B)  an abnormally large cerebral cortex 
C)  flashbulb memory 
D)  photographic memory 
A)  an ability to visualize numbers as shape, colors, and textures 
B)  an abnormally large cerebral cortex 
C)  flashbulb memory 
D)  photographic memory

Question 12

"I've encoded the material and I've stored it.I just can't seem to remember it." This case best describes a problem with:

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  retrieval 
C)  storage 
D)  recording 
A)  encoding 
B)  retrieval 
C)  storage 
D)  recording

Question 13

The case of H.M.illustrates the difference between declarative and procedural memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Martin sees a fireworks display on the Fourth of July.The display will first encounter ____ memory,which will ____ sensory input.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term; limit 
B)  eidetic; clarify 
C)  working; amplify 
D)  sensory; limit 
A)  short-term; limit 
B)  eidetic; clarify 
C)  working; amplify 
D)  sensory; limit

Question 15

The social security number 999-61-4374 may be best remembered as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a single echoic sensation 
B)  three meaningful chunks of information 
C)  an episodic experience 
D)  an iconic image in sensory memory 
A)  a single echoic sensation 
B)  three meaningful chunks of information 
C)  an episodic experience 
D)  an iconic image in sensory memory

Question 16

Personal experiences,which are examples of ____ information,are encoded ____ into long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; with effort 
B)  semantic; automatically 
C)  episodic; with effort 
D)  episodic; automatically 
A)  semantic; with effort 
B)  semantic; automatically 
C)  episodic; with effort 
D)  episodic; automatically

Question 17

The capacity for working memory seems to be about:

Accepted Answer

A)  three items 
B)  seven items 
C)  10 items 
D)  15 items 
A)  three items 
B)  seven items 
C)  10 items 
D)  15 items

Question 18

Sly is assigned a locker in gym class with the combination 19-5-4.In order to remember it,he thinks of it as the year 1954.His method of remembering best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  decoding 
B)  chunking 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  recollection 
A)  decoding 
B)  chunking 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  recollection

Question 19

Jack enlists the assistance of a travel agent to help him arrange a business trip to seven military bases for a weapons contractor.The agent lists all the stops on the trip.Later,when Jack tells his friend Darlene his itinerary,he can accurately remember only the date and location of his first stop.This is an example of the ____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  attentional 
B)  ordering 
C)  primacy 
D)  recency 
A)  attentional 
B)  ordering 
C)  primacy 
D)  recency

Question 20

We can retrieve ____ memory,but not ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; procedural 
B)  semantic; episodic 
C)  procedural; semantic 
D)  episodic; semantic 
A)  semantic; procedural 
B)  semantic; episodic 
C)  procedural; semantic 
D)  episodic; semantic

Exam 11: Types of Memory

You are writing an article about short-term memory for the local newspaper.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the article?

When the mind pushes some traumatic memory into the unconscious,only to stay there until it is released,____ is said to have taken place.

Contrast sensory,short-term,and long-term memory with regard to function,storage capacity,and retrieval.

The word "icon" means:

Short-term memory performs three functions.Which of the following is not among the three functions?

What kind of memories seem to be "blocked" when specific hormones were decreased by the injection of a drug in the research of McGaugh and colleagues described in your chapter?

Gaylord likes to do memory tricks.He can memorize a list of 25 digits in just 25 seconds and then correctly recalls them.Based on this module,what is the most probable way he can do this trick?

Describe why memories of the events preceding an emotional event may be poor compared to the memories of the actual event.

Unlike that of sensory or short-term memories,the capacity of long-term memory:

Echoic memory allows an individual to:

Daniel Tammet's amazing memory ability is due to:

"I've encoded the material and I've stored it.I just can't seem to remember it." This case best describes a problem with:

The case of H.M.illustrates the difference between declarative and procedural memories.

Martin sees a fireworks display on the Fourth of July.The display will first encounter ____ memory,which will ____ sensory input.

The social security number 999-61-4374 may be best remembered as:

Personal experiences,which are examples of ____ information,are encoded ____ into long-term memory.

The capacity for working memory seems to be about:

Sly is assigned a locker in gym class with the combination 19-5-4.In order to remember it,he thinks of it as the year 1954.His method of remembering best illustrates:

We can retrieve ____ memory,but not ____ memory.

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