Question 1

Of the following,which is not a function of sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  prevents being overwhelmed 
B)  gives decision time 
C)  allows for rehearsal of information 
D)  provides stability, playback, and recognition 
A)  prevents being overwhelmed 
B)  gives decision time 
C)  allows for rehearsal of information 
D)  provides stability, playback, and recognition

Question 2

Tony used to ride motorcycles in college.Now,as an adult,he'd like to ride again.Which of the following systems would most help him remember how to ride a motorcycle?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Chunking occurs when information blocks other information in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Heidi sees a hit-and-run accident.She repeats the license plate number to herself in order to remember it for the police.Heidi's way of remembering is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  decoding 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  storage 
D)  mnemonics 
A)  decoding 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  storage 
D)  mnemonics

Question 5

____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into short-term memory,whereas ____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintenance; elaborative 
B)  Distinctive; eidetic 
C)  Semantic; procedural 
D)  Echoic; iconic 
A)  Maintenance; elaborative 
B)  Distinctive; eidetic 
C)  Semantic; procedural 
D)  Echoic; iconic

Question 6

If you studied for a test,but at a shallow level of processing,what is the most difficult question you could probably answer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does "psychology" have an "o" in it? 
B)  What is the history of psychology? 
C)  Does the word "psychology" sound similar to the word "sociology?" 
D)  Describe the definition of psychology. 
A)  Does "psychology" have an "o" in it? 
B)  What is the history of psychology? 
C)  Does the word "psychology" sound similar to the word "sociology?" 
D)  Describe the definition of psychology.

Question 7

Intentionally making associations between new and old information is an example of a method for ____ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic 
B)  semantic 
C)  procedural 
D)  effortful 
A)  automatic 
B)  semantic 
C)  procedural 
D)  effortful

Question 8

Suzy is riding in a subway car when a young thug rips off her gold necklace and runs away.Suzy's ability to later describe to the police what happened is due to the functioning of her ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  attentional 
D)  elaborative 
A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  attentional 
D)  elaborative

Question 9

"This quantum physics book is hard to understand and boring.I really have to focus on what I am reading." This information requires ____ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful 
B)  procedural 
C)  semantic 
D)  automatic 
A)  effortful 
B)  procedural 
C)  semantic 
D)  automatic

Question 10

Repeating information in a way that results in new associations is characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic encoding 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  sensory encoding 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
A)  automatic encoding 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  sensory encoding 
D)  elaborative rehearsal

Question 11

In the case of Clive Wearing described in Module 11,his memory loss was caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  a brain chemical imbalance 
C)  a disease that led to brain damage 
D)  flashbulb memories of being abused 
A)  unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  a brain chemical imbalance 
C)  a disease that led to brain damage 
D)  flashbulb memories of being abused

Question 12

Who is most likely to have the longest echoic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alyssa, who is 21 years old 
B)  Miranda, who is 12 years old 
C)  Katelyn, who is 10 years old 
D)  Noelle, who is 8 years old 
A)  Alyssa, who is 21 years old 
B)  Miranda, who is 12 years old 
C)  Katelyn, who is 10 years old 
D)  Noelle, who is 8 years old

Question 13

How information is encoded affects how well the information is retrieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Loftus suggests that therapists should assume that psychological problems are caused by earlier trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How does chunking provide a way to address the limited storage of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Chunking is a cognitive strategy that in

Question 16

According to Elizabeth Loftus,food aversions can be:

Accepted Answer

A)  a genetic disposition 
B)  unlearned through behavioral therapy 
C)  only acquired through several negative experiences 
D)  the result of a false memory 
A)  a genetic disposition 
B)  unlearned through behavioral therapy 
C)  only acquired through several negative experiences 
D)  the result of a false memory

Question 17

A memory of an emotional or dramatic event that was encoded without effort and with great detail is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  flashbulb memory 
B)  emotion-dependent memory 
C)  state-dependent memory 
D)  explicit memory 
A)  flashbulb memory 
B)  emotion-dependent memory 
C)  state-dependent memory 
D)  explicit memory

Question 18

Why are telephone numbers seven digits?

Accepted Answer

A)  seven digits is the capacity of short-term memory 
B)  that is the number of bytes a computer can handle in one millisecond 
C)  it is a tradition started by the first telephone operator 
D)  it is the capacity of sensory memory 
A)  seven digits is the capacity of short-term memory 
B)  that is the number of bytes a computer can handle in one millisecond 
C)  it is a tradition started by the first telephone operator 
D)  it is the capacity of sensory memory

Question 19

Claude,a foreign exchange student from France,is teaching Kelli how to say a couple of sentences in French.Kelli repeats the words over and over,but has no idea what the individual sounds mean.By saying the words repeatedly,Kelli is practicing:

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  deep processing 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  elaborative rehearsal 
A)  interference 
B)  deep processing 
C)  maintenance rehearsal 
D)  elaborative rehearsal

Question 20

The things that matter to us,such as names of family members and close friends and hobbies,are easily remembered.What kind of encoding most probably occurs with this type of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic 
B)  episodic 
C)  effortful 
D)  attentive 
A)  automatic 
B)  episodic 
C)  effortful 
D)  attentive

Exam 11: Types of Memory

Of the following,which is not a function of sensory memory?

Tony used to ride motorcycles in college.Now,as an adult,he'd like to ride again.Which of the following systems would most help him remember how to ride a motorcycle?

Chunking occurs when information blocks other information in memory.

Heidi sees a hit-and-run accident.She repeats the license plate number to herself in order to remember it for the police.Heidi's way of remembering is an example of:

____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into short-term memory,whereas ____ rehearsal is effective for encoding information into long-term memory.

If you studied for a test,but at a shallow level of processing,what is the most difficult question you could probably answer?

Intentionally making associations between new and old information is an example of a method for ____ encoding.

Suzy is riding in a subway car when a young thug rips off her gold necklace and runs away.Suzy's ability to later describe to the police what happened is due to the functioning of her ____ memory.

"This quantum physics book is hard to understand and boring.I really have to focus on what I am reading." This information requires ____ encoding.

Repeating information in a way that results in new associations is characteristic of:

In the case of Clive Wearing described in Module 11,his memory loss was caused by:

Who is most likely to have the longest echoic memory?

How information is encoded affects how well the information is retrieved.

Loftus suggests that therapists should assume that psychological problems are caused by earlier trauma.

How does chunking provide a way to address the limited storage of short-term memory?

According to Elizabeth Loftus,food aversions can be:

A memory of an emotional or dramatic event that was encoded without effort and with great detail is called:

Why are telephone numbers seven digits?

Claude,a foreign exchange student from France,is teaching Kelli how to say a couple of sentences in French.Kelli repeats the words over and over,but has no idea what the individual sounds mean.By saying the words repeatedly,Kelli is practicing:

The things that matter to us,such as names of family members and close friends and hobbies,are easily remembered.What kind of encoding most probably occurs with this type of information?

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