Question 1

The most effective type of effortful encoding is maintenance rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain how attention plays an important role in memory.

Accepted Answer

Attention plays an important role in mem

Question 3

Memories stored in long-term memory are always highly accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What happened in the study described in your textbook on iconic memory when the delay between the presentation of the letters and when subjects are asked to recall the letters is increased to one second?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory of the letters is reduced to an average of four letters. 
B)  Memory of the letters is increased to an average of four letters. 
C)  Memory of the letters is increased to an average of nine letters. 
D)  Memory is not affected. 
A)  Memory of the letters is reduced to an average of four letters. 
B)  Memory of the letters is increased to an average of four letters. 
C)  Memory of the letters is increased to an average of nine letters. 
D)  Memory is not affected.

Question 5

A more recent understanding of short-term memory is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Describe how a taste aversion may be created through implanting a false memory.

Accepted Answer

Taste aversion can be created through im

Question 7

Cultures that value oral traditions tend to perform better on memory tasks that require encoding of information:

Accepted Answer

A)  organized in hierarchies 
B)  presented as part of a play or drama 
C)  presented rapidly 
D)  presented verbally 
A)  organized in hierarchies 
B)  presented as part of a play or drama 
C)  presented rapidly 
D)  presented verbally

Question 8

You've just been given truth serum.What effect will it have on your susceptibility to hypnotic suggestibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your susceptibility will decrease. 
B)  Your susceptibility will increase. 
C)  There will be no change in susceptibility. 
D)  There are too many other variables that need to be taken into account. 
A)  Your susceptibility will decrease. 
B)  Your susceptibility will increase. 
C)  There will be no change in susceptibility. 
D)  There are too many other variables that need to be taken into account.

Question 9

A study of college freshmen's recall of grades showed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the recent reforms in education have worked 
B)  the recent reforms in education have failed 
C)  we often inflate negative events and eliminate or change positive ones 
D)  we often have better memory of positive events than negative ones 
A)  the recent reforms in education have worked 
B)  the recent reforms in education have failed 
C)  we often inflate negative events and eliminate or change positive ones 
D)  we often have better memory of positive events than negative ones

Question 10

If you combine separate items of information into large units and then remember these larger units rather than individual items,you are using:

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  clustering 
D)  chunking 
A)  attention 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  clustering 
D)  chunking

Question 11

While walking across campus,you see someone standing on his head.The fact that you pay attention to this person probably means that you will:

Accepted Answer

A)  never forget him 
B)  process the information into short-term memory 
C)  lose the information in sensory memory 
D)  put the information into long-term memory without using working memory 
A)  never forget him 
B)  process the information into short-term memory 
C)  lose the information in sensory memory 
D)  put the information into long-term memory without using working memory

Question 12

The psychology textbook Rochelle is reading was written by three authors: Bootzin,Bower,and Loftus.When asked by a friend to name the authors of her psychology text,Rochelle can only remember Loftus.Rochelle's recall illustrates the ____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  primacy 
C)  encoding 
D)  recency 
A)  semantic 
B)  primacy 
C)  encoding 
D)  recency

Question 13

Alice tells Lana that the combination to her mailbox is 38-24-36.Lana repeats the numbers over and over to herself so that she doesn't forget them.Lana's behavior is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic encoding 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  maintenance rehearsal 
A)  automatic encoding 
B)  elaborative rehearsal 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  maintenance rehearsal

Question 14

An usher points out a seat to Peter in a darkened theater by moving a flashlight in a rectangular motion.Peter sees the form of a rectangle because images from the flashlight are being briefly stored in:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  photographic memory 
D)  iconic memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  photographic memory 
D)  iconic memory

Question 15

What are the two memory systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory and long-term memory 
B)  momentary memory and long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory and primacy memory 
D)  recency memory and short-term memory 
A)  short-term memory and long-term memory 
B)  momentary memory and long-term memory 
C)  short-term memory and primacy memory 
D)  recency memory and short-term memory

Question 16

In the case of Katrina described in Module 11,her memory of sexual abuse was:

Accepted Answer

A)  due to unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  because of a brain chemical imbalance 
C)  a false memory implanted through psychiatric and other controversial treatments 
D)  instrumental in rightfully convicting her father of the crime 
A)  due to unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  because of a brain chemical imbalance 
C)  a false memory implanted through psychiatric and other controversial treatments 
D)  instrumental in rightfully convicting her father of the crime

Question 17

Based on the case of Clive Wearing,playing the piano and remembering your children's names are the same type of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The results of the Loftus study on food aversion suggests:

Accepted Answer

A)  adults are not vulnerable to false memories about food preferences 
B)  food aversions are too complex to be created by false memories 
C)  false memories can change behaviors and preferences 
D)  false memories cannot change behaviors and preferences 
A)  adults are not vulnerable to false memories about food preferences 
B)  food aversions are too complex to be created by false memories 
C)  false memories can change behaviors and preferences 
D)  false memories cannot change behaviors and preferences

Question 19

The momentary lingering of an image or sound after the stimulus has been removed is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following note-taking strategies will best enhance future recall?

Accepted Answer

A)  making sure that you write down major points word for word 
B)  taking notes in full sentences wherever possible 
C)  elaborating on the lecturer's main points 
D)  paraphrasing the lecturer's main points in note form 
A)  making sure that you write down major points word for word 
B)  taking notes in full sentences wherever possible 
C)  elaborating on the lecturer's main points 
D)  paraphrasing the lecturer's main points in note form

Exam 11: Types of Memory

The most effective type of effortful encoding is maintenance rehearsal.

Explain how attention plays an important role in memory.

Memories stored in long-term memory are always highly accurate.

What happened in the study described in your textbook on iconic memory when the delay between the presentation of the letters and when subjects are asked to recall the letters is increased to one second?

A more recent understanding of short-term memory is referred to as:

Describe how a taste aversion may be created through implanting a false memory.

Cultures that value oral traditions tend to perform better on memory tasks that require encoding of information:

You've just been given truth serum.What effect will it have on your susceptibility to hypnotic suggestibility?

A study of college freshmen's recall of grades showed that:

If you combine separate items of information into large units and then remember these larger units rather than individual items,you are using:

While walking across campus,you see someone standing on his head.The fact that you pay attention to this person probably means that you will:

The psychology textbook Rochelle is reading was written by three authors: Bootzin,Bower,and Loftus.When asked by a friend to name the authors of her psychology text,Rochelle can only remember Loftus.Rochelle's recall illustrates the ____ effect.

Alice tells Lana that the combination to her mailbox is 38-24-36.Lana repeats the numbers over and over to herself so that she doesn't forget them.Lana's behavior is an example of:

An usher points out a seat to Peter in a darkened theater by moving a flashlight in a rectangular motion.Peter sees the form of a rectangle because images from the flashlight are being briefly stored in:

What are the two memory systems?

In the case of Katrina described in Module 11,her memory of sexual abuse was:

Based on the case of Clive Wearing,playing the piano and remembering your children's names are the same type of memory.

The results of the Loftus study on food aversion suggests:

The momentary lingering of an image or sound after the stimulus has been removed is called:

Which of the following note-taking strategies will best enhance future recall?

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