Question 1

Which of the following is an example of episodic knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  the highlights of your summer vacation 
B)  the steps required to clean a fish 
C)  the capital of Texas 
D)  how to change the oil in your car 
A)  the highlights of your summer vacation 
B)  the steps required to clean a fish 
C)  the capital of Texas 
D)  how to change the oil in your car

Question 2

Brian is driving to Candy's house for the first time.As he drives,he repeats to himself the directions she has given him."Highway 8 'til Lincoln,left on Lincoln,go to the second light and make another left." Brian is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  free recall 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  chunking 
A)  free recall 
B)  maintenance rehearsal 
C)  eidetic imagery 
D)  chunking

Question 3

A memory that allows us to perform motor or perceptual tasks is known as ____ memory

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Corroborating evidence is found in ___ of recovered repressed memories when the memory is discovered outside therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  7% 
B)  17% 
C)  37% 
D)  47% 
A)  7% 
B)  17% 
C)  37% 
D)  47%

Question 5

Dr.Sagan asks Carl to list the names of the moons of Jupiter during an astronomy class quiz on the previous day's lecture.If Carl's recall of the moons is influenced by the recency effect,he will:

Accepted Answer

A)  remember the first moon Dr. Sagan named 
B)  be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in previous lectures 
C)  be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in lectures after Dr. Sagan's one the previous day 
D)  remember the last moon Dr. Sagan mentioned 
A)  remember the first moon Dr. Sagan named 
B)  be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in previous lectures 
C)  be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in lectures after Dr. Sagan's one the previous day 
D)  remember the last moon Dr. Sagan mentioned

Question 6

Janel,a college student,can look at a stimulus and then be able to recall later a sharp,vivid,and detailed visual image of the stimulus.Janel's extraordinary memory is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  emotion-dependent memory 
C)  photographic memory 
D)  flashbulb memory 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  emotion-dependent memory 
C)  photographic memory 
D)  flashbulb memory

Question 7

After a jog,you are asked by your friend if you saw any dogs out walking.Your ability to answer,"Yes,I think there were a couple or so" indicates that the information was most likely encoded:

Accepted Answer

A)  attentionally 
B)  elaboratively 
C)  automatically 
D)  semantically 
A)  attentionally 
B)  elaboratively 
C)  automatically 
D)  semantically

Question 8

An audience member attending a television talk show,which was focusing on repressed memories,asked a noted expert if false memories could be implanted.The expert,responding correctly,said:

Accepted Answer

A)  yes-only by a trained psychologist or therapist 
B)  no-the mind is much too clever for that to happen 
C)  yes-a false suggestion can become a detailed personal memory 
D)  we don't know 
A)  yes-only by a trained psychologist or therapist 
B)  no-the mind is much too clever for that to happen 
C)  yes-a false suggestion can become a detailed personal memory 
D)  we don't know

Question 9

Vivid recollections that are formed of dramatic events are called ____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  state-dependent 
D)  photographic 
A)  eidetic 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  state-dependent 
D)  photographic

Question 10

The amygdala plays a special role in flashbulb memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Candy is meeting her boyfriend's cousins at a family reunion.She remembers Cindy,Rick,Dirk,Denece,and Garth.But she forgets Tom,Nancy,David,and Imogene.What is the best explanation?

Accepted Answer

A)  She found those cousins whose name she remembered as being friendlier. 
B)  The cousins she remembered were introduced to her at the beginning and end of the reunion; the others were introduced in the middle of the reunion. 
C)  She relied on nondeclarative encoding for the names she remembered. 
D)  The cousins she did not remember were introduced to her at the beginning and end of the reunion; the others were introduced in the middle of the reunion. 
A)  She found those cousins whose name she remembered as being friendlier. 
B)  The cousins she remembered were introduced to her at the beginning and end of the reunion; the others were introduced in the middle of the reunion. 
C)  She relied on nondeclarative encoding for the names she remembered. 
D)  The cousins she did not remember were introduced to her at the beginning and end of the reunion; the others were introduced in the middle of the reunion.

Question 12

Levels of processing theory argues that the best way to encode information into long-term memory is to encode it:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the deepest level, which requires thinking and forming new associations 
B)  at the most shallow level, which means analyzing only the most important information 
C)  by maintenance rehearsal 
D)  by the sound of the information 
A)  at the deepest level, which requires thinking and forming new associations 
B)  at the most shallow level, which means analyzing only the most important information 
C)  by maintenance rehearsal 
D)  by the sound of the information

Question 13

Despite Daniel Tammet's incredible memory,he struggled with:

Accepted Answer

A)  recalling birthdates 
B)  learning simple mathematics 
C)  recalling strings of numbers 
D)  using associations to store information 
A)  recalling birthdates 
B)  learning simple mathematics 
C)  recalling strings of numbers 
D)  using associations to store information

Question 14

If you are evaluating recovered repressed memories,you would find that those discovered:

Accepted Answer

A)  outside of therapy are the most accurate 
B)  inside of therapy are the most accurate 
C)  using hypnosis are the most accurate 
D)  using Freudian dream analysis are the most accurate 
A)  outside of therapy are the most accurate 
B)  inside of therapy are the most accurate 
C)  using hypnosis are the most accurate 
D)  using Freudian dream analysis are the most accurate

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct answer to finish this sentence? "The sound of my voice will enter your sensory memory and:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause interference as you recall other information from sensory memory." 
B)  short-term memory at the same moment." 
C)  will be automatically transferred to long-term memory." 
D)  will be held for just a brief period of time." 
A)  cause interference as you recall other information from sensory memory." 
B)  short-term memory at the same moment." 
C)  will be automatically transferred to long-term memory." 
D)  will be held for just a brief period of time."

Question 16

Place the three memory processes in their correct order with regard to the flow of memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Describe why students should engage in elaborative rehearsal when studying for their classes.What type of processing does elaborative rehearsal provide according to the levels-of-processing theory?

Accepted Answer

Students should engage in elaborative re

Question 18

Echoic memory lasts as long as:

Accepted Answer

A)  2 seconds 
B)  4 seconds 
C)  8 seconds 
D)  16 seconds 
A)  2 seconds 
B)  4 seconds 
C)  8 seconds 
D)  16 seconds

Question 19

Attention plays little role in transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Remembering is getting information out of storage.The term ____ refers to the same process.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 11: Types of Memory

Which of the following is an example of episodic knowledge?

Brian is driving to Candy's house for the first time.As he drives,he repeats to himself the directions she has given him."Highway 8 'til Lincoln,left on Lincoln,go to the second light and make another left." Brian is engaging in:

A memory that allows us to perform motor or perceptual tasks is known as ____ memory

Corroborating evidence is found in ___ of recovered repressed memories when the memory is discovered outside therapy.

Dr.Sagan asks Carl to list the names of the moons of Jupiter during an astronomy class quiz on the previous day's lecture.If Carl's recall of the moons is influenced by the recency effect,he will:

Janel,a college student,can look at a stimulus and then be able to recall later a sharp,vivid,and detailed visual image of the stimulus.Janel's extraordinary memory is called:

After a jog,you are asked by your friend if you saw any dogs out walking.Your ability to answer,"Yes,I think there were a couple or so" indicates that the information was most likely encoded:

An audience member attending a television talk show,which was focusing on repressed memories,asked a noted expert if false memories could be implanted.The expert,responding correctly,said:

Vivid recollections that are formed of dramatic events are called ____ memories.

The amygdala plays a special role in flashbulb memories.

Candy is meeting her boyfriend's cousins at a family reunion.She remembers Cindy,Rick,Dirk,Denece,and Garth.But she forgets Tom,Nancy,David,and Imogene.What is the best explanation?

Levels of processing theory argues that the best way to encode information into long-term memory is to encode it:

Despite Daniel Tammet's incredible memory,he struggled with:

If you are evaluating recovered repressed memories,you would find that those discovered:

Which of the following is the correct answer to finish this sentence? "The sound of my voice will enter your sensory memory and:

Place the three memory processes in their correct order with regard to the flow of memory.

Describe why students should engage in elaborative rehearsal when studying for their classes.What type of processing does elaborative rehearsal provide according to the levels-of-processing theory?

Echoic memory lasts as long as:

Attention plays little role in transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.

Remembering is getting information out of storage.The term ____ refers to the same process.

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