Question 1

If you had recently suffered damage to your hippocampus, it is most likely that you would have difficulty remembering ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  what you ate for breakfast 
B)  how to tie your shoes 
C)  the purpose of your car's steering wheel 
D)  the four basic compass directions 
A)  what you ate for breakfast 
B)  how to tie your shoes 
C)  the purpose of your car's steering wheel 
D)  the four basic compass directions

Question 2

In answering this exam question, you are engaged in a(n) ____ memory task.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  procedural 
D)  episodic 
A)  recall 
B)  recognition 
C)  procedural 
D)  episodic

Question 3

Which term refers to how memory utilizes knowledge and expectations to fill in the missing details in retrieved memory traces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstructive 
B)  Constructive 
C)  Implicit 
D)  Explicit 
A)  Reconstructive 
B)  Constructive 
C)  Implicit 
D)  Explicit

Question 4

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory, you must ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  connect it to things you already know 
B)  repeat it over and over 
C)  pay attention to the information 
D)  keep it in iconic memory as long as you can 
A)  connect it to things you already know 
B)  repeat it over and over 
C)  pay attention to the information 
D)  keep it in iconic memory as long as you can

Question 5

The central executive model of working memory is associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Loftus 
B)  Atkinson 
C)  Baddeley 
D)  Shiffrin 
A)  Loftus 
B)  Atkinson 
C)  Baddeley 
D)  Shiffrin

Question 6

Which of these types of memory is most affected by normal aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Position memory 
B)  Primacy memory 
C)  Serial memory 
D)  Recency memory 
A)  Position memory 
B)  Primacy memory 
C)  Serial memory 
D)  Recency memory

Question 7

Which type of interference leads to difficulty remembering new information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retroactive 
B)  Proactive 
C)  Repression 
D)  Cue-dependent 
A)  Retroactive 
B)  Proactive 
C)  Repression 
D)  Cue-dependent

Question 8

How did Loftus interpret false memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of their desire to please whoever is asking them about their memories, people will often go along with what they want to hear. 
B)  Eyewitness memory is unreliable because most people's egos provoke them into lying in order to prove their superior observation skills. 
C)  We accept subsequent misinformation as being correct, and this information becomes part of our memory for the original event. 
D)  When we retrieve a memory for a particular event from long-term memory, we also retrieve information from other sources relevant to the event. 
A)  Because of their desire to please whoever is asking them about their memories, people will often go along with what they want to hear. 
B)  Eyewitness memory is unreliable because most people's egos provoke them into lying in order to prove their superior observation skills. 
C)  We accept subsequent misinformation as being correct, and this information becomes part of our memory for the original event. 
D)  When we retrieve a memory for a particular event from long-term memory, we also retrieve information from other sources relevant to the event.

Question 9

An organized, generalized knowledge structure in long-term memory is a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  trace 
B)  icon 
C)  engram 
D)  schema 
A)  trace 
B)  icon 
C)  engram 
D)  schema

Question 10

On exam day, as you attempt to answer the questions on the exam, you are primarily engaged in the ____ of memory traces.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which statement is TRUE about sensory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  When something is sensed but not processed any further, it will not be remembered in the future. 
B)  We have only one sensory memory that codes and consolidates information from all of our senses. 
C)  Some information that enters our memory from the outside world does not pass through our senses. 
D)  Sensory memories are transferred to long-term memory whether we pay attention to them or not. 
A)  When something is sensed but not processed any further, it will not be remembered in the future. 
B)  We have only one sensory memory that codes and consolidates information from all of our senses. 
C)  Some information that enters our memory from the outside world does not pass through our senses. 
D)  Sensory memories are transferred to long-term memory whether we pay attention to them or not.

Question 12

Traditionally, memory has been described as having ____ distinct stage(s) of storage.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  two 
C)  one 
D)  four 
A)  three 
B)  two 
C)  one 
D)  four

Question 13

Two types of retrieval processes are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall and recognition 
B)  search and compare 
C)  analyze and categorize 
D)  comprehend and describe 
A)  recall and recognition 
B)  search and compare 
C)  analyze and categorize 
D)  comprehend and describe

Question 14

If you are just introduced to a group of individuals and then immediately asked to recall their names, you would probably have most difficulty remembering the names of individuals who were presented ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  last 
B)  both first and last 
C)  first 
D)  in the middle 
A)  last 
B)  both first and last 
C)  first 
D)  in the middle

Question 15

When you take a test and have to recall specific pieces of information to do well on the test, you are using your ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  information memory 
B)  explicit memory 
C)  validated memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  information memory 
B)  explicit memory 
C)  validated memory 
D)  implicit memory

Question 16

Describe several techniques for improving memory.

Accepted Answer

1. Single task, don't multitas

Question 17

The duration of short-term memory is about ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  7 ± 2 seconds 
B)  2 hours 
C)  2 seconds 
D)  30 seconds 
A)  7 ± 2 seconds 
B)  2 hours 
C)  2 seconds 
D)  30 seconds

Question 18

Which memory concept might argue that if you learned new material in your school library, then the best place for you to be tested on that material would also be the school library?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encoding specificity principle 
B)  Implicit memory 
C)  Memory decay 
D)  Repression 
A)  Encoding specificity principle 
B)  Implicit memory 
C)  Memory decay 
D)  Repression

Question 19

In the working memory model, the ____ controls attention and the integration of information in working memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  central executive 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  phonological loop 
D)  visuospatial sketch pad 
A)  central executive 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  phonological loop 
D)  visuospatial sketch pad

Question 20

The three major processes of memory are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding, storage, and retrieval 
B)  integration, consolidation, and modification 
C)  activation, reactivation, and completion 
D)  implicit, explicit, and semantic 
A)  encoding, storage, and retrieval 
B)  integration, consolidation, and modification 
C)  activation, reactivation, and completion 
D)  implicit, explicit, and semantic

If you had recently suffered damage to your hippocampus, it is most likely that you would have difficulty remembering ____.

In answering this exam question, you are engaged in a(n) ____ memory task.

Which term refers to how memory utilizes knowledge and expectations to fill in the missing details in retrieved memory traces?

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory, you must ____.

The central executive model of working memory is associated with ____.

Which of these types of memory is most affected by normal aging?

Which type of interference leads to difficulty remembering new information?

How did Loftus interpret false memories?

An organized, generalized knowledge structure in long-term memory is a(n) ____.

On exam day, as you attempt to answer the questions on the exam, you are primarily engaged in the ____ of memory traces.

Which statement is TRUE about sensory memory?

Traditionally, memory has been described as having ____ distinct stage(s) of storage.

Two types of retrieval processes are ____.

If you are just introduced to a group of individuals and then immediately asked to recall their names, you would probably have most difficulty remembering the names of individuals who were presented ____.

When you take a test and have to recall specific pieces of information to do well on the test, you are using your ____.

Describe several techniques for improving memory.

The duration of short-term memory is about ____.

Which memory concept might argue that if you learned new material in your school library, then the best place for you to be tested on that material would also be the school library?

In the working memory model, the ____ controls attention and the integration of information in working memory.

The three major processes of memory are ____.

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Exam 7: Memory

If you had recently suffered damage to your hippocampus, it is most likely that you would have difficulty remembering ____.

In answering this exam question, you are engaged in a(n) ____ memory task.

Which term refers to how memory utilizes knowledge and expectations to fill in the missing details in retrieved memory traces?

To move information from iconic sensory memory to short-term memory, you must ____.

The central executive model of working memory is associated with ____.

Which of these types of memory is most affected by normal aging?

Which type of interference leads to difficulty remembering new information?

How did Loftus interpret false memories?

An organized, generalized knowledge structure in long-term memory is a(n) ____.

On exam day, as you attempt to answer the questions on the exam, you are primarily engaged in the ____ of memory traces.

Which statement is TRUE about sensory memory?

Traditionally, memory has been described as having ____ distinct stage(s) of storage.

Two types of retrieval processes are ____.

If you are just introduced to a group of individuals and then immediately asked to recall their names, you would probably have most difficulty remembering the names of individuals who were presented ____.

When you take a test and have to recall specific pieces of information to do well on the test, you are using your ____.

Describe several techniques for improving memory.

The duration of short-term memory is about ____.

Which memory concept might argue that if you learned new material in your school library, then the best place for you to be tested on that material would also be the school library?

In the working memory model, the ____ controls attention and the integration of information in working memory.

The three major processes of memory are ____.

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

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