Question 1

In which stage of the three-stages model of memory does encoding of the environment first occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Semantic memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Long-term memory 
A)  Short-term memory 
B)  Semantic memory 
C)  Sensory memory 
D)  Long-term memory

Question 2

Memory is ____ in that we often use our expectations to fill in the missing details of our memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional 
B)  accurate 
C)  reconstructive 
D)  chunked 
A)  emotional 
B)  accurate 
C)  reconstructive 
D)  chunked

Question 3

What is the auditory processor in the multicomponent theory of working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Audiotape 
B)  Phonological recorder 
C)  Auditory recorder 
D)  Phonological loop 
A)  Audiotape 
B)  Phonological recorder 
C)  Auditory recorder 
D)  Phonological loop

Question 4

When you use chunking to increase the capacity of short-term memory, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  you are able to hold an average of 7 plus or minus 2 chunks 
B)  neurons from the amygdala help those in the hippocampus to increase memory capacity 
C)  it comes at the expense of a corresponding decrease in the capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  it works best when units have a familiar sequence or inherent association. 
A)  you are able to hold an average of 7 plus or minus 2 chunks 
B)  neurons from the amygdala help those in the hippocampus to increase memory capacity 
C)  it comes at the expense of a corresponding decrease in the capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  it works best when units have a familiar sequence or inherent association.

Question 5

Which technique is generally an effective method of study efficiently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forming associations among the elements of information 
B)  Playing music in the background while you are studying 
C)  Rehearsing what you have to know for hours 
D)  Using massed practice sessions 
A)  Forming associations among the elements of information 
B)  Playing music in the background while you are studying 
C)  Rehearsing what you have to know for hours 
D)  Using massed practice sessions

Question 6

The central executive component of the working memory model is primarily involved in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  storage and retrieval 
B)  attention and integration 
C)  transduction and transporting 
D)  encoding and transcription 
A)  storage and retrieval 
B)  attention and integration 
C)  transduction and transporting 
D)  encoding and transcription

Question 7

Sensory memories help us to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  retain impressions of our sensory experiences forever 
B)  process sensations long enough to send them on to short-term memory 
C)  use sensory experiences to recall other information 
D)  process emotional memories 
A)  retain impressions of our sensory experiences forever 
B)  process sensations long enough to send them on to short-term memory 
C)  use sensory experiences to recall other information 
D)  process emotional memories

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE about short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memories stored in short-term memory are usually stored in long-term memory at the same time. 
B)  Short-term memories are coded to indicate both where the memory came from and where it is going. 
C)  The capacity of short-term memory is large and its duration is long. 
D)  Short-term memory uses multiple coding systems, including verbally, semantically, acoustically, and visually. 
A)  Memories stored in short-term memory are usually stored in long-term memory at the same time. 
B)  Short-term memories are coded to indicate both where the memory came from and where it is going. 
C)  The capacity of short-term memory is large and its duration is long. 
D)  Short-term memory uses multiple coding systems, including verbally, semantically, acoustically, and visually.

Question 9

If you cannot remember the events of your life before the age of 15, you may have ____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive 
B)  perpetual 
C)  retrograde 
D)  anterograde 
A)  proactive 
B)  perpetual 
C)  retrograde 
D)  anterograde

Question 10

The psychologist most associated with false memories is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rescorla 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Milner 
D)  Tolman 
A)  Rescorla 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Milner 
D)  Tolman

Question 11

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  massed practice 
B)  distraction 
C)  massed extinction 
D)  distributed practice 
A)  massed practice 
B)  distraction 
C)  massed extinction 
D)  distributed practice

Question 12

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three-stage processing 
B)  Parallel processing 
C)  Levels-of-processing 
D)  Sequential processing 
A)  Three-stage processing 
B)  Parallel processing 
C)  Levels-of-processing 
D)  Sequential processing

Question 13

Frika is washing dishes and she automatically puts the forks in the side drawer, despite the fact that she moved the forks to another drawer last week. Frika's error is most likely the result of ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  episodic 
C)  explicit 
D)  sensory 
A)  implicit 
B)  episodic 
C)  explicit 
D)  sensory

Question 14

The SQ3R memory method stands for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  study, quiz, rehearse, revisit, rest 
B)  survey, question, read, recite, review 
C)  search and quiz three times, and then review once 
D)  study qualitatively for three days and then rest for a day before taking the test 
A)  study, quiz, rehearse, revisit, rest 
B)  survey, question, read, recite, review 
C)  search and quiz three times, and then review once 
D)  study qualitatively for three days and then rest for a day before taking the test

Question 15

The fact that you can pronounce the words that you are reading in this sentence before you process them into long-term memory is mostly a problem for the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory model of memory 
B)  biological model of memory 
C)  three-stages model of memory 
D)  levels-of-processing model of memory 
A)  working memory model of memory 
B)  biological model of memory 
C)  three-stages model of memory 
D)  levels-of-processing model of memory

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE of declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes procedural memory. 
B)  It is a type of explicit memory. 
C)  It describes a way that short-term memories are stored. 
D)  It is a type of implicit memory. 
A)  It includes procedural memory. 
B)  It is a type of explicit memory. 
C)  It describes a way that short-term memories are stored. 
D)  It is a type of implicit memory.

Question 17

Echoic sensory memory encodes information from a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sound 
B)  written sentence 
C)  caress 
D)  photo 
A)  sound 
B)  written sentence 
C)  caress 
D)  photo

Question 18

Suppose that you are having a difficult time learning German because your previous exposure to French is getting in the way. What are you experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cue-dependent forgetting 
B)  Proactive interference 
C)  Retroactive interference 
D)  Decay 
A)  Cue-dependent forgetting 
B)  Proactive interference 
C)  Retroactive interference 
D)  Decay

Question 19

Short-term memory storage is to ____ as long-term memory storage is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; emotional 
B)  haptic; informational 
C)  limited; unlimited 
D)  hierarchical; acoustic 
A)  semantic; emotional 
B)  haptic; informational 
C)  limited; unlimited 
D)  hierarchical; acoustic

Question 20

Semantic memory is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual memory 
B)  memory for skills 
C)  a type of non-declarative memory 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  conceptual memory 
B)  memory for skills 
C)  a type of non-declarative memory 
D)  implicit memory

In which stage of the three-stages model of memory does encoding of the environment first occur?

Memory is ____ in that we often use our expectations to fill in the missing details of our memories.

What is the auditory processor in the multicomponent theory of working memory?

When you use chunking to increase the capacity of short-term memory, ____.

Which technique is generally an effective method of study efficiently?

The central executive component of the working memory model is primarily involved in ____.

Sensory memories help us to ____.

Which of the following is TRUE about short-term memory?

If you cannot remember the events of your life before the age of 15, you may have ____ amnesia.

The psychologist most associated with false memories is ____.

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known as ____.

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

Frika is washing dishes and she automatically puts the forks in the side drawer, despite the fact that she moved the forks to another drawer last week. Frika's error is most likely the result of ____ memory.

The SQ3R memory method stands for ____.

The fact that you can pronounce the words that you are reading in this sentence before you process them into long-term memory is mostly a problem for the ____.

Which of the following is TRUE of declarative memory?

Echoic sensory memory encodes information from a ____.

Suppose that you are having a difficult time learning German because your previous exposure to French is getting in the way. What are you experiencing?

Short-term memory storage is to as long-term memory storage is to .

Semantic memory is ____.

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Exam 7: Memory

In which stage of the three-stages model of memory does encoding of the environment first occur?

Memory is ____ in that we often use our expectations to fill in the missing details of our memories.

What is the auditory processor in the multicomponent theory of working memory?

When you use chunking to increase the capacity of short-term memory, ____.

Which technique is generally an effective method of study efficiently?

The central executive component of the working memory model is primarily involved in ____.

Sensory memories help us to ____.

Which of the following is TRUE about short-term memory?

If you cannot remember the events of your life before the age of 15, you may have ____ amnesia.

The psychologist most associated with false memories is ____.

Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known as ____.

What model predicts that information that is processed deeply and elaboratively will be best retained in and recalled from long-term memory?

Frika is washing dishes and she automatically puts the forks in the side drawer, despite the fact that she moved the forks to another drawer last week. Frika's error is most likely the result of ____ memory.

The SQ3R memory method stands for ____.

The fact that you can pronounce the words that you are reading in this sentence before you process them into long-term memory is mostly a problem for the ____.

Which of the following is TRUE of declarative memory?

Echoic sensory memory encodes information from a ____.

Suppose that you are having a difficult time learning German because your previous exposure to French is getting in the way. What are you experiencing?

Short-term memory storage is to ____ as long-term memory storage is to ____.

Semantic memory is ____.

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

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Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

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Short-term memory storage is to as long-term memory storage is to .