Question 1

The ______ technique involves creating an image that links two items in memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ technique involves creating an image...

Question 2

Shepard and Metzler measured the amount of time it took for participants to come to a decision of same versus different as a function of the degrees of difference between the two figures in a pair.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) reaction times were always equivalent, supporting the propositional view. 
B) reaction times were inversely proportional to the weighting of each figure in visual memory. 
C) the more the two figures were rotated away from each other, the more time it took participants to make their decisions. 
D) same judgments were always faster than different judgments. 
A) reaction times were always equivalent, supporting the propositional view. 
B) reaction times were inversely proportional to the weighting of each figure in visual memory. 
C) the more the two figures were rotated away from each other, the more time it took participants to make their decisions. 
D) same judgments were always faster than different judgments.

Question 3

Friedman et al. (2012) had American and Canadian college students examine maps of California and Alberta.Either the maps were marked only with dots and not marked with city names or the maps were marked with dots and the city names associated with the state or province.The results of their study:

Accepted Answer

A) refuted years of research on cognitive maps. 
B) were consistent with a view in which cognitive maps are influenced by semantic categories. 
C) showed that dot distance was not a identifiable feature of semantic memory. 
D) none of the above. 
A) refuted years of research on cognitive maps. 
B) were consistent with a view in which cognitive maps are influenced by semantic categories. 
C) showed that dot distance was not a identifiable feature of semantic memory. 
D) none of the above.

Question 4

Wang and Thomas found that at a five minute delay, which technique led to stronger encoding?

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative 
B) key word 
C) method of loci 
D) method of limits 
A) elaborative 
B) key word 
C) method of loci 
D) method of limits

Question 5

Kosslyn (1975) asked people to make visual images such as a rabbit next to an elephant.He showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) people could not make the side-by-side comparisons. 
B) visual imagery alone was insufficient for the task. 
C) participants were slower when an auditory distraction was also present. 
D) speeded judgments of the characteristics of images were affected by the size of the imagined object. 
A) people could not make the side-by-side comparisons. 
B) visual imagery alone was insufficient for the task. 
C) participants were slower when an auditory distraction was also present. 
D) speeded judgments of the characteristics of images were affected by the size of the imagined object.

Question 6

Sammi has to remember a list of supplies to bring to help build the clubhouse.She takes a mental walk through her neighborhood and puts each item in a familiar location in that mental walk.Sammi is using:

Accepted Answer

A) the peg-word technique. 
B) the Ebbinghaus mental walk method. 
C) the method of loci. 
D) the Simonides acrostic. 
A) the peg-word technique. 
B) the Ebbinghaus mental walk method. 
C) the method of loci. 
D) the Simonides acrostic.

Question 7

______ representation essentially means that visual images are stored in a language-like code.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ representation essentially means that visual images...

Question 8

It is difficult to measure recall with visual memory because:

Accepted Answer

A) the encoding process does not store information in a visual format. 
B) recall is always more difficult than implicit memory measures. 
C) it is difficult for most participants to produce or describe the contents of visual memory. 
D) visual memory is recoded as verbal memory. 
A) the encoding process does not store information in a visual format. 
B) recall is always more difficult than implicit memory measures. 
C) it is difficult for most participants to produce or describe the contents of visual memory. 
D) visual memory is recoded as verbal memory.

Question 9

Megreya, Memon, and Havard (2012) showed that Egyptian participants were more accurate at identifying female faces when those women were wearing headscarves, but that:

Accepted Answer

A) older Egyptian men could not recognize women's faces at all. 
B) British participants were better at recognizing women's faces without headscarves. 
C) there was a face by ethnicity interaction. 
D) all of the above are true. 
A) older Egyptian men could not recognize women's faces at all. 
B) British participants were better at recognizing women's faces without headscarves. 
C) there was a face by ethnicity interaction. 
D) all of the above are true.

Question 10

Most evidence on "photographic" memory shows that:

Accepted Answer

A) memory errors in these cases are based on meaning not visual confusions. 
B) most cases demonstrate "black and white" images and not color memory. 
C) it can be facilitated by constant practice. 
D) memory errors in these cases are based on visual confusions. 
A) memory errors in these cases are based on meaning not visual confusions. 
B) most cases demonstrate "black and white" images and not color memory. 
C) it can be facilitated by constant practice. 
D) memory errors in these cases are based on visual confusions.

Question 11

Explain Hemifield neglect.

Accepted Answer

Patients ignore one

Question 12

Kosslyn, Ball, and Reiser (1978) showed participants a map of an imaginary island.They found:

Accepted Answer

A) response time from getting the imaginary dot from place A to place B was longer if the two locations were further away on the map. 
B) responses times were always faster for items to the east on the map. 
C) response times were faster when the maps themselves were not imaginary. 
D) participants could seldom maintain an image in working memory. 
A) response time from getting the imaginary dot from place A to place B was longer if the two locations were further away on the map. 
B) responses times were always faster for items to the east on the map. 
C) response times were faster when the maps themselves were not imaginary. 
D) participants could seldom maintain an image in working memory.

Question 13

Cognitive maps are mental representations of the internal world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cross-race bias refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) that people cannot remember faces of other races. 
B) that people remember faces of their own racial group better than faces of other racial groups. 
C) that people remember faces of other racial group better than faces of their own racial groups. 
D) a bias that cannot be measured in memory research. 
A) that people cannot remember faces of other races. 
B) that people remember faces of their own racial group better than faces of other racial groups. 
C) that people remember faces of other racial group better than faces of their own racial groups. 
D) a bias that cannot be measured in memory research.

Question 15

The Shepard and Metzler experiment has become a classic supporting the:

Accepted Answer

A) propositional theory of imagery. 
B) the supplemental theory of imagery. 
C) the analog theory of imagery. 
D) the episodic theory of imagery. 
A) propositional theory of imagery. 
B) the supplemental theory of imagery. 
C) the analog theory of imagery. 
D) the episodic theory of imagery.

Question 16

Explain the relationship of analog representation to propositional representation.

Accepted Answer

Analog representation means st

Question 17

______ is an acquired deficit in the FFA caused by brain injury.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ is an acquired deficit in the...

Question 18

Unlike the other visual mnemonics, the pegword technique also incorporates:

Accepted Answer

A) the analog technique. 
B) visual interference. 
C) prosopagnosia. 
D) auditory rhyming. 
A) the analog technique. 
B) visual interference. 
C) prosopagnosia. 
D) auditory rhyming.

Question 19

Hemifield neglect is:

Accepted Answer

A) the functional deficit that occurs when the occipital lobe is damaged. 
B) a condition in which patients lose their ability to remember the color of common objects. 
C) the functional deficit that occurs when primary visual cortex is damaged. 
D) a condition in which patients ignore one half of the visual world. 
A) the functional deficit that occurs when the occipital lobe is damaged. 
B) a condition in which patients lose their ability to remember the color of common objects. 
C) the functional deficit that occurs when primary visual cortex is damaged. 
D) a condition in which patients ignore one half of the visual world.

Question 20

Russell, Duchaine, and Nakayama (2009) identified several "super-recognizers," people whose ability to recognize and discriminate faces were several standard deviations above the norm.What else did they observe about these people?

Accepted Answer

A) Despite their good performance on faces, on other tasks, their performance was sub-standard. 
B) They were above normal at recognizing common objects as well. 
C) Their ability to recognize faces was correlated with a strong phonological loop system. 
D) When faces were displayed up-side down, they lost some of their exceptional ability. 
A) Despite their good performance on faces, on other tasks, their performance was sub-standard. 
B) They were above normal at recognizing common objects as well. 
C) Their ability to recognize faces was correlated with a strong phonological loop system. 
D) When faces were displayed up-side down, they lost some of their exceptional ability.

The ______ technique involves creating an image that links two items in memory.

Shepard and Metzler measured the amount of time it took for participants to come to a decision of same versus different as a function of the degrees of difference between the two figures in a pair.They found that:

Friedman et al. (2012) had American and Canadian college students examine maps of California and Alberta.Either the maps were marked only with dots and not marked with city names or the maps were marked with dots and the city names associated with the state or province.The results of their study:

Wang and Thomas found that at a five minute delay, which technique led to stronger encoding?

Kosslyn (1975) asked people to make visual images such as a rabbit next to an elephant.He showed that:

Sammi has to remember a list of supplies to bring to help build the clubhouse.She takes a mental walk through her neighborhood and puts each item in a familiar location in that mental walk.Sammi is using:

______ representation essentially means that visual images are stored in a language-like code.

It is difficult to measure recall with visual memory because:

Megreya, Memon, and Havard (2012) showed that Egyptian participants were more accurate at identifying female faces when those women were wearing headscarves, but that:

Most evidence on "photographic" memory shows that:

Explain Hemifield neglect.

Kosslyn, Ball, and Reiser (1978) showed participants a map of an imaginary island.They found:

Cognitive maps are mental representations of the internal world.

Cross-race bias refers to:

The Shepard and Metzler experiment has become a classic supporting the:

Explain the relationship of analog representation to propositional representation.

______ is an acquired deficit in the FFA caused by brain injury.

Unlike the other visual mnemonics, the pegword technique also incorporates:

Hemifield neglect is:

Russell, Duchaine, and Nakayama (2009) identified several "super-recognizers," people whose ability to recognize and discriminate faces were several standard deviations above the norm.What else did they observe about these people?

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Exam 6: Visual Memory

The ______ technique involves creating an image that links two items in memory.

Shepard and Metzler measured the amount of time it took for participants to come to a decision of same versus different as a function of the degrees of difference between the two figures in a pair.They found that:

Friedman et al. (2012) had American and Canadian college students examine maps of California and Alberta.Either the maps were marked only with dots and not marked with city names or the maps were marked with dots and the city names associated with the state or province.The results of their study:

Wang and Thomas found that at a five minute delay, which technique led to stronger encoding?

Kosslyn (1975) asked people to make visual images such as a rabbit next to an elephant.He showed that:

Sammi has to remember a list of supplies to bring to help build the clubhouse.She takes a mental walk through her neighborhood and puts each item in a familiar location in that mental walk.Sammi is using:

______ representation essentially means that visual images are stored in a language-like code.

It is difficult to measure recall with visual memory because:

Megreya, Memon, and Havard (2012) showed that Egyptian participants were more accurate at identifying female faces when those women were wearing headscarves, but that:

Most evidence on "photographic" memory shows that:

Explain Hemifield neglect.

Kosslyn, Ball, and Reiser (1978) showed participants a map of an imaginary island.They found:

Cognitive maps are mental representations of the internal world.

Cross-race bias refers to:

The Shepard and Metzler experiment has become a classic supporting the:

Explain the relationship of analog representation to propositional representation.

______ is an acquired deficit in the FFA caused by brain injury.

Unlike the other visual mnemonics, the pegword technique also incorporates:

Hemifield neglect is:

Russell, Duchaine, and Nakayama (2009) identified several "super-recognizers," people whose ability to recognize and discriminate faces were several standard deviations above the norm.What else did they observe about these people?

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Filters