Question 1

Fluent and easy-to-process items are often:

Accepted Answer

A) perceived as being the most difficult items to remember. 
B) given low JOLs even when memory for these items may be excellent. 
C) the ones we recall implicitly. 
D) given high JOLs even when memory for these items may be poor. 
A) perceived as being the most difficult items to remember. 
B) given low JOLs even when memory for these items may be excellent. 
C) the ones we recall implicitly. 
D) given high JOLs even when memory for these items may be poor.

Question 2

Define control as in metamemory.

Accepted Answer

A) Regulate input of cognitive processes. 
B) Regulate retrieval based on monitoring. 
C) Control ease-of-learning judgments. 
D) Control all judgments of learning. 
A) Regulate input of cognitive processes. 
B) Regulate retrieval based on monitoring. 
C) Control ease-of-learning judgments. 
D) Control all judgments of learning.

Question 3

An experiment finds that feelings of knowing are influenced by unconscious access of the unretrieved target.Which theory would this finding support?

Accepted Answer

A) direct access theory 
B) metacognitive inductive theory 
C) inferential theory 
D) the developmental metacognition matrix theory 
A) direct access theory 
B) metacognitive inductive theory 
C) inferential theory 
D) the developmental metacognition matrix theory

Question 4

Metacognition refers to our knowledge and awareness of our own cognitive processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Shimamura's studies on temporal-lobe amnesiacs and Korsakoff's amnesiacs, there were differences in the pattern of deficits in the two groups.How did the two groups differ with respect to feeling of knowing accuracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments. 
B) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments. 
C) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could not make accurate judgments of learning. 
D) Neither group could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments. 
A) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments. 
B) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments. 
C) Temporal-lobe amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could not make accurate judgments of learning. 
D) Neither group could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments.

Question 6

Research by John Dunlosky and others has shown that JOLs are more accurate when:

Accepted Answer

A) the experimenter does not interfere in the judgment process. 
B) participants are prepped beforehand in what to expect during the JOL test. 
C) JOLs are made when on the cue of a cue-target pair than when both the cue and the target are shown. 
D) JOLs are made when both the cue and the target are shown relative to a cue-less JOL. 
A) the experimenter does not interfere in the judgment process. 
B) participants are prepped beforehand in what to expect during the JOL test. 
C) JOLs are made when on the cue of a cue-target pair than when both the cue and the target are shown. 
D) JOLs are made when both the cue and the target are shown relative to a cue-less JOL.

Question 7

Judgments of remembering are given during learning and are predictions of whether an item being learned now will be remembered later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Monitoring accuracy means that:

Accepted Answer

A) judgments of learning seldom related to study behaviors. 
B) tip-of-the-tongue states only occurred for frequently rehearsed items. 
C) our study behaviors are accurately predicted by the items we know are easy and difficult. 
D) there is a correlation between our metacognitive judgments and our actual performance. 
A) judgments of learning seldom related to study behaviors. 
B) tip-of-the-tongue states only occurred for frequently rehearsed items. 
C) our study behaviors are accurately predicted by the items we know are easy and difficult. 
D) there is a correlation between our metacognitive judgments and our actual performance.

Question 9

Feelings of knowing and tip-of-the-tongue states differ from judgments of learning because the former judgments:

Accepted Answer

A) concern metacognitive monitoring. 
B) show inordinately high accuracy. 
C) are more closely correlated with control behaviors. 
D) are based on judgments at retrieval, not encoding. 
A) concern metacognitive monitoring. 
B) show inordinately high accuracy. 
C) are more closely correlated with control behaviors. 
D) are based on judgments at retrieval, not encoding.

Question 10

In Cleary et al (2012), participants move through virtual three-dimensional environments using virtual reality glasses.Participants negotiate a virtual bowling alley, airport, or junkyard, or other scenes throughout the experiment.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) virtual environments produced more déjà vu experiences than could be accounted for by cognitive explanations. 
B) environments with which participants had familiarity with in their everyday life tended to produce fewer déjà vu experiences than unusual ones. 
C) there were more déjà vu experiences for those scenes that were configurally similar to other earlier scenes than for scenes that were not. 
D) déjà vu experiences were correlated with premonitions of seizures. 
A) virtual environments produced more déjà vu experiences than could be accounted for by cognitive explanations. 
B) environments with which participants had familiarity with in their everyday life tended to produce fewer déjà vu experiences than unusual ones. 
C) there were more déjà vu experiences for those scenes that were configurally similar to other earlier scenes than for scenes that were not. 
D) déjà vu experiences were correlated with premonitions of seizures.

Question 11

Temporal-lobe amnesiacs' feeling of knowing accuracy remains abnormal even though their memory performance declines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Studies linking TOTs and retrieval time show that when participants are experiencing TOTs, they spend less time trying to retrieve an unrecalled target.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the theory behind the region of proximal learning, we should:

Accepted Answer

A) allocate study to items which have not yet received study time. 
B) allocate study to the most difficult items in the set. 
C) allocate study time not to easy items that we have already mastered nor to the extraordinarily difficult items, but to learnable items, only which have not yet been learned. 
D) allocate study time to the most easy items initially and then gradually to more difficult items as we warm up to the study task. 
A) allocate study to items which have not yet received study time. 
B) allocate study to the most difficult items in the set. 
C) allocate study time not to easy items that we have already mastered nor to the extraordinarily difficult items, but to learnable items, only which have not yet been learned. 
D) allocate study time to the most easy items initially and then gradually to more difficult items as we warm up to the study task.

Question 14

Retrospective confidence refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the confidence one has in the accuracy of one's JOLs. 
B) the confidence that a retrieved answer is the correct answer. 
C) the confidence that feeling of knowing is based on accurate assessments. 
D) the confidence that allocation of study time has been successful. 
A) the confidence one has in the accuracy of one's JOLs. 
B) the confidence that a retrieved answer is the correct answer. 
C) the confidence that feeling of knowing is based on accurate assessments. 
D) the confidence that allocation of study time has been successful.

Question 15

In Shimamura's studies on temporal-lobe amnesiacs and Korsakoff's amnesiacs, there were differences in the pattern of deficits in the two groups.The two groups differ with respect to feeling of knowing accuracy in that the ______ amnesiacs could make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments, whereas the Korsakoff's amnesiacs could not make accurate feeling-of-knowing judgments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Shimamura's studies on temporal-lobe amnesiacs and...

Question 16

Henry is learning American Sign Language (ASL).While conversing in ASL, he cannot remember the sign for "mosquito," though he is sure he knows it.This experience might be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A) tip-of-the-finger experience. 
B) tip-of-the-pen experience. 
C) tip-of-the-tongue experience. 
D) tip-of-the-iceberg experience. 
A) tip-of-the-finger experience. 
B) tip-of-the-pen experience. 
C) tip-of-the-tongue experience. 
D) tip-of-the-iceberg experience.

Question 17

The feeling that you are sure you can recall something, but it momentarily eludes you is considered:

Accepted Answer

A) a judgment of learning. 
B) a remember-know judgment. 
C) a judgment of temporary amnesia. 
D) a tip-of-the-tongue state. 
A) a judgment of learning. 
B) a remember-know judgment. 
C) a judgment of temporary amnesia. 
D) a tip-of-the-tongue state.

Question 18

Roscoe is appearing on a game show.If he remembers and answers a question right, he will win a large sum of money.Roscoe should:

Accepted Answer

A) not use metacognition as it has been shown to be inaccurate in the game-show paradigm. 
B) employ metacognition strategies on answer he is unsure of by eliminating the incorrect answers that he knows are incorrect. 
C) just guess and hope he gets lucky. 
D) focus on how much money he might lose as this will relax him. 
A) not use metacognition as it has been shown to be inaccurate in the game-show paradigm. 
B) employ metacognition strategies on answer he is unsure of by eliminating the incorrect answers that he knows are incorrect. 
C) just guess and hope he gets lucky. 
D) focus on how much money he might lose as this will relax him.

Question 19

Explain the Region of Proximal Learning

Accepted Answer

A theory of metamemory, an ada

Question 20

Familiar cues can influence the strength of a feeling of knowing.This observation is consistent with the ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Familiar cues can influence the strength of...

Fluent and easy-to-process items are often:

Define control as in metamemory.

An experiment finds that feelings of knowing are influenced by unconscious access of the unretrieved target.Which theory would this finding support?

Metacognition refers to our knowledge and awareness of our own cognitive processes.

In Shimamura's studies on temporal-lobe amnesiacs and Korsakoff's amnesiacs, there were differences in the pattern of deficits in the two groups.How did the two groups differ with respect to feeling of knowing accuracy?

Research by John Dunlosky and others has shown that JOLs are more accurate when:

Judgments of remembering are given during learning and are predictions of whether an item being learned now will be remembered later.

Monitoring accuracy means that:

Feelings of knowing and tip-of-the-tongue states differ from judgments of learning because the former judgments:

In Cleary et al (2012), participants move through virtual three-dimensional environments using virtual reality glasses.Participants negotiate a virtual bowling alley, airport, or junkyard, or other scenes throughout the experiment.They found that:

Temporal-lobe amnesiacs' feeling of knowing accuracy remains abnormal even though their memory performance declines.

Studies linking TOTs and retrieval time show that when participants are experiencing TOTs, they spend less time trying to retrieve an unrecalled target.

According to the theory behind the region of proximal learning, we should:

Retrospective confidence refers to:

Henry is learning American Sign Language (ASL).While conversing in ASL, he cannot remember the sign for "mosquito," though he is sure he knows it.This experience might be classified as:

The feeling that you are sure you can recall something, but it momentarily eludes you is considered:

Roscoe is appearing on a game show.If he remembers and answers a question right, he will win a large sum of money.Roscoe should:

Explain the Region of Proximal Learning

Familiar cues can influence the strength of a feeling of knowing.This observation is consistent with the ______ theory.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

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Exam 9: Metamemory

Fluent and easy-to-process items are often:

Define control as in metamemory.

An experiment finds that feelings of knowing are influenced by unconscious access of the unretrieved target.Which theory would this finding support?

Metacognition refers to our knowledge and awareness of our own cognitive processes.

In Shimamura's studies on temporal-lobe amnesiacs and Korsakoff's amnesiacs, there were differences in the pattern of deficits in the two groups.How did the two groups differ with respect to feeling of knowing accuracy?

Research by John Dunlosky and others has shown that JOLs are more accurate when:

Judgments of remembering are given during learning and are predictions of whether an item being learned now will be remembered later.

Monitoring accuracy means that:

Feelings of knowing and tip-of-the-tongue states differ from judgments of learning because the former judgments:

In Cleary et al (2012), participants move through virtual three-dimensional environments using virtual reality glasses.Participants negotiate a virtual bowling alley, airport, or junkyard, or other scenes throughout the experiment.They found that:

Temporal-lobe amnesiacs' feeling of knowing accuracy remains abnormal even though their memory performance declines.

Studies linking TOTs and retrieval time show that when participants are experiencing TOTs, they spend less time trying to retrieve an unrecalled target.

According to the theory behind the region of proximal learning, we should:

Retrospective confidence refers to:

Henry is learning American Sign Language (ASL).While conversing in ASL, he cannot remember the sign for "mosquito," though he is sure he knows it.This experience might be classified as:

The feeling that you are sure you can recall something, but it momentarily eludes you is considered:

Roscoe is appearing on a game show.If he remembers and answers a question right, he will win a large sum of money.Roscoe should:

Explain the Region of Proximal Learning

Familiar cues can influence the strength of a feeling of knowing.This observation is consistent with the ______ theory.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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