Question 1

Experiments have shown that:

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A) retrieval practice works even when the person generates the wrong answer (and feedback is provided). 
B) retrieval practice is not effective when the person generates the wrong answer.It leads to false memory perseverance. 
C) retrieval practice ceases to be effective if the items have been overstudied. 
D) all of the above are false. 
A) retrieval practice works even when the person generates the wrong answer (and feedback is provided). 
B) retrieval practice is not effective when the person generates the wrong answer.It leads to false memory perseverance. 
C) retrieval practice ceases to be effective if the items have been overstudied. 
D) all of the above are false.

Question 2

Experiments have shown that retrieval practice works even when the person generates the wrong answer (and feedback is provided).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who are Mnemonists?

Accepted Answer

People with extraordinary memo

Question 4

______ cues are helpful for memory improvement because we can structure our learning to provide with a variety of retrieval cues.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ cues are helpful for memory improvement...

Question 5

When is massed practice beneficial?

Accepted Answer

A) Massed practice is never beneficial. 
B) Massed practice is beneficial when it immediately precedes the test. 
C) Massed practice is beneficial when the learning concerns athletic performance. 
D) Massed practice is beneficial when long-term retention is desirable. 
A) Massed practice is never beneficial. 
B) Massed practice is beneficial when it immediately precedes the test. 
C) Massed practice is beneficial when the learning concerns athletic performance. 
D) Massed practice is beneficial when long-term retention is desirable.

Question 6

One truism of memory improvement is there is no magic bullet-memory improvement requires work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Mannes and Kintsch (1987) gave to one group of students well organized outlines of material for which they would be tested, but a second group was given a disorganized outline.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) there were no differences in recall of the material. 
B) the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the disorganized outlines. 
C) the group given disorganized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the organized outlines. 
D) the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test but the group that received the disorganized outlines did better on a recognition test. 
A) there were no differences in recall of the material. 
B) the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the disorganized outlines. 
C) the group given disorganized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the organized outlines. 
D) the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test but the group that received the disorganized outlines did better on a recognition test.

Question 8

Roediger and Karpicke (2006) asked participants to read short prose passages concerning scientific information.One group of participants restudied the items several times.A second group read the same passage but then were asked to recall information about the story on three practice tests.They found that:

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A) the group that recalled information on practice tests did better on the final test. 
B) the group that restudied information on practice tests did better on the final test. 
C) there were no differences between the two groups because feedback was not given. 
D) the group that recalled information on practice tests read more fluently than the group that restudied information. 
A) the group that recalled information on practice tests did better on the final test. 
B) the group that restudied information on practice tests did better on the final test. 
C) there were no differences between the two groups because feedback was not given. 
D) the group that recalled information on practice tests read more fluently than the group that restudied information.

Question 9

Nate studies very hard for an exam before going on a vacation.Despite studying hard, he is later surprised that he did not do as well on the exam as he would have liked.It may be that:

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A) Nate overlearning was offset by his use of acrostics. 
B) Nate underestimated the likelihood that forgetting would occur during his vacation, thus demonstrating stability bias. 
C) Nate judgments of learning were inaccurate. 
D) Nate demonstrates underconfidence in testing and overconfidence in learning. 
A) Nate overlearning was offset by his use of acrostics. 
B) Nate underestimated the likelihood that forgetting would occur during his vacation, thus demonstrating stability bias. 
C) Nate judgments of learning were inaccurate. 
D) Nate demonstrates underconfidence in testing and overconfidence in learning.

Question 10

ACE stands for Association of Continuing Education.If ACE is used to remember this organization, it is said to be an:

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A) acronym. 
B) acrostic. 
C) antonym. 
D) archaism. 
A) acronym. 
B) acrostic. 
C) antonym. 
D) archaism.

Question 11

______ means that sensory qualities from one sense (e.g., vision) are perceived as being sensory qualities in another sense (e.g., sound) in addition to the original modality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ means that sensory qualities from one...

Question 12

Describe an Acrostic.

Accepted Answer

A mnemonic in which the first

Question 13

Massed practice means that:

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A) learning is distributed across several learning sessions. 
B) learning is focused on specific information necessary for upcoming tests. 
C) learning of certain material is done in one block of time. 
D) learning is augmented by self-testing. 
A) learning is distributed across several learning sessions. 
B) learning is focused on specific information necessary for upcoming tests. 
C) learning of certain material is done in one block of time. 
D) learning is augmented by self-testing.

Question 14

One problem with distributed practice relative to massed practice is that:

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A) even though it produces better recall, participants prefer to space their learning. 
B) even though it produces better recall, in some cases, participants prefer other study techniques. 
C) even though it produces better recall, it should not be combined with metamemory techniques. 
D) even though it produces better recall, it should not be combined with encoding variability. 
A) even though it produces better recall, participants prefer to space their learning. 
B) even though it produces better recall, in some cases, participants prefer other study techniques. 
C) even though it produces better recall, it should not be combined with metamemory techniques. 
D) even though it produces better recall, it should not be combined with encoding variability.

Question 15

Ruthie has a big test coming up in French literature.She does not know how long it will take her to learn all the material.Given she does not know how much studying is required, what does the region of proximal learning suggest she should do to maximize her study time?

Accepted Answer

A) Make JOLs on all items and then move onto another subject. 
B) Make JOLs, then study the items first that are relatively easy, yet she has not yet mastered. 
C) Only review the easiest information. 
D) Focus on the hardest passages-at the expense of easier passage. 
A) Make JOLs on all items and then move onto another subject. 
B) Make JOLs, then study the items first that are relatively easy, yet she has not yet mastered. 
C) Only review the easiest information. 
D) Focus on the hardest passages-at the expense of easier passage.

Question 16

What is an expanded retrieval practice?

Accepted Answer

Initially spacing study of a p

Question 17

Explain stability bias.

Accepted Answer

Underestimating future forgett

Question 18

Rosalind wants to study as efficiently as possible for her upcoming exam.Which strategy should she avoid?

Accepted Answer

A) Using the output of JOLs to guide her study choices 
B) Spreading her study out over time 
C) Asking questions of herself so that she will generate the answers herself 
D) Taking ginkgo biloba to improve her memory ability 
A) Using the output of JOLs to guide her study choices 
B) Spreading her study out over time 
C) Asking questions of herself so that she will generate the answers herself 
D) Taking ginkgo biloba to improve her memory ability

Question 19

Keeping a diary is useful for autobiographical memory.Smith et al. (2011) examined the effects of texting while studying.They found that because:

Accepted Answer

A) recognition performance was higher in the distracted group because they avoided the inhibitory effects of self-directed forgetting. 
B) recognition performance was much higher in the non-distracted group than in the distracted group. 
C) recognition performance was higher in the distracted group, but recall performance was higher in the non-distracted group. 
D) students refused to participate in the undistracted condition encoding. 
A) recognition performance was higher in the distracted group because they avoided the inhibitory effects of self-directed forgetting. 
B) recognition performance was much higher in the non-distracted group than in the distracted group. 
C) recognition performance was higher in the distracted group, but recall performance was higher in the non-distracted group. 
D) students refused to participate in the undistracted condition encoding.

Question 20

Playing tapes at subliminal levels or while someone is sleeping has been found to:

Accepted Answer

A) greatly improve memory, but only for semantic material. 
B) affect performance on both implicit and explicit memory tests. 
C) not improve performance on memory tests, except those that tap early childhood experiences. 
D) you cannot learn new information by subliminal methods or by playing tapes while you sleep. 
A) greatly improve memory, but only for semantic material. 
B) affect performance on both implicit and explicit memory tests. 
C) not improve performance on memory tests, except those that tap early childhood experiences. 
D) you cannot learn new information by subliminal methods or by playing tapes while you sleep.

Experiments have shown that:

Experiments have shown that retrieval practice works even when the person generates the wrong answer (and feedback is provided).

Who are Mnemonists?

______ cues are helpful for memory improvement because we can structure our learning to provide with a variety of retrieval cues.

When is massed practice beneficial?

One truism of memory improvement is there is no magic bullet-memory improvement requires work.

Mannes and Kintsch (1987) gave to one group of students well organized outlines of material for which they would be tested, but a second group was given a disorganized outline.They found that:

Nate studies very hard for an exam before going on a vacation.Despite studying hard, he is later surprised that he did not do as well on the exam as he would have liked.It may be that:

ACE stands for Association of Continuing Education.If ACE is used to remember this organization, it is said to be an:

______ means that sensory qualities from one sense (e.g., vision) are perceived as being sensory qualities in another sense (e.g., sound) in addition to the original modality.

Describe an Acrostic.

Massed practice means that:

One problem with distributed practice relative to massed practice is that:

Ruthie has a big test coming up in French literature.She does not know how long it will take her to learn all the material.Given she does not know how much studying is required, what does the region of proximal learning suggest she should do to maximize her study time?

What is an expanded retrieval practice?

Explain stability bias.

Rosalind wants to study as efficiently as possible for her upcoming exam.Which strategy should she avoid?

Keeping a diary is useful for autobiographical memory.Smith et al. (2011) examined the effects of texting while studying.They found that because:

Playing tapes at subliminal levels or while someone is sleeping has been found to:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

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Exam 13: Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Experiments have shown that:

Experiments have shown that retrieval practice works even when the person generates the wrong answer (and feedback is provided).

Who are Mnemonists?

______ cues are helpful for memory improvement because we can structure our learning to provide with a variety of retrieval cues.

When is massed practice beneficial?

One truism of memory improvement is there is no magic bullet-memory improvement requires work.

Mannes and Kintsch (1987) gave to one group of students well organized outlines of material for which they would be tested, but a second group was given a disorganized outline.They found that:

Nate studies very hard for an exam before going on a vacation.Despite studying hard, he is later surprised that he did not do as well on the exam as he would have liked.It may be that:

ACE stands for Association of Continuing Education.If ACE is used to remember this organization, it is said to be an:

______ means that sensory qualities from one sense (e.g., vision) are perceived as being sensory qualities in another sense (e.g., sound) in addition to the original modality.

Describe an Acrostic.

Massed practice means that:

One problem with distributed practice relative to massed practice is that:

Ruthie has a big test coming up in French literature.She does not know how long it will take her to learn all the material.Given she does not know how much studying is required, what does the region of proximal learning suggest she should do to maximize her study time?

What is an expanded retrieval practice?

Explain stability bias.

Rosalind wants to study as efficiently as possible for her upcoming exam.Which strategy should she avoid?

Keeping a diary is useful for autobiographical memory.Smith et al. (2011) examined the effects of texting while studying.They found that because:

Playing tapes at subliminal levels or while someone is sleeping has been found to:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Filters