Question 1

What was learned from the memory research by Peterson and Peterson (1959)using the three consonants?

Accepted Answer

A) Utilizing chunking as a memory strategy can help to increase the capacity of our long-term memory. 
B) The researchers found that eidetic imagery is much more common than once thought. 
C) Peterson and Peterson clearly demonstrated that there is a difference in the process of storing highly emotional versus mundane personal experiences. 
D) Any interruption in rehearsal can easily cause us to forget at least some of the information that was in our short-term memory. 
A) Utilizing chunking as a memory strategy can help to increase the capacity of our long-term memory. 
B) The researchers found that eidetic imagery is much more common than once thought. 
C) Peterson and Peterson clearly demonstrated that there is a difference in the process of storing highly emotional versus mundane personal experiences. 
D) Any interruption in rehearsal can easily cause us to forget at least some of the information that was in our short-term memory.

Question 2

Explain how chunking is able to increase your short-term memory capacity.

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory has the capacity of ab

Question 3

When information-processing theorists use the term hardware, they are often referring to _____

Accepted Answer

A) the brain structures involved in memory. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) the skull that covers and protects the brain. 
D) the positive bias of memory. 
A) the brain structures involved in memory. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) the skull that covers and protects the brain. 
D) the positive bias of memory.

Question 4

When a person has a better memory for items at the end of a list he/she tries to learn, the _____ is demonstrated.

Accepted Answer

A) recency effect 
B) serial cognition effect 
C) metamemory effect 
D) primacy effect 
A) recency effect 
B) serial cognition effect 
C) metamemory effect 
D) primacy effect

Question 5

Bill originally learns his psychology information in the classroom. He studies it in depth at the local Starbucks. According to research on the context effect, if Bill's professor wants to get Bill's best performance, Bill should be tested _____.

Accepted Answer

at the loc

Question 6

The knowledge of what Target stores sell and where one is located comes from your _____

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) iconic memory. 
C) nondeclarative memory. 
D) sensory memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) iconic memory. 
C) nondeclarative memory. 
D) sensory memory.

Question 7

_____ are frameworks of knowledge and assumptions that we have about people, objects, and events.

Accepted Answer

A) Schemas 
B) Relearning techniques 
C) Retrieval cues 
D) Eidetic images 
A) Schemas 
B) Relearning techniques 
C) Retrieval cues 
D) Eidetic images

Question 8

Julie is a participant in a research project. She is instructed to memorize a list of items. Julie reads the list, in order, over and over again. When it comes time for her to be tested on what items she remembers, what will the finding likely be?

Accepted Answer

A) Julie will remember various items scattered throughout the list. 
B) Julie will have the best memory for items only at the beginning of the list. 
C) Research suggests that Julie will have better memory for items at the beginning and the end of the list. 
D) Julie will have a better memory for items in the middle of the list. 
A) Julie will remember various items scattered throughout the list. 
B) Julie will have the best memory for items only at the beginning of the list. 
C) Research suggests that Julie will have better memory for items at the beginning and the end of the list. 
D) Julie will have a better memory for items in the middle of the list.

Question 9

Memory researchers strongly suggest that working memory is largely _____

Accepted Answer

A) speech-based. 
B) based on visual processing. 
C) tactile-based. 
D) prone to false memories. 
A) speech-based. 
B) based on visual processing. 
C) tactile-based. 
D) prone to false memories.

Question 10

Explain in detail the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin.

Accepted Answer

This model of memory suggests three diff

What was learned from the memory research by Peterson and Peterson (1959)using the three consonants?

Explain how chunking is able to increase your short-term memory capacity.

When information-processing theorists use the term hardware, they are often referring to _____

When a person has a better memory for items at the end of a list he/she tries to learn, the _____ is demonstrated.

Bill originally learns his psychology information in the classroom. He studies it in depth at the local Starbucks. According to research on the context effect, if Bill's professor wants to get Bill's best performance, Bill should be tested _____.

The knowledge of what Target stores sell and where one is located comes from your _____

_____ are frameworks of knowledge and assumptions that we have about people, objects, and events.

Julie is a participant in a research project. She is instructed to memorize a list of items. Julie reads the list, in order, over and over again. When it comes time for her to be tested on what items she remembers, what will the finding likely be?

Memory researchers strongly suggest that working memory is largely _____

Explain in detail the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin.

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Exam 6: Memory

What was learned from the memory research by Peterson and Peterson (1959)using the three consonants?

Explain how chunking is able to increase your short-term memory capacity.

When information-processing theorists use the term hardware, they are often referring to _____

When a person has a better memory for items at the end of a list he/she tries to learn, the _____ is demonstrated.

Bill originally learns his psychology information in the classroom. He studies it in depth at the local Starbucks. According to research on the context effect, if Bill's professor wants to get Bill's best performance, Bill should be tested _____.

The knowledge of what Target stores sell and where one is located comes from your _____

_____ are frameworks of knowledge and assumptions that we have about people, objects, and events.

Julie is a participant in a research project. She is instructed to memorize a list of items. Julie reads the list, in order, over and over again. When it comes time for her to be tested on what items she remembers, what will the finding likely be?

Memory researchers strongly suggest that working memory is largely _____

Explain in detail the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Defining Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Human Sexuality and Gender

Filters