Question 1

This true-false question requires recall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which memory from Shannon's grade-4 experience would be an episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The low-level clouds that look like sheets floating in the air are called stratus clouds. 
B)  Ten centimetres of snow contains the same amount of water as 1 centimetre of rain. 
C)  To mark his territory, a wild boar scrapes a tree as high as he can with his tusk. 
D)  For the last two months of school she shared her NHL mechanical pencil with Nick. 
A)  The low-level clouds that look like sheets floating in the air are called stratus clouds. 
B)  Ten centimetres of snow contains the same amount of water as 1 centimetre of rain. 
C)  To mark his territory, a wild boar scrapes a tree as high as he can with his tusk. 
D)  For the last two months of school she shared her NHL mechanical pencil with Nick.

Question 3

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  enhance memory. 
B)  produce tip-of-the-tongue states. 
C)  lead to motivated forgetting. 
D)  cause retroactive interference. 
A)  enhance memory. 
B)  produce tip-of-the-tongue states. 
C)  lead to motivated forgetting. 
D)  cause retroactive interference.

Question 4

Which of the following is considered to be an implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory 
B)  declarative memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  semantic memory 
A)  procedural memory 
B)  declarative memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  semantic memory

Question 5

Memories that involve knowing how to do something, like tying a tie in a Windsor knot, are called procedural memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

For most Canadians, which of the following is four chunks of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  1867 
B)  RCMP 
C)  CBC News 
D)  9214 
A)  1867 
B)  RCMP 
C)  CBC News 
D)  9214

Question 7

Match the following definitions with the correct terms.
-Memory of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts, and propositions.

Accepted Answer

A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing 
A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing

Question 8

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 9

It has been suggested that autobiographical memories cannot be formed until a child's self-concept has emerged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Preschoolers' memories are more vulnerable to suggestive questions than are the memories of school-aged children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the definitions with the correct terms.
-Forgetting that occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material stored previously.

Accepted Answer

A) Repression 
B) Retroactive interference 
C) Decay theory 
D) Psychogenic amnesia 
E) Proactive interference 
A) Repression 
B) Retroactive interference 
C) Decay theory 
D) Psychogenic amnesia 
E) Proactive interference

Question 12

Sensory memory is made up of two separate subsystems, one for vision and one for the other senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Margeaux is introduced to the following people when she arrives at the party: Derek, Kayla, Calvin, Debbie, Rose, Melanie, Garrett, Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent.
According to the serial-position effect, it will be most difficult to remember the names of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Debbie, Rose, Melanie, and Garrett. 
B)  Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. 
C)  Derek, Kayla, Melanie, and Garrett. 
D)  Derek, Kayla, Jane, and Vincent. 
A)  Debbie, Rose, Melanie, and Garrett. 
B)  Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. 
C)  Derek, Kayla, Melanie, and Garrett. 
D)  Derek, Kayla, Jane, and Vincent.

Question 14

Our text notes the story of an absent-minded professor of ichthyology who complained that whenever he learned the name of a new student, he forgot the name of a fish! Analyze the theory of forgetting supported by this example.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 15

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, one's original perception can be erased by new and misleading information.

Accepted Answer

A)  replacement 
B)  cue-dependent 
C)  interference 
D)  decay 
A)  replacement 
B)  cue-dependent 
C)  interference 
D)  decay

Question 16

Match the following definitions with the correct terms.
-A memory system comprising short-term memory plus the mental processes that control retrieval of information from long-term memory and interpret that information appropriately for a given task.

Accepted Answer

A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing 
A) Maintenance rehearsal 
B) Elaborative rehearsal 
C) Short-term memory 
D) Working memory 
E) Consolidation
F)Sensory memory
G)Procedural memory
H)Episodic memory
I)Semantic memory
J)Deep processing

Question 17

Given the current research on recovered memories, we should be skeptical if a person says that:

Accepted Answer

A)  she had psychogenic amnesia after an emotional shock and certain cues led the memory to return. 
B)  her amnesia resulted from a blow to the head during a car accident. 
C)  he now has memories of his experiences as an infant, thanks to therapy. 
D)  the judge in his court case wouldn't consider his recovered memories as admissible evidence. 
A)  she had psychogenic amnesia after an emotional shock and certain cues led the memory to return. 
B)  her amnesia resulted from a blow to the head during a car accident. 
C)  he now has memories of his experiences as an infant, thanks to therapy. 
D)  the judge in his court case wouldn't consider his recovered memories as admissible evidence.

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common cause of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  replacement 
C)  decay 
D)  lack of retrieval cues 
A)  interference 
B)  replacement 
C)  decay 
D)  lack of retrieval cues

Question 19

The ________ theory of forgetting proposes the idea that new information entering memory can cause older information to be erased.

Accepted Answer

A)  replacement 
B)  decay 
C)  interference 
D)  cue-dependent 
A)  replacement 
B)  decay 
C)  interference 
D)  cue-dependent

Question 20

This true-false question requires recognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

This true-false question requires recall.

Which memory from Shannon's grade-4 experience would be an episodic memory?

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

Which of the following is considered to be an implicit memory?

Memories that involve knowing how to do something, like tying a tie in a Windsor knot, are called procedural memories.

For most Canadians, which of the following is four chunks of information?

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -Memory of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts, and propositions.

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

It has been suggested that autobiographical memories cannot be formed until a child's self-concept has emerged.

Preschoolers' memories are more vulnerable to suggestive questions than are the memories of school-aged children.

Match the definitions with the correct terms. -Forgetting that occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material stored previously.

Sensory memory is made up of two separate subsystems, one for vision and one for the other senses.

Margeaux is introduced to the following people when she arrives at the party: Derek, Kayla, Calvin, Debbie, Rose, Melanie, Garrett, Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. According to the serial-position effect, it will be most difficult to remember the names of:

Our text notes the story of an absent-minded professor of ichthyology who complained that whenever he learned the name of a new student, he forgot the name of a fish! Analyze the theory of forgetting supported by this example.

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, one's original perception can be erased by new and misleading information.

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -A memory system comprising short-term memory plus the mental processes that control retrieval of information from long-term memory and interpret that information appropriately for a given task.

Given the current research on recovered memories, we should be skeptical if a person says that:

Which of the following is the most common cause of forgetting?

The ________ theory of forgetting proposes the idea that new information entering memory can cause older information to be erased.

This true-false question requires recognition.

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Exam 10: Memory

This true-false question requires recall.

Which memory from Shannon's grade-4 experience would be an episodic memory?

Hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to:

Which of the following is considered to be an implicit memory?

Memories that involve knowing how to do something, like tying a tie in a Windsor knot, are called procedural memories.

For most Canadians, which of the following is four chunks of information?

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -Memory of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts, and propositions.

Why is short-term memory sometimes called a "leaky bucket"?

It has been suggested that autobiographical memories cannot be formed until a child's self-concept has emerged.

Preschoolers' memories are more vulnerable to suggestive questions than are the memories of school-aged children.

Match the definitions with the correct terms. -Forgetting that occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material stored previously.

Sensory memory is made up of two separate subsystems, one for vision and one for the other senses.

Margeaux is introduced to the following people when she arrives at the party: Derek, Kayla, Calvin, Debbie, Rose, Melanie, Garrett, Tom, Francis, Jane, and Vincent. According to the serial-position effect, it will be most difficult to remember the names of:

Our text notes the story of an absent-minded professor of ichthyology who complained that whenever he learned the name of a new student, he forgot the name of a fish! Analyze the theory of forgetting supported by this example.

According to the ________ theory of forgetting, one's original perception can be erased by new and misleading information.

Match the following definitions with the correct terms. -A memory system comprising short-term memory plus the mental processes that control retrieval of information from long-term memory and interpret that information appropriately for a given task.

Given the current research on recovered memories, we should be skeptical if a person says that:

Which of the following is the most common cause of forgetting?

The ________ theory of forgetting proposes the idea that new information entering memory can cause older information to be erased.

This true-false question requires recognition.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters