Question 1

A cognitive understanding of memory, emphasizing how information is changed when it is encoded, stored, and retrieved is the

Accepted Answer

information-processing model

Question 2

Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to demonstrate accurate eyewitness recall?

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A)  George, who has been told that interrogation can create memory bias 
B)  Paul, who is being questioned long after the event occurred 
C)  Richard, who is 73 years old 
D)  Stu, who is three years old 
E)  John, who is feeling particularly confident about his memories 
A)  George, who has been told that interrogation can create memory bias 
B)  Paul, who is being questioned long after the event occurred 
C)  Richard, who is 73 years old 
D)  Stu, who is three years old 
E)  John, who is feeling particularly confident about his memories A

Question 3

The levels-of-processing model would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word "frog"?

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A)  "Does it rhyme with blog?" 
B)  "Is it in capital letters?" 
C)  "Is it written in cursive?" 
D)  "Would it be found in a pond?" 
E)  "Have I seen this before?" 
A)  "Does it rhyme with blog?" 
B)  "Is it in capital letters?" 
C)  "Is it written in cursive?" 
D)  "Would it be found in a pond?" 
E)  "Have I seen this before?" D

Question 4

Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, ________ is a less demanding task than ________.

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A)  recognition; recall 
B)  recall; recognition 
C)  priming; the savings method 
D)  the savings method; priming 
E)  a mnemonic; the method of loci 
A)  recognition; recall 
B)  recall; recognition 
C)  priming; the savings method 
D)  the savings method; priming 
E)  a mnemonic; the method of loci

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

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A)  It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover. 
B)  It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness. 
C)  It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain. 
D)  It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long. 
E)  It is the process of making sure that stored memories do not decay. 
A)  It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover. 
B)  It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness. 
C)  It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain. 
D)  It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long. 
E)  It is the process of making sure that stored memories do not decay.

Question 6

Recall and recognition are examples of

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A)  encoding methods. 
B)  storage methods. 
C)  retrieval methods. 
D)  elaboration. 
E)  organizational methods. 
A)  encoding methods. 
B)  storage methods. 
C)  retrieval methods. 
D)  elaboration. 
E)  organizational methods.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?

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A)  They involve unusual events. 
B)  They have strong emotional associations. 
C)  They usually often consist of some personal involvement. 
D)  They are no more accurate than everyday memories. 
E)  All of the above are 
A)  They involve unusual events. 
B)  They have strong emotional associations. 
C)  They usually often consist of some personal involvement. 
D)  They are no more accurate than everyday memories. 
E)  All of the above are

Question 8

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the class?

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A)  He described the limits of sensory storage. 
B)  He discovered the parts of the brain responsible for processing memories. 
C)  He created nonsense syllables in order to study memory in a "pure" form. 
D)  He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students today. 
E)  His development of the fMRI to test brain activity during memory tasks. 
A)  He described the limits of sensory storage. 
B)  He discovered the parts of the brain responsible for processing memories. 
C)  He created nonsense syllables in order to study memory in a "pure" form. 
D)  He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students today. 
E)  His development of the fMRI to test brain activity during memory tasks.

Question 9

You start out using Firefox, then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products. If you have trouble with Explorer, it is most likely due to

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A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  anterograde interference 
D)  consolidation problems 
E)  retrograde interference 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  anterograde interference 
D)  consolidation problems 
E)  retrograde interference

Question 10

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

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A)  storage 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  decoding 
E)  processing 
A)  storage 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  decoding 
E)  processing

Question 11

The storage capacity of working memory

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A)  is smaller than both sensory and long-term memory. 
B)  is larger than both sensory and long-term memory. 
C)  varies more than both sensory and long-term memory. 
D)  is larger than sensory memory, but smaller than long-term memory. 
E)  is larger than long-term memory, but smaller than sensory memory. 
A)  is smaller than both sensory and long-term memory. 
B)  is larger than both sensory and long-term memory. 
C)  varies more than both sensory and long-term memory. 
D)  is larger than sensory memory, but smaller than long-term memory. 
E)  is larger than long-term memory, but smaller than sensory memory.

Question 12

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by Craik and Lockhart?

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A)  recalling an object's function 
B)  attending to the appearance of a word 
C)  thinking about the meaning of a word 
D)  recalling that an object was rectangular 
E)  considering whether an object is novel or familiar 
A)  recalling an object's function 
B)  attending to the appearance of a word 
C)  thinking about the meaning of a word 
D)  recalling that an object was rectangular 
E)  considering whether an object is novel or familiar

Question 13

The key tasks of a memory system are to

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A)  encode, store, and retrieve. 
B)  perceive, chunk, and recall. 
C)  sense, understand, and rehearse. 
D)  process, rearrange, and simplify. 
E)  be exposed to, combine, and consider. 
A)  encode, store, and retrieve. 
B)  perceive, chunk, and recall. 
C)  sense, understand, and rehearse. 
D)  process, rearrange, and simplify. 
E)  be exposed to, combine, and consider.

Question 14

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route. What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  his amygdala 
B)  his hypothalamus 
C)  his hippocampus 
D)  his cerebellum 
E)  his medulla 
A)  his amygdala 
B)  his hypothalamus 
C)  his hippocampus 
D)  his cerebellum 
E)  his medulla

Question 15

Janie is taking an exam in her history class. On the exam there is a question that asks her to state and discuss the five major causes of the Trans-Caspian War (whatever that was!). Janie remembers four of them. She knows there is a fifth, but time is up. As Janie is walking down the stairs, all of a sudden, she remembers the fifth point, but it is too late. Janie had a problem with

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A)  translation 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  evaluation 
E)  interpolation 
A)  translation 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  evaluation 
E)  interpolation

Question 16

Loss of memory from the point of injury or illness forward is called

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  infantile amnesia. 
E)  eidetic amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  infantile amnesia. 
E)  eidetic amnesia.

Question 17

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

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A)  primary memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  working memory 
E)  eidetic memory 
A)  primary memory 
B)  iconic memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  working memory 
E)  eidetic memory

Question 18

Memories are encoded and stored in a context. The idea that the context of a memory can serve as a cue to aid retrieval is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding specificity. 
B)  transience. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  the TOT phenomenon. 
E)  retrograde facilitation. 
A)  encoding specificity. 
B)  transience. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  the TOT phenomenon. 
E)  retrograde facilitation.

Question 19

Long ago, during the early days of television, when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away. This phenomenon is most like

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
E)  semantic memory. 
A)  iconic memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  working memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
E)  semantic memory.

Question 20

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten

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A)  more rapidly as time goes by. 
B)  gradually at first, then with increasing speed. 
C)  quickly at first, then tapers off gradually. 
D)  most quickly one day after learning. 
E)  at a constant pace over time. 
A)  more rapidly as time goes by. 
B)  gradually at first, then with increasing speed. 
C)  quickly at first, then tapers off gradually. 
D)  most quickly one day after learning. 
E)  at a constant pace over time.

A cognitive understanding of memory, emphasizing how information is changed when it is encoded, stored, and retrieved is the

Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to demonstrate accurate eyewitness recall?

The levels-of-processing model would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word "frog"?

Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, is a less demanding task than .

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

Recall and recognition are examples of

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the class?

You start out using Firefox, then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products. If you have trouble with Explorer, it is most likely due to

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

The storage capacity of working memory

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by Craik and Lockhart?

The key tasks of a memory system are to

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route. What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

Loss of memory from the point of injury or illness forward is called

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Memories are encoded and stored in a context. The idea that the context of a memory can serve as a cue to aid retrieval is known as

Long ago, during the early days of television, when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away. This phenomenon is most like

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten

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A cognitive understanding of memory, emphasizing how information is changed when it is encoded, stored, and retrieved is the

Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to demonstrate accurate eyewitness recall?

The levels-of-processing model would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word "frog"?

Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, ________ is a less demanding task than ________.

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

Recall and recognition are examples of

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the class?

You start out using Firefox, then change to Explorer because your company demands that browsers be Microsoft products. If you have trouble with Explorer, it is most likely due to

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

The storage capacity of working memory

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by Craik and Lockhart?

The key tasks of a memory system are to

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctors office using a specific route. What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

Loss of memory from the point of injury or illness forward is called

A display of 12 letters is flashed on a screen in front of you followed by a tone. You attempt to recall a portion of the display based on the specific tone you heard. What aspect of your memory is this experiment designed to assess?

Memories are encoded and stored in a context. The idea that the context of a memory can serve as a cue to aid retrieval is known as

Long ago, during the early days of television, when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away. This phenomenon is most like

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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Under most circumstances, when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information, is a less demanding task than .