Question 1

The capacity of working memory is about ________ items.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  7 
C)  11 
D)  20 
E)  30 
A)  3 
B)  7 
C)  11 
D)  20 
E)  30

Question 2

Damage to the hippocampus results in _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Damage to the hippocampus results in _________....

Question 3

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units so that more information can be held in working memory through the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking. 
B)  categorizing . 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  cueing. 
E)  priming. 
A)  chunking. 
B)  categorizing . 
C)  rote rehearsal. 
D)  cueing. 
E)  priming.

Question 4

Chunking is a means of

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details. 
B)  combining information into meaningful units. 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most to least important. 
D)  storing long-term memories. 
E)  keeping information active in working memory indefinitely. 
A)  immediately forgetting irrelevant details. 
B)  combining information into meaningful units. 
C)  arranging details into a hierarchy from most to least important. 
D)  storing long-term memories. 
E)  keeping information active in working memory indefinitely.

Question 5

Our ability to retain encoded material over time is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  storage. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  recall. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  chunking. 
A)  storage. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  recall. 
D)  declarative memory. 
E)  chunking.

Question 6

Another term for eidetic imagery is

Accepted Answer

A)  photographic memory. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  engram. 
E)  implicit memory. 
A)  photographic memory. 
B)  recognition. 
C)  episodic memory. 
D)  engram. 
E)  implicit memory.

Question 7

When you retrieve the answer from your memory from minimal retrieval cues, say on a short answer or essay exam, you are using

Accepted Answer

The answer of When you retrieve the answer from your...

Question 8

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit is to explicit. 
B)  auditory is to visual. 
C)  visual is to auditory. 
D)  quick is to slow. 
E)  smell is to taste. 
A)  implicit is to explicit. 
B)  auditory is to visual. 
C)  visual is to auditory. 
D)  quick is to slow. 
E)  smell is to taste.

Question 9

The text suggests that ________ is a good analogy for LTM.

Accepted Answer

A)  a computer hard drive 
B)  the index of a book 
C)  a library catalog 
D)  the nodes of the internet 
E)  a mental scaffold 
A)  a computer hard drive 
B)  the index of a book 
C)  a library catalog 
D)  the nodes of the internet 
E)  a mental scaffold

Question 10

________ memory is the LTM subsystem that stores specific information such as facts and events in our lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Eventual 
D)  Procedural 
E)  Declarative 
A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Eventual 
D)  Procedural 
E)  Declarative

Question 11

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called

Accepted Answer

A)  eidetic images. 
B)  elaborative rehearsals. 
C)  flashbulb memories. 
D)  eyewitness images. 
E)  engrams. 
A)  eidetic images. 
B)  elaborative rehearsals. 
C)  flashbulb memories. 
D)  eyewitness images. 
E)  engrams.

Question 12

Typically, information is held in working memory for about

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 10 seconds. 
B)  20 to 30 seconds. 
C)  2 to 3 minutes. 
D)  an hour or two. 
E)  about 1 day. 
A)  5 to 10 seconds. 
B)  20 to 30 seconds. 
C)  2 to 3 minutes. 
D)  an hour or two. 
E)  about 1 day.

Question 13

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of ________ memory known as a(n) ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; autobiographical 
B)  episodic; autobiographical 
C)  semantic; personal 
D)  episodic; personal 
E)  proactive; retroactive 
A)  semantic; autobiographical 
B)  episodic; autobiographical 
C)  semantic; personal 
D)  episodic; personal 
E)  proactive; retroactive

Question 14

Maintenance rehearsal is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  processing the physical features of the stimulus to be remembered. 
B)  analyzing new material in order to make it memorable. 
C)  associating new material to be learned with information maintained in long-term memory. 
D)  repeating some bit of information over and over in one's head in order to maintain it in working memory. 
E)  creating a "photograph" of a stimulus and storing it in a visual format. 
A)  processing the physical features of the stimulus to be remembered. 
B)  analyzing new material in order to make it memorable. 
C)  associating new material to be learned with information maintained in long-term memory. 
D)  repeating some bit of information over and over in one's head in order to maintain it in working memory. 
E)  creating a "photograph" of a stimulus and storing it in a visual format.

Question 15

The fact that letters that sound similar can create memory distortions after they are encoded is one of the problems with the fact that information in working memory is encoded:

Accepted Answer

A)  verbally 
B)  visually 
C)  gustatorily. 
D)  physically 
E)  semantically 
A)  verbally 
B)  visually 
C)  gustatorily. 
D)  physically 
E)  semantically

Question 16

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the first items on the list than the middle of the list. This is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  phi phenomenon. 
B)  recency effect. 
C)  chunking effect. 
D)  primacy effect. 
E)  impression effect. 
A)  phi phenomenon. 
B)  recency effect. 
C)  chunking effect. 
D)  primacy effect. 
E)  impression effect.

Question 17

Mnemonics are methods for

Accepted Answer

A)  repressing memories that are too painful to remember. 
B)  encoding information by associating it with information already in LTM. 
C)  retrieving information that has already been stored in LTM. 
D)  reducing the bias we sometimes experience when storing memories. 
E)  enhancing our ability to detect sensory information. 
A)  repressing memories that are too painful to remember. 
B)  encoding information by associating it with information already in LTM. 
C)  retrieving information that has already been stored in LTM. 
D)  reducing the bias we sometimes experience when storing memories. 
E)  enhancing our ability to detect sensory information.

Question 18

Memory is defined as an active system that consists of three processes. They are

Accepted Answer

A)  receiving information from the senses, organizing and storing the information, and retrieving the information from storage. 
B)  the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response. 
C)  bottom-up processing, selective attention, and top-down processing. 
D)  acquisition, extinction, and spontaneous recovery. 
E)  elaboration, maintenance, interference. 
A)  receiving information from the senses, organizing and storing the information, and retrieving the information from storage. 
B)  the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response. 
C)  bottom-up processing, selective attention, and top-down processing. 
D)  acquisition, extinction, and spontaneous recovery. 
E)  elaboration, maintenance, interference.

Question 19

When test subjects are asked to recall a list of letters they have just seen, the mistakes they make often involve letters that sound similar to the displayed letters. These mistakes are probably due to

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  acoustic coding. 
C)  retroactive interference during transfer from echoic to iconic memory. 
D)  the serial position effect. 
E)  the tip-of-the tongue phenomenon. 
A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  acoustic coding. 
C)  retroactive interference during transfer from echoic to iconic memory. 
D)  the serial position effect. 
E)  the tip-of-the tongue phenomenon.

Question 20

General knowledge, language, and concepts are seen as parts of

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory. 
B)  procedural memories. 
C)  declarative memories. 
D)  semantic memory. 
E)  explicit memory. 
A)  episodic memory. 
B)  procedural memories. 
C)  declarative memories. 
D)  semantic memory. 
E)  explicit memory.

The capacity of working memory is about ________ items.

Damage to the hippocampus results in _________.

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units so that more information can be held in working memory through the process of

Chunking is a means of

Our ability to retain encoded material over time is known as

Another term for eidetic imagery is

When you retrieve the answer from your memory from minimal retrieval cues, say on a short answer or essay exam, you are using

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as

The text suggests that ________ is a good analogy for LTM.

________ memory is the LTM subsystem that stores specific information such as facts and events in our lives.

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called

Typically, information is held in working memory for about

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of memory known as a(n) memory.

Maintenance rehearsal is defined as

The fact that letters that sound similar can create memory distortions after they are encoded is one of the problems with the fact that information in working memory is encoded:

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the first items on the list than the middle of the list. This is known as the

Mnemonics are methods for

Memory is defined as an active system that consists of three processes. They are

When test subjects are asked to recall a list of letters they have just seen, the mistakes they make often involve letters that sound similar to the displayed letters. These mistakes are probably due to

General knowledge, language, and concepts are seen as parts of

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Thinking and Intelligence

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Exam 5: Memory

The capacity of working memory is about ________ items.

Damage to the hippocampus results in _________.

Bits of information are combined into meaningful units so that more information can be held in working memory through the process of

Chunking is a means of

Our ability to retain encoded material over time is known as

Another term for eidetic imagery is

When you retrieve the answer from your memory from minimal retrieval cues, say on a short answer or essay exam, you are using

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as

The text suggests that ________ is a good analogy for LTM.

________ memory is the LTM subsystem that stores specific information such as facts and events in our lives.

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called

Typically, information is held in working memory for about

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of ________ memory known as a(n) ________ memory.

Maintenance rehearsal is defined as

The fact that letters that sound similar can create memory distortions after they are encoded is one of the problems with the fact that information in working memory is encoded:

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the first items on the list than the middle of the list. This is known as the

Mnemonics are methods for

Memory is defined as an active system that consists of three processes. They are

When test subjects are asked to recall a list of letters they have just seen, the mistakes they make often involve letters that sound similar to the displayed letters. These mistakes are probably due to

General knowledge, language, and concepts are seen as parts of

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

Filters

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of memory known as a(n) memory.