Question 1

"I know it! It's um ...um ...," begins a trivia-game contestant excitedly.The contestant is engaged in a test of her _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  external 
B)  explicit 
C)  internal 
D)  implicit 
A)  external 
B)  explicit 
C)  internal 
D)  implicit B

Question 2

Which of the following accurately describes the processing of information in working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working memory is the initial,momentary storage of information,lasting only an instant. 
B)  Working memory uses cognitive resources during its operation,which makes us less aware of our surroundings. 
C)  Stress can increase the effectiveness of working memory by reducing its capacity. 
D)  Working memory is a set of permanent memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information. 
A)  Working memory is the initial,momentary storage of information,lasting only an instant. 
B)  Working memory uses cognitive resources during its operation,which makes us less aware of our surroundings. 
C)  Stress can increase the effectiveness of working memory by reducing its capacity. 
D)  Working memory is a set of permanent memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information. B

Question 3

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  retroactive 
D)  proactive 
A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  retroactive 
D)  proactive A

Question 4

"Cat food,cola,toothpaste." Your roommate begins reciting items as you get to ready to leave to the store.He continues to list a few more items.Finally,he wraps up: "Coffee creamer,spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice-tea mix." You forget a couple of things,but you do manage to get the cat food,cola,and toothpaste.Your memory for these items reflects the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy 
B)  recency 
C)  serial memory 
D)  item order 
A)  primacy 
B)  recency 
C)  serial memory 
D)  item order

Question 5

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
B)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others. 
C)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
D)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than others. 
A)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
B)  Autobiographical memory is just as inaccurate as other types of memory.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than are others. 
C)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory.The different periods of one's life are remembered with equal ease. 
D)  Autobiographical memory is more accurate than other types of memory.Some periods of one's life are recalled more easily than others.

Question 6

_____ memory refers to the initial,momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Working 
B)  Long-term 
C)  Sensory 
D)  Short-term 
A)  Working 
B)  Long-term 
C)  Sensory 
D)  Short-term

Question 7

The first attempts to scientifically study forgetting were made by the German psychologist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
C)  Ernst Heinrich Weber. 
D)  Georg Elias Muller. 
A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
C)  Ernst Heinrich Weber. 
D)  Georg Elias Muller.

Question 8

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which memory processes occur,from first to last?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encoding $\rarr$ storage $\rarr$ retrieval 
B)  Storage $\rarr$ retrieval $\rarr$ encoding 
C)  Encoding $\rarr$ retrieval $\rarr$storage 
D)  Storage $\rarr$ encoding $\rarr$ retrieval 
A)  Encoding $\rarr$ storage $\rarr$ retrieval 
B)  Storage $\rarr$ retrieval $\rarr$ encoding 
C)  Encoding $\rarr$ retrieval $\rarr$storage 
D)  Storage $\rarr$ encoding $\rarr$ retrieval

Question 9

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny.Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The information is difficult to retrieve because it is stored along with so many other pieces of information in Drew's long-term memory. 
B)  The information was learned so long ago that it is no longer stored in Drew's long-term memory. 
C)  The information was not encoded,because Drew never really paid attention to Lincoln's head on the penny. 
D)  The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded. 
A)  The information is difficult to retrieve because it is stored along with so many other pieces of information in Drew's long-term memory. 
B)  The information was learned so long ago that it is no longer stored in Drew's long-term memory. 
C)  The information was not encoded,because Drew never really paid attention to Lincoln's head on the penny. 
D)  The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded.

Question 10

Our ability to recall an item from a list depends on where,in the list,the item occurs.This is the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position 
B)  list memory 
C)  cereal position 
D)  item order 
A)  serial position 
B)  list memory 
C)  cereal position 
D)  item order

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE of working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory is referred to as working memory. 
B)  Working memory avoids the use of cognitive resources of information. 
C)  Working memory stores information on a relatively permanent basis,although it may be difficult to retrieve. 
D)  Working memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information. 
A)  Sensory memory is referred to as working memory. 
B)  Working memory avoids the use of cognitive resources of information. 
C)  Working memory stores information on a relatively permanent basis,although it may be difficult to retrieve. 
D)  Working memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information.

Question 12

Material in memory storage has to be located and brought into awareness to be useful.This process is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  potentiation 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  storage 
A)  potentiation 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  storage

Question 13

Flashbulb memories:

Accepted Answer

A)  typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B)  are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C)  must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D)  are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events because of the emotion surrounding the original event. 
A)  typically concern major,unexpected public or personal events. 
B)  are remarkably accurate,even years after the initial event. 
C)  must be due to special encoding mechanisms for emotionally charged events. 
D)  are generally less accurate than memories for more mundane events because of the emotion surrounding the original event.

Question 14

_____ memory is the memory for general knowledge and facts about the world,as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Non-declarative 
D)  Procedural 
A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Non-declarative 
D)  Procedural

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit memory and implicit memory cannot exist side by side. 
B)  Explicit memory can be studied through experiments that use priming. 
C)  Implicit memory is involved in prejudice and discrimination. 
D)  Implicit memory refers to memories of which people are consciously aware. 
A)  Explicit memory and implicit memory cannot exist side by side. 
B)  Explicit memory can be studied through experiments that use priming. 
C)  Implicit memory is involved in prejudice and discrimination. 
D)  Implicit memory refers to memories of which people are consciously aware.

Question 16

Describe working memory.

Accepted Answer

Working memory is defined as a set of ac

Question 17

"Milk,cereal,candy." Your roommate begins reciting items as you get ready to leave to the store.He continues to list a few more items.Finally,he wraps up: "Spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice- tea mix." You forget a few things,but the spaghetti sauce,dish liquid,and ice-tea mix are in the bag.Your memory for these items reflects the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy 
B)  recency 
C)  list memory 
D)  serial order 
A)  primacy 
B)  recency 
C)  list memory 
D)  serial order

Question 18

"Discuss several factors that contributed to the economic collapse of late-2008," asks a question in the midterm paper of an economics course.Such a question is a test of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  procedural 
C)  recognition 
D)  non-declarative 
A)  recall 
B)  procedural 
C)  recognition 
D)  non-declarative

Question 19

Why is the term engram generally discouraged by psychologists studying memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychologists do not believe it is possible to identify the physical brain bases of a memory. 
B)  There is probably no single site or process in the brain corresponding to a particular memory. 
C)  Any given memory probably involves many simultaneous brain processes and locations because a stimulus contains a single sensory aspect. 
D)  The term engram typically involves physical memory that corresponds only to sensory memory. 
A)  Psychologists do not believe it is possible to identify the physical brain bases of a memory. 
B)  There is probably no single site or process in the brain corresponding to a particular memory. 
C)  Any given memory probably involves many simultaneous brain processes and locations because a stimulus contains a single sensory aspect. 
D)  The term engram typically involves physical memory that corresponds only to sensory memory.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned. 
B)  Nothing is ever really forgotten. 
C)  Material is forgotten at a relatively slow rate at first,and then the rate of forgetting speeds up. 
D)  Material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first,and then the rate of forgetting slows down. 
A)  Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned. 
B)  Nothing is ever really forgotten. 
C)  Material is forgotten at a relatively slow rate at first,and then the rate of forgetting speeds up. 
D)  Material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first,and then the rate of forgetting slows down.

"I know it! It's um ...um ...," begins a trivia-game contestant excitedly.The contestant is engaged in a test of her _____ memory.

Which of the following accurately describes the processing of information in working memory?

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

_____ memory refers to the initial,momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant.

The first attempts to scientifically study forgetting were made by the German psychologist:

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which memory processes occur,from first to last?

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny.Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

Our ability to recall an item from a list depends on where,in the list,the item occurs.This is the _____ effect.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of working memory?

Material in memory storage has to be located and brought into awareness to be useful.This process is known as _____.

Flashbulb memories:

_____ memory is the memory for general knowledge and facts about the world,as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts.

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

Describe working memory.

"Discuss several factors that contributed to the economic collapse of late-2008," asks a question in the midterm paper of an economics course.Such a question is a test of _____ memory.

Why is the term engram generally discouraged by psychologists studying memory?

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

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"I know it! It's um ...um ...," begins a trivia-game contestant excitedly.The contestant is engaged in a test of her _____ memory.

Which of the following accurately describes the processing of information in working memory?

Rhonda can't remember anything about the first several minutes immediately following a car crash in which she was injured.Rhonda is experiencing _____ amnesia.

Which of the following best encapsulates autobiographical memory?

_____ memory refers to the initial,momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant.

The first attempts to scientifically study forgetting were made by the German psychologist:

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which memory processes occur,from first to last?

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny.Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

Our ability to recall an item from a list depends on where,in the list,the item occurs.This is the _____ effect.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of working memory?

Material in memory storage has to be located and brought into awareness to be useful.This process is known as _____.

Flashbulb memories:

_____ memory is the memory for general knowledge and facts about the world,as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts.

Which of the following is TRUE of explicit memory and implicit memory?

Describe working memory.

"Discuss several factors that contributed to the economic collapse of late-2008," asks a question in the midterm paper of an economics course.Such a question is a test of _____ memory.

Why is the term engram generally discouraged by psychologists studying memory?

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

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Sensation and Perception

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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