Question 1

Estelle remembers the night she was mugged and brutally beaten.This memory probably involves not only her hippocampus,but also her:

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A)  cerebellum. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  amygdala. 
A)  cerebellum. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  amygdala.

Question 2

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

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A)  Memory for habits 
B)  Memory for skills 
C)  Memory for how to do things 
D)  Memory for names 
A)  Memory for habits 
B)  Memory for skills 
C)  Memory for how to do things 
D)  Memory for names

Question 3

Julia is puzzled over a fill-in-the-blank question in her sociology test paper.To answer the question correctly,Julia has to use _____ memory.

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A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  subconscious 
D)  implied 
A)  explicit 
B)  implicit 
C)  subconscious 
D)  implied

Question 4

"I don't know who told me first,but I heard that Kenny....." Lana begins,sharing gossip on the phone with a friend.Lana is experiencing:

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A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia.

Question 5

In the context of the potential influence of a written language on the recall ability of a culture's members,research has:

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A)  revealed that a written language tends to decrease people's memory ability. 
B)  shown that a written language tends to increase people's memory ability. 
C)  revealed that a written language probably has little influence on people's memory ability. 
D)  not yielded a definitive conclusion as yet. 
A)  revealed that a written language tends to decrease people's memory ability. 
B)  shown that a written language tends to increase people's memory ability. 
C)  revealed that a written language probably has little influence on people's memory ability. 
D)  not yielded a definitive conclusion as yet.

Question 6

Short-term memory is limited both in the amount of information it can hold at one time,and in how long it can hold that information.Describe several strategies one might use to overcome the capacity and duration limitations of short-term memory.How might one use these strategies when studying for course materials? Provide concrete examples.

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The answer should contain the following

Question 7

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of stages in the three-stage model of memory?

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A)  Sensory memory $\rarr$ short-term memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
B)  Short-term memory $\rarr$ sensory memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
C)  Short-term memory $\rarr$ working memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
D)  Working memory $\rarr$short-term memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
A)  Sensory memory $\rarr$ short-term memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
B)  Short-term memory $\rarr$ sensory memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
C)  Short-term memory $\rarr$ working memory $\rarr$ long-term memory 
D)  Working memory $\rarr$short-term memory $\rarr$ long-term memory

Question 8

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

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A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 9

Some psychologists consider classical conditioning to be a form of implicit memory.Which of the following is probably the best reason for suggesting that classical conditioning is a type of implicit memory?

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A)  Classical conditioning occurs outside awareness. 
B)  Classical conditioning requires conscious awareness. 
C)  Classical conditioning is one mechanism whereby we learn actions and skills that we can recollect intentionally. 
D)  Classical conditioning allows us to learn from experience. 
A)  Classical conditioning occurs outside awareness. 
B)  Classical conditioning requires conscious awareness. 
C)  Classical conditioning is one mechanism whereby we learn actions and skills that we can recollect intentionally. 
D)  Classical conditioning allows us to learn from experience.

Question 10

Cory knows that the capital of Vermont is Montpelier.This is an example of _____ memory.

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A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  procedural 
D)  non-declarative 
A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  procedural 
D)  non-declarative

Question 11

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

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A)  Highlighting important passages in the text 
B)  Reading aloud important passages in the text 
C)  Focusing on the meaning of important passages in the text 
D)  Visualizing pages from the text,then "reading" the material contained in them 
A)  Highlighting important passages in the text 
B)  Reading aloud important passages in the text 
C)  Focusing on the meaning of important passages in the text 
D)  Visualizing pages from the text,then "reading" the material contained in them

Question 12

Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both the visual and the verbal stores in working memory;the coordinates the operation of these two subsystems.

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The answer of Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both...

Question 13

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-declarative process 
B)  Consolidation 
C)  Constructive process 
D)  Long-term potentiation 
A)  Non-declarative process 
B)  Consolidation 
C)  Constructive process 
D)  Long-term potentiation

Question 14

Discuss retrieval cues,recognition vs.recall,and levels of processing.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 15

is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

Accepted Answer

The answer of is a memory disorder in which memory...

Question 16

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bartlett's constructive memory approach. 
C)  Loftus's notion of false memories. 
D)  the three-stage model of memory. 
A)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bartlett's constructive memory approach. 
C)  Loftus's notion of false memories. 
D)  the three-stage model of memory.

Question 17

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

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A)  Rehearsal 
B)  Priming 
C)  Chunking 
D)  Flashbulb 
A)  Rehearsal 
B)  Priming 
C)  Chunking 
D)  Flashbulb

Question 18

Maguire,Woollett,& Spiers conducted an fMRI study of the role of the hippocampus in spatial memory.The study showed that years of experience driving a taxi in London was _____ correlated with the size of posterior portions of the hypothalamus and _____ correlated with the size of anterior portions of the hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively;negatively 
B)  positively;positively 
C)  negatively;negatively 
D)  negatively;positively 
A)  positively;negatively 
B)  positively;positively 
C)  negatively;negatively 
D)  negatively;positively

Question 19

memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

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The answer of memories are our recollections of circumstances and...

Question 20

Rehearsal refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to recall information that one realizes one knows. 
B)  grouping of information that can be stored in short-term memory. 
C)  repetition of information that has entered short-term memory. 
D)  memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past. 
A)  inability to recall information that one realizes one knows. 
B)  grouping of information that can be stored in short-term memory. 
C)  repetition of information that has entered short-term memory. 
D)  memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past.

Estelle remembers the night she was mugged and brutally beaten.This memory probably involves not only her hippocampus,but also her:

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Julia is puzzled over a fill-in-the-blank question in her sociology test paper.To answer the question correctly,Julia has to use _____ memory.

"I don't know who told me first,but I heard that Kenny....." Lana begins,sharing gossip on the phone with a friend.Lana is experiencing:

In the context of the potential influence of a written language on the recall ability of a culture's members,research has:

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of stages in the three-stage model of memory?

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

Some psychologists consider classical conditioning to be a form of implicit memory.Which of the following is probably the best reason for suggesting that classical conditioning is a type of implicit memory?

Cory knows that the capital of Vermont is Montpelier.This is an example of _____ memory.

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both the visual and the verbal stores in working memory;the coordinates the operation of these two subsystems.

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

Discuss retrieval cues,recognition vs.recall,and levels of processing.

is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

Rehearsal refers to the:

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Exam 6: Memory

Estelle remembers the night she was mugged and brutally beaten.This memory probably involves not only her hippocampus,but also her:

Which of the following refers to declarative memory?

Julia is puzzled over a fill-in-the-blank question in her sociology test paper.To answer the question correctly,Julia has to use _____ memory.

"I don't know who told me first,but I heard that Kenny....." Lana begins,sharing gossip on the phone with a friend.Lana is experiencing:

In the context of the potential influence of a written language on the recall ability of a culture's members,research has:

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of stages in the three-stage model of memory?

The hippocampus is located in the _____ lobe.

Some psychologists consider classical conditioning to be a form of implicit memory.Which of the following is probably the best reason for suggesting that classical conditioning is a type of implicit memory?

Cory knows that the capital of Vermont is Montpelier.This is an example of _____ memory.

According to the levels-of-processing theory,which of the following study techniques would enhance memory best?

Mental arithmetic entails the activity of both the visual and the verbal stores in working memory;the coordinates the operation of these two subsystems.

_____ is a process in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.

Discuss retrieval cues,recognition vs.recall,and levels of processing.

is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

Rehearsal refers to the:

Introduction to Psychology

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development

Personality

Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

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