Question 1

Explain why the disuse theory of forgetting lacks validity.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that disuse does not seem to account for our ability to recover seemingly forgotten memories through redintegration, relearning, and priming.It also fails to explain why some unused memories fade, whereas others are carried for life.A third contradiction for the disuse theory is that elderly persons who are experiencing senility problems may be so forgetful that they cannot remember what happened yesterday, but have past recollections of decades ago that are vivid and clear.

Question 2

Eric Kandel found that learning altered the amount of ____________________ released by the snail's nerve cells.
or
or

Accepted Answer

transmitter chemicals or neurotransmitters transmitter chemicals neurotransmitters

Question 3

When a person is sad and depressed, he or she has a tendency to remember more sad memories.This is referred to as ____________________ learning.
or

Accepted Answer

state-dependent state dependent

Question 4

In his graduation speech, Darian did well at the beginning and the end of the speech, but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the ____________________ effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In his graduation speech, Darian did well...

Question 5

An expert musician has an easier time than a novice musician in learning a new complex musical piece because the expert

Accepted Answer

A) practices more hours than the novice. 
B) can recognize more musical patterns than the novice. 
C) has an innate talent that the novice lacks. 
D) has a better procedural memory than the novice. 
A) practices more hours than the novice. 
B) can recognize more musical patterns than the novice. 
C) has an innate talent that the novice lacks. 
D) has a better procedural memory than the novice.

Question 6

To qualify as repression, forgetting must be unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you remember that "dinero" is money by visualizing yourself buying a Mexican dinner with dinero, you are using

Accepted Answer

A) a mnemonic. 
B) an eidetic image. 
C) semantic priming. 
D) an icon. 
A) a mnemonic. 
B) an eidetic image. 
C) semantic priming. 
D) an icon.

Question 8

When deciding whether to use the whole or part approach to learning a long poem, it is best to

Accepted Answer

A) always use the part approach in learning a long passage. 
B) remember that the serial position effect tends to occur most often when using the part approach. 
C) remember to study the largest meaningful amount of information you can at one time. 
D) utilize maintenance rehearsal regardless of whether the whole or part approach is used. 
A) always use the part approach in learning a long passage. 
B) remember that the serial position effect tends to occur most often when using the part approach. 
C) remember to study the largest meaningful amount of information you can at one time. 
D) utilize maintenance rehearsal regardless of whether the whole or part approach is used.

Question 9

The concept of priming is most closely associated with ____________________ memory

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of priming is most closely...

Question 10

Regarding whole, part, and progressive-part learning, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Part learning is better for extremely long, complicated information. 
B) Whole learning is better for fairly short, organized information. 
C) After material is learned using the progressive-part method, one should also practice by starting at points other than at the beginning. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Part learning is better for extremely long, complicated information. 
B) Whole learning is better for fairly short, organized information. 
C) After material is learned using the progressive-part method, one should also practice by starting at points other than at the beginning. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 11

Using the analogy of a workbench with seven boxes on it, how could 48 alphabet letters be accommodated within this limited seven-box short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) by using rehearsal 
B) by using recitation 
C) by using chunking 
D) by using the serial position effect 
A) by using rehearsal 
B) by using recitation 
C) by using chunking 
D) by using the serial position effect

Question 12

Visual images that are clear enough to be "scanned" for at least 30 seconds, are "projected" out in front of the person, and can best be "seen" on a blank surface are called ____________________ images.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Visual images that are clear enough to...

Question 13

You are having trouble remembering history.Which of the following would NOT help you to remember history?

Accepted Answer

A) Picture each historical personality as a person you know right now, such as a friend. 
B) Make parks and schools you know into countries. 
C) Consider history as part of the long-ago past and see your long-dead relatives as part of this past. 
D) Visualize battles and other events as if they are happening in your town. 
A) Picture each historical personality as a person you know right now, such as a friend. 
B) Make parks and schools you know into countries. 
C) Consider history as part of the long-ago past and see your long-dead relatives as part of this past. 
D) Visualize battles and other events as if they are happening in your town.

Question 14

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the name of the city and state where you were born, which illustrates the use of maintenance rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If you use flash cards, it would be best to

Accepted Answer

A) go through the cards in the same order at least three times. 
B) set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. 
C) look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. 
D) shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time. 
A) go through the cards in the same order at least three times. 
B) set aside any cards that you answer correctly the first time and not include them in future study. 
C) look at the first card, move it a few cards back, then a little further back in the stack each time. 
D) shuffle the cards each time so that the cards are presented in random order each time.

Question 16

When memorizing a list of 20 names, concentrating more on the eighth name through the fourteenth name is an example of being aware of

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) strategy. 
C) the serial-position effect. 
D) part-learning. 
A) rehearsal. 
B) strategy. 
C) the serial-position effect. 
D) part-learning.

Question 17

Students often assume that because they can answer all the study questions once, they have sufficiently prepared for a test.This mistaken attitude overlooks the importance of _____ for improving memory.

Accepted Answer

A) overlearning 
B) spaced practice 
C) recitation 
D) organization 
A) overlearning 
B) spaced practice 
C) recitation 
D) organization

Question 18

Which of the following is a mnemonic technique?

Accepted Answer

A) Making a rhyme out of the last letter of all items in a list to be recalled. 
B) Using rehearsal to keep information in LTM. 
C) Making bizarre and unusual associations. 
D) Using the tip-of-the-tongue effect. 
A) Making a rhyme out of the last letter of all items in a list to be recalled. 
B) Using rehearsal to keep information in LTM. 
C) Making bizarre and unusual associations. 
D) Using the tip-of-the-tongue effect.

Question 19

Feedback

Accepted Answer

A) allows you to check your progress. 
B) helps you identify ideas that need extra practice. 
C) can be rewarding when you know that you have answered correctly. 
D) does all of these. 
A) allows you to check your progress. 
B) helps you identify ideas that need extra practice. 
C) can be rewarding when you know that you have answered correctly. 
D) does all of these.

Question 20

Sleeping after studying

Accepted Answer

A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference. 
A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference.

Exam 8: Extension C: Memory

Explain why the disuse theory of forgetting lacks validity.

Eric Kandel found that learning altered the amount of ____________________ released by the snail's nerve cells. or or

When a person is sad and depressed, he or she has a tendency to remember more sad memories.This is referred to as ____________________ learning. or

In his graduation speech, Darian did well at the beginning and the end of the speech, but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the ____________________ effect.

An expert musician has an easier time than a novice musician in learning a new complex musical piece because the expert

To qualify as repression, forgetting must be unconscious.

If you remember that "dinero" is money by visualizing yourself buying a Mexican dinner with dinero, you are using

When deciding whether to use the whole or part approach to learning a long poem, it is best to

The concept of priming is most closely associated with ____________________ memory

Regarding whole, part, and progressive-part learning, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Using the analogy of a workbench with seven boxes on it, how could 48 alphabet letters be accommodated within this limited seven-box short-term memory?

Visual images that are clear enough to be "scanned" for at least 30 seconds, are "projected" out in front of the person, and can best be "seen" on a blank surface are called ____________________ images.

You are having trouble remembering history.Which of the following would NOT help you to remember history?

You are able to remember your two computer passwords because they are the name of the city and state where you were born, which illustrates the use of maintenance rehearsal.

If you use flash cards, it would be best to

When memorizing a list of 20 names, concentrating more on the eighth name through the fourteenth name is an example of being aware of

Students often assume that because they can answer all the study questions once, they have sufficiently prepared for a test.This mistaken attitude overlooks the importance of _____ for improving memory.

Which of the following is a mnemonic technique?

Feedback

Sleeping after studying

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

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Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

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Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

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Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

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Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

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Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

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Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

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Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology