Question 1

If you have learned material by trying to associate it with other concepts, you are using _____ to aid your recall.

Accepted Answer

A) memory cues 
B) implicit organization 
C) the serial position effect 
D) overlearning 
A) memory cues 
B) implicit organization 
C) the serial position effect 
D) overlearning

Question 2

In the ____________________ method, a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the ____________________ method, a familiar word...

Question 3

When learning information that is in some type of order, such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, one needs to be aware of

Accepted Answer

A) encoding specificity principle. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) rapid onset interference. 
D) spaced practice. 
A) encoding specificity principle. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) rapid onset interference. 
D) spaced practice.

Question 4

_____ memory forms the basis for our knowledge with this prior knowledge allowing us to learn even more additional knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) Eidetic 
B) Short-term 
C) Long-term 
D) Procedural 
A) Eidetic 
B) Short-term 
C) Long-term 
D) Procedural

Question 5

According to the narrator of the film clips on memory, our memory is important because it

Accepted Answer

A) is the repository of our knowledge, our personality, and our personal identity. 
B) can help us adapt to an ever changing world. 
C) is the key to the nature of the human mind and how it is put together. 
D) is all of these. 
A) is the repository of our knowledge, our personality, and our personal identity. 
B) can help us adapt to an ever changing world. 
C) is the key to the nature of the human mind and how it is put together. 
D) is all of these.

Question 6

Consciously keeping memories from awareness is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consciously keeping memories from awareness is known...

Question 7

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

Accepted Answer

A) organizing the information to be retained. 
B) studying for long uninterrupted periods. 
C) underlining a lot of details in your text so that you can retain everything. 
D) using all of these strategies in combination. 
A) organizing the information to be retained. 
B) studying for long uninterrupted periods. 
C) underlining a lot of details in your text so that you can retain everything. 
D) using all of these strategies in combination.

Question 8

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained.This conversion part of the memory process is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Information is initially converted into a form...

Question 9

Which of the following would be good advice in using mnemonics?

Accepted Answer

A) If you encounter technical terms that have little or no meaning for you, give them meaning, even if you have to stretch the term to do so. 
B) Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others. 
C) If some facts or ideas in a chapter seem to stay in your memory easily, associate other more difficult facts with them. 
D) All of these suggestions are good advice. 
A) If you encounter technical terms that have little or no meaning for you, give them meaning, even if you have to stretch the term to do so. 
B) Acrostics are more effective if you make up your own than using ones suggested by others. 
C) If some facts or ideas in a chapter seem to stay in your memory easily, associate other more difficult facts with them. 
D) All of these suggestions are good advice.

Question 10

When reviewing information prior to an exam, it is important to

Accepted Answer

A) hold the amount of new material to a minimum. 
B) only review new (unstudied) material. 
C) memorize a large amount of new material. 
D) mass practice so you drill it into your head. 
A) hold the amount of new material to a minimum. 
B) only review new (unstudied) material. 
C) memorize a large amount of new material. 
D) mass practice so you drill it into your head.

Question 11

People who are hungry usually perform _____ on memory tests than people who are not hungry.

Accepted Answer

A) lower 
B) significantly higher 
C) the same 
D) slightly higher 
A) lower 
B) significantly higher 
C) the same 
D) slightly higher

Question 12

Making a short story that links all the items on your grocery list you want to remember is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a context-dependent cue. 
B) forming a chain. 
C) using rehearsal to keep information in LTM. 
D) the serial position effect. 
A) a context-dependent cue. 
B) forming a chain. 
C) using rehearsal to keep information in LTM. 
D) the serial position effect.

Question 13

In sensory memory, the image that persists for about one-half second after being seen is called an engram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Recall is the most sensitive test of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In an experiment, you are asked to read the sentence "The fish bit the swimmer."A week later you are asked to recall the sentence.If the word "shark" is used as a(n) _____, you will be more likely to recall the sentence most people think of a shark when they read the sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit organizer 
B) eidetic image 
C) memory cue 
D) consolidator 
A) implicit organizer 
B) eidetic image 
C) memory cue 
D) consolidator

Question 16

A novice sailor who is having trouble telling port from starboard may remember that port and left both have four letters or may remind him or herself that "I left port." This illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery. 
B) rote learning. 
C) mnemonics. 
D) maintenance rehearsal. 
A) eidetic imagery. 
B) rote learning. 
C) mnemonics. 
D) maintenance rehearsal.

Question 17

Strategic steps of a cognitive interview include

Accepted Answer

A) writing down everything you can remember. 
B) trying to remember things in a different order. 
C) mentally putting yourself back in the situation where you learned the information. 
D) all of these. 
A) writing down everything you can remember. 
B) trying to remember things in a different order. 
C) mentally putting yourself back in the situation where you learned the information. 
D) all of these.

Question 18

Mnemonic memories

Accepted Answer

A) should be used during the initial stages of learning. 
B) work best in the short run. 
C) are more fragile than conventional memories. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) should be used during the initial stages of learning. 
B) work best in the short run. 
C) are more fragile than conventional memories. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 19

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian.This is known as retroactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is considered a mnemonic technique?

Accepted Answer

A) context-dependent cue and retrieval consistency 
B) taking a mental walk 
C) the serial position effect 
D) the tip-of-the-tongue effect 
A) context-dependent cue and retrieval consistency 
B) taking a mental walk 
C) the serial position effect 
D) the tip-of-the-tongue effect

Exam 8: Extension C: Memory

If you have learned material by trying to associate it with other concepts, you are using _____ to aid your recall.

In the ____________________ method, a familiar word or image is used to link two other words or items.

When learning information that is in some type of order, such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, one needs to be aware of

_____ memory forms the basis for our knowledge with this prior knowledge allowing us to learn even more additional knowledge.

According to the narrator of the film clips on memory, our memory is important because it

Consciously keeping memories from awareness is known as ____________________.

Effective strategies for improving memory encoding include

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained.This conversion part of the memory process is known as ____________________.

Which of the following would be good advice in using mnemonics?

When reviewing information prior to an exam, it is important to

People who are hungry usually perform _____ on memory tests than people who are not hungry.

Making a short story that links all the items on your grocery list you want to remember is an example of

In sensory memory, the image that persists for about one-half second after being seen is called an engram.

Recall is the most sensitive test of memory.

In an experiment, you are asked to read the sentence "The fish bit the swimmer."A week later you are asked to recall the sentence.If the word "shark" is used as a(n) _____, you will be more likely to recall the sentence most people think of a shark when they read the sentence.

A novice sailor who is having trouble telling port from starboard may remember that port and left both have four letters or may remind him or herself that "I left port." This illustrates the use of

Strategic steps of a cognitive interview include

Mnemonic memories

Katie is having trouble learning Italian because she finds that having learned German earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn Italian.This is known as retroactive interference.

Which of the following is considered a mnemonic technique?

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

Extension B: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

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

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

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