Question 1

Describe the space capacity of short-term memory, according to George Miller and according to Nelson Cowan, and explain how it can be expanded.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that psychologist Ge

Question 2

To keep boredom and fatigue to a minimum, it is best to alternate short study sessions with brief rest periods.This pattern of studying is referred to as _____ practice.

Accepted Answer

A) serial positioned 
B) spaced 
C) massed 
D) partial 
A) serial positioned 
B) spaced 
C) massed 
D) partial

Question 3

Massed practice is an effective strategy for improving one's memory and grades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the film clip, a three-year-old boy was shown several pictures and asked to remember them.With the pictures turned face down, the psychologist asks the boy to name the objects he had seen.The three-year-old

Accepted Answer

A) used rote rehearsal and was able to name three of the five objects correctly. 
B) used associations between objects and was able to name all five objects correctly. 
C) used chunking to name the objects, but was only able to name two of the five objects. 
D) did not know the difference in looking at the objects and memorizing them and was unable to name any of the objects correctly. 
A) used rote rehearsal and was able to name three of the five objects correctly. 
B) used associations between objects and was able to name all five objects correctly. 
C) used chunking to name the objects, but was only able to name two of the five objects. 
D) did not know the difference in looking at the objects and memorizing them and was unable to name any of the objects correctly.

Question 5

You are taking a fill-in-the-blank history test and trying to remember the names of important people and places.Good recall strategies would include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Try to remember partial cues, such as the length of the name or other related information. 
B) Try to mentally put yourself back into the situation in which you learned the information. 
C) Go through the alphabet, trying each letter as the first sound of a name or word you are seeking. 
D) All of these would be good recall strategies. 
A) Try to remember partial cues, such as the length of the name or other related information. 
B) Try to mentally put yourself back into the situation in which you learned the information. 
C) Go through the alphabet, trying each letter as the first sound of a name or word you are seeking. 
D) All of these would be good recall strategies.

Question 6

Learning proceeds best when feedback, also called _____, allows you to check your progress.

Accepted Answer

A) recitation 
B) cue dependent learning 
C) knowledge of results 
D) review 
A) recitation 
B) cue dependent learning 
C) knowledge of results 
D) review

Question 7

If you have a list of words to remember that include the words table, cup, and spoon, and you visualize a spoon in a cup and the cup sitting on a table, you are using _____ as a mnemonic device.

Accepted Answer

A) rote rehearsal 
B) the method of loci 
C) interactive imagery 
D) the pegword system 
A) rote rehearsal 
B) the method of loci 
C) interactive imagery 
D) the pegword system

Question 8

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party.In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names, you should devote extra attention to those

Accepted Answer

A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names. 
A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names.

Question 9

Organizing and summarizing material to be remembered works because it

Accepted Answer

A) makes sensory memory more efficient. 
B) frees up the serial processing resources involved in memory. 
C) leads to better encoding of the information. 
D) facilitates state-dependent memory. 
A) makes sensory memory more efficient. 
B) frees up the serial processing resources involved in memory. 
C) leads to better encoding of the information. 
D) facilitates state-dependent memory.

Question 10

Which mnemonic device involves a person putting the words to be remembered in a rhyme in order to form a new set of mental images?

Accepted Answer

A) rote rehearsal 
B) the method of loci 
C) interactive imagery 
D) the pegword system 
A) rote rehearsal 
B) the method of loci 
C) interactive imagery 
D) the pegword system

Question 11

Serena studies for 20 minutes then takes a break, then studies another 20 minutes, and takes a break, and so on.This pattern of studying is referred to as _____ practice.

Accepted Answer

A) serial positioned 
B) partial 
C) massed 
D) spaced 
A) serial positioned 
B) partial 
C) massed 
D) spaced

Question 12

____________________ refers to summarizing aloud while you are learning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ refers to summarizing aloud while you...

Question 13

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Whenever Garrett tries to remember his new phone number, he keeps getting it mixed up with his old phone number.Garrett's failure to remember his new phone number is probably due to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

proactive

Question 15

_____ memory is limited to seven unrelated items, such as the digits of a telephone number, and is very susceptible to overload.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Memory cues are defined as

Accepted Answer

A) mechanisms that interfere with memory formation. 
B) stimuli that aid retrieval. 
C) distracter stimuli that are present during encoding. 
D) none of these. 
A) mechanisms that interfere with memory formation. 
B) stimuli that aid retrieval. 
C) distracter stimuli that are present during encoding. 
D) none of these.

Question 17

Which study sequence would generally produce the LEAST interference and the best retention?

Accepted Answer

A) Study for psychology class, go to work, sleep, take the test. 
B) Go to work, study for psychology class, sleep, take the test. 
C) Sleep, study for psychology class, go to work, take the test. 
D) Study for psychology, sleep, go to work, take the test. 
A) Study for psychology class, go to work, sleep, take the test. 
B) Go to work, study for psychology class, sleep, take the test. 
C) Sleep, study for psychology class, go to work, take the test. 
D) Study for psychology, sleep, go to work, take the test.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a mnemonic technique?

Accepted Answer

A) use mental pictures 
B) use of the tip-of-the-tongue effect 
C) form a chain 
D) make bizarre and unusual associations 
A) use mental pictures 
B) use of the tip-of-the-tongue effect 
C) form a chain 
D) make bizarre and unusual associations

Question 19

Which of the following have you probably overlearned?

Accepted Answer

A) psychology 
B) the alphabet 
C) the names of the first twenty presidents of the United States 
D) the capitals of all the states 
A) psychology 
B) the alphabet 
C) the names of the first twenty presidents of the United States 
D) the capitals of all the states

Question 20

When breaking long lists of information into sub-lists, make the _____ sub-lists the shortest of all.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) middle 
C) last 
D) beginning progressive part 
A) first 
B) middle 
C) last 
D) beginning progressive part

Exam 8: Extension C: Memory

Describe the space capacity of short-term memory, according to George Miller and according to Nelson Cowan, and explain how it can be expanded.

To keep boredom and fatigue to a minimum, it is best to alternate short study sessions with brief rest periods.This pattern of studying is referred to as _____ practice.

Massed practice is an effective strategy for improving one's memory and grades.

In the film clip, a three-year-old boy was shown several pictures and asked to remember them.With the pictures turned face down, the psychologist asks the boy to name the objects he had seen.The three-year-old

You are taking a fill-in-the-blank history test and trying to remember the names of important people and places.Good recall strategies would include which of the following?

Learning proceeds best when feedback, also called _____, allows you to check your progress.

If you have a list of words to remember that include the words table, cup, and spoon, and you visualize a spoon in a cup and the cup sitting on a table, you are using _____ as a mnemonic device.

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party.In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names, you should devote extra attention to those

Organizing and summarizing material to be remembered works because it

Which mnemonic device involves a person putting the words to be remembered in a rhyme in order to form a new set of mental images?

Serena studies for 20 minutes then takes a break, then studies another 20 minutes, and takes a break, and so on.This pattern of studying is referred to as _____ practice.

____________________ refers to summarizing aloud while you are learning.

The fact that many people do not know which way Lincoln is facing on the penny is probably due to encoding failure.

Whenever Garrett tries to remember his new phone number, he keeps getting it mixed up with his old phone number.Garrett's failure to remember his new phone number is probably due to ____________________.

_____ memory is limited to seven unrelated items, such as the digits of a telephone number, and is very susceptible to overload.

Memory cues are defined as

Which study sequence would generally produce the LEAST interference and the best retention?

Which of the following is NOT a mnemonic technique?

Which of the following have you probably overlearned?

When breaking long lists of information into sub-lists, make the _____ sub-lists the shortest of all.

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