Question 1

To learn her psychology terms, Fatima just repeats the terms and rote definitions over and over again.Fatima is using ____________________ rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To learn her psychology terms, Fatima just...

Question 2

In using mnemonics, words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures or images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Selective attention determines what information moves from sensory memory into short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The _____ method is an excellent technique when you want to work "backward" from an English word to a foreign vocabulary word.

Accepted Answer

A) consolidation 
B) keyword 
C) acronym 
D) eidetic 
A) consolidation 
B) keyword 
C) acronym 
D) eidetic

Question 5

Regarding the basic principles of mnemonics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures or images. 
B) Transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory is aided by making it meaningful. 
C) Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve. 
D) Bizarre images mainly help to improve immediate memory. 
A) Words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures or images. 
B) Transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory is aided by making it meaningful. 
C) Bizarre images make stored information more distinctive and easier to retrieve. 
D) Bizarre images mainly help to improve immediate memory.

Question 6

Mnemonic techniques are

Accepted Answer

A) memorizing techniques that last only a short time. 
B) effective ways of avoiding the necessity of rote learning. 
C) manipulations of sensory and attentional processes. 
D) well-developed procedural memories. 
A) memorizing techniques that last only a short time. 
B) effective ways of avoiding the necessity of rote learning. 
C) manipulations of sensory and attentional processes. 
D) well-developed procedural memories.

Question 7

You are trying to answer test questions on various psychology theorists and terms.Regarding the successful recall of this information, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Successful recall is usually the result of a planned search of memory. 
B) Using a variety of cues, even partial ones, opens more paths to memory. 
C) One helpful strategy is to go through the alphabet, trying each letter as the first sound of a name or word you are seeking. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Successful recall is usually the result of a planned search of memory. 
B) Using a variety of cues, even partial ones, opens more paths to memory. 
C) One helpful strategy is to go through the alphabet, trying each letter as the first sound of a name or word you are seeking. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

Knowledge of results can be an especially important way of improving memory because it

Accepted Answer

A) identifies material needing additional practice. 
B) teaches speed-reading and processing. 
C) provides a protection against interference. 
D) changes sensory memory. 
A) identifies material needing additional practice. 
B) teaches speed-reading and processing. 
C) provides a protection against interference. 
D) changes sensory memory.

Question 9

You tell a person that you went to the beach last June because that is where you usually go.However, you then remembered that last year you had to fill in for your boss during the whole month of June and did not get to go to the beach.Your mistake illustrates ____________________, in which logic is used to fill in the gaps in one's memory.

Accepted Answer

constructi

Question 10

____________________ developed the curve of forgetting.
or

Accepted Answer

Hermann Eb

Question 11

You are taking a discussion test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic, not trivial details. 
B) Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C) Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information, including sounds, smells, nearby objects and people, and the weather. 
D) Try to recall events or information in different orders. 
A) Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic, not trivial details. 
B) Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C) Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information, including sounds, smells, nearby objects and people, and the weather. 
D) Try to recall events or information in different orders.

Question 12

In the film clip, the teacher was using _____ to help the children to list the northeastern states.

Accepted Answer

A) rote rehearsal 
B) associations between the states 
C) chunking 
D) an acronym 
A) rote rehearsal 
B) associations between the states 
C) chunking 
D) an acronym

Question 13

Strategies used in a cognitive interview that help recreate the context in which the information was learned include

Accepted Answer

A) writing down everything you remember, including trivial details. 
B) using dream analysis to remember details. 
C) recalling things from a single, focused viewpoint. 
D) skilled use of mnemonics. 
A) writing down everything you remember, including trivial details. 
B) using dream analysis to remember details. 
C) recalling things from a single, focused viewpoint. 
D) skilled use of mnemonics.

Question 14

According to the network model of memory, the time required to answer questions about objects, events, or individuals depends on the length of the chain of associations that connects them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mnemonics include

Accepted Answer

A) forming bizarre mental associations. 
B) connecting new information to information already stored. 
C) the keyword method. 
D) all of these. 
A) forming bizarre mental associations. 
B) connecting new information to information already stored. 
C) the keyword method. 
D) all of these.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sam studies for 20 minutes, then takes...

Question 17

A common error made by college students is

Accepted Answer

A) marking too much in their textbooks. 
B) using recitation. 
C) overlearning. 
D) looking at their errors after a test is graded. 
A) marking too much in their textbooks. 
B) using recitation. 
C) overlearning. 
D) looking at their errors after a test is graded.

Question 18

Using a computer as an analogy, explain the three processes involved in one's active memory system; and describe the similarities and differences in these two system, regarding these processes.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that incoming inform

Question 19

____________________ are visual depictions used by most people in memory and thinking.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are visual depictions used by most...

Question 20

Icons and echoes are part of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Icons and echoes are part of _______...

Exam 8: Extension C: Memory

To learn her psychology terms, Fatima just repeats the terms and rote definitions over and over again.Fatima is using ____________________ rehearsal.

In using mnemonics, words are generally easier to remember than visual pictures or images.

Selective attention determines what information moves from sensory memory into short-term memory.

The _____ method is an excellent technique when you want to work "backward" from an English word to a foreign vocabulary word.

Regarding the basic principles of mnemonics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Mnemonic techniques are

You are trying to answer test questions on various psychology theorists and terms.Regarding the successful recall of this information, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Knowledge of results can be an especially important way of improving memory because it

____________________ developed the curve of forgetting. or

You are taking a discussion test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

In the film clip, the teacher was using _____ to help the children to list the northeastern states.

Strategies used in a cognitive interview that help recreate the context in which the information was learned include

According to the network model of memory, the time required to answer questions about objects, events, or individuals depends on the length of the chain of associations that connects them.

Mnemonics include

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

A common error made by college students is

Using a computer as an analogy, explain the three processes involved in one's active memory system; and describe the similarities and differences in these two system, regarding these processes.

____________________ are visual depictions used by most people in memory and thinking.

Icons and echoes are part of _______ memory.

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

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics