Question 1

Priming is most often used to reveal _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) episodic 
C) eidetic 
D) implicit 
A) semantic 
B) episodic 
C) eidetic 
D) implicit

Question 2

If you can't remember whose picture is on a U.S.ten dollar bill, the most likely reason is

Accepted Answer

A) encoding failure. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) disuse. 
D) retroactive interference. 
A) encoding failure. 
B) proactive interference. 
C) disuse. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 3

Lasting images that are frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accident, or other significant events are called _____ memories.

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic 
B) implicit 
C) flashbulb 
D) semantic 
A) eidetic 
B) implicit 
C) flashbulb 
D) semantic

Question 4

If you have experienced a painful emotional event,

Accepted Answer

A) you will probably avoid all thoughts associated with the memory. 
B) you will probably tend to keep cues out of mind that could trigger the painful memory. 
C) your active suppression of the memory may, in time, become true repression. 
D) all of these are possible. 
A) you will probably avoid all thoughts associated with the memory. 
B) you will probably tend to keep cues out of mind that could trigger the painful memory. 
C) your active suppression of the memory may, in time, become true repression. 
D) all of these are possible.

Question 5

After a long flight, a very tired Mark rented a car at the airport and drove to a nearby motel.The next morning, when he went to the parking lot, he could not remember what make, model, or color car he had rented.Mark's forgetting illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) encoding failure. 
B) disuse. 
C) decay. 
D) repression. 
A) encoding failure. 
B) disuse. 
C) decay. 
D) repression.

Question 6

In an experiment, participants first memorized a sort of treasure map and were asked to picture a black dot moving from one object to another on this map, such as moving to one of the trees or to the hut at the top of the island.The time it took to "move" the dot was

Accepted Answer

A) instantaneous. 
B) required significantly less time than the actual distances on the map. 
C) directly related to the actual distances on the map. 
D) required significantly more time than the actual distances on the map. 
A) instantaneous. 
B) required significantly less time than the actual distances on the map. 
C) directly related to the actual distances on the map. 
D) required significantly more time than the actual distances on the map.

Question 7

In a classic study on memory, the researcher showed people 2,560 photographs at a rate of one every ten seconds.Each person was then shown 280 pairs of photographs.Each pair included an "old" picture (from the first set of photos) and a similar "new" image.The subjects could tell _____ percent of the time which photgraph they had seen before.

Accepted Answer

A) only 5 
B) 15 to 25 
C) 45 to 55 
D) 85 to 95 
A) only 5 
B) 15 to 25 
C) 45 to 55 
D) 85 to 95

Question 8

The most promising research today examining memory is the

Accepted Answer

A) work of psychologists in recovering repressed memories. 
B) study of the amount of transmitter chemicals released by nerve cells involved in learning. 
C) ability of bone marrow to code memory information. 
D) development of "memory pill" for specific skills, such as math. 
A) work of psychologists in recovering repressed memories. 
B) study of the amount of transmitter chemicals released by nerve cells involved in learning. 
C) ability of bone marrow to code memory information. 
D) development of "memory pill" for specific skills, such as math.

Question 9

As discussed in the text, one of the unfortunate results of the popular coverage of false memory syndrome cases has been the

Accepted Answer

A) reduction in sensitivity to actual child abuse. 
B) complete mistrust of all psychiatrists. 
C) ban on psychologists testifying in court cases. 
D) increased use of Amytal ("truth serum") to verify cases of abuse. 
A) reduction in sensitivity to actual child abuse. 
B) complete mistrust of all psychiatrists. 
C) ban on psychologists testifying in court cases. 
D) increased use of Amytal ("truth serum") to verify cases of abuse.

Question 10

Regarding our memories for people, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding failures affect our memories of people. 
B) We all tend to categorize strangers in general terms. 
C) People's inclinations to act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike" tends to disappear when they learn more about one another as individuals. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Encoding failures affect our memories of people. 
B) We all tend to categorize strangers in general terms. 
C) People's inclinations to act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike" tends to disappear when they learn more about one another as individuals. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 11

The tip-of-the-tongue state is best explained best by which theory of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) repression 
C) cue-dependent 
D) encoding failure 
A) interference 
B) repression 
C) cue-dependent 
D) encoding failure

Question 12

Working with sea snails, Eric Kandel found that when learning took place

Accepted Answer

A) an engram was formed within the sea snails' nervous systems. 
B) the next generation of sea snails also exhibited this learned behavior. 
C) the sea snails' nerve cells released different amounts of neurotransmitters. 
D) the sea snails' ECS increased dramatically. 
A) an engram was formed within the sea snails' nervous systems. 
B) the next generation of sea snails also exhibited this learned behavior. 
C) the sea snails' nerve cells released different amounts of neurotransmitters. 
D) the sea snails' ECS increased dramatically.

Question 13

Regarding Wilding and Valentine's research on exceptional memory, which of the following was NOT a finding of their research?

Accepted Answer

A) Many of the contestants actively used memory strategies, including mnemonics. 
B) Specialized interests or knowledge helped participants on some tasks. 
C) On tasks in which the use of learned strategies was prevented, no participant was able to excel on these memory tasks. 
D) Wilding and Valentine concluded that exceptional memory may be based on either natural ability or learned strategies, but usually requires both. 
A) Many of the contestants actively used memory strategies, including mnemonics. 
B) Specialized interests or knowledge helped participants on some tasks. 
C) On tasks in which the use of learned strategies was prevented, no participant was able to excel on these memory tasks. 
D) Wilding and Valentine concluded that exceptional memory may be based on either natural ability or learned strategies, but usually requires both.

Question 14

Tests of memory based upon relearning use _____ to demonstrate retention of previous learning.

Accepted Answer

A) recognition scores 
B) the curve of forgetting 
C) redintegration scores 
D) savings scores 
A) recognition scores 
B) the curve of forgetting 
C) redintegration scores 
D) savings scores

Question 15

Kim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years.It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) decay. 
D) suppression. 
A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) decay. 
D) suppression.

Question 16

If someone asks you to name all the teachers that you had in elementary school and you are able to remember their names, you have just exhibited

Accepted Answer

A) implicit memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) contextual memory. 
D) explicit memory. 
A) implicit memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) contextual memory. 
D) explicit memory.

Question 17

A college student should expect to experience the greatest inhibition while studying which two subjects sequentially?

Accepted Answer

A) psychology and history 
B) analytical geometry and mechanical drawing 
C) geology and geography 
D) German grammar and Spanish grammar 
A) psychology and history 
B) analytical geometry and mechanical drawing 
C) geology and geography 
D) German grammar and Spanish grammar

Question 18

You are taking a math exam, and you are actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions.You are using your _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit 
B) implicit 
C) episodic 
D) contextual 
A) explicit 
B) implicit 
C) episodic 
D) contextual

Question 19

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is the area most associated with _____ memory, while the back areas of the cortex are more associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic; semantic 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) procedural; semantic 
D) semantic; procedural 
A) episodic; semantic 
B) semantic; episodic 
C) procedural; semantic 
D) semantic; procedural

Question 20

Normally, when you are backing a car, the steering wheel is turned in the direction you want to go.However, when backing a trailer, you must turn the steering wheel away from the direction you want the trailer to go.This situation results in _____, and often creates comical scenes at campgrounds and boat ramps.

Accepted Answer

A) suppression 
B) the opponent-process effect 
C) redintegration 
D) negative transfer 
A) suppression 
B) the opponent-process effect 
C) redintegration 
D) negative transfer

Exam 8: Extension B: Memory

Priming is most often used to reveal _____ memories.

If you can't remember whose picture is on a U.S.ten dollar bill, the most likely reason is

Lasting images that are frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, accident, or other significant events are called _____ memories.

If you have experienced a painful emotional event,

After a long flight, a very tired Mark rented a car at the airport and drove to a nearby motel.The next morning, when he went to the parking lot, he could not remember what make, model, or color car he had rented.Mark's forgetting illustrates

In an experiment, participants first memorized a sort of treasure map and were asked to picture a black dot moving from one object to another on this map, such as moving to one of the trees or to the hut at the top of the island.The time it took to "move" the dot was

The most promising research today examining memory is the

As discussed in the text, one of the unfortunate results of the popular coverage of false memory syndrome cases has been the

Regarding our memories for people, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The tip-of-the-tongue state is best explained best by which theory of forgetting?

Working with sea snails, Eric Kandel found that when learning took place

Regarding Wilding and Valentine's research on exceptional memory, which of the following was NOT a finding of their research?

Tests of memory based upon relearning use _____ to demonstrate retention of previous learning.

Kim is having trouble remembering her old phone number even though she had that number for ten years.It seems that her current phone number that she has had for two years is keeping her from remembering her old phone number.This is called

If someone asks you to name all the teachers that you had in elementary school and you are able to remember their names, you have just exhibited

A college student should expect to experience the greatest inhibition while studying which two subjects sequentially?

You are taking a math exam, and you are actively searching through the information stored in your memory to come up with the formulas to answer the questions.You are using your _____ memory.

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is the area most associated with _____ memory, while the back areas of the cortex are more associated with _____.

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 C: 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

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

Patterns of blood flow within the brain show that the front of the brain cortex is the area most associated with _ memory, while the back areas of the cortex are more associated with _.