Question 1

Cue-dependent forgetting may be the cause of

Accepted Answer

A) memory trace decay. 
B) the tip-of-the-tongue state. 
C) short-term memory problems. 
D) encoding disruption. 
A) memory trace decay. 
B) the tip-of-the-tongue state. 
C) short-term memory problems. 
D) encoding disruption.

Question 2

Every time Darlene and Sam get into an argument, they tend to rehash old issues that come to mind.Which theory best explains why the memories of previous arguments keep resurfacing?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference 
A) eidetic imagery 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference

Question 3

A saving score is an important part of which memory task?

Accepted Answer

A) recognition 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) redintegration 
A) recognition 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) redintegration

Question 4

Humans who have hippocampal damage usually develop _____, showing a striking inability to consolidate new memories.

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) retroactive interference 
D) proactive interference 
A) retrograde amnesia 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) retroactive interference 
D) proactive interference

Question 5

Regarding rehearsal of information, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Rehearsal requires that information must be recited out loud. 
B) Rehearsal is only good for tedious, boring information. 
C) Maintenance rehearsal is the best technique to use to connect new information to existing knowledge. 
D) The more reflective rehearsal strategies used during reading, the more information that will be retained. 
A) Rehearsal requires that information must be recited out loud. 
B) Rehearsal is only good for tedious, boring information. 
C) Maintenance rehearsal is the best technique to use to connect new information to existing knowledge. 
D) The more reflective rehearsal strategies used during reading, the more information that will be retained.

Question 6

Which of the following measures of memory would provide the greatest evidence of learning years after a student has completed a course?

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration 
B) recognition 
C) recall 
D) relearning 
A) redintegration 
B) recognition 
C) recall 
D) relearning

Question 7

Minnie has severe depression that has not been alleviated by medication.She is administered electro-convulsive therapy, that is, she is given a "shock treatment." We can expect Minnie to suffer a memory loss for events happening right before the shock treatment was administered.This memory loss is due to _____ being disrupted.

Accepted Answer

A) constructive processing 
B) redintegration 
C) consolidation 
D) the priming of memories 
A) constructive processing 
B) redintegration 
C) consolidation 
D) the priming of memories

Question 8

_____ memories are those that a person does not know exists and which are retrieved unconsciously.

Accepted Answer

A) Explicit 
B) Implicit 
C) Priming 
D) Short-long term 
A) Explicit 
B) Implicit 
C) Priming 
D) Short-long term

Question 9

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 directly related to the actual distances on the map, which illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) memories do exist as eidetic imagery. 
B) memories do exist as mental images. 
C) iconic memory lasts longer than once suspected. 
D) flashbulb memories are easily formed when requested. 
A) memories do exist as eidetic imagery. 
B) memories do exist as mental images. 
C) iconic memory lasts longer than once suspected. 
D) flashbulb memories are easily formed when requested.

Question 10

You are trying to remember a short list of letters, numbers, or words after seeing or hearing them once.If it takes you more than four to six seconds to repeat the list, you will forget some of the items due to

Accepted Answer

A) decay. 
B) disuse. 
C) consolidation. 
D) suppression. 
A) decay. 
B) disuse. 
C) consolidation. 
D) suppression.

Exam 8: Extension B: Memory

Cue-dependent forgetting may be the cause of

Every time Darlene and Sam get into an argument, they tend to rehash old issues that come to mind.Which theory best explains why the memories of previous arguments keep resurfacing?

A saving score is an important part of which memory task?

Humans who have hippocampal damage usually develop _____, showing a striking inability to consolidate new memories.

Regarding rehearsal of information, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following measures of memory would provide the greatest evidence of learning years after a student has completed a course?

_____ memories are those that a person does not know exists and which are retrieved unconsciously.

You are trying to remember a short list of letters, numbers, or words after seeing or hearing them once.If it takes you more than four to six seconds to repeat the list, you will forget some of the items due to

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

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

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Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension A: Personality

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Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

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Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

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Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

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Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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