Question 1

Two chess experts carry on a chess game in their heads without a board or any pieces; they simply call out their moves to one another.Obviously, they are good at using

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory. 
B) redintegration. 
C) mental images. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) sensory memory. 
B) redintegration. 
C) mental images. 
D) implicit memory.

Question 2

Regarding Luria's case study of Mr.S, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr.S.'s selective memory was so limited that he had difficulty answering a specific question, writing a logical essay, or understanding a single sentence. 
B) Mr.S.had to devise ways to forget information. 
C) When reading, Mr.S.remembered every word as well as every sight, sound, and feeling that occurred to him as he was reading. 
D) All of these statements are true about Mr.S.'s abilities. 
A) Mr.S.'s selective memory was so limited that he had difficulty answering a specific question, writing a logical essay, or understanding a single sentence. 
B) Mr.S.had to devise ways to forget information. 
C) When reading, Mr.S.remembered every word as well as every sight, sound, and feeling that occurred to him as he was reading. 
D) All of these statements are true about Mr.S.'s abilities.

Question 3

On the reading comprehension test, a student reads a sentence and then the examiner turns the page and asks the student to select which picture out of four best illustrates what s/he read.This test is using _____ to measure the student's memory for what was read.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Eric Kandel found that learning altered the amount of

Accepted Answer

A) engrams created with the snail's nerve cells. 
B) blood flow to different subcortex areas. 
C) decay that took place within the snail's nerve cells. 
D) transmitter chemicals released by the snail's nerve cells. 
A) engrams created with the snail's nerve cells. 
B) blood flow to different subcortex areas. 
C) decay that took place within the snail's nerve cells. 
D) transmitter chemicals released by the snail's nerve cells.

Question 5

According to Wilding and Valentine, individuals with exceptional memories have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) using learned memory strategies. 
B) having specialized interests and knowledge that make certain info easier to encode. 
C) having naturally superior memory abilities, such as vivid mental images. 
D) having superior intellectual abilities or differently structured brains. 
A) using learned memory strategies. 
B) having specialized interests and knowledge that make certain info easier to encode. 
C) having naturally superior memory abilities, such as vivid mental images. 
D) having superior intellectual abilities or differently structured brains.

Question 6

Memories for a response may be erased by

Accepted Answer

A) administering brain shocks prior to training on a task. 
B) injecting subjects with adrenaline after learning. 
C) administering brain shocks immediately after training. 
D) putting the subject into hibernation or some other inactive state immediately after training. 
A) administering brain shocks prior to training on a task. 
B) injecting subjects with adrenaline after learning. 
C) administering brain shocks immediately after training. 
D) putting the subject into hibernation or some other inactive state immediately after training.

Question 7

Forgetting events that occurred just before a head injury would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) encoding failure. 
D) repression. 
A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) encoding failure. 
D) repression.

Question 8

Regarding eidetic imagery, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) About half of all children show eidetic ability. 
B) Most eidetic skills disappear by adolescence and are rare in adulthood. 
C) Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as reconstructive memory. 
D) Eidetic images are best "scanned" with one's eyes shut. 
A) About half of all children show eidetic ability. 
B) Most eidetic skills disappear by adolescence and are rare in adulthood. 
C) Eidetic imagery is informally referred to as reconstructive memory. 
D) Eidetic images are best "scanned" with one's eyes shut.

Question 9

If a memory is particularly emotional, as are many flashbulb memories, activity in the _____ appears to intensify the process of consolidation.

Accepted Answer

A) pons 
B) limbic system 
C) reticular formation 
D) prefrontal cortex 
A) pons 
B) limbic system 
C) reticular formation 
D) prefrontal cortex

Question 10

An excellent typist is given a new computer with a keyboard where the keys are arranged on the basis of how frequently the letters are used, as opposed to the standard keyboard arrangement.Until the typist learns the new keyboard, he will be plagued constantly with

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) sore fingers and a bruised ego. 
D) repression and suppression. 
A) proactive interference. 
B) retroactive interference. 
C) sore fingers and a bruised ego. 
D) repression and suppression.

Question 11

According to the interference theory of forgetting,

Accepted Answer

A) one's long-term memory capacity is limited so that when new information is brought in, older memories must be removed. 
B) new memories may alter existing memory traces or make it harder to retrieve earlier memories. 
C) the greater the similarity in two subjects being studied, the less the interference that takes place. 
D) cues present at the time of learning interfere with memory retrieval. 
A) one's long-term memory capacity is limited so that when new information is brought in, older memories must be removed. 
B) new memories may alter existing memory traces or make it harder to retrieve earlier memories. 
C) the greater the similarity in two subjects being studied, the less the interference that takes place. 
D) cues present at the time of learning interfere with memory retrieval.

Question 12

The fact that a majority of elderly persons have excellent long-term memories tends to cast doubt on _____ as a reason for forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A) problems with sensory memory 
B) consolidation 
C) disuse 
D) encoding failure 
A) problems with sensory memory 
B) consolidation 
C) disuse 
D) encoding failure

Question 13

Eidetic memorizers' amazing skills are based on

Accepted Answer

A) skillful use of mnemonic devices. 
B) visual images. 
C) memory structures relying on meaning. 
D) superior intelligence. 
A) skillful use of mnemonic devices. 
B) visual images. 
C) memory structures relying on meaning. 
D) superior intelligence.

Question 14

If you have an accident that causes a head injury, you may be unable to recall events preceeding the accident.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) prograde amnesia. 
C) motivated forgetting. 
D) cognitive blockage. 
A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) prograde amnesia. 
C) motivated forgetting. 
D) cognitive blockage.

Question 15

Kasey is having trouble learning French because she finds that having learned Spanish earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn French.This is known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Ten days after taking a psychology exam, Michael took a second exam on the same material (without reviewing) and scored only half as high as he did on the original exam.If he were tested yet again ten days later, the curve of forgetting suggests his score would be about

Accepted Answer

A) the same as on the second exam. 
B) one third of his score on the first exam. 
C) 20 percent of his score on the first exam. 
D) one half of his score on the second exam. 
A) the same as on the second exam. 
B) one third of his score on the first exam. 
C) 20 percent of his score on the first exam. 
D) one half of his score on the second exam.

Question 17

A theory to explain forgetting of both long-term and short-term memories is the _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) disuse 
B) psychoanalytic 
C) decay 
D) interference 
A) disuse 
B) psychoanalytic 
C) decay 
D) interference

Question 18

Which type of memory would be used to answer this question?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Tony, a high school football player, takes a hard hit at the beginning of the third quarter and momentarily loses consciousness.Tony cannot remember the half-time show that took place before he received the "hard hit," but otherwise he appears fine.Tony has suffered

Accepted Answer

A) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) iconic amnesia. 
A) Korsakoff's syndrome. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) iconic amnesia.

Question 20

Once used in recovering repressed memories, _____ is a hypnotic drug that induces a twilight state of consciousness, but does not automatically cause a person to tell the truth while under its influence.

Accepted Answer

A) Amytal 
B) GHB 
C) Rohypnol 
D) MDMA 
A) Amytal 
B) GHB 
C) Rohypnol 
D) MDMA

Exam 8: Extension B: Memory

Two chess experts carry on a chess game in their heads without a board or any pieces; they simply call out their moves to one another.Obviously, they are good at using

Regarding Luria's case study of Mr.S, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

On the reading comprehension test, a student reads a sentence and then the examiner turns the page and asks the student to select which picture out of four best illustrates what s/he read.This test is using _____ to measure the student's memory for what was read.

Eric Kandel found that learning altered the amount of

According to Wilding and Valentine, individuals with exceptional memories have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for

Memories for a response may be erased by

Forgetting events that occurred just before a head injury would be an example of

Regarding eidetic imagery, which of the following statements is TRUE?

If a memory is particularly emotional, as are many flashbulb memories, activity in the _____ appears to intensify the process of consolidation.

An excellent typist is given a new computer with a keyboard where the keys are arranged on the basis of how frequently the letters are used, as opposed to the standard keyboard arrangement.Until the typist learns the new keyboard, he will be plagued constantly with

According to the interference theory of forgetting,

The fact that a majority of elderly persons have excellent long-term memories tends to cast doubt on _____ as a reason for forgetting.

Eidetic memorizers' amazing skills are based on

If you have an accident that causes a head injury, you may be unable to recall events preceeding the accident.This is an example of

Kasey is having trouble learning French because she finds that having learned Spanish earlier makes it more difficult for her to now learn French.This is known as

Ten days after taking a psychology exam, Michael took a second exam on the same material (without reviewing) and scored only half as high as he did on the original exam.If he were tested yet again ten days later, the curve of forgetting suggests his score would be about

A theory to explain forgetting of both long-term and short-term memories is the _____ theory.

Which type of memory would be used to answer this question?

Tony, a high school football player, takes a hard hit at the beginning of the third quarter and momentarily loses consciousness.Tony cannot remember the half-time show that took place before he received the "hard hit," but otherwise he appears fine.Tony has suffered

Once used in recovering repressed memories, _____ is a hypnotic drug that induces a twilight state of consciousness, but does not automatically cause a person to tell the truth while under its influence.

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