Question 1

Which of the following is the most sensitive test of memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

An area of the brain that is associated with emotion and is of particular importance for memory storage is the

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) thalamus. 
D) medulla. 
A) hippocampus. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) thalamus. 
D) medulla.

Question 3

Having used English grammar for the first seventeen years of your life causes initial problems as you attempt to learn Spanish grammar.This problem is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) inhibition. 
B) negative transfer. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) avoidance learning. 
A) inhibition. 
B) negative transfer. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) avoidance learning.

Question 4

Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The forgetting of nonsense syllables during testing is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline. 
B) Forgetting of meaningful information occurs rapidly at first and is then followed by a slow decline but with the forgetting curve stretched over a longer time. 
C) Recent events are recalled more accurately than those from the remote past. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The forgetting of nonsense syllables during testing is rapid at first and is then followed by a slow decline. 
B) Forgetting of meaningful information occurs rapidly at first and is then followed by a slow decline but with the forgetting curve stretched over a longer time. 
C) Recent events are recalled more accurately than those from the remote past. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 5

In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

Accepted Answer

A) common everyday words. 
B) nonsense syllables. 
C) short, easily pronounced words. 
D) individual letters. 
A) common everyday words. 
B) nonsense syllables. 
C) short, easily pronounced words. 
D) individual letters.

Question 6

According to Ebbinghaus, forgetting is

Accepted Answer

A) almost complete within two days with 90 percent of the information totally forgotten. 
B) rapid at first and then followed by a slow decline. 
C) slow at first and is followed by a rapid decline within 30 days. 
D) characterized by a slow, steady decline from the moment the information is encountered. 
A) almost complete within two days with 90 percent of the information totally forgotten. 
B) rapid at first and then followed by a slow decline. 
C) slow at first and is followed by a rapid decline within 30 days. 
D) characterized by a slow, steady decline from the moment the information is encountered.

Question 7

Regarding the measure of memory being sensitive, which of the following is the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

_____ is any stimulus associated with a particular memory and usually enhances retrieval.

Accepted Answer

A) Memory trace 
B) Eidetic image 
C) Memory cue 
D) Morpheme 
A) Memory trace 
B) Eidetic image 
C) Memory cue 
D) Morpheme

Question 9

Underlining too much rather than too little in your textbook is an example of poor

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) selection. 
C) organization. 
D) strategy. 
A) rehearsal. 
B) selection. 
C) organization. 
D) strategy.

Question 10

Regarding flashbulb memories, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Flashbulb memories are usually only associated with positive events and rarely with negative events like public tragedies. 
B) Flashbulb memories are not always accurate. 
C) Although flashbulb memories are intense and permanent, people tend not to place too much confidence in their accuracy. 
D) Flashbulb memories are repressed memories of traumatic events. 
A) Flashbulb memories are usually only associated with positive events and rarely with negative events like public tragedies. 
B) Flashbulb memories are not always accurate. 
C) Although flashbulb memories are intense and permanent, people tend not to place too much confidence in their accuracy. 
D) Flashbulb memories are repressed memories of traumatic events.

Question 11

Information and events occurring just before a head injury are remembered very poorly or not at all because

Accepted Answer

A) fear associated with the accident produces suppression. 
B) consolidation is interrupted. 
C) the hormone ACTH is secreted. 
D) "flashbulb" memories are fleeting. 
A) fear associated with the accident produces suppression. 
B) consolidation is interrupted. 
C) the hormone ACTH is secreted. 
D) "flashbulb" memories are fleeting.

Question 12

In the "Card Magic" demonstration, after you focused on one card out of the six, you were then shown six more cards, and your card seemed to disappear.What had actually occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people tend to focus on the middle card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
B) Most people tend to focus on the second card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
C) Most people focus so intently on their choice that they did not notice that all five cards in the second presentation were new. 
D) A quick loss of memory has occurred verifying Ebbinghaus' curve of forgetting. 
A) Most people tend to focus on the middle card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
B) Most people tend to focus on the second card, and this one was the one that seemed to disappear. 
C) Most people focus so intently on their choice that they did not notice that all five cards in the second presentation were new. 
D) A quick loss of memory has occurred verifying Ebbinghaus' curve of forgetting.

Question 13

When students who go to graduate school have to brush up on a foreign language they learned before, they find it easier the second time around.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Cory is a new teacher and has had very little experience writing multiple choice questions.So, on a question asking for the "father of psychology," he listed Wilhelm Wundt and three women psychologists as the possible responses.This type of question would most likely produce

Accepted Answer

A) the serial position effect. 
B) a false positive. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) excellent recall memory. 
A) the serial position effect. 
B) a false positive. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) excellent recall memory.

Question 15

The _____ theory of forgetting only seems to explain forgetting for sensory memory and short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) disuse 
C) repression 
D) suppression 
A) decay 
B) disuse 
C) repression 
D) suppression

Question 16

Most forgetting tends to occur _____ after memorization.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately 
B) two days to five days 
C) one to two weeks 
D) six months to one year 
A) immediately 
B) two days to five days 
C) one to two weeks 
D) six months to one year

Question 17

People tend to put great confidence in flashbulb memories, even when they are wrong because

Accepted Answer

A) we review emotionally charged events over and over. 
B) we tell others about these emotionally charged events. 
C) many times, these events, such as earthquakes and assasinations reappear many times in the news, which highlights them in our memories. 
D) of all of these. 
A) we review emotionally charged events over and over. 
B) we tell others about these emotionally charged events. 
C) many times, these events, such as earthquakes and assasinations reappear many times in the news, which highlights them in our memories. 
D) of all of these.

Question 18

Some memories go beyond flashbulb clarity and become so intense that they may haunt a person for years.Extremely traumatic experiences, such as military combat, can produce so much _____ activation that the resulting memories and "flashbacks" leave a person emotionally handicapped.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Consolidation refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) time taken for short-term memory to be complete. 
B) ability to see relationships between objects or events. 
C) process whereby memory storage is speeded by the use of electroconvulsive shock treatment. 
D) forming of a long-term memory. 
A) time taken for short-term memory to be complete. 
B) ability to see relationships between objects or events. 
C) process whereby memory storage is speeded by the use of electroconvulsive shock treatment. 
D) forming of a long-term memory.

Question 20

Failure to store sufficient information to form a useful memory is known as

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 8: Extension B: Memory

Which of the following is the most sensitive test of memory?

An area of the brain that is associated with emotion and is of particular importance for memory storage is the

Having used English grammar for the first seventeen years of your life causes initial problems as you attempt to learn Spanish grammar.This problem is best explained by

Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

In his studies of memory, Ebbinghaus wanted to be sure he would not be swayed by prior learning, so he used

According to Ebbinghaus, forgetting is

Regarding the measure of memory being sensitive, which of the following is the correct order from most sensitive memory measure to the least sensitive?

_____ is any stimulus associated with a particular memory and usually enhances retrieval.

Underlining too much rather than too little in your textbook is an example of poor

Regarding flashbulb memories, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Information and events occurring just before a head injury are remembered very poorly or not at all because

In the "Card Magic" demonstration, after you focused on one card out of the six, you were then shown six more cards, and your card seemed to disappear.What had actually occurred?

When students who go to graduate school have to brush up on a foreign language they learned before, they find it easier the second time around.This illustrates

Cory is a new teacher and has had very little experience writing multiple choice questions.So, on a question asking for the "father of psychology," he listed Wilhelm Wundt and three women psychologists as the possible responses.This type of question would most likely produce

The _____ theory of forgetting only seems to explain forgetting for sensory memory and short-term memory.

Most forgetting tends to occur _____ after memorization.

People tend to put great confidence in flashbulb memories, even when they are wrong because

Some memories go beyond flashbulb clarity and become so intense that they may haunt a person for years.Extremely traumatic experiences, such as military combat, can produce so much _____ activation that the resulting memories and "flashbacks" leave a person emotionally handicapped.

Consolidation refers to the

Failure to store sufficient information to form a useful memory is known as

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