Question 1

The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other, related memories is called

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) eidetic imagery parallel processing. 
C) redintegration. 
D) mnemonic coding. 
A) chunking. 
B) eidetic imagery parallel processing. 
C) redintegration. 
D) mnemonic coding.

Question 2

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime.The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

Accepted Answer

A) new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories. 
B) people often cannot remember the source of a memory. 
C) procedural memories are easily confused by similar information. 
D) the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval. 
A) new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories. 
B) people often cannot remember the source of a memory. 
C) procedural memories are easily confused by similar information. 
D) the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval.

Question 3

Remembering your first date involves _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, you would be doing what kind of memory task?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) recognition 
A) eidetic imagery 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) recognition

Question 5

The "magic number" seven refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) time capacity of long-term memory. 
B) time capacity of short-term memory. 
C) space capacity of short-term memory. 
D) space capacity of long-term memory. 
A) time capacity of long-term memory. 
B) time capacity of short-term memory. 
C) space capacity of short-term memory. 
D) space capacity of long-term memory.

Question 6

Which of the following is the most effective way to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic imagery 
B) elaborative encoding 
C) maintenance rehearsal 
D) decoding 
A) eidetic imagery 
B) elaborative encoding 
C) maintenance rehearsal 
D) decoding

Question 7

The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) tactile 
A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) tactile

Question 8

Whenever Marian listens to the oldies radio channel, memories of her high school dances and riding around with friends on Saturday night with the "radio blasting" come flooding back in detail.Marian is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect. 
A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect.

Question 9

Your instructor is lecturing in class when security knocks on the door.The instructor does to the door, gets the note from security, and gives it to a student, who exits the classroom.The instructor looks at the class and asks, "Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how _____ affects short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) encoding 
B) priming 
C) chunking 
D) interference 
A) encoding 
B) priming 
C) chunking 
D) interference

Question 10

Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory, if you were attempting to recall the word barn from a memorized list, which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?

Accepted Answer

A) darn 
B) shed 
C) yarn 
D) house 
A) darn 
B) shed 
C) yarn 
D) house

Question 11

Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the

Accepted Answer

A) cerebrum. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) motor cortex. 
D) limbic system. 
A) cerebrum. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) motor cortex. 
D) limbic system.

Question 12

In evaluating memory, whether a person can be said to have "remembered" depends on

Accepted Answer

A) whether you have a high average to superior intelligence. 
B) how you were tested. 
C) your gender and age. 
D) your level of education or training. 
A) whether you have a high average to superior intelligence. 
B) how you were tested. 
C) your gender and age. 
D) your level of education or training.

Question 13

The memory system used for relatively permanent storage of meaningful information is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) eidetic 
A) sensory 
B) short-term 
C) long-term 
D) eidetic

Question 14

You tell a person that you spent last spring holiday with your parents because that is where you usually spend spring holiday, but then your best friend reminds you that you went with her to her parents last spring holiday.Your mistake illustrates the _____ of memory, in which logic is used to fill in the gaps in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration 
B) consolidation 
C) eidetic imaging 
D) constructive processing 
A) redintegration 
B) consolidation 
C) eidetic imaging 
D) constructive processing

Question 15

According to economist Jesse Shapiro's research on advertising, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Storing enough of these commercials can eventually create "memories" that never happened. 
B) The more positive fictional commercials we see, the more likely we are to remember an actual negative experience with the product. 
C) Long-term advertising campaigns create a "brand" memory that can be remarkably strong, especially for ads first viewed in early childhood. 
D) The intent of much advertising is to "jam" our memories with positive impressions of a product, not just to familiarize and inform us about the product. 
A) Storing enough of these commercials can eventually create "memories" that never happened. 
B) The more positive fictional commercials we see, the more likely we are to remember an actual negative experience with the product. 
C) Long-term advertising campaigns create a "brand" memory that can be remarkably strong, especially for ads first viewed in early childhood. 
D) The intent of much advertising is to "jam" our memories with positive impressions of a product, not just to familiarize and inform us about the product.

Question 16

The cognitive interview technique is most likely to be useful for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A lawyer is preparing to defend a client in a case involving an automobile accident. 
B) A physician is evaluating the effectiveness of a drug treatment for hyperactivity. 
C) A psychologist is treating a child for anxiety related to the death of a parent. 
D) A recruiter is interviewing candidates for service in a foreign embassy. 
A) A lawyer is preparing to defend a client in a case involving an automobile accident. 
B) A physician is evaluating the effectiveness of a drug treatment for hyperactivity. 
C) A psychologist is treating a child for anxiety related to the death of a parent. 
D) A recruiter is interviewing candidates for service in a foreign embassy.

Question 17

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) declarative memory 
B) fact memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) episodic memory 
A) declarative memory 
B) fact memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 18

It is likely that _____ memories only register in the "lower" brain regions, especially in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic; hypothalamus 
B) semantic; thalamus 
C) fact; reticular formation 
D) skill; cerebellum 
A) episodic; hypothalamus 
B) semantic; thalamus 
C) fact; reticular formation 
D) skill; cerebellum

Question 19

Regarding the use of hypnosis, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B) If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions, hypnotized person tend to weave the information into their memories. 
C) Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in it can be unshakable. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Eighty percent of the new memories produced by hypnotized subjects in one classic experiment were incorrect. 
B) If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions, hypnotized person tend to weave the information into their memories. 
C) Even when a memory is completely false, the hypnotized person's confidence in it can be unshakable. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 20

Short-term memories are most often stored

Accepted Answer

A) phonetically. 
B) visually. 
C) iconically. 
D) episodically. 
A) phonetically. 
B) visually. 
C) iconically. 
D) episodically.

Exam 8: Extension A: Memory

The process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of associations to other, related memories is called

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime.The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

Remembering your first date involves _____ memory.

If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, you would be doing what kind of memory task?

The "magic number" seven refers to the

Which of the following is the most effective way to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory?

The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called _____ memory.

Whenever Marian listens to the oldies radio channel, memories of her high school dances and riding around with friends on Saturday night with the "radio blasting" come flooding back in detail.Marian is experiencing

Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory, if you were attempting to recall the word barn from a memorized list, which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?

Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the

In evaluating memory, whether a person can be said to have "remembered" depends on

The memory system used for relatively permanent storage of meaningful information is called _____ memory.

According to economist Jesse Shapiro's research on advertising, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The cognitive interview technique is most likely to be useful for which of the following?

Amnesic patients typically retain which type of memory?

It is likely that _____ memories only register in the "lower" brain regions, especially in the _____.

Regarding the use of hypnosis, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Short-term memories are most often stored

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 B: 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

It is likely that _ memories only register in the "lower" brain regions, especially in the _.