Question 1

People use _____ to keep a phone number active in their minds while looking at their cell phones and dialing.

Accepted Answer

A) constructive processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) elaborative encoding 
D) redintegration 
A) constructive processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) elaborative encoding 
D) redintegration

Question 2

The types of sensory memory include

Accepted Answer

A) declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B) skill memory and fact memory. 
C) procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D) iconic memory and echoic memory. 
A) declarative memory and semantic memory. 
B) skill memory and fact memory. 
C) procedural memory and episodic memory. 
D) iconic memory and echoic memory.

Question 3

You take your girlfriend to the fancy restaurant in town.As you are enjoying your meal, you ask her if her meal is as good as the last time you both came to this restaurant.She then informs you that this is the first time she has ever been to this restaurant with you.You have just gotten into trouble due to

Accepted Answer

A) constructive processing. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) repression. 
D) encoding failure. 
A) constructive processing. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) repression. 
D) encoding failure.

Question 4

Long-term memory

Accepted Answer

A) has an unlimited storage capacity. 
B) is often referred to as working memory. 
C) retains information in a phonetic code. 
D) is considered eidetic for most people. 
A) has an unlimited storage capacity. 
B) is often referred to as working memory. 
C) retains information in a phonetic code. 
D) is considered eidetic for most people.

Question 5

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into the following two categories:

Accepted Answer

A) fact memory and mnemonic memory. 
B) procedural memory and fact memory. 
C) semantic memory and fact memory. 
D) semantic memory and redintegration memory. 
A) fact memory and mnemonic memory. 
B) procedural memory and fact memory. 
C) semantic memory and fact memory. 
D) semantic memory and redintegration memory.

Question 6

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Accepted Answer

A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and stew. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent. 
A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and stew. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent.

Question 7

According to the network model of memory, the time required to answer questions about objects, events, or individuals depends on

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of rehearsal used in memorization. 
B) the length of the chain of associations that connects them. 
C) individual differences in neural memory and processing strategies. 
D) the total capacity of individual memory banks. 
A) the amount of rehearsal used in memorization. 
B) the length of the chain of associations that connects them. 
C) individual differences in neural memory and processing strategies. 
D) the total capacity of individual memory banks.

Question 8

Episodic memories

Accepted Answer

A) are not as easily forgotten as semantic memories. 
B) are learned from rote memorization. 
C) include a time and a place within the memory. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) are not as easily forgotten as semantic memories. 
B) are learned from rote memorization. 
C) include a time and a place within the memory. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 9

Regarding the cognitive interview, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When used properly, it produces 35 percent more correct information than standard questioning. 
B) The procedure has been shown to be effective in different cultures. 
C) It has the tendency to create more false memories than hypnosis. 
D) A person is encouraged to remember the memories in a different order and from different viewpoints. 
A) When used properly, it produces 35 percent more correct information than standard questioning. 
B) The procedure has been shown to be effective in different cultures. 
C) It has the tendency to create more false memories than hypnosis. 
D) A person is encouraged to remember the memories in a different order and from different viewpoints.

Question 10

"Memory index" is a term associated with

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory. 
B) STM. 
C) LTM. 
D) mnemonics. 
A) sensory memory. 
B) STM. 
C) LTM. 
D) mnemonics.

Question 11

According to your textbook, the Maasai of East Africa are able to store detailed information about cattle because their culture

Accepted Answer

A) views cattle as sacred animals. 
B) views cattle as important indicators of wealth. 
C) lack a complex verbal language, so they must retain memory as visual images. 
D) has developed a more naturalistic view of the world. 
A) views cattle as sacred animals. 
B) views cattle as important indicators of wealth. 
C) lack a complex verbal language, so they must retain memory as visual images. 
D) has developed a more naturalistic view of the world.

Question 12

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Accepted Answer

A) do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B) will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C) actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D) can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as a child but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults, since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children. 
A) do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B) will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C) actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D) can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as a child but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults, since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children.

Question 13

Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) consolidation 
B) constructive processing 
C) priming 
D) selective attention 
A) consolidation 
B) constructive processing 
C) priming 
D) selective attention

Question 14

The role that culture plays in memory is due our tendency to store long-term memories based on

Accepted Answer

A) their phonetic sounds. 
B) surprising visual images. 
C) meaning and importance. 
D) location and spatial orientation. 
A) their phonetic sounds. 
B) surprising visual images. 
C) meaning and importance. 
D) location and spatial orientation.

Question 15

Nelson Cowan believes that short-term memory may actually hold only _____ items, unless some chunking has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) four 
C) eight 
D) ten 
A) two 
B) four 
C) eight 
D) ten

Question 16

Often, memories appear to be available but simply cannot be accessed.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the tip-of-the-tongue state. 
B) sensory memory failure. 
C) engram decay. 
D) the savings score. 
A) the tip-of-the-tongue state. 
B) sensory memory failure. 
C) engram decay. 
D) the savings score.

Question 17

Most of our basic factual knowledge about the world is almost totally immune to forgetting and includes the names of objects, the days of the week, simple math skills, and the seasons of the year.This type of declarative memory is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

_____ reorganizes information into units that are already in LTM.

Accepted Answer

A) Chunking 
B) Verbal metamorphosis 
C) Serial positioning 
D) Symbolization 
A) Chunking 
B) Verbal metamorphosis 
C) Serial positioning 
D) Symbolization

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic processes of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) encoding 
B) feedback 
C) storage 
D) retrieval 
A) encoding 
B) feedback 
C) storage 
D) retrieval

Question 20

Which of the following would be considered a semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) remembering your first car 
B) remembering the name of the 16th president of the U.S. 
C) remembering your first job 
D) remembering the accident you saw three weeks ago 
A) remembering your first car 
B) remembering the name of the 16th president of the U.S. 
C) remembering your first job 
D) remembering the accident you saw three weeks ago

Exam 8: Extension A: Memory

People use _____ to keep a phone number active in their minds while looking at their cell phones and dialing.

The types of sensory memory include

Long-term memory

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into the following two categories:

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded, if you were asked to get ham and soap, you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

According to the network model of memory, the time required to answer questions about objects, events, or individuals depends on

Episodic memories

Regarding the cognitive interview, which of the following statements is FALSE?

"Memory index" is a term associated with

According to your textbook, the Maasai of East Africa are able to store detailed information about cattle because their culture

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

The role that culture plays in memory is due our tendency to store long-term memories based on

Nelson Cowan believes that short-term memory may actually hold only _____ items, unless some chunking has occurred.

Often, memories appear to be available but simply cannot be accessed.This is known as

Most of our basic factual knowledge about the world is almost totally immune to forgetting and includes the names of objects, the days of the week, simple math skills, and the seasons of the year.This type of declarative memory is called _____ memory.

_____ reorganizes information into units that are already in LTM.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic processes of memory?

Which of the following would be considered a semantic memory?

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