Question 1

_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall 
B)  Recognition 
C)  Rehearsal 
D)  Chunk 
A)  Recall 
B)  Recognition 
C)  Rehearsal 
D)  Chunk

Question 2

Middle-aged Mrs.Lovett is recalling her first Christmas as a young newlywed at her in-laws' Wyoming ranch.This is a(n)_____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  implicit 
C)  autobiographical 
D)  nondeclarative 
A)  procedural 
B)  implicit 
C)  autobiographical 
D)  nondeclarative

Question 3

Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decay-Information is lost over time as a result of nonuse. 
B)  Interference-Forgetting occurs when there are too few "triggers" to recall the information. 
C)  Cue-dependent-Forgetting occurs because other information in memory disrupts the retrieval of the information we are trying to remember. 
D)  Retroactive interference-Information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material. 
A)  Decay-Information is lost over time as a result of nonuse. 
B)  Interference-Forgetting occurs when there are too few "triggers" to recall the information. 
C)  Cue-dependent-Forgetting occurs because other information in memory disrupts the retrieval of the information we are trying to remember. 
D)  Retroactive interference-Information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material.

Question 4

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bartlett's constructive memory approach. 
C)  Loftus's notion of false memories. 
D)  the three-stage model of memory. 
A)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bartlett's constructive memory approach. 
C)  Loftus's notion of false memories. 
D)  the three-stage model of memory.

Question 5

Rehearsal serves to:

Accepted Answer

A)  refresh sensory memory. 
B)  keep information in sensory memory. 
C)  transfer information to long-term memory. 
D)  retrieve specific information exclusively. 
A)  refresh sensory memory. 
B)  keep information in sensory memory. 
C)  transfer information to long-term memory. 
D)  retrieve specific information exclusively.

Question 6

Which of the following searches explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jumping out of the path of an automobile coming toward us 
B)  A feeling of vague dislike for an acquaintance,without knowing why we have that feeling 
C)  Trying to remember a name encountered or learned about previously 
D)  Picking up the phone whenever it rings 
A)  Jumping out of the path of an automobile coming toward us 
B)  A feeling of vague dislike for an acquaintance,without knowing why we have that feeling 
C)  Trying to remember a name encountered or learned about previously 
D)  Picking up the phone whenever it rings

Question 7

Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of...

Question 8

In _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde;anterograde 
B)  anterograde;retrograde 
C)  retroactive;proactive 
D)  proactive;retroactive 
A)  retrograde;anterograde 
B)  anterograde;retrograde 
C)  retroactive;proactive 
D)  proactive;retroactive

Question 9

_____ is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is a memory disorder in which...

Question 10

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was coming to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  source amnesia.

Question 11

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either contacting or smashing into another.To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of a weapon attracts witnesses' attention,impairing their memory. 
B)  Eyewitnesses confidence is only weakly related to eyewitness memory. 
C)  Eyewitness memory can be heavily influenced by leading questions. 
D)  Child eyewitnesses are especially suggestible. 
A)  The presence of a weapon attracts witnesses' attention,impairing their memory. 
B)  Eyewitnesses confidence is only weakly related to eyewitness memory. 
C)  Eyewitness memory can be heavily influenced by leading questions. 
D)  Child eyewitnesses are especially suggestible.

Question 12

_____ memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ memories are our recollections of circumstances...

Question 13

When answering such questions as "Who was your date to the Junior Prom?" or "Which costume did you wear last Halloween?" you are relying most explicitly on the memory process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding. 
B)  potentiation. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  storage. 
A)  encoding. 
B)  potentiation. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  storage.

Question 14

_____ memories are recollections of events that are initially so shocking that the mind responds by pushing them into the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ memories are recollections of events that...

Question 15

The first attempts to study forgetting scientifically were made by the German psychologist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
C)  Ernst Heinrich Weber. 
D)  Georg Elias Muller. 
A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus. 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt. 
C)  Ernst Heinrich Weber. 
D)  Georg Elias Muller.

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned. 
B)  Nothing is ever really forgotten. 
C)  Material is forgotten at a relatively slow rate at first,then the rate of forgetting speeds up. 
D)  Material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first,then the rate of forgetting slows down. 
A)  Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned. 
B)  Nothing is ever really forgotten. 
C)  Material is forgotten at a relatively slow rate at first,then the rate of forgetting speeds up. 
D)  Material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first,then the rate of forgetting slows down.

Question 17

The primacy effect refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the most important items in a list are remembered better than the less important items. 
B)  items presented early in a list are remembered better than items in the middle of the list. 
C)  items presented late in a list are remembered better than items presented earlier. 
D)  those items in a list which have the greatest emotional impact are those with the greatest likelihood of recall. 
A)  the most important items in a list are remembered better than the less important items. 
B)  items presented early in a list are remembered better than items in the middle of the list. 
C)  items presented late in a list are remembered better than items presented earlier. 
D)  those items in a list which have the greatest emotional impact are those with the greatest likelihood of recall.

Question 18

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rehearsal 
B)  Priming 
C)  Chunking 
D)  Flashbulb 
A)  Rehearsal 
B)  Priming 
C)  Chunking 
D)  Flashbulb

Question 19

Rehearsal refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to recall information that one realizes one knows. 
B)  grouping of information that can be stored in short-term memory. 
C)  repetition of information that has entered short-term memory. 
D)  memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past. 
A)  inability to recall information that one realizes one knows. 
B)  grouping of information that can be stored in short-term memory. 
C)  repetition of information that has entered short-term memory. 
D)  memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past.

Question 20

Describe three of the techniques your text recommends for improving your memory.Suggest how the techniques you describe could be applied to improve your performance in one or more specific college courses.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary.
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_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

Middle-aged Mrs.Lovett is recalling her first Christmas as a young newlywed at her in-laws' Wyoming ranch.This is a(n)_____ memory.

Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

Rehearsal serves to:

Which of the following searches explicit memory?

Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of _____ memory.

In _ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

_____ is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was coming to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either contacting or smashing into another.To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant?

_____ memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

When answering such questions as "Who was your date to the Junior Prom?" or "Which costume did you wear last Halloween?" you are relying most explicitly on the memory process of:

_____ memories are recollections of events that are initially so shocking that the mind responds by pushing them into the unconscious.

The first attempts to study forgetting scientifically were made by the German psychologist:

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

The primacy effect refers to the fact that:

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

Rehearsal refers to the:

Describe three of the techniques your text recommends for improving your memory.Suggest how the techniques you describe could be applied to improve your performance in one or more specific college courses.

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_____ is a memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives.

Middle-aged Mrs.Lovett is recalling her first Christmas as a young newlywed at her in-laws' Wyoming ranch.This is a(n)_____ memory.

Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?

The idea that disturbing memories may be repressed derives from:

Rehearsal serves to:

Which of the following searches explicit memory?

Semantic and episodic memory are subdivisions of _____ memory.

In _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _____ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.

_____ is a memory disorder in which memory losses occur in the absence of other cognitive decrements.

During a conversation,Jerry told his friend that their favorite rock band was coming to perform in their city.However,he could not remember the medium through which he got the information about the show.Jerry was experiencing:

Loftus and Palmer (1974)conducted an experiment in which participants estimated the speed of a car described as either contacting or smashing into another.To which of the following conclusions regarding eyewitness memory is this study most relevant?

_____ memories are our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives.

When answering such questions as "Who was your date to the Junior Prom?" or "Which costume did you wear last Halloween?" you are relying most explicitly on the memory process of:

_____ memories are recollections of events that are initially so shocking that the mind responds by pushing them into the unconscious.

The first attempts to study forgetting scientifically were made by the German psychologist:

Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

The primacy effect refers to the fact that:

_____ is a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information,even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept.

Rehearsal refers to the:

Describe three of the techniques your text recommends for improving your memory.Suggest how the techniques you describe could be applied to improve your performance in one or more specific college courses.

Introduction to Psychology

Psychological Research

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Development

Personality

Health Psychology: Stress Coping and Well-Being

Filters

In _ amnesia,memory is lost for events preceding an injury or accident;in _ amnesia,memory is lost for events following an injury or accident.