Question 1

Which of the following structures of memory is autobiographical?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) nondeclarative memory 
D) episodic memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) implicit memory 
C) nondeclarative memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 2

A person suffering from retrograde amnesia will

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A) lose past memories and the retention of new memories will be severely impacted. 
B) lose past memories and the ability to acquire new memories will remain unaffected. 
C) recall past memories but not be able to make new ones. 
D) lose some past memories but have only the sporadic ability to make new memories. 
A) lose past memories and the retention of new memories will be severely impacted. 
B) lose past memories and the ability to acquire new memories will remain unaffected. 
C) recall past memories but not be able to make new ones. 
D) lose some past memories but have only the sporadic ability to make new memories.

Question 3

George Miller's classic research showed that the average capacity of short-term is between _____ units of information.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 and 7 
B) 5 and 9 
C) 7 and 12 
D) 9 and 12 
A) 2 and 7 
B) 5 and 9 
C) 7 and 12 
D) 9 and 12

Question 4

_____ refers to the retention of information or experience over time.

Accepted Answer

A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Priming 
D) Amnesia 
A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Priming 
D) Amnesia

Question 5

Which of the following is true of elaboration in memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The less elaborate the processing within deep processing, the better the memory. 
B) There is no link between brain activity and elaboration during encoding. 
C) Elaboration becomes difficult when self-reference techniques are used. 
D) Elaboration can occur at any level of processing. 
A) The less elaborate the processing within deep processing, the better the memory. 
B) There is no link between brain activity and elaboration during encoding. 
C) Elaboration becomes difficult when self-reference techniques are used. 
D) Elaboration can occur at any level of processing.

Question 6

Ashton is forty-five years old.He has vivid memories of the significant events that took place in his youth.However, he finds it difficult to recollect the events that took place during the first few years of his life.In the context of memory retrieval, this ability to recall events from certain phases of his life is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the reminiscence bump. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) interference. 
A) the reminiscence bump. 
B) the serial position effect. 
C) absentmindedness. 
D) interference.

Question 7

Lucy sustained a brain injury in a car accident.Although Lucy's memories of her life before the accident are intact, she is no longer able to form new, long-term memories.Every night when she goes to bed, her memories of what she had done that day are lost.Lucy suffers from

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) displacement. 
A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) anterograde amnesia. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) displacement.

Question 8

_____ has to do with remembering who, what, where, when, and why._____ has to do with remembering how.

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic memory/Episodic memory 
B) Episodic memory/Semantic memory 
C) Implicit memory/Explicit memory 
D) Explicit memory/Implicit memory 
A) Semantic memory/Episodic memory 
B) Episodic memory/Semantic memory 
C) Implicit memory/Explicit memory 
D) Explicit memory/Implicit memory

Question 9

The connectionist view of memory

Accepted Answer

A) suggests that memories are large knowledge structures. 
B) advocates that people forget not because memories are lost from storage but because other information gets in the way of what they want to remember. 
C) proposes that memories are organized sets of neurons that are routinely activated together. 
D) states that memory storage involves three separate systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. 
A) suggests that memories are large knowledge structures. 
B) advocates that people forget not because memories are lost from storage but because other information gets in the way of what they want to remember. 
C) proposes that memories are organized sets of neurons that are routinely activated together. 
D) states that memory storage involves three separate systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Question 10

People very quickly adapt to the procedures and behaviors appropriate at a birthday party.General knowledge of what to expect and how to behave at a birthday is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) script. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) discovered memory. 
D) working memory. 
A) script. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) discovered memory. 
D) working memory.

Question 11

Shannon is an excellent student.She rewrites her class notes after each class.Rewriting her notes is a form of

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal. 
B) priming. 
C) chunking. 
D) imagery. 
A) rehearsal. 
B) priming. 
C) chunking. 
D) imagery.

Question 12

The hippocampus, the temporal lobes in the cerebral cortex, and other areas of the limbic system play a very important role in _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) repressed 
B) implicit 
C) explicit 
D) sensory 
A) repressed 
B) implicit 
C) explicit 
D) sensory

Question 13

According to research, which of the following is an effective elaboration technique?

Accepted Answer

A) thinking of physical characteristics 
B) thinking of smells 
C) thinking of self-references 
D) thinking of sounds 
A) thinking of physical characteristics 
B) thinking of smells 
C) thinking of self-references 
D) thinking of sounds

Question 14

You go to a hypnotist to help you quit smoking.The hypnotist asks you to remember and describe things that you did differently before you started smoking.Which memory system will you use most to comply with this request?

Accepted Answer

A) your procedural memory system 
B) your permastore memory system 
C) your episodic memory system 
D) your nondeclarative memory system 
A) your procedural memory system 
B) your permastore memory system 
C) your episodic memory system 
D) your nondeclarative memory system

Question 15

Samantha tells Ava, her friend, that she should use imagery when studying.In the context of the science of memory, this tip will be most useful to Ava when she is _____ information.

Accepted Answer

A) retrieving 
B) encoding 
C) organizing 
D) rehearsing 
A) retrieving 
B) encoding 
C) organizing 
D) rehearsing

Question 16

The memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events is known as

Accepted Answer

A) precognition. 
B) working memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) flashbulb memory. 
A) precognition. 
B) working memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) flashbulb memory.

Question 17

In which subsystem of long-term memory is your knowledge of how to drive a car and how to ride a bike stored?

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) nondeclarative (implicit) memory 
D) declarative (explicit) memory 
A) episodic memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) nondeclarative (implicit) memory 
D) declarative (explicit) memory

Question 18

Although you had never been to the Fancy Foods Restaurant in your town, you weren't at all surprised when the hostess seated you, handed you the menu, and informed you that your server would soon be there to take your order.Shortly after, a man in a tuxedo came to your table.You knew exactly what was going to happen because you

Accepted Answer

A) are a certified psychic. 
B) have a script for what happens in a restaurant. 
C) have been to similar Fancy Foods Restaurants in other towns. 
D) have a friend who works there. 
A) are a certified psychic. 
B) have a script for what happens in a restaurant. 
C) have been to similar Fancy Foods Restaurants in other towns. 
D) have a friend who works there.

Question 19

_____ refers to the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) Imagery 
B) Elaboration 
C) Divided attention 
D) Sustained attention 
A) Imagery 
B) Elaboration 
C) Divided attention 
D) Sustained attention

Question 20

_____ includes the systems involved in procedural memory, classical conditioning, and priming.

Accepted Answer

A) Explicit memory 
B) Implicit memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Semantic memory 
A) Explicit memory 
B) Implicit memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Semantic memory

Which of the following structures of memory is autobiographical?

A person suffering from retrograde amnesia will

George Miller's classic research showed that the average capacity of short-term is between _____ units of information.

_____ refers to the retention of information or experience over time.

Which of the following is true of elaboration in memory?

Lucy sustained a brain injury in a car accident.Although Lucy's memories of her life before the accident are intact, she is no longer able to form new, long-term memories.Every night when she goes to bed, her memories of what she had done that day are lost.Lucy suffers from

_ has to do with remembering who, what, where, when, and why._ has to do with remembering how.

The connectionist view of memory

People very quickly adapt to the procedures and behaviors appropriate at a birthday party.General knowledge of what to expect and how to behave at a birthday is called a(n)

Shannon is an excellent student.She rewrites her class notes after each class.Rewriting her notes is a form of

The hippocampus, the temporal lobes in the cerebral cortex, and other areas of the limbic system play a very important role in _____ memory.

According to research, which of the following is an effective elaboration technique?

You go to a hypnotist to help you quit smoking.The hypnotist asks you to remember and describe things that you did differently before you started smoking.Which memory system will you use most to comply with this request?

Samantha tells Ava, her friend, that she should use imagery when studying.In the context of the science of memory, this tip will be most useful to Ava when she is _____ information.

The memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events is known as

In which subsystem of long-term memory is your knowledge of how to drive a car and how to ride a bike stored?

_____ refers to the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding.

_____ includes the systems involved in procedural memory, classical conditioning, and priming.

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Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following structures of memory is autobiographical?

A person suffering from retrograde amnesia will

George Miller's classic research showed that the average capacity of short-term is between _____ units of information.

_____ refers to the retention of information or experience over time.

Which of the following is true of elaboration in memory?

Lucy sustained a brain injury in a car accident.Although Lucy's memories of her life before the accident are intact, she is no longer able to form new, long-term memories.Every night when she goes to bed, her memories of what she had done that day are lost.Lucy suffers from

_____ has to do with remembering who, what, where, when, and why._____ has to do with remembering how.

The connectionist view of memory

People very quickly adapt to the procedures and behaviors appropriate at a birthday party.General knowledge of what to expect and how to behave at a birthday is called a(n)

Shannon is an excellent student.She rewrites her class notes after each class.Rewriting her notes is a form of

The hippocampus, the temporal lobes in the cerebral cortex, and other areas of the limbic system play a very important role in _____ memory.

According to research, which of the following is an effective elaboration technique?

You go to a hypnotist to help you quit smoking.The hypnotist asks you to remember and describe things that you did differently before you started smoking.Which memory system will you use most to comply with this request?

Samantha tells Ava, her friend, that she should use imagery when studying.In the context of the science of memory, this tip will be most useful to Ava when she is _____ information.

The memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events is known as

In which subsystem of long-term memory is your knowledge of how to drive a car and how to ride a bike stored?

_____ refers to the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding.

_____ includes the systems involved in procedural memory, classical conditioning, and priming.

The Science of Psychology

The Brain and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Health Psychology

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_ has to do with remembering who, what, where, when, and why._ has to do with remembering how.