Question 1

Who is most likely to obtain the top score on the vocabulary test?

Accepted Answer

A) James, who made flash cards of all his words and is going over and over them. 
B) Cynthia, who has written down each word and definition five times in her notebook. 
C) Ryan, who has drawn a picture to illustrate each word. 
D) Harriet, who says the words and definitions over and over to herself all day long. 
A) James, who made flash cards of all his words and is going over and over them. 
B) Cynthia, who has written down each word and definition five times in her notebook. 
C) Ryan, who has drawn a picture to illustrate each word. 
D) Harriet, who says the words and definitions over and over to herself all day long.

Question 2

Research on flashbulb memories indicates that

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A) decay does not occur for these memories. 
B) interference does not occur for these memories. 
C) these memories are often the result of reconstruction rather than true memories. 
D) they are largely susceptible to the same errors as other types of memory. 
A) decay does not occur for these memories. 
B) interference does not occur for these memories. 
C) these memories are often the result of reconstruction rather than true memories. 
D) they are largely susceptible to the same errors as other types of memory.

Question 3

Peter is trying to accurately remember what his wife, Lois, looked like and was wearing the first time he ever saw her. Research suggests this will involve actual details stored in his memory as well as his best guesses and hunches based on his current knowledge. This suggests that people actively ________ many of their recollections of the past.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Peter is trying to accurately remember what...

Question 4

Why do you as an adult have a superior memory to an elementary school child?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include dis

Question 5

Retrieving information through ________ tends to be more difficult than retrieval through recognition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Retrieving information through ________ tends to be...

Question 6

Researchers have attempted to implant false memories in the memories of individuals. To be certain that the event never occurred, they asked students if they recall getting to meet Bugs Bunny (a Warner Brothers character)at Disneyland. When approximately 16 per cent of the students reported this memory, the researchers knew it was indeed evidence of a false memory because

Accepted Answer

A) the memory was of an impossible event. 
B) the memory was of a possible event. 
C) the memory occurred in the distant past. 
D) the memory occurred in the recent past. 
A) the memory was of an impossible event. 
B) the memory was of a possible event. 
C) the memory occurred in the distant past. 
D) the memory occurred in the recent past.

Question 7

To aid students in their retention of information, which subsequently enables them to earn higher exam scores, memory researchers would be most likely to highlight the use of

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) rote memorisation. 
A) eidetic memory. 
B) elaborative rehearsal. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) rote memorisation.

Question 8

As Dominique reviews the vocabulary terms for her French class, she is most likely to experience the greatest degree of forgetting

Accepted Answer

A) immediately after learning new words. 
B) immediately after finishing a semester. 
C) immediately after taking a test. 
D) immediately before taking a test. 
A) immediately after learning new words. 
B) immediately after finishing a semester. 
C) immediately after taking a test. 
D) immediately before taking a test.

Question 9

Who is engaging in distributed practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Geoff, who has been studying an hour a night over the last three weeks for his anatomy final 
B) Angela, who just read through her notes on the way to take her algebra final 
C) Kris, who made flash cards last night for his psychology final today 
D) Alan, who pulled an "all-nighter" to get ready for his biology final 
A) Geoff, who has been studying an hour a night over the last three weeks for his anatomy final 
B) Angela, who just read through her notes on the way to take her algebra final 
C) Kris, who made flash cards last night for his psychology final today 
D) Alan, who pulled an "all-nighter" to get ready for his biology final

Question 10

Rebecca stops after reading two or three paragraphs in her psychology text. She rehearses and thinks about the material she has just read before continuing on. The aspect of memory Rebecca is most concerned with is the limited duration of

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) echoic memory. 
A) sensory memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) echoic memory.

Question 11

Exposing people to stereotype-consistent information before meeting with an individual from the stereotyped group is often sufficient to produce stereotypic interpretations of that person's actions and thoughts. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) encoding failure. 
B) misinformation. 
C) priming. 
D) transference. 
A) encoding failure. 
B) misinformation. 
C) priming. 
D) transference.

Question 12

The authors report that the research into the effectiveness of distributed practice has been clear and unequivocal-spreading out our learning over longer intervals is much more effective then cramming our learning into shorter periods of time. This research has been repeated with the same findings over and over again. This demonstrates which principle of critical thinking from your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Replicability 
B) Falsifiability 
C) Correlation versus causation 
D) Occam's Razor 
A) Replicability 
B) Falsifiability 
C) Correlation versus causation 
D) Occam's Razor

Question 13

Alex just started his job as an advertising intern. When he arrived at the office, he was surprised that everyone was wearing jeans or other types of informal attire. The situation most likely violates Alex's ________ of office workers.

Accepted Answer

A) chunk 
B) mnemonic 
C) primer 
D) schema 
A) chunk 
B) mnemonic 
C) primer 
D) schema

Question 14

Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from ________ amnesia and Jane from ________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

All night, Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor. At the end of the night, he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number. His mental repetition of her number on the drive home is one example of

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) the power of suggestion. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) transference of memory. 
A) chunking. 
B) the power of suggestion. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) transference of memory.

Question 16

Which of the following best illustrates retroactive interference?

Accepted Answer

A) Susie struggles to learn how to play the violin, after playing the guitar for many years. 
B) Chet struggles to learn the names of the new players he added to his fantasy baseball roster. 
C) Professor Jones struggles to learn the names of his new students after teaching for many years prior. 
D) Coach Todd calls one of her old softball players the name of one of her new players. 
A) Susie struggles to learn how to play the violin, after playing the guitar for many years. 
B) Chet struggles to learn the names of the new players he added to his fantasy baseball roster. 
C) Professor Jones struggles to learn the names of his new students after teaching for many years prior. 
D) Coach Todd calls one of her old softball players the name of one of her new players.

Question 17

According to the authors, most of the events we experience

Accepted Answer

A) are encoded and lost in long-term memory. 
B) are implicitly encoded and thus lost within our long-term memory. 
C) are never encoded and thus never stored in long-term memory. 
D) are encoded and easily retrieved from long-term memory. 
A) are encoded and lost in long-term memory. 
B) are implicitly encoded and thus lost within our long-term memory. 
C) are never encoded and thus never stored in long-term memory. 
D) are encoded and easily retrieved from long-term memory.

Question 18

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most well-known forms of dementia. Because of neurofibrillary tangles, a person with this illness will

Accepted Answer

A) suffer uncontrolled growth of synapses in the hippocampus. 
B) forget their children's names before forgetting their grandchildren's names. 
C) suffer loss of synapses and death of cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. 
D) experience memory impairments, but not language impairments. 
A) suffer uncontrolled growth of synapses in the hippocampus. 
B) forget their children's names before forgetting their grandchildren's names. 
C) suffer loss of synapses and death of cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. 
D) experience memory impairments, but not language impairments.

Question 19

Schemas and scripts are valuable memory tools because they

Accepted Answer

A) assist us in interpreting new situations. 
B) facilitate the encoding of information in memory. 
C) often oversimplify a complex reality. 
D) reduce the amount of information that must be stored in long-term memory. 
A) assist us in interpreting new situations. 
B) facilitate the encoding of information in memory. 
C) often oversimplify a complex reality. 
D) reduce the amount of information that must be stored in long-term memory.

Question 20

You are telling your friend about a trip you took to Sea World when you were a child. During the middle of the show, the trainer slipped, fell into the water, and was nearly killed. You can remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. This is an example of which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Phantom 
B) Semantic 
C) Flashbulb 
D) Procedural 
A) Phantom 
B) Semantic 
C) Flashbulb 
D) Procedural

Who is most likely to obtain the top score on the vocabulary test?

Research on flashbulb memories indicates that

Why do you as an adult have a superior memory to an elementary school child?

Retrieving information through ________ tends to be more difficult than retrieval through recognition.

To aid students in their retention of information, which subsequently enables them to earn higher exam scores, memory researchers would be most likely to highlight the use of

As Dominique reviews the vocabulary terms for her French class, she is most likely to experience the greatest degree of forgetting

Who is engaging in distributed practice?

Rebecca stops after reading two or three paragraphs in her psychology text. She rehearses and thinks about the material she has just read before continuing on. The aspect of memory Rebecca is most concerned with is the limited duration of

Exposing people to stereotype-consistent information before meeting with an individual from the stereotyped group is often sufficient to produce stereotypic interpretations of that person's actions and thoughts. This is an example of

Alex just started his job as an advertising intern. When he arrived at the office, he was surprised that everyone was wearing jeans or other types of informal attire. The situation most likely violates Alex's ________ of office workers.

Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from amnesia and Jane from amnesia.

All night, Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor. At the end of the night, he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number. His mental repetition of her number on the drive home is one example of

Which of the following best illustrates retroactive interference?

According to the authors, most of the events we experience

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most well-known forms of dementia. Because of neurofibrillary tangles, a person with this illness will

Schemas and scripts are valuable memory tools because they

You are telling your friend about a trip you took to Sea World when you were a child. During the middle of the show, the trainer slipped, fell into the water, and was nearly killed. You can remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. This is an example of which type of memory?

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Who is most likely to obtain the top score on the vocabulary test?

Research on flashbulb memories indicates that

Why do you as an adult have a superior memory to an elementary school child?

Retrieving information through ________ tends to be more difficult than retrieval through recognition.

To aid students in their retention of information, which subsequently enables them to earn higher exam scores, memory researchers would be most likely to highlight the use of

As Dominique reviews the vocabulary terms for her French class, she is most likely to experience the greatest degree of forgetting

Who is engaging in distributed practice?

Rebecca stops after reading two or three paragraphs in her psychology text. She rehearses and thinks about the material she has just read before continuing on. The aspect of memory Rebecca is most concerned with is the limited duration of

Exposing people to stereotype-consistent information before meeting with an individual from the stereotyped group is often sufficient to produce stereotypic interpretations of that person's actions and thoughts. This is an example of

Alex just started his job as an advertising intern. When he arrived at the office, he was surprised that everyone was wearing jeans or other types of informal attire. The situation most likely violates Alex's ________ of office workers.

Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from ________ amnesia and Jane from ________ amnesia.

All night, Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor. At the end of the night, he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number. His mental repetition of her number on the drive home is one example of

Which of the following best illustrates retroactive interference?

According to the authors, most of the events we experience

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most well-known forms of dementia. Because of neurofibrillary tangles, a person with this illness will

Schemas and scripts are valuable memory tools because they

You are telling your friend about a trip you took to Sea World when you were a child. During the middle of the show, the trainer slipped, fell into the water, and was nearly killed. You can remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. This is an example of which type of memory?

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

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Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from amnesia and Jane from amnesia.