Question 1

___________ memories could be called "knowing that" memories,while ____________ memories could be called "knowing how" memories.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural; declarative 
B) Nondeclarative; procedural 
C) Declarative; nondeclarative 
D) Nondeclarative; declarative 
A) Procedural; declarative 
B) Nondeclarative; procedural 
C) Declarative; nondeclarative 
D) Nondeclarative; declarative C

Question 2

__________ occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember older information.

Accepted Answer

A) Replacement 
B) Retroactive interference 
C) The primacy effect 
D) Proactive interference 
A) Replacement 
B) Retroactive interference 
C) The primacy effect 
D) Proactive interference B

Question 3

To impress her friends,Wanda began telling her friends that she once met a famous celebrity,which was a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the DRM effect. 
B) imagination inflation. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) a recovered memory. 
A) the DRM effect. 
B) imagination inflation. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) a recovered memory. B

Question 4

When psychologists ask research participants to remember combinations of letters (such as TJD),why might they have participants engage in strange tasks such as counting backward by threes?

Accepted Answer

A) Counting backward prevents rehearsal,so researchers can see how long an unrehearsed memory trace will last. 
B) Researchers try to make the participants forget. 
C) Counting backward can facilitate episodic binding. 
D) Researchers are actually interested in backward-counting ability. 
A) Counting backward prevents rehearsal,so researchers can see how long an unrehearsed memory trace will last. 
B) Researchers try to make the participants forget. 
C) Counting backward can facilitate episodic binding. 
D) Researchers are actually interested in backward-counting ability.

Question 5

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 6

How have clinical psychologists applied the concept of schemas to the treatment of psychological problems like depression?

Accepted Answer

A) Abnormal schemas can be used as a diagnostic tool to identify depression in patients. 
B) Patients are encouraged to develop a "therapeutic process" schema that facilitates treatment. 
C) Schemas can be used by therapists to recover blocked memoires,which are causing the disorder. 
D) Some therapists attempt to change negative self-schemas,which contribute to negative thoughts. 
A) Abnormal schemas can be used as a diagnostic tool to identify depression in patients. 
B) Patients are encouraged to develop a "therapeutic process" schema that facilitates treatment. 
C) Schemas can be used by therapists to recover blocked memoires,which are causing the disorder. 
D) Some therapists attempt to change negative self-schemas,which contribute to negative thoughts.

Question 7

If you are preparing for an exam by using flashcards,you will probably find that you are more confident about some of the items than others.To improve your exam performance,you should:

Accepted Answer

A) drop the cards you already know. 
B) keep the cards in the deck even if you feel like you know them. 
C) use elaborative rehearsal. 
D) use the method of loci. 
A) drop the cards you already know. 
B) keep the cards in the deck even if you feel like you know them. 
C) use elaborative rehearsal. 
D) use the method of loci.

Question 8

Flashbulb memories,unlike other memories,are accurate records of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement best sums up the status of flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A) Recall for only emotional reactions at the time of the event is highly accurate. 
B) Recall for only physical details is highly accurate. 
C) Both emotion and physical details are remembered very accurately. 
D) Over time,memory for physical and emotional details decays,similar to what happens with non-flashbulb memories. 
A) Recall for only emotional reactions at the time of the event is highly accurate. 
B) Recall for only physical details is highly accurate. 
C) Both emotion and physical details are remembered very accurately. 
D) Over time,memory for physical and emotional details decays,similar to what happens with non-flashbulb memories.

Question 10

When details from an event fit our ______________ for the situation,they tend to be easier to recall,although it may be more difficult to recognize or report the specifics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When details from an event fit our...

Question 11

Using the partial report method,Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory could hold

Accepted Answer

A) about four or five letters. 
B) about nine or ten letters. 
C) all the letters present. 
D) about one to two letters. 
A) about four or five letters. 
B) about nine or ten letters. 
C) all the letters present. 
D) about one to two letters.

Question 12

Sensory memory:

Accepted Answer

A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for about 5 seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding. 
A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for about 5 seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding.

Question 13

Encoding is:

Accepted Answer

A) recalling information. 
B) recognizing information. 
C) representing information. 
D) remembering information 
A) recalling information. 
B) recognizing information. 
C) representing information. 
D) remembering information

Question 14

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

Accepted Answer

A) one-half second. 
B) five seconds. 
C) thirty seconds. 
D) one minute. 
A) one-half second. 
B) five seconds. 
C) thirty seconds. 
D) one minute.

Question 15

The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ____________,which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose,and ____________,which shift information from one type of memory to another.

Accepted Answer

A) central executives; episodic buffers 
B) episodic buffers; central executives 
C) stores; control processes 
D) control processes; stores 
A) central executives; episodic buffers 
B) episodic buffers; central executives 
C) stores; control processes 
D) control processes; stores

Question 16

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) conceptual memory 
D) primary memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) conceptual memory 
D) primary memory

Question 17

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) Retrieval 
B) Consolidation 
C) Lesioning 
D) Chunking 
A) Retrieval 
B) Consolidation 
C) Lesioning 
D) Chunking

Question 18

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means _______.

Accepted Answer

A) new material interferes with memory of old material 
B) new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C) old material interferes with memory of new material 
D) old material has eliminated memories of new material 
A) new material interferes with memory of old material 
B) new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C) old material interferes with memory of new material 
D) old material has eliminated memories of new material

Question 19

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model,incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores,the gateway to memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the Brown-Peterson test,subjects read a trigram (an unpronounceable series of three letters),and are then asked to count backwards by threes from a given number.What is the purpose of having the subjects count backward?

Accepted Answer

A) To test if the subject can multitask. 
B) To test if they can remember how to subtract. 
C) To interfere with the subject's ability to rehearse the trigram. 
D) To determine if numerical and phonetic memories are stored in different areas of the brain. 
A) To test if the subject can multitask. 
B) To test if they can remember how to subtract. 
C) To interfere with the subject's ability to rehearse the trigram. 
D) To determine if numerical and phonetic memories are stored in different areas of the brain.

_ memories could be called "knowing that" memories,while __ memories could be called "knowing how" memories.

__________ occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember older information.

To impress her friends,Wanda began telling her friends that she once met a famous celebrity,which was a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her.This is an example of

When psychologists ask research participants to remember combinations of letters (such as TJD),why might they have participants engage in strange tasks such as counting backward by threes?

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of

How have clinical psychologists applied the concept of schemas to the treatment of psychological problems like depression?

If you are preparing for an exam by using flashcards,you will probably find that you are more confident about some of the items than others.To improve your exam performance,you should:

Flashbulb memories,unlike other memories,are accurate records of the past.

Which statement best sums up the status of flashbulb memories?

When details from an event fit our ______________ for the situation,they tend to be easier to recall,although it may be more difficult to recognize or report the specifics.

Using the partial report method,Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory could hold

Sensory memory:

Encoding is:

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ,which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose,and ,which shift information from one type of memory to another.

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means _______.

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model,incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores,the gateway to memory.

In the Brown-Peterson test,subjects read a trigram (an unpronounceable series of three letters),and are then asked to count backwards by threes from a given number.What is the purpose of having the subjects count backward?

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Exam 7: Memory

___________ memories could be called "knowing that" memories,while ____________ memories could be called "knowing how" memories.

__________ occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember older information.

To impress her friends,Wanda began telling her friends that she once met a famous celebrity,which was a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her.This is an example of

When psychologists ask research participants to remember combinations of letters (such as TJD),why might they have participants engage in strange tasks such as counting backward by threes?

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of

How have clinical psychologists applied the concept of schemas to the treatment of psychological problems like depression?

If you are preparing for an exam by using flashcards,you will probably find that you are more confident about some of the items than others.To improve your exam performance,you should:

Flashbulb memories,unlike other memories,are accurate records of the past.

Which statement best sums up the status of flashbulb memories?

When details from an event fit our ______________ for the situation,they tend to be easier to recall,although it may be more difficult to recognize or report the specifics.

Using the partial report method,Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory could hold

Sensory memory:

Encoding is:

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ____________,which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose,and ____________,which shift information from one type of memory to another.

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

______________is the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories in the brain.

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means _______.

In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model,incoming information must make a brief stop in the sensory stores,the gateway to memory.

In the Brown-Peterson test,subjects read a trigram (an unpronounceable series of three letters),and are then asked to count backwards by threes from a given number.What is the purpose of having the subjects count backward?

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Thought and Language

Intelligence, aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Krause and Corts

Krause and Corts

Filters

_ memories could be called "knowing that" memories,while __ memories could be called "knowing how" memories.

The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ,which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose,and ,which shift information from one type of memory to another.