Question 1

Which memory system can be divided into four interrelated systems: central executive,visual sketchpad,episodic buffer,and the phonological loop?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) working memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) procedural memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) working memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) procedural memory

Question 2

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation,the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) reconstructive memory. 
B) a mnemonic. 
C) serial-position effect. 
D) pattern recognition. 
A) reconstructive memory. 
B) a mnemonic. 
C) serial-position effect. 
D) pattern recognition.

Question 3

Long-term potentiation may represent the first stages of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) events 
B) concepts 
C) time 
D) place 
A) events 
B) concepts 
C) time 
D) place

Question 5

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery 
A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery

Question 6

Conrad is a participant in a memory experiment.He is shown a grid of letters for a fraction of a second,and then quickly asked to report the letters he saw in the top,middle,or bottom row.The researchers conducting this experiment are most likely measuring Conrad's _____________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term 
B) long-term 
C) sensory 
D) echoic 
A) short-term 
B) long-term 
C) sensory 
D) echoic

Question 7

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) repression 
C) denial 
D) projection 
A) rationalization 
B) repression 
C) denial 
D) projection

Question 8

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

Accepted Answer

A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes 
A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes

Question 9

The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the ___________ effect,and the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the ___________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) recency; primacy 
B) primacy; recency 
C) serial-position; primacy 
D) serial-position; recency 
A) recency; primacy 
B) primacy; recency 
C) serial-position; primacy 
D) serial-position; recency

Question 10

After you finish reading this sentence,the information will remain in your ________ as you consider each of the answers below.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) photographic memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) working memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) photographic memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) working memory

Question 11

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) semantic memory 
A) emotional memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) semantic memory

Question 12

Which of the following effects demonstrates that one can change the details of a memory just by how a question is phrased?

Accepted Answer

A) Misinformation effects 
B) The DRM procedure 
C) Imagination inflation 
D) Repression 
A) Misinformation effects 
B) The DRM procedure 
C) Imagination inflation 
D) Repression

Question 13

The famous research subject H.M.developed a form of amnesia following surgery to treat his epilepsy.Following the surgery,H.M.

Accepted Answer

A) could not recall any memories from before the surgery. 
B) could form no new long-term memories of any kind. 
C) could form nondeclarative,but generally not declarative long-term memories. 
D) could form episodic,but generally not procedural long-term memories. 
A) could not recall any memories from before the surgery. 
B) could form no new long-term memories of any kind. 
C) could form nondeclarative,but generally not declarative long-term memories. 
D) could form episodic,but generally not procedural long-term memories.

Question 14

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

Question 15

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which type of memory can hold information for only a few seconds?

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic memory 
B) Short-term memory 
C) Sensory memory 
D) Long-term memory 
A) Semantic memory 
B) Short-term memory 
C) Sensory memory 
D) Long-term memory

Question 17

False memories are especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following systems maintains information in memory by repeating words and sounds?

Accepted Answer

A) Episodic buffer 
B) Central executive 
C) Phonological loop 
D) Visuospatial sketchpad 
A) Episodic buffer 
B) Central executive 
C) Phonological loop 
D) Visuospatial sketchpad

Question 19

The character of Dori from the movie Finding Nemo keeps complaining that she has short-term memory loss because she can't remember the name of the friend she met a few minutes earlier.What is a more likely explanation for her memory failure?

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) amygdala damage 
D) blocking 
A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) amygdala damage 
D) blocking

Question 20

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Accepted Answer

A) nondeclarative memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) procedural memory 
A) nondeclarative memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) procedural memory

Which memory system can be divided into four interrelated systems: central executive,visual sketchpad,episodic buffer,and the phonological loop?

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation,the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Long-term potentiation may represent the first stages of memory.

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Conrad is a participant in a memory experiment.He is shown a grid of letters for a fraction of a second,and then quickly asked to report the letters he saw in the top,middle,or bottom row.The researchers conducting this experiment are most likely measuring Conrad's _____________ memory.

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the _ effect,and the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the _ effect.

After you finish reading this sentence,the information will remain in your ________ as you consider each of the answers below.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Which of the following effects demonstrates that one can change the details of a memory just by how a question is phrased?

The famous research subject H.M.developed a form of amnesia following surgery to treat his epilepsy.Following the surgery,H.M.

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?

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in

Which type of memory can hold information for only a few seconds?

False memories are especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

Which of the following systems maintains information in memory by repeating words and sounds?

The character of Dori from the movie Finding Nemo keeps complaining that she has short-term memory loss because she can't remember the name of the friend she met a few minutes earlier.What is a more likely explanation for her memory failure?

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

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Exam 7: Memory

Which memory system can be divided into four interrelated systems: central executive,visual sketchpad,episodic buffer,and the phonological loop?

In order to help her music students learn the lines of the treble clef in musical notation,the teacher has them learn the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine." This is an example of

Long-term potentiation may represent the first stages of memory.

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Conrad is a participant in a memory experiment.He is shown a grid of letters for a fraction of a second,and then quickly asked to report the letters he saw in the top,middle,or bottom row.The researchers conducting this experiment are most likely measuring Conrad's _____________ memory.

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the ___________ effect,and the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the ___________ effect.

After you finish reading this sentence,the information will remain in your ________ as you consider each of the answers below.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Which of the following effects demonstrates that one can change the details of a memory just by how a question is phrased?

The famous research subject H.M.developed a form of amnesia following surgery to treat his epilepsy.Following the surgery,H.M.

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?

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in

Which type of memory can hold information for only a few seconds?

False memories are especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

Which of the following systems maintains information in memory by repeating words and sounds?

The character of Dori from the movie Finding Nemo keeps complaining that she has short-term memory loss because she can't remember the name of the friend she met a few minutes earlier.What is a more likely explanation for her memory failure?

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

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

The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the _ effect,and the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the _ effect.