Question 1

The filmed automobile accident study conducted by Loftus and Palmer illustrated that

Accepted Answer

A) new information can be integrated into memory and create false memories. 
B) memory traces are permanent and overwhelmingly accurate. 
C) logical interference and information processing combine to encode visually detailed memories. 
D) memory is,in fact,just like a video recorder. 
A) new information can be integrated into memory and create false memories. 
B) memory traces are permanent and overwhelmingly accurate. 
C) logical interference and information processing combine to encode visually detailed memories. 
D) memory is,in fact,just like a video recorder.

Question 2

Remembering your first date involves _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) skill 
B) procedural 
C) semantic 
D) episodic 
A) skill 
B) procedural 
C) semantic 
D) episodic

Question 3

Regarding false memories,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Forming and using long-term memories is an active,creative,highly personal process with our memories being shaped by emotions,judgments,and quirks of personality. 
B) False memories due to source confusion occur because new information "overwrites" existing memories. 
C) Because people cannot remember the source of a memory,it can lead witnesses to "remember" a face that they actually saw somewhere other than the crime scene. 
D) False long-term memories are a common problem in police work. 
A) Forming and using long-term memories is an active,creative,highly personal process with our memories being shaped by emotions,judgments,and quirks of personality. 
B) False memories due to source confusion occur because new information "overwrites" existing memories. 
C) Because people cannot remember the source of a memory,it can lead witnesses to "remember" a face that they actually saw somewhere other than the crime scene. 
D) False long-term memories are a common problem in police work.

Question 4

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory,the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk.As information enters the warehouse,it is first placed on the desk.Because the desk is small,it must be quickly cleared off to make room for new information.While unimportant items are simply tossed away,personally or culturally meaningful information is placed in the files,which represent

Accepted Answer

A) working memory. 
B) sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) long-term memory. 
A) working memory. 
B) sensory memory. 
C) short-term memory. 
D) long-term memory.

Question 5

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) remembering that 4 x 7 = 28 
B) remembering the name of the third president of the U.S. 
C) remembering where the letters "c-a-t" are on the typewriter as you type 
D) remembering the names of your elementary school teachers 
A) remembering that 4 x 7 = 28 
B) remembering the name of the third president of the U.S. 
C) remembering where the letters "c-a-t" are on the typewriter as you type 
D) remembering the names of your elementary school teachers

Question 6

In which memory system will information be quickly "dumped" unless the process of maintenance rehearsal takes place?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) procedural memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) procedural memory

Question 7

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Accepted Answer

A) do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B) will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C) actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D) can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as children but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults,since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children. 
A) do not pay attention or remember print ads as well as they do filmed ads. 
B) will lie to get attention even as adults. 
C) actually believe they remember meeting Bugs Bunny in Disney World when the event could not have occurred. 
D) can remember meeting Bugs Bunny as children but cannot recall meeting the characters as adults,since cartoon characters are more meaningful for children.

Question 8

Visual sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) engrams. 
B) echoic memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) illusions. 
A) engrams. 
B) echoic memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) illusions.

Question 9

Many Alzheimer's patients in the early stages of the disease are still able to play the piano or to make coffee as they always have.However,their ability to remember names or faces rapidly declines.Thus,the type of memory that is still functioning adequately in these Alzheimer's patients is _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural 
B) episodic 
C) semantic 
D) declarative 
A) procedural 
B) episodic 
C) semantic 
D) declarative

Question 10

The three processes involved in memory are maintenance,elaboration,and forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Keeping a short-term memory alive by silently repeating it is called

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) chunking. 
D) elaborative processing. 
A) redintegration. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) chunking. 
D) elaborative processing.

Question 12

A single meaningful "piece" of information,such as a digit,is called an information

Accepted Answer

A) icon. 
B) bit. 
C) position. 
D) engram. 
A) icon. 
B) bit. 
C) position. 
D) engram.

Question 13

The saying "seven plus or minus two" refers to the space capacity of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

If a person reports small gaps in his or her memory of past events,it is

Accepted Answer

A) normal. 
B) the early indications of Alzheimer's disease. 
C) called amnesia. 
D) possible he or she is lying,since memories are permanent. 
A) normal. 
B) the early indications of Alzheimer's disease. 
C) called amnesia. 
D) possible he or she is lying,since memories are permanent.

Question 15

The key to the cognitive interview is

Accepted Answer

A) the use of progressive relaxation. 
B) the use of progressive part recollection and recovery of memories. 
C) priming of eidetic imagery. 
D) recreating the crime scene. 
A) the use of progressive relaxation. 
B) the use of progressive part recollection and recovery of memories. 
C) priming of eidetic imagery. 
D) recreating the crime scene.

Question 16

Describe the two main types of long-term memories and the two subdivisions of one memory type.Then,identify which type of memory each of the following experiences would produce: (a)playing a guitar, (b)knowing the names of ten famous guitarists,and (c)the time you toured the Gibson Guitar Plant in Memphis.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that long-term memor

Question 17

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of associations,according to the _______  model of memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Units of information in long-term memory are...

Question 18

Which psychologist found that short­term memory is limited to the "magic number" seven (plus or minus two) information bits?

Accepted Answer

A) Herman Ebbinghaus 
B) Stephen Kosslyn 
C) George Miller 
D) John Wilding 
A) Herman Ebbinghaus 
B) Stephen Kosslyn 
C) George Miller 
D) John Wilding

Question 19

Iconic memory and echoic memory are two types of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In the Loftus and Palmer experiment,participants were asked questions a week later about the filmed car accident they had seen.The participants that had been asked earlier about the cars that "smashed" into each other

Accepted Answer

A) reported that they could only remember a few details of the filmed accident. 
B) overestimated the speed of both vehicles in the filmed accident. 
C) reported seeing broken glass when there was none in the film. 
D) reported the correct color of the cars but not the make or model of the cars. 
A) reported that they could only remember a few details of the filmed accident. 
B) overestimated the speed of both vehicles in the filmed accident. 
C) reported seeing broken glass when there was none in the film. 
D) reported the correct color of the cars but not the make or model of the cars.

Exam 33: Memory: Memory Systems

The filmed automobile accident study conducted by Loftus and Palmer illustrated that

Remembering your first date involves _______ memory.

Regarding false memories,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following would be considered an episodic memory?

In which memory system will information be quickly "dumped" unless the process of maintenance rehearsal takes place?

The study involving participants being shown fake ads depicting Bugs Bunny at Disney World illustrates how people

Visual sensory images that persist for about one-half second after being seen are referred to as

The three processes involved in memory are maintenance,elaboration,and forgetting.

Keeping a short-term memory alive by silently repeating it is called

A single meaningful "piece" of information,such as a digit,is called an information

The saying "seven plus or minus two" refers to the space capacity of _______ memory.

If a person reports small gaps in his or her memory of past events,it is

The key to the cognitive interview is

Units of information in long-term memory are organized in a complex system of associations,according to the _______ model of memory.

Which psychologist found that short­term memory is limited to the "magic number" seven (plus or minus two) information bits?

Iconic memory and echoic memory are two types of _______ memory.

In the Loftus and Palmer experiment,participants were asked questions a week later about the filmed car accident they had seen.The participants that had been asked earlier about the cars that "smashed" into each other

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

Psychological Disorders: Mood Disorders

Psychological Disorders: Anxiety-Based Disorders and Personality Disorders

Which psychologist found that shortterm memory is limited to the "magic number" seven (plus or minus two) information bits?