Question 1

Before new incoming information can be stored,it must be first be

Accepted Answer

A) assimilated. 
B) retrieved. 
C) encoded. 
D) habituated. 
A) assimilated. 
B) retrieved. 
C) encoded. 
D) habituated.

Question 2

Your instructor is lecturing in class when security knocks on the door.The instructor goes to the door,gets the note from security,and gives it to a student,who exits the classroom.The instructor looks at the class and asks,"Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how short­term memory is affected by

Accepted Answer

A) dishabituation. 
B) priming. 
C) chunking. 
D) displacement. 
A) dishabituation. 
B) priming. 
C) chunking. 
D) displacement.

Question 3

The fact that it is easier for you to think of a canary as a bird before you think of a canary as an animal is explained by the difference in distance between units of information within the

Accepted Answer

A) network model. 
B) eidetic model. 
C) consolidation model. 
D) method of loci. 
A) network model. 
B) eidetic model. 
C) consolidation model. 
D) method of loci.

Question 4

Strategies used in a cognitive interview that help recreate the context in which the information was learned include

Accepted Answer

A) skilled use of mnemonics. 
B) revisiting the scene in one's imagination or in person. 
C) working on sensory and attentional processes. 
D) using dream analysis to remember details. 
A) skilled use of mnemonics. 
B) revisiting the scene in one's imagination or in person. 
C) working on sensory and attentional processes. 
D) using dream analysis to remember details.

Question 5

Five­year­old Jaycee learned her "ABCs" by repeating them over and over again.Jaycee learned the alphabet through

Accepted Answer

A) rote learning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) respondent conditioning. 
A) rote learning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) respondent conditioning.

Question 6

Regarding long-term memory (LTM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) LTM is often referred to as working memory. 
B) LTM has a limited storage capacity. 
C) Although information can be stored in LTM as images,the information is typically stored phonetically. 
D) If you make an error in LTM it will probably be related to meaning. 
A) LTM is often referred to as working memory. 
B) LTM has a limited storage capacity. 
C) Although information can be stored in LTM as images,the information is typically stored phonetically. 
D) If you make an error in LTM it will probably be related to meaning.

Question 7

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded,if you were asked to get ham and soap,you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

Accepted Answer

A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and shampoo. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent. 
A) jam and soup. 
B) roast beef and shampoo. 
C) hot dogs and buns. 
D) bologna and detergent.

Question 8

A brief continuation of sensory activity in the auditory system after a sound is first heard is referred to as __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) echoic 
B) iconic 
C) short-term 
D) working 
A) echoic 
B) iconic 
C) short-term 
D) working

Question 9

An intelligence test for adults frequently has a general knowledge section which tests for _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained,with this conversion part of the memory process being known as _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Information is initially converted into a form...

Question 11

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime.The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

Accepted Answer

A) new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories. 
B) people often cannot remember the source of a memory. 
C) procedural memories are easily confused by similar information. 
D) the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval. 
A) new information tends to "overwrite" semantic memories. 
B) people often cannot remember the source of a memory. 
C) procedural memories are easily confused by similar information. 
D) the serial position effect is causing the incorrect retrieval.

Question 12

Which of the following results from having more elaborate memory networks?

Accepted Answer

A) more retrieval cues 
B) less redintegration 
C) more eidetic imagery 
D) more encoding failure 
A) more retrieval cues 
B) less redintegration 
C) more eidetic imagery 
D) more encoding failure

Question 13

The memory of what you had for breakfast this morning would be considered a(n) _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) a single item. 
B) about seven items. 
C) about seven volumes. 
D) limitless. 
A) a single item. 
B) about seven items. 
C) about seven volumes. 
D) limitless.

Question 15

Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to learn?

Accepted Answer

A) learning a new telephone number or new address 
B) remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced 
C) solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time 
D) relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper 
A) learning a new telephone number or new address 
B) remembering the names of three new people to which they were just introduced 
C) solving a complex puzzle in a normal amount of time 
D) relating current events that were read in the morning newspaper

Question 16

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

Accepted Answer

A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing. 
A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing.

Question 17

Every extra commercial you view adds one more positive memory of the product to your long-term memory,which increases your positive impression of the product,a process known as memory jamming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Selective attention determines what information moves from

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory to long-term memory. 
B) sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C) implicit memory to explicit memory. 
D) episodic memory to semantic memory. 
A) short-term memory to long-term memory. 
B) sensory memory to short-term memory. 
C) implicit memory to explicit memory. 
D) episodic memory to semantic memory.

Question 19

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) redintegration 
C) serial positioning 
D) consolidation 
A) chunking 
B) redintegration 
C) serial positioning 
D) consolidation

Question 20

After appearing live on Australian television,memory expert Donald Thomson was accused of rape.It turns out that the victim was watching him on TV when the actual rapist broke into her apartment.This tragic case of mistaken identity was due to

Accepted Answer

A) source confusion. 
B) encoding failure. 
C) retroactive suppression. 
D) "memory jamming." 
A) source confusion. 
B) encoding failure. 
C) retroactive suppression. 
D) "memory jamming."

Exam 33: Memory: Memory Systems

Before new incoming information can be stored,it must be first be

The fact that it is easier for you to think of a canary as a bird before you think of a canary as an animal is explained by the difference in distance between units of information within the

Strategies used in a cognitive interview that help recreate the context in which the information was learned include

Five­year­old Jaycee learned her "ABCs" by repeating them over and over again.Jaycee learned the alphabet through

Regarding long-term memory (LTM),which of the following statements is TRUE?

Your roommate calls out ten items for you to get at the grocery store on your way back from class.Regarding how short-term memories are encoded,if you were asked to get ham and soap,you are most likely to mistakenly bring back

A brief continuation of sensory activity in the auditory system after a sound is first heard is referred to as __________ memory.

An intelligence test for adults frequently has a general knowledge section which tests for _______ memory.

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained,with this conversion part of the memory process being known as _______.

A witness identifies an innocent person seen somewhere else as the perpetrator of a crime.The main reason for this mistake in memory occurring is that

Which of the following results from having more elaborate memory networks?

The memory of what you had for breakfast this morning would be considered a(n) _______ memory.

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as

Which of the following skills would an amnesia patient be the most likely to learn?

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

Every extra commercial you view adds one more positive memory of the product to your long-term memory,which increases your positive impression of the product,a process known as memory jamming.

Selective attention determines what information moves from

Which of the following processes recodes or reorganizes information into units that are already in long-term memory?

After appearing live on Australian television,memory expert Donald Thomson was accused of rape.It turns out that the victim was watching him on TV when the actual rapist broke into her apartment.This tragic case of mistaken identity was due to

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

Fiveyearold Jaycee learned her "ABCs" by repeating them over and over again.Jaycee learned the alphabet through