Question 1

Which of the following stores specific factual information,such as names,faces,phrases,dates,and ideas,and is expressed as words or symbols?

Accepted Answer

A) iconic memory 
B) skill memory 
C) declarative memory 
D) procedural memory 
A) iconic memory 
B) skill memory 
C) declarative memory 
D) procedural memory

Question 2

Memory is an active system that

Accepted Answer

A) stores and organizes information. 
B) receives and recovers information. 
C) alters information. 
D) does all of these. 
A) stores and organizes information. 
B) receives and recovers information. 
C) alters information. 
D) does all of these.

Question 3

Selective attention determines what information moves from sensory memory into short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Because hyphens divide the numbers on your social security card into three segments,it is easier for you to remember this nine-digit number,which illustrates the process known as _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because hyphens divide the numbers on your...

Question 5

How does "memory jamming" work in advertising?

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that every extra com

Question 6

If you are to remember all 9,856 new terms on your psychology final exam,you must successfully

Accepted Answer

A) encode them in sensory memory,move them through short-term memory,and eventually retrieve them from long-term memory. 
B) utilize eidetic memory and mnemonic devices in constructively processing the information. 
C) move this information through procedural memory,semantic memory,and episodic memory while avoiding the serial position effect. 
D) utilize stimulus control and redintegration in the processing of this information. 
A) encode them in sensory memory,move them through short-term memory,and eventually retrieve them from long-term memory. 
B) utilize eidetic memory and mnemonic devices in constructively processing the information. 
C) move this information through procedural memory,semantic memory,and episodic memory while avoiding the serial position effect. 
D) utilize stimulus control and redintegration in the processing of this information.

Question 7

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes,you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) a flashbulb memory. 
B) echoic memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) illusory imagery. 
A) a flashbulb memory. 
B) echoic memory. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) illusory imagery.

Question 8

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,which represents

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

To help police detectives,Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive interview. 
B) progressive part method. 
C) retroactive priming procedure. 
D) proactive consolidation procedure. 
A) cognitive interview. 
B) progressive part method. 
C) retroactive priming procedure. 
D) proactive consolidation procedure.

Question 10

Cheryl meets her fiancé's family and wants to remember their names.To do this,she repeats their names over and over again in her mind.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A) indexing. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) elaborative processing. 
D) chunking or reordering. 
A) indexing. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) elaborative processing. 
D) chunking or reordering.

Question 11

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of _______ efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) eidetic imagery 
C) sensory memory 
D) implicit memory 
A) short-term memory 
B) eidetic imagery 
C) sensory memory 
D) implicit memory

Question 12

Tyler had not ridden a bicycle in ten years,yet he got on the bicycle and rode it without any complications.Tyler's ability to ride his bike is due to _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,the intent of much advertising is to

Accepted Answer

A) lie to the consumer regarding their product. 
B) provoke creative thinking in consumers about how this product can benefit them. 
C) "jam" the consumer's memory with positive impressions of a product. 
D) appeal to consumer's vanity and selfishness by "tricking the consumer into buying a product that will 'prolong' life,beauty,and youthfulness." 
A) lie to the consumer regarding their product. 
B) provoke creative thinking in consumers about how this product can benefit them. 
C) "jam" the consumer's memory with positive impressions of a product. 
D) appeal to consumer's vanity and selfishness by "tricking the consumer into buying a product that will 'prolong' life,beauty,and youthfulness."

Question 14

When Georgia looks at an old photograph of herself in the backyard tire swing,a flood of memories comes rushing back.Georgia finds herself going from one memory to the next.According to memory research,this process is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution effect. 
B) redintegration. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) recovered memory transfer. 
A) the fundamental attribution effect. 
B) redintegration. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) recovered memory transfer.

Question 15

Your instructor gives a pop test after just lecturing on the effects of drugs on the nervous system.On this test,you write "axon potential" instead of "action potential" and "repression" instead of "depression." Your mistakes illustrate the errors that can occur because most short-term memories are encoded

Accepted Answer

A) phonetically. 
B) visually. 
C) episodically. 
D) procedurally. 
A) phonetically. 
B) visually. 
C) episodically. 
D) procedurally.

Question 16

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Accepted Answer

A) she had to understand this concept in order to encode it this way. 
B) her memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C) she will become confused by all the additional information she encoded. 
D) she will not be able to retrieve the definition of reinforcement. 
A) she had to understand this concept in order to encode it this way. 
B) her memory network for this concept will be sparse and weak. 
C) she will become confused by all the additional information she encoded. 
D) she will not be able to retrieve the definition of reinforcement.

Question 17

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) In one classic experiment,hypnotized participants showed significant memory improvement with only 20 percent of their new memories being incorrect. 
B) Information gained through hypnosis is more likely to be true if the hypnotized person seems very confident than if he or she expresses any degree of uncertainty. 
C) If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions,a hypnotized person tends to weave this information into his or her memories. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) In one classic experiment,hypnotized participants showed significant memory improvement with only 20 percent of their new memories being incorrect. 
B) Information gained through hypnosis is more likely to be true if the hypnotized person seems very confident than if he or she expresses any degree of uncertainty. 
C) If a questioner asks misleading or suggestive questions,a hypnotized person tends to weave this information into his or her memories. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 18

Your son buys a used car that has a standard five-speed stick shift.Although you have only driven cars with automatic transmissions in the last several years,you are able to shift the gears in your son's car with relative ease.This ability to still use the clutch and shift gears on your son's car illustrates _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained.This conversion part of the memory process is known as

Accepted Answer

A) encoding. 
B) retrieval. 
C) consolidation. 
D) storage. 
A) encoding. 
B) retrieval. 
C) consolidation. 
D) storage.

Question 20

For most people,the space capacity for short-term memory is 12 items,plus or minus two.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 33: Memory: Memory Systems

Which of the following stores specific factual information,such as names,faces,phrases,dates,and ideas,and is expressed as words or symbols?

Memory is an active system that

Selective attention determines what information moves from sensory memory into short-term memory.

Because hyphens divide the numbers on your social security card into three segments,it is easier for you to remember this nine-digit number,which illustrates the process known as _______.

How does "memory jamming" work in advertising?

If you are to remember all 9,856 new terms on your psychology final exam,you must successfully

If you look at a flower and then quickly close your eyes,you will see a fleeting visual image for about one-half second that is referred to as

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,which represents

To help police detectives,Geiselman and Fisher created a technique for jogging the memory of eyewitnesses called the

Cheryl meets her fiancé's family and wants to remember their names.To do this,she repeats their names over and over again in her mind.This process is called

Chunking and maintenance rehearsal are especially important for the improvement of _______ efficiency.

Tyler had not ridden a bicycle in ten years,yet he got on the bicycle and rode it without any complications.Tyler's ability to ride his bike is due to _______ memory.

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,the intent of much advertising is to

When Georgia looks at an old photograph of herself in the backyard tire swing,a flood of memories comes rushing back.Georgia finds herself going from one memory to the next.According to memory research,this process is referred to as

If Erica uses elaborative processing to study the concept of reinforcement,

Regarding the use of hypnosis,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained.This conversion part of the memory process is known as

For most people,the space capacity for short-term memory is 12 items,plus or minus two.

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