Question 1

If you can link information in short-term memory to knowledge already stored in long-term memory,the information will

Accepted Answer

A) gain meaning and be easier to remember. 
B) lose meaning and be harder to remember. 
C) become confused with the old information and be harder to remember. 
D) be forgotten. 
A) gain meaning and be easier to remember. 
B) lose meaning and be harder to remember. 
C) become confused with the old information and be harder to remember. 
D) be forgotten.

Question 2

Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory,if you are attempting to recall the word bed from a memorized list,which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?

Accepted Answer

A) red 
B) table 
C) bread 
D) sleep 
A) red 
B) table 
C) bread 
D) sleep

Question 3

Explain why hypnosis is rarely used in police work to improve the memory of eyewitnesses,and describe an alternative method that is more effective in improving the memory of eyewitnesses.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that a hypnotized pe

Question 4

Thoughts,inferences,and mental associations may be mistaken for true memories due to

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) suppression. 
D) encoding failure. 
A) redintegration. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) suppression. 
D) encoding failure.

Question 5

If you rehearse the Gettysburg Address until you have learned it to perfection,you can expect your memory for it to be

Accepted Answer

A) fleeting and likely to disappear within hours. 
B) available only in special situations. 
C) relatively permanent but subject to revision. 
D) fixed in a neural substrate and available unless the brain is subjected to damage or disease. 
A) fleeting and likely to disappear within hours. 
B) available only in special situations. 
C) relatively permanent but subject to revision. 
D) fixed in a neural substrate and available unless the brain is subjected to damage or disease.

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 an unlimited storage capacity. 
C) LTM typically stores information phonetically. 
D) The more you learn,the harder it is to add new information to LTM. 
A) LTM is often referred to as working memory. 
B) LTM has an unlimited storage capacity. 
C) LTM typically stores information phonetically. 
D) The more you learn,the harder it is to add new information to LTM.

Question 7

To help police detectives,R.Edward Geiselman and Ron Fisher created a technique to improve the memory of eyewitnesses that involves the witnesses revisiting the crime scene in their imaginations or in person.This technique is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To help police detectives,R.Edward Geiselman and Ron...

Question 8

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about _______ second(s).

Accepted Answer

A) one-half 
B) two 
C) four 
D) six 
A) one-half 
B) two 
C) four 
D) six

Question 9

The reorganization and updating of memories on the basis of logic,reasoning or the addtion of new information involves

Accepted Answer

A) maintenance rehearsal. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) eidetic imaging. 
D) retroactive priming. 
A) maintenance rehearsal. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) eidetic imaging. 
D) retroactive priming.

Question 10

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) chunking 
D) the keyword method 
A) elaborative processing 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) chunking 
D) the keyword method

Question 11

Many tragic cases of mistaken identity occur because the origins of a memory are misremembered,a phenomenon known as

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."

Question 12

Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) remembering the letters of the alphabet 
B) looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial 
C) remembering your name 
D) remembering how to ride a bicycle 
A) remembering the letters of the alphabet 
B) looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial 
C) remembering your name 
D) remembering how to ride a bicycle

Question 13

Redintegration is best explained by using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the feeling of knowing model 
B) recoding and chunking 
C) the network model 
D) mnemonic models 
A) the feeling of knowing model 
B) recoding and chunking 
C) the network model 
D) mnemonic models

Question 14

Learning by simple repetition is known as

Accepted Answer

A) rote learning or rote rehearsal. 
B) insight or discovery learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning. 
A) rote learning or rote rehearsal. 
B) insight or discovery learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning.

Question 15

The "magic number" seven refers to which capacity of short­term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) time 
B) iconic 
C) space 
D) echoic 
A) time 
B) iconic 
C) space 
D) echoic

Question 16

As new memories are formed,older memories are often

Accepted Answer

A) updated. 
B) unchanged. 
C) decayed. 
D) deconstructed. 
A) updated. 
B) unchanged. 
C) decayed. 
D) deconstructed.

Question 17

Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) consolidation 
B) constructive processing 
C) priming 
D) selective attention 
A) consolidation 
B) constructive processing 
C) priming 
D) selective attention

Question 18

"Memory index" is a term associated with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,every extra commercial you view adds one more positive memory of that product to your long-term memory,thus increasing your positive impression of this product.Shapiro refers to this as

Accepted Answer

A) "memory jamming." 
B) "priming" implicit memories. 
C) the serial position effect. 
D) flashbulb memories. 
A) "memory jamming." 
B) "priming" implicit memories. 
C) the serial position effect. 
D) flashbulb memories.

Question 20

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect. 
A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect.

Exam 33: Memory: Memory Systems

If you can link information in short-term memory to knowledge already stored in long-term memory,the information will

Because of the way in which information is encoded in long-term memory,if you are attempting to recall the word bed from a memorized list,which word are you most likely to mistakenly say?

Explain why hypnosis is rarely used in police work to improve the memory of eyewitnesses,and describe an alternative method that is more effective in improving the memory of eyewitnesses.

Thoughts,inferences,and mental associations may be mistaken for true memories due to

If you rehearse the Gettysburg Address until you have learned it to perfection,you can expect your memory for it to be

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

To help police detectives,R.Edward Geiselman and Ron Fisher created a technique to improve the memory of eyewitnesses that involves the witnesses revisiting the crime scene in their imaginations or in person.This technique is called the _______.

Iconic memory involves fleeting visual images that persist for about _______ second(s).

The reorganization and updating of memories on the basis of logic,reasoning or the addtion of new information involves

Rote learning is very similar to which of the following?

Many tragic cases of mistaken identity occur because the origins of a memory are misremembered,a phenomenon known as

Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory?

Redintegration is best explained by using which of the following?

Learning by simple repetition is known as

The "magic number" seven refers to which capacity of short­term memory?

As new memories are formed,older memories are often

Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

"Memory index" is a term associated with

According to economist Jesse Shapiro,every extra commercial you view adds one more positive memory of that product to your long-term memory,thus increasing your positive impression of this product.Shapiro refers to this as

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

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

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Human Development: Heredity and Environment

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Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

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Memory: Forgetting

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The "magic number" seven refers to which capacity of shortterm memory?