Question 1

Organizing and summarizing material to be remembered works because it

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A) makes sensory memory more efficient. 
B) frees up the serial processing resources involved in memory. 
C) encourages better encoding of the information. 
D) facilitates state-dependent memory. 
A) makes sensory memory more efficient. 
B) frees up the serial processing resources involved in memory. 
C) encourages better encoding of the information. 
D) facilitates state-dependent memory.

Question 2

Regarding the ways to improve memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) There is very little you can do to improve your brain's ability to store long­term memories. 
B) Research has shown that taking herbs,such as Ginkgo biloba or taking large doses of vitamin E will significantly improve one's memory. 
C) The use of mnemonics have been shown to improve one's memory. 
D) Most super memorizers use encoding and retrieval strategies to augment whatever natural talents they have. 
A) There is very little you can do to improve your brain's ability to store long­term memories. 
B) Research has shown that taking herbs,such as Ginkgo biloba or taking large doses of vitamin E will significantly improve one's memory. 
C) The use of mnemonics have been shown to improve one's memory. 
D) Most super memorizers use encoding and retrieval strategies to augment whatever natural talents they have.

Question 3

Students in one study had the task of trying to recall a list of 600 words.As they read the list,the students were asked to write down three other words closely related in meaning to each listed word.In a test given later,the words each student supplied were used as the retrieval cues to jog memory.The students were able to recall what percent of the original list of 600 words using these cues?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 4

Regarding the exceptional memory of Steve described in the textbook,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Steve's exceptional memory seemed to be based on highly practiced strategies of encoding and storing digits. 
B) After 20 months of practice,Steve was able to memorize approximately 80 digits. 
C) Steve's short­term memory improved through this intensive practice. 
D) Before he began practicing long lists of digits,Steve had a normal memory for digits. 
A) Steve's exceptional memory seemed to be based on highly practiced strategies of encoding and storing digits. 
B) After 20 months of practice,Steve was able to memorize approximately 80 digits. 
C) Steve's short­term memory improved through this intensive practice. 
D) Before he began practicing long lists of digits,Steve had a normal memory for digits.

Question 5

Regarding how sleeping and eating affect memory,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Sleeping after studying increases interference. 
B) People who are hungry almost always score lower on memory tests. 
C) Drinking coffee tends to hurt test performance. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Sleeping after studying increases interference. 
B) People who are hungry almost always score lower on memory tests. 
C) Drinking coffee tends to hurt test performance. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 6

Which of the following allows you to check your progress and identify ideas that need extra practice?

Accepted Answer

A) massed practice 
B) feedback 
C) memory cues 
D) selective orgranization 
A) massed practice 
B) feedback 
C) memory cues 
D) selective orgranization

Question 7

You are taking an essay test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic,not trivial details. 
B) Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C) Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information,including sounds,smells,nearby objects and people,and the weather. 
D) Try to recall events or information in different orders. 
A) Focus on remembering the important aspects of the topic,not trivial details. 
B) Ask yourself what other students or your professor would remember about the topic. 
C) Mentally put yourself back in the situation where you learned the information,including sounds,smells,nearby objects and people,and the weather. 
D) Try to recall events or information in different orders.

Question 8

When deciding whether to use the whole or part approach to learning a long poem,it is best to

Accepted Answer

A) always use the part approach in learning both short and long passages. 
B) remember to study the largest meaningful amount of information you can at one time. 
C) utilize maintenance rehearsal regardless of whether the whole or part approach is used. 
D) do all of these. 
A) always use the part approach in learning both short and long passages. 
B) remember to study the largest meaningful amount of information you can at one time. 
C) utilize maintenance rehearsal regardless of whether the whole or part approach is used. 
D) do all of these.

Question 9

In comparing whole and part learning,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Part learning is better for fairly short,organized information. 
B) Whole learning is better for long,complicated information. 
C) The progressive-part method is a good way to learn lines in a play,a poem,or a musical piece. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Part learning is better for fairly short,organized information. 
B) Whole learning is better for long,complicated information. 
C) The progressive-part method is a good way to learn lines in a play,a poem,or a musical piece. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 10

According to Wilding and Valentine,individuals with exceptional memories

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A) have superior intellectual abilities. 
B) use learned memory strategies. 
C) have differently structured brains. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) have superior intellectual abilities. 
B) use learned memory strategies. 
C) have differently structured brains. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 11

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party.In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names,you should devote extra attention to those

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A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names. 
A) introduced in the middle. 
B) introduced at the end. 
C) introduced at the beginning. 
D) with the most common names.

Question 12

If you learn a list of words by associating each word with another concept,you are using which of the following to aid your recall?

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval cues 
B) implicit organization 
C) the serial position effect 
D) overlearning 
A) retrieval cues 
B) implicit organization 
C) the serial position effect 
D) overlearning

Question 13

Highlighting a few of the ideas in your textbook and writing notes in the margins helps to consolidate memory by

Accepted Answer

A) selecting the important information. 
B) creating the serial position effect. 
C) creating partial learning. 
D) providing feedback. 
A) selecting the important information. 
B) creating the serial position effect. 
C) creating partial learning. 
D) providing feedback.

Question 14

Two chess experts carry on a chess game in their heads without a board or any pieces;they simply call out their moves to one another.Obviously,they are good at using

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory. 
B) redintegration. 
C) mental images. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) sensory memory. 
B) redintegration. 
C) mental images. 
D) implicit memory.

Question 15

Sam studies for 20 minutes,then takes a break,then studies another 20 minutes,and then takes a break,and so on.This pattern of studying is referred to as _______ practice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sam studies for 20 minutes,then takes a...

Question 16

LaTanya is taking a discussion test in history and is having trouble remembering some of the important events she needs to discuss.So,she mentally puts herself back in the situation where she learned the information and tries to mentally recreate and relive the learning experience.She then writes everything that she can remember related to this learning experience,even trivial ideas,and also tries to recall the events in a different order and from different points of view.LaTanya is using a strategy that is very similar to a method used to improve eyewitness recall.This method is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of LaTanya is taking a discussion test in...

Question 17

When breaking long lists of information into sublists,make the middle sublists the shortest of all due to

Accepted Answer

A) the effects of maintenance rehearsal. 
B) cue-dependent forgetting. 
C) the effects of spaced practice. 
D) the serial position effect. 
A) the effects of maintenance rehearsal. 
B) cue-dependent forgetting. 
C) the effects of spaced practice. 
D) the serial position effect.

Question 18

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

Accepted Answer

A) massed practice 
B) feedback 
C) eidetic encoding 
D) selective organization 
A) massed practice 
B) feedback 
C) eidetic encoding 
D) selective organization

Question 19

Sleeping after studying

Accepted Answer

A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference. 
A) creates interference. 
B) enhances decay. 
C) blocks encoding. 
D) reduces interference.

Question 20

To learn college-level information,you must mentally reflect and look for connections between the information you are learning and your existing knowledge,a strategy known as

Accepted Answer

A) proactive encoding. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) rote rehearsal. 
A) proactive encoding. 
B) elaborative processing. 
C) eidetic imagery. 
D) rote rehearsal.

Exam 35: Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Organizing and summarizing material to be remembered works because it

Regarding the ways to improve memory,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the exceptional memory of Steve described in the textbook,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding how sleeping and eating affect memory,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following allows you to check your progress and identify ideas that need extra practice?

You are taking an essay test in psychology and are having trouble remembering important aspects of one of the experiments you have been asked to describe.Which of the following would NOT be the correct use of the cognitive interview method for jogging your memory?

When deciding whether to use the whole or part approach to learning a long poem,it is best to

In comparing whole and part learning,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

According to Wilding and Valentine,individuals with exceptional memories

You are introduced to a long list of people at a party.In order to correctly remember all of your new friends' names,you should devote extra attention to those

If you learn a list of words by associating each word with another concept,you are using which of the following to aid your recall?

Highlighting a few of the ideas in your textbook and writing notes in the margins helps to consolidate memory by

Two chess experts carry on a chess game in their heads without a board or any pieces;they simply call out their moves to one another.Obviously,they are good at using

Sam studies for 20 minutes,then takes a break,then studies another 20 minutes,and then takes a break,and so on.This pattern of studying is referred to as _______ practice.

When breaking long lists of information into sublists,make the middle sublists the shortest of all due to

Which of the following provides reinforcement to you as you check your progress and find out whether you remembered correctly?

Sleeping after studying

To learn college-level information,you must mentally reflect and look for connections between the information you are learning and your existing knowledge,a strategy known as

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: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

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