Question 1

What did Davachi et al.find when they used fMRI to examine brain activity during a levels of processing task?

Accepted Answer

A) Brain activation did not differ for tasks that involved different levels of processing. 
B) There was differential brain activation for tasks that involved different levels of processing. 
C) Brain activation depended more on how often the participants rehearsed the material than on how deeply it was processed. 
D) The results were inconclusive. 
A) Brain activation did not differ for tasks that involved different levels of processing. 
B) There was differential brain activation for tasks that involved different levels of processing. 
C) Brain activation depended more on how often the participants rehearsed the material than on how deeply it was processed. 
D) The results were inconclusive.

Question 2

When the BBC played an announcement 25 times a day for several weeks,listeners' memories for the announcement ______,demonstrating that mere exposure to information ____.

Accepted Answer

A) improved;does not improve memory 
B) did not improve;improves memory 
C) improved;improves memory 
D) did not improve;does not improve memory 
A) improved;does not improve memory 
B) did not improve;improves memory 
C) improved;improves memory 
D) did not improve;does not improve memory

Question 3

Proactive interference is when:

Accepted Answer

A) you remember a fact but attribute it to the wrong source. 
B) you remember something that never happened. 
C) old information disrupts new learning. 
D) new information disrupts old learning. 
A) you remember a fact but attribute it to the wrong source. 
B) you remember something that never happened. 
C) old information disrupts new learning. 
D) new information disrupts old learning.

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) It can be communicated in a format other than that in which it was acquired. 
B) It involves memories for factual,rather than autobiographical,information. 
C) It is independent of spatial and temporal context. 
D) Several exposures to the information are necessary in order for it to be learned. 
A) It can be communicated in a format other than that in which it was acquired. 
B) It involves memories for factual,rather than autobiographical,information. 
C) It is independent of spatial and temporal context. 
D) Several exposures to the information are necessary in order for it to be learned.

Question 5

To create a memorable yet secure password,you should:

Accepted Answer

A) make your password relatively short. 
B) create a password that is not meaningful to you. 
C) write your password on a piece of paper. 
D) write a hint or cue on a piece of paper. 
A) make your password relatively short. 
B) create a password that is not meaningful to you. 
C) write your password on a piece of paper. 
D) write a hint or cue on a piece of paper.

Question 6

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) declarative cues. 
B) transient cues. 
C) mnemonics. 
D) Ribot gradients. 
A) declarative cues. 
B) transient cues. 
C) mnemonics. 
D) Ribot gradients.

Question 7

The part of the brain involved in coordinating information within and across sensory modalities is the:

Accepted Answer

A) diencephalon. 
B) basal forebrain. 
C) association cortex. 
D) sensory cortex. 
A) diencephalon. 
B) basal forebrain. 
C) association cortex. 
D) sensory cortex.

What did Davachi et al.find when they used fMRI to examine brain activity during a levels of processing task?

When the BBC played an announcement 25 times a day for several weeks,listeners' memories for the announcement __,demonstrating that mere exposure to information .

Proactive interference is when:

Which of the following is true regarding episodic memory?

To create a memorable yet secure password,you should:

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

The part of the brain involved in coordinating information within and across sensory modalities is the:

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 7: Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

What did Davachi et al.find when they used fMRI to examine brain activity during a levels of processing task?

When the BBC played an announcement 25 times a day for several weeks,listeners' memories for the announcement ______,demonstrating that mere exposure to information ____.

Proactive interference is when:

Which of the following is true regarding episodic memory?

To create a memorable yet secure password,you should:

Strategies for making information more memorable and easier to recall are known as:

The part of the brain involved in coordinating information within and across sensory modalities is the:

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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When the BBC played an announcement 25 times a day for several weeks,listeners' memories for the announcement __,demonstrating that mere exposure to information .