Question 1

The best analogy for the way long-term memory is conceptualized would be _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a revolving door 
B)  a filing cabinet 
C)  a desktop 
D)  a television 
A)  a revolving door 
B)  a filing cabinet 
C)  a desktop 
D)  a television

Question 2

In humans, the effects of stress on the hippocampus ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are permanent 
B)  can be reversed 
C)  can be stopped, but not reversed, if the environment changes 
D)  are minimal 
A)  are permanent 
B)  can be reversed 
C)  can be stopped, but not reversed, if the environment changes 
D)  are minimal

Question 3

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of ________ memory known as a(n) ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; autobiographical 
B)  episodic; autobiographical 
C)  semantic; personal 
D)  episodic; personal 
A)  semantic; autobiographical 
B)  episodic; autobiographical 
C)  semantic; personal 
D)  episodic; personal

Question 4

What was Ebbinghaus' major contribution to the study of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He provided neurological evidence that STM and LTM are distinct. 
B)  He established reinforcement and punishment as the means of memory. 
C)  He provided behavioral evidence that STM and LTM are distinct. 
D)  He demonstrated that most of memory is unconscious. 
A)  He provided neurological evidence that STM and LTM are distinct. 
B)  He established reinforcement and punishment as the means of memory. 
C)  He provided behavioral evidence that STM and LTM are distinct. 
D)  He demonstrated that most of memory is unconscious.

Question 5

What factor(s) most affect the difficulty of recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of choices 
B)  the similarity of the choices 
C)  the dissimilarity of the choices 
D)  the emotionality of the choices 
A)  the number of choices 
B)  the similarity of the choices 
C)  the dissimilarity of the choices 
D)  the emotionality of the choices

Question 6

What effect, if any, does hypnosis have on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no effect. 
B)  It increases people's confidence in their memories but not their accuracy. 
C)  It decreases people's confidence in their memories but not their accuracy. 
D)  It decreases their memory accuracy. 
A)  It has no effect. 
B)  It increases people's confidence in their memories but not their accuracy. 
C)  It decreases people's confidence in their memories but not their accuracy. 
D)  It decreases their memory accuracy.

Question 7

The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the biology classroom 
B)  an auditorium to prevent cheating 
C)  the English classroom 
D)  the special testing room used for all exams 
A)  the biology classroom 
B)  an auditorium to prevent cheating 
C)  the English classroom 
D)  the special testing room used for all exams

Question 8

Your text authors make the computer analogy that short-term memory is similar to ________ and long-term memory is similar to information ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the computer's RAM (random access memory); stored on the hard drive 
B)  information obtained from a commercially purchased CD; in RAM 
C)  information currently displayed on the screen; on a DVD 
D)  information in a technical manual; on a CD 
A)  the computer's RAM (random access memory); stored on the hard drive 
B)  information obtained from a commercially purchased CD; in RAM 
C)  information currently displayed on the screen; on a DVD 
D)  information in a technical manual; on a CD

Question 9

________ refers to the process of paying attention to characteristics that distinguish actual from imagined stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  A mnemonic device 
B)  Repression 
C)  Interference 
D)  Reality monitoring 
A)  A mnemonic device 
B)  Repression 
C)  Interference 
D)  Reality monitoring

Question 10

Tara, a grandmother now, claims to have a memory for when her sister was born over 50 years ago. This is certainly a false memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory for events in your life 
B)  memory for events in books 
C)  semantic personal memories 
D)  implicit memories 
A)  memory for events in your life 
B)  memory for events in books 
C)  semantic personal memories 
D)  implicit memories

Question 12

In the research of Elizabeth Loftus (1993) and others, what percentage of participants reported an event that did not occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 100% 
B)  between 10 and 25% 
C)  less than 10% 
D)  around 25% 
A)  approximately 100% 
B)  between 10 and 25% 
C)  less than 10% 
D)  around 25%

Question 13

The key difference between priming and repetition priming is that, unlike priming, repetition priming usually involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple exposures of the same stimuli 
B)  more subtle stimuli 
C)  more vivid stimuli 
D)  multiple stimuli 
A)  multiple exposures of the same stimuli 
B)  more subtle stimuli 
C)  more vivid stimuli 
D)  multiple stimuli

Question 14

Malcolm, aged 35, is severely depressed. Because of this he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy. After treatment, he is sent home and does much better. However, his TV-watching behavior is strange. Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new. Malcolm is showing signs of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  childhood amnesia 
D)  senile dementia 
A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  childhood amnesia 
D)  senile dementia

Question 15

In the 1950s, George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  5, plus or minus 4 
B)  7, plus or minus 2 
C)  9, plus or minus 3 
D)  11, plus or minus 1 
A)  5, plus or minus 4 
B)  7, plus or minus 2 
C)  9, plus or minus 3 
D)  11, plus or minus 1

Question 16

As you sit in class, the words to your favorite song keep running through your head. You are using what part of working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  the central executive 
C)  the articulatory loop 
D)  the semantic editor 
A)  the visuospatial sketchpad 
B)  the central executive 
C)  the articulatory loop 
D)  the semantic editor

Question 17

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more rapidly as time goes by 
B)  gradually at first, then with increasing speed 
C)  quickly at first, then tapers off gradually 
D)  most quickly one day after learning 
A)  more rapidly as time goes by 
B)  gradually at first, then with increasing speed 
C)  quickly at first, then tapers off gradually 
D)  most quickly one day after learning

Question 18

When does consolidation occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately 
B)  after a couple of years, but it may continue for much longer 
C)  soon after encoding 
D)  at encoding 
A)  immediately 
B)  after a couple of years, but it may continue for much longer 
C)  soon after encoding 
D)  at encoding

Question 19

False memories are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  impossible to experience 
B)  experienced only by those who have a form of mental illness 
C)  only likely to occur in very young individuals 
D)  memories of events or situations that did not occur 
A)  impossible to experience 
B)  experienced only by those who have a form of mental illness 
C)  only likely to occur in very young individuals 
D)  memories of events or situations that did not occur

Question 20

S's encoding and retrieval ability were enhanced by ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  his ability to organize information 
B)  his abnormally large hippocampus 
C)  large clusters of neurons in the cortex 
D)  his lack of frontal lobe activity 
A)  his ability to organize information 
B)  his abnormally large hippocampus 
C)  large clusters of neurons in the cortex 
D)  his lack of frontal lobe activity

The best analogy for the way long-term memory is conceptualized would be _________.

In humans, the effects of stress on the hippocampus ________.

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of memory known as a(n) memory.

What was Ebbinghaus' major contribution to the study of memory?

What factor(s) most affect the difficulty of recognition?

What effect, if any, does hypnosis have on memory?

The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in _____________.

Your text authors make the computer analogy that short-term memory is similar to and long-term memory is similar to information .

________ refers to the process of paying attention to characteristics that distinguish actual from imagined stimuli.

Tara, a grandmother now, claims to have a memory for when her sister was born over 50 years ago. This is certainly a false memory.

What is autobiographical memory?

In the research of Elizabeth Loftus (1993) and others, what percentage of participants reported an event that did not occur?

The key difference between priming and repetition priming is that, unlike priming, repetition priming usually involves ________.

In the 1950s, George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

As you sit in class, the words to your favorite song keep running through your head. You are using what part of working memory?

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten ____________.

When does consolidation occur?

False memories are ________.

S's encoding and retrieval ability were enhanced by ________________.

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The best analogy for the way long-term memory is conceptualized would be _________.

In humans, the effects of stress on the hippocampus ________.

Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of ________ memory known as a(n) ________ memory.

What was Ebbinghaus' major contribution to the study of memory?

What factor(s) most affect the difficulty of recognition?

What effect, if any, does hypnosis have on memory?

The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in _____________.

Your text authors make the computer analogy that short-term memory is similar to ________ and long-term memory is similar to information ________.

________ refers to the process of paying attention to characteristics that distinguish actual from imagined stimuli.

Tara, a grandmother now, claims to have a memory for when her sister was born over 50 years ago. This is certainly a false memory.

What is autobiographical memory?

In the research of Elizabeth Loftus (1993) and others, what percentage of participants reported an event that did not occur?

The key difference between priming and repetition priming is that, unlike priming, repetition priming usually involves ________.

In the 1950s, George Miller estimated the number of items that could be stored in short-term memory to be the magic number __________.

As you sit in class, the words to your favorite song keep running through your head. You are using what part of working memory?

Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten ____________.

When does consolidation occur?

False memories are ________.

S's encoding and retrieval ability were enhanced by ________________.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Learning: How Experience Changes US

Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive La Différence

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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Jesse still has very vivid memories of his first romantic kiss. This example illustrates a specific form of memory known as a(n) memory.

Your text authors make the computer analogy that short-term memory is similar to and long-term memory is similar to information .