Question 1

If you have used a variety of operations when processing information, you have utilized ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a dual code 
B)  transfer appropriate processing 
C)  elaborative encoding 
D)  depth of processing 
A)  a dual code 
B)  transfer appropriate processing 
C)  elaborative encoding 
D)  depth of processing

Question 2

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  working memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  short-term memory 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  working memory

Question 3

What type of stimuli did Ebbinghaus use to study memory?

Accepted Answer

Lists of l

Question 4

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Traditionally, what are repressed memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  real memories pushed out of consciousness because they are emotionally threatening 
B)  false memories 
C)  inaccurate recollections of events that actually occurred 
D)  an attempt to consciously think about an emotionally painful event 
A)  real memories pushed out of consciousness because they are emotionally threatening 
B)  false memories 
C)  inaccurate recollections of events that actually occurred 
D)  an attempt to consciously think about an emotionally painful event

Question 6

How does information stored dynamically in the brain differ from memory consolidation?

Accepted Answer

Consolidation consists of conv

Question 7

When someone looks at an image, the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up to the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them. This process is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  evaluation 
A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  evaluation

Question 8

Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  primary memory 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  long-term memory 
D)  short-term memory

Question 9

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chunking 
B)  decoding 
C)  rote rehearsal 
D)  data compression 
A)  chunking 
B)  decoding 
C)  rote rehearsal 
D)  data compression

Question 10

Your memory can be improved by enhancing your encoding. What type of factors will enhance encoding?

Accepted Answer

Encoding can be enhanced by providing go

Question 11

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

Accepted Answer

A)  storage 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  decoding 
A)  storage 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  decoding

Question 12

Participants in the "sweet" experiment in your text falsely recalled the word "sweet" when asked to memorize a word list. Why did they make this mistake?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food items completely erase the accuracy of memory. 
B)  The words on the list were associated with the concept of sweet and it became activated. 
C)  Hypnosis was used to modify the original memory. 
D)  The participants were given subliminal suggestions. 
A)  Food items completely erase the accuracy of memory. 
B)  The words on the list were associated with the concept of sweet and it became activated. 
C)  Hypnosis was used to modify the original memory. 
D)  The participants were given subliminal suggestions.

Question 13

Your memory of the first time you kissed a boy (or girl) is an example of an episodic memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Alzheimer's disease impacts memory but not the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Recall differs from recognition in that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall involves the use of incidental information whereas recognition involves the use of intentional information 
B)  recall involves the transfer of explicit information from short-term memory to long-term memory, whereas recognition involves the transfer of long-term memory to short-term memory 
C)  recall is the transfer of explicit information from long-term memory to short-term memory, whereas recognition is the matching of an encoded input to a stored representation 
D)  recall chiefly involves an ability to appreciate that a certain object is familiar and that it occurred in a particular context, whereas recognition does not feature this characteristic 
A)  recall involves the use of incidental information whereas recognition involves the use of intentional information 
B)  recall involves the transfer of explicit information from short-term memory to long-term memory, whereas recognition involves the transfer of long-term memory to short-term memory 
C)  recall is the transfer of explicit information from long-term memory to short-term memory, whereas recognition is the matching of an encoded input to a stored representation 
D)  recall chiefly involves an ability to appreciate that a certain object is familiar and that it occurred in a particular context, whereas recognition does not feature this characteristic

Question 16

"H.M." was hesitant to shake hands with a doctor who had pricked him with a pin the day before. This memory was most likely due to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  his good semantic memory 
B)  his poor procedural memory 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  his good semantic memory 
B)  his poor procedural memory 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 17

What evidence is there that STM and LTM are different stores?

Accepted Answer

Ebbinghaus provided some of the first ev

Question 18

What is knocked out in a knockout mouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  part or its memory skills 
B)  all of the genes 
C)  particular genes 
D)  part of the brain 
A)  part or its memory skills 
B)  all of the genes 
C)  particular genes 
D)  part of the brain

Question 19

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could no longer ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pay attention to specific stimuli 
B)  retrieve memories 
C)  form new memories 
D)  make sense of memories 
A)  pay attention to specific stimuli 
B)  retrieve memories 
C)  form new memories 
D)  make sense of memories

Question 20

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the decay of numerical memory 
B)  the extinction of auditory traces 
C)  George Miller's magic number 7, plus or minus 2 
D)  the limits of procedural memory 
A)  the decay of numerical memory 
B)  the extinction of auditory traces 
C)  George Miller's magic number 7, plus or minus 2 
D)  the limits of procedural memory

If you have used a variety of operations when processing information, you have utilized ________.

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

What type of stimuli did Ebbinghaus use to study memory?

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Traditionally, what are repressed memories?

How does information stored dynamically in the brain differ from memory consolidation?

When someone looks at an image, the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up to the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them. This process is called __________________.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________.

Your memory can be improved by enhancing your encoding. What type of factors will enhance encoding?

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

Participants in the "sweet" experiment in your text falsely recalled the word "sweet" when asked to memorize a word list. Why did they make this mistake?

Your memory of the first time you kissed a boy (or girl) is an example of an episodic memory.

Alzheimer's disease impacts memory but not the brain.

Recall differs from recognition in that ________.

"H.M." was hesitant to shake hands with a doctor who had pricked him with a pin the day before. This memory was most likely due to __________________.

What evidence is there that STM and LTM are different stores?

What is knocked out in a knockout mouse?

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could no longer ______.

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ______.

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Personality: Vive La Différence

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Exam 5: Memory: Living With Yesterday

If you have used a variety of operations when processing information, you have utilized ________.

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in ________.

What type of stimuli did Ebbinghaus use to study memory?

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Traditionally, what are repressed memories?

How does information stored dynamically in the brain differ from memory consolidation?

When someone looks at an image, the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up to the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them. This process is called __________________.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________.

Your memory can be improved by enhancing your encoding. What type of factors will enhance encoding?

Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

Participants in the "sweet" experiment in your text falsely recalled the word "sweet" when asked to memorize a word list. Why did they make this mistake?

Your memory of the first time you kissed a boy (or girl) is an example of an episodic memory.

Alzheimer's disease impacts memory but not the brain.

Recall differs from recognition in that ________.

"H.M." was hesitant to shake hands with a doctor who had pricked him with a pin the day before. This memory was most likely due to __________________.

What evidence is there that STM and LTM are different stores?

What is knocked out in a knockout mouse?

In the famous case of H. M., after having part of his brain removed, he could no longer ______.

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone. He asks his partner to read him his credit card number. However, when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line, he can't remember all the numbers. Jamal is coming up against ______.

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

Statistics Part B : How to Think About Research Studies

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