Question 1

According to Craik and Lockhart, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a _______________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  deeper 
B)  medium 
C)  shallower 
D)  any of these, depending on the information 
A)  deeper 
B)  medium 
C)  shallower 
D)  any of these, depending on the information

Question 2

Recognition is generally worse than recall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When trying to memorize a list of words, reading over them several times before recall is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative encoding 
B)  chunking 
C)  repetition priming 
D)  dual coding 
A)  elaborative encoding 
B)  chunking 
C)  repetition priming 
D)  dual coding

Question 4

Why do people lose information from memory?

Accepted Answer

Either the information was not

Question 5

Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an eidetic image 
B)  a flashbulb memory 
C)  a semantic memory 
D)  a procedural memory 
A)  an eidetic image 
B)  a flashbulb memory 
C)  a semantic memory 
D)  a procedural memory

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory. 
B)  They are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory. 
C)  They can be helpful in both long- and short-term memory. 
D)  They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information. 
A)  They are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory. 
B)  They are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory. 
C)  They can be helpful in both long- and short-term memory. 
D)  They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information.

Question 7

Reality monitoring can be improved by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  paying attention to the amount of perceptual detail in one's memories 
B)  repressing similar memories 
C)  the addition of misleading information 
D)  increasing the imagination 
A)  paying attention to the amount of perceptual detail in one's memories 
B)  repressing similar memories 
C)  the addition of misleading information 
D)  increasing the imagination

Question 8

The famous case of H.M. pertains to an individual who had severe memory loss once his hippocampus was removed. However, he still had a form of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  explicit memory 
D)  declarative memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  explicit memory 
D)  declarative memory

Question 9

How do cues help you to remember?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide inferences. 
B)  They help chunk information. 
C)  They direct you to relevant information stored in long-term memory. 
D)  They provide numbers for ideas. 
A)  They provide inferences. 
B)  They help chunk information. 
C)  They direct you to relevant information stored in long-term memory. 
D)  They provide numbers for ideas.

Question 10

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information. The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  working 
A)  procedural 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  working

Question 11

One mystery of repressed memories is that current research suggests that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed memories never occur 
B)  purely pathological behavior should not be believed whatsoever 
C)  emotionally charged information is remembered worse than neutral information 
D)  emotionally charged information is remembered better than neutral information 
A)  repressed memories never occur 
B)  purely pathological behavior should not be believed whatsoever 
C)  emotionally charged information is remembered worse than neutral information 
D)  emotionally charged information is remembered better than neutral information

Question 12

Short-term memory tends to hold information for several hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between semantic and episodic memories?

Accepted Answer

Semantic memories are for word

Question 14

Your memory for the moment you heard about the planes crashing into New York's Twin Towers would be most appropriately termed a(n) ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  repressed 
A)  episodic 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  repressed

Question 15

If ____________is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, __________ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia 
C)  adolescent amnesia, conductive amnesia 
D)  procedural amnesia, implicit amnesia 
A)  anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia 
C)  adolescent amnesia, conductive amnesia 
D)  procedural amnesia, implicit amnesia

Question 16

Suppose you're presented with a list of the bones in the hand. Which words should you expect to forget the most-the ones in the beginning, middle, or end? Why?

Accepted Answer

Due to primacy and recency effects, you

Question 17

Retrograde amnesia is to anterograde amnesia as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mild is to severe 
B)  severe is to mild 
C)  remembering old is to learning new 
D)  remembering new is to learning old 
A)  mild is to severe 
B)  severe is to mild 
C)  remembering old is to learning new 
D)  remembering new is to learning old

Question 18

How is it possible to tell whether different genes affect different aspects of memory?

Accepted Answer

Using control sequences with k

Question 19

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Micah is trying to remember the specific route he took to the library the night before. What part of working memory is he accessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the articulatory loop 
B)  the visuospatial sketch pad 
C)  the internal executive 
D)  the control sequence 
A)  the articulatory loop 
B)  the visuospatial sketch pad 
C)  the internal executive 
D)  the control sequence

According to Craik and Lockhart, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a _______________ level.

Recognition is generally worse than recall.

When trying to memorize a list of words, reading over them several times before recall is an example of ________.

Why do people lose information from memory?

Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated. This is an example of ______.

Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?

Reality monitoring can be improved by ________.

The famous case of H.M. pertains to an individual who had severe memory loss once his hippocampus was removed. However, he still had a form of ________.

How do cues help you to remember?

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information. The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

One mystery of repressed memories is that current research suggests that ________.

Short-term memory tends to hold information for several hours.

What is the difference between semantic and episodic memories?

Your memory for the moment you heard about the planes crashing into New York's Twin Towers would be most appropriately termed a(n) ________ memory.

If __is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Suppose you're presented with a list of the bones in the hand. Which words should you expect to forget the most-the ones in the beginning, middle, or end? Why?

Retrograde amnesia is to anterograde amnesia as ________.

How is it possible to tell whether different genes affect different aspects of memory?

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Micah is trying to remember the specific route he took to the library the night before. What part of working memory is he accessing?

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According to Craik and Lockhart, we are most likely to remember information that we process at a _______________ level.

Recognition is generally worse than recall.

When trying to memorize a list of words, reading over them several times before recall is an example of ________.

Why do people lose information from memory?

Many middle-aged adults can vividly recall where they were and what they were doing the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, although they cannot remember what they were doing the day before he was assassinated. This is an example of ______.

Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?

Reality monitoring can be improved by ________.

The famous case of H.M. pertains to an individual who had severe memory loss once his hippocampus was removed. However, he still had a form of ________.

How do cues help you to remember?

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information. The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

One mystery of repressed memories is that current research suggests that ________.

Short-term memory tends to hold information for several hours.

What is the difference between semantic and episodic memories?

Your memory for the moment you heard about the planes crashing into New York's Twin Towers would be most appropriately termed a(n) ________ memory.

If ____________is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, __________ is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.

Suppose you're presented with a list of the bones in the hand. Which words should you expect to forget the most-the ones in the beginning, middle, or end? Why?

Retrograde amnesia is to anterograde amnesia as ________.

How is it possible to tell whether different genes affect different aspects of memory?

Which memory system has an unlimited capacity and can keep information for hours or decades?

Micah is trying to remember the specific route he took to the library the night before. What part of working memory is he accessing?

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If __is like losing a document in the computer because of a power loss, is like pushing the "save" key and having the document disappear instead of being stored.