Question 1

Visual information is relayed from the sensory register in the ____________ to the ____________,where it can be held in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral cortex;frontal and parietal lobes 
B)  frontal and parietal lobes;cerebral cortex 
C)  hippocampus;cerebral cortex 
D)  cerebral cortex;hippocampus 
A)  cerebral cortex;frontal and parietal lobes 
B)  frontal and parietal lobes;cerebral cortex 
C)  hippocampus;cerebral cortex 
D)  cerebral cortex;hippocampus

Question 2

In the serial position effect,items at the beginning of a list are recalled because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  are still held in short-term memory. 
B)  were rehearsed and transferred to long-term memory. 
C)  are still being held in sensory registers. 
D)  involve recognition,not recall. 
A)  are still held in short-term memory. 
B)  were rehearsed and transferred to long-term memory. 
C)  are still being held in sensory registers. 
D)  involve recognition,not recall.

Question 3

An important difference between visual information in the sensory register and auditory information in the sensory register is that the auditory information:

Accepted Answer

A)  has a smaller storage capacity. 
B)  can be held longer than visual information. 
C)  cannot be held as long as visual information. 
D)  is limited to about seven pieces. 
A)  has a smaller storage capacity. 
B)  can be held longer than visual information. 
C)  cannot be held as long as visual information. 
D)  is limited to about seven pieces.

Question 4

You are trying to recall an important conversation you had with your boss three weeks ago.When you tell your friend about the conversation,what will you most likely do about any parts of the conversation that are "missing" from your memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  You will reconstruct them based on your schema for the conversation. 
B)  You will simply not include them. 
C)  You will assume those parts never existed. 
D)  You will hope your friend does not figure you out. 
A)  You will reconstruct them based on your schema for the conversation. 
B)  You will simply not include them. 
C)  You will assume those parts never existed. 
D)  You will hope your friend does not figure you out.

Question 5

What happens when we try to remember something in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  We examine every item in short-term memory. 
B)  It usually just "comes to us." 
C)  We use cues. 
D)  This speeds up our memory loss. 
A)  We examine every item in short-term memory. 
B)  It usually just "comes to us." 
C)  We use cues. 
D)  This speeds up our memory loss.

Question 6

Procedural memory can be best accessed through ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Procedural memory can be best accessed through...

Question 7

According to the stage theory of memory,information entering the memory system must first enter:

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  the sensory register. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  working memory. 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  the sensory register. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  working memory.

Question 8

The memory of a particular event at a specific time in your life is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  reconstructed memory. 
A)  semantic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  reconstructed memory.

Question 9

Linking new information to oneself is an excellent means to improve one's ability to retrieve the information later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compare and contrast anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia is a disorder of mem

Question 11

In the network models of memory,items become closely associated:

Accepted Answer

A)  through personal experience with the items. 
B)  by biological similarities. 
C)  by their survival value. 
D)  because they have similar acoustic or visual properties. 
A)  through personal experience with the items. 
B)  by biological similarities. 
C)  by their survival value. 
D)  because they have similar acoustic or visual properties.

Question 12

Before information can be stored in memory,it must be encoded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The levels of processing model suggests that short-term memories are:

Accepted Answer

A)  processed in a different brain location than long-term memories are. 
B)  memories that are processed in a shallow manner. 
C)  encoded semantically while long-term memories are procedural. 
D)  episodic memories while long-term memories are procedural memories. 
A)  processed in a different brain location than long-term memories are. 
B)  memories that are processed in a shallow manner. 
C)  encoded semantically while long-term memories are procedural. 
D)  episodic memories while long-term memories are procedural memories.

Question 14

Describe how procedural,semantic,and episodic memories are all involved in playing a game of tennis or another sport.

Accepted Answer

(NOTE: Student answers will vary. )In a

Question 15

Information in long-term memory can become distorted because we tend to store only the ____________ of the information.

Accepted Answer

gist (or g

Question 16

If provided a list of items and told to memorize them in order,you are most likely to forget those that appear in/at the ____________ of the list.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If provided a list of items and...

Question 17

Decay theory is believed to apply to sensory,short-term,and long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Remembering an event that did not occur or that occurred in a way that was different from the memory is referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  lie. 
B)  decayed memory. 
C)  false memory. 
D)  motivated forgotten memory. 
A)  lie. 
B)  decayed memory. 
C)  false memory. 
D)  motivated forgotten memory.

Question 19

In support of schema theory,Carmichael and associates presented subjects with ambiguous drawings.Later,they were asked to recall the drawings.The subject's recall of the drawings was:

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly influenced by verbal labels telling them what the figures represented 
B)  significantly influenced by elaborative rehearsal 
C)  substantially improved if they used vivid imagery 
D)  substantially affected by proactive interference 
A)  significantly influenced by verbal labels telling them what the figures represented 
B)  significantly influenced by elaborative rehearsal 
C)  substantially improved if they used vivid imagery 
D)  substantially affected by proactive interference

Question 20

When you store learned information from your introductory psychology course,you store the information as:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  reconstructed memory. 
A)  episodic memory. 
B)  semantic memory. 
C)  procedural memory. 
D)  reconstructed memory.

Visual information is relayed from the sensory register in the to the ,where it can be held in short-term memory.

In the serial position effect,items at the beginning of a list are recalled because they:

An important difference between visual information in the sensory register and auditory information in the sensory register is that the auditory information:

You are trying to recall an important conversation you had with your boss three weeks ago.When you tell your friend about the conversation,what will you most likely do about any parts of the conversation that are "missing" from your memory?

What happens when we try to remember something in short-term memory?

Procedural memory can be best accessed through ____________.

According to the stage theory of memory,information entering the memory system must first enter:

The memory of a particular event at a specific time in your life is a(n):

Linking new information to oneself is an excellent means to improve one's ability to retrieve the information later.

Compare and contrast anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.

In the network models of memory,items become closely associated:

Before information can be stored in memory,it must be encoded.

The levels of processing model suggests that short-term memories are:

Describe how procedural,semantic,and episodic memories are all involved in playing a game of tennis or another sport.

Information in long-term memory can become distorted because we tend to store only the ____________ of the information.

If provided a list of items and told to memorize them in order,you are most likely to forget those that appear in/at the ____________ of the list.

Decay theory is believed to apply to sensory,short-term,and long-term memory.

Remembering an event that did not occur or that occurred in a way that was different from the memory is referred to as a:

In support of schema theory,Carmichael and associates presented subjects with ambiguous drawings.Later,they were asked to recall the drawings.The subject's recall of the drawings was:

When you store learned information from your introductory psychology course,you store the information as:

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

Filters

Exam 8: Memory

Visual information is relayed from the sensory register in the ____________ to the ____________,where it can be held in short-term memory.

In the serial position effect,items at the beginning of a list are recalled because they:

An important difference between visual information in the sensory register and auditory information in the sensory register is that the auditory information:

You are trying to recall an important conversation you had with your boss three weeks ago.When you tell your friend about the conversation,what will you most likely do about any parts of the conversation that are "missing" from your memory?

What happens when we try to remember something in short-term memory?

Procedural memory can be best accessed through ____________.

According to the stage theory of memory,information entering the memory system must first enter:

The memory of a particular event at a specific time in your life is a(n):

Linking new information to oneself is an excellent means to improve one's ability to retrieve the information later.

Compare and contrast anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.

In the network models of memory,items become closely associated:

Before information can be stored in memory,it must be encoded.

The levels of processing model suggests that short-term memories are:

Describe how procedural,semantic,and episodic memories are all involved in playing a game of tennis or another sport.

Information in long-term memory can become distorted because we tend to store only the ____________ of the information.

If provided a list of items and told to memorize them in order,you are most likely to forget those that appear in/at the ____________ of the list.

Decay theory is believed to apply to sensory,short-term,and long-term memory.

Remembering an event that did not occur or that occurred in a way that was different from the memory is referred to as a:

In support of schema theory,Carmichael and associates presented subjects with ambiguous drawings.Later,they were asked to recall the drawings.The subject's recall of the drawings was:

When you store learned information from your introductory psychology course,you store the information as:

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

Filters

Visual information is relayed from the sensory register in the to the ,where it can be held in short-term memory.