Question 1

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary memory 
B) working memory 
C) eidetic memory 
D) long-term memory 
A) primary memory 
B) working memory 
C) eidetic memory 
D) long-term memory

Question 2

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,the participants were to report _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) one of three lines of letters as indicated by the sound of a tone presented immediately after the letters had disappeared 
B) only one or two of the letters in the cued line 
C) the first letter of each line only 
D) the middle letter of each line 
A) one of three lines of letters as indicated by the sound of a tone presented immediately after the letters had disappeared 
B) only one or two of the letters in the cued line 
C) the first letter of each line only 
D) the middle letter of each line

Question 3

Knowledge that we gain from school textbooks is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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.Which is the most likely behavior pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) Malcolm does not remember that he has a TV. 
B) Malcolm does not remember any episodes of shows going back 25 years. 
C) Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new. 
D) Malcolm can no longer understand long sentences if they occur in the dialogue. 
A) Malcolm does not remember that he has a TV. 
B) Malcolm does not remember any episodes of shows going back 25 years. 
C) Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new. 
D) Malcolm can no longer understand long sentences if they occur in the dialogue.

Question 5

____________ appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories.If it is removed,the ability to store anything new is completely lost.

Accepted Answer

A) The cerebellum 
B) The prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex 
C) The hippocampus 
D) The amygdala 
A) The cerebellum 
B) The prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex 
C) The hippocampus 
D) The amygdala

Question 6

A police officer is shot in a gun battle with bank robbers.Although emergency brain surgery saves his life,it leaves him unable to store new information.The officer's family is applying to the state for compensation for his injuries.When asked to provide a diagnosis of the difficulties he suffers,what will they write?

Accepted Answer

A) proactive amnesia 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) retroactive amnesia 
A) proactive amnesia 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) retroactive amnesia

Question 7

Luria's mnemonist suffered from the problem of not being able to forget trivial things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Shalissa has two exams today.One is in French and the other is in history.Last night she studied French before history.When she gets to her history test,all she can remember is French! Shalissa's memory is suffering from ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) cue-dependent forgetting 
B) proactive interference 
C) decay 
D) retroactive interference 
A) cue-dependent forgetting 
B) proactive interference 
C) decay 
D) retroactive interference

Question 9

People with dementia typically have a memory problem known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdaloid amnesia 
B) inferograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia 
A) amygdaloid amnesia 
B) inferograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia

Question 10

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) during deep sleep,and it is still functioning even then 
B) during dreams,as dreams block attention 
C) when your short-term memory contains more than nine items 
D) when you are storing items in eidetic memory 
A) during deep sleep,and it is still functioning even then 
B) during dreams,as dreams block attention 
C) when your short-term memory contains more than nine items 
D) when you are storing items in eidetic memory

Question 11

____________ is the tendency for older or previously learned material to interfere with the retrieval of newer,more recently learned material.

Accepted Answer

A) Cue-dependent forgetting 
B) Proactive interference 
C) Decay 
D) Retroactive interference 
A) Cue-dependent forgetting 
B) Proactive interference 
C) Decay 
D) Retroactive interference

Question 12

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday,what you ate for breakfast this morning,or who your spouse is,are stored in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory 
A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory

Question 13

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) memory diffusion 
D) retroactive interference 
A) proactive interference 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) memory diffusion 
D) retroactive interference

Question 14

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three notes of music for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them.If the instructions to recall the notes came immediately,the students usually succeeded.If the instructions came more than three seconds after the notes were played,the students were much less successful.The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that,in the latter case,_____________ .

Accepted Answer

A) the echo never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the echo faded after being stored in short-term memory 
C) the echo was already stored in long-term memory 
D) the echo faded before being stored in short-term memory 
A) the echo never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the echo faded after being stored in short-term memory 
C) the echo was already stored in long-term memory 
D) the echo faded before being stored in short-term memory

Question 15

Long-term memory is organized in the form of semantic networks,or nodes of related information spreading out from a central piece of knowledge,according to the work of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Baddeley 
B) Tolman 
C) Collins 
D) Sperling 
A) Baddeley 
B) Tolman 
C) Collins 
D) Sperling

Question 16

A man known as H.M.lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) cortex and medulla 
B) cerebellum and pons 
C) hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus and thalamus 
A) cortex and medulla 
B) cerebellum and pons 
C) hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus and thalamus

Question 17

One feature of the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory is that:

Accepted Answer

A) important information can bypass short-term memory and go from sensory directly into long-term. 
B) important information can bypass sensory memory and go directly to long-term. 
C) all information going into long-term memory must first pass through both sensory store and short-term memory. 
D) information can bypass sensory memory and go directly to short-term memory. 
A) important information can bypass short-term memory and go from sensory directly into long-term. 
B) important information can bypass sensory memory and go directly to long-term. 
C) all information going into long-term memory must first pass through both sensory store and short-term memory. 
D) information can bypass sensory memory and go directly to short-term memory.

Question 18

According to the semantic network model,it would take more time to answer "true" to which sentence?

Accepted Answer

A) "A salmon is an animal." 
B) "A salmon is a fish." 
C) "A canary is a bird." 
D) All of these would take the same time. 
A) "A salmon is an animal." 
B) "A salmon is a fish." 
C) "A canary is a bird." 
D) All of these would take the same time.

Question 19

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery 
A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery

Question 20

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Accepted Answer

A) the formation of short-term memory. 
B) the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C) maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D) transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. 
A) the formation of short-term memory. 
B) the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C) maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D) transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called __________.

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,the participants were to report _____________.

Knowledge that we gain from school textbooks is called __________ memory.

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.Which is the most likely behavior pattern?

____________ appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories.If it is removed,the ability to store anything new is completely lost.

Luria's mnemonist suffered from the problem of not being able to forget trivial things.

Shalissa has two exams today.One is in French and the other is in history.Last night she studied French before history.When she gets to her history test,all she can remember is French! Shalissa's memory is suffering from ____________.

People with dementia typically have a memory problem known as ____________.

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is ____________.

____________ is the tendency for older or previously learned material to interfere with the retrieval of newer,more recently learned material.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday,what you ate for breakfast this morning,or who your spouse is,are stored in ______.

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

Long-term memory is organized in the form of semantic networks,or nodes of related information spreading out from a central piece of knowledge,according to the work of ____________.

A man known as H.M.lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his ____________.

One feature of the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory is that:

According to the semantic network model,it would take more time to answer "true" to which sentence?

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

Exam 5: Memory

The portion of memory that is more or less permanent is called __________.

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,the participants were to report _____________.

Knowledge that we gain from school textbooks is called __________ memory.

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.Which is the most likely behavior pattern?

____________ appears to be responsible for the storage of new long-term memories.If it is removed,the ability to store anything new is completely lost.

Luria's mnemonist suffered from the problem of not being able to forget trivial things.

Shalissa has two exams today.One is in French and the other is in history.Last night she studied French before history.When she gets to her history test,all she can remember is French! Shalissa's memory is suffering from ____________.

People with dementia typically have a memory problem known as ____________.

The only time selective attention is not working at its peak is ____________.

____________ is the tendency for older or previously learned material to interfere with the retrieval of newer,more recently learned material.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday,what you ate for breakfast this morning,or who your spouse is,are stored in ______.

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

Long-term memory is organized in the form of semantic networks,or nodes of related information spreading out from a central piece of knowledge,according to the work of ____________.

A man known as H.M.lost the ability to form new memories after an operation removed portions of his ____________.

One feature of the Atkinson and Shiffrin model of memory is that:

According to the semantic network model,it would take more time to answer "true" to which sentence?

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters