Question 1

_____ refers to the hypothetical brain changes associated with the formation of a long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) The memory trace, or engram, 
B) A schematic 
C) Working memory 
D) Repressed memory 
A) The memory trace, or engram, 
B) A schematic 
C) Working memory 
D) Repressed memory

Question 2

For his anatomy and physiology class, Charles has to memorize the twelve cranial nerves in the correct order. If Charles spends extra time rehearsing the _____, this would help him to overcome the serial position effect.

Accepted Answer

A) items in the middle of the list 
B) placement of the nerves within the brain 
C) correct pronunciation of each nerve 
D) first letter of every new term 
A) items in the middle of the list 
B) placement of the nerves within the brain 
C) correct pronunciation of each nerve 
D) first letter of every new term

Question 3

Focusing on the meaning of information is called:

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) clustering. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) elaborative rehearsal. 
A) chunking. 
B) clustering. 
C) maintenance rehearsal. 
D) elaborative rehearsal.

Question 4

Which of the following terms involves recovering stored information so that we are consciously aware of it?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual loop 
B) encoding 
C) retrieval 
D) storage 
A) perceptual loop 
B) encoding 
C) retrieval 
D) storage

Question 5

Another name for implicit memory is _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) nondeclarative 
B) prospective 
C) declarative 
D) procedural 
A) nondeclarative 
B) prospective 
C) declarative 
D) procedural

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the key brain structures involved in encoding and storing memories?

Accepted Answer

A) the hypothalamus 
B) the hippocampus 
C) the prefrontal cortex 
D) the cerebellum 
A) the hypothalamus 
B) the hippocampus 
C) the prefrontal cortex 
D) the cerebellum

Question 7

"My first memory? I can remember the nature walks that our preschool class took almost every day. It was really just a city park that had a small lake and was about three blocks away, but I remember all of us walking in pairs, holding hands, and crossing the streets." According to the research discussed in the Culture and Human Behavior box, memories of general, group activities centered on family or community members were MOST likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A) a pseudomemory. 
B) reported by European American college students. 
C) a déjà vu experience. 
D) reported by Chinese and Taiwanese college students. 
A) a pseudomemory. 
B) reported by European American college students. 
C) a déjà vu experience. 
D) reported by Chinese and Taiwanese college students.

Exam 6: Section 5: Memory

_____ refers to the hypothetical brain changes associated with the formation of a long-term memory.

For his anatomy and physiology class, Charles has to memorize the twelve cranial nerves in the correct order. If Charles spends extra time rehearsing the _____, this would help him to overcome the serial position effect.

Focusing on the meaning of information is called:

Which of the following terms involves recovering stored information so that we are consciously aware of it?

Another name for implicit memory is _____ memory.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key brain structures involved in encoding and storing memories?

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