Question 1

According to Table 6.3 (Factors Contributing to False Memories) in your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the factors that contributes to false memories?

Accepted Answer

A) adolescent egocentrism 
B) the misinformation effect 
C) source confusion 
D) imagination inflation 
A) adolescent egocentrism 
B) the misinformation effect 
C) source confusion 
D) imagination inflation

Question 2

Perceiving a picture activates areas of the _____, while perceiving a sound activates areas of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) left prefrontal cortex; right prefrontal cortex 
B) visual cortex; auditory cortex 
C) cerebellum; hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus; cerebellum 
A) left prefrontal cortex; right prefrontal cortex 
B) visual cortex; auditory cortex 
C) cerebellum; hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus; cerebellum

Question 3

Blane vividly remembers the day he attended Game 6 of the World Series. He remembers what he was wearing, where he parked, what he ate, how many hits each team had, and the celebration that ensued after his favorite team won. Blane's memory of this event is stored in his _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious 
B) working 
C) long-term 
D) sensory 
A) conscious 
B) working 
C) long-term 
D) sensory

Question 4

The famous Ebbinghaus forgetting curve:

Accepted Answer

A) showed that long-term potentiation failure is the primary cause of forgetting. 
B) demonstrated that much of what we forget is lost relatively soon after we originally learn the information. 
C) demonstrated that encoding failure is the primary reason we forget most information. 
D) showed that the "magical number" of items that can be held in short-term memory is four plus or minus one and not seven plus or minus two, as had been believed. 
A) showed that long-term potentiation failure is the primary cause of forgetting. 
B) demonstrated that much of what we forget is lost relatively soon after we originally learn the information. 
C) demonstrated that encoding failure is the primary reason we forget most information. 
D) showed that the "magical number" of items that can be held in short-term memory is four plus or minus one and not seven plus or minus two, as had been believed.

Question 5

During a test of his short-term memory, Tommy was given lists of items to remember. He found the task to be much easier if he grouped the items according to whether they were animals, plants, minerals, and so on. Tommy is using a memory aid called:

Accepted Answer

A) clustering. 
B) the self-referencing technique. 
C) chunking. 
D) massed practice. 
A) clustering. 
B) the self-referencing technique. 
C) chunking. 
D) massed practice.

Question 6

Repeating information over and over involves:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Research conducted with the sea snail Aplysia suggests that _____ is the neural basis for memories that are acquired through classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term potentiation 
B) short-term oscillation 
C) long-term potentiation 
D) long-term oscillation 
A) short-term potentiation 
B) short-term oscillation 
C) long-term potentiation 
D) long-term oscillation

Exam 6: Section 4: Memory

According to Table 6.3 (Factors Contributing to False Memories) in your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the factors that contributes to false memories?

Perceiving a picture activates areas of the _____, while perceiving a sound activates areas of the _____.

Blane vividly remembers the day he attended Game 6 of the World Series. He remembers what he was wearing, where he parked, what he ate, how many hits each team had, and the celebration that ensued after his favorite team won. Blane's memory of this event is stored in his _____ memory.

The famous Ebbinghaus forgetting curve:

During a test of his short-term memory, Tommy was given lists of items to remember. He found the task to be much easier if he grouped the items according to whether they were animals, plants, minerals, and so on. Tommy is using a memory aid called:

Repeating information over and over involves:

Research conducted with the sea snail Aplysia suggests that _____ is the neural basis for memories that are acquired through classical conditioning.

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