Question 1

Which is a classic mnemonic device?

Accepted Answer

A) subtractive method 
B) method of loci 
C) additive factors method 
D) method of savings 
A) subtractive method 
B) method of loci 
C) additive factors method 
D) method of savings B

Question 2

Rehearsal is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the same as learning 
B) largely ineffective 
C) the deliberate cycling or practice of information 
D) another term for memory retrieval 
A) the same as learning 
B) largely ineffective 
C) the deliberate cycling or practice of information 
D) another term for memory retrieval C

Question 3

Damage to what part of the brain led to H.M.'s severe anterograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) corpus callosum 
C) right hemisphere 
D) left hemisphere 
A) hippocampus 
B) corpus callosum 
C) right hemisphere 
D) left hemisphere A

Question 4

Memories for personally experienced events are typically called ___________________ memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Memories for personally experienced events are typically...

Question 5

The savings score indicates the reduction in trials to relearn the material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A problem for Craik & Lockhart's depth of processing account is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) circular reasoning 
B) that shallow processing leads to maintenance rehearsal 
C) that deep processing involves elaborative encoding 
D) that shallow processing is less cognitively demanding than deeper processing 
A) circular reasoning 
B) that shallow processing leads to maintenance rehearsal 
C) that deep processing involves elaborative encoding 
D) that shallow processing is less cognitively demanding than deeper processing

Question 7

With respect to levels of processing,task effects refer to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) maintenance rehearsal producing superior recall when compared with Elaborative rehearsal 
B) higher recall for earlier list items 
C) the fact that recognition reflects familiarity and actual recognition 
D) the fact that maintenance rehearsal can lead to equal or superior recognition performance compared with Elaborative rehearsal 
A) maintenance rehearsal producing superior recall when compared with Elaborative rehearsal 
B) higher recall for earlier list items 
C) the fact that recognition reflects familiarity and actual recognition 
D) the fact that maintenance rehearsal can lead to equal or superior recognition performance compared with Elaborative rehearsal

Question 8

Words that denote concrete objects,as opposed to abstract words,can be encoded into memory twice: once in terms of their verbal attributes,and once in terms of their image-based properties.This __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increases the likelihood that the words will be recalled or remembered 
B) illustrates the dual-coding hypothesis 
C) relies on visual and verbal codes in memory 
D) all of the above 
A) increases the likelihood that the words will be recalled or remembered 
B) illustrates the dual-coding hypothesis 
C) relies on visual and verbal codes in memory 
D) all of the above

Question 9

The testing effect is the finding that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) memory is better if people take a test rather than restudy 
B) memory is worse if people take a test rather than restudy 
C) information is forgotten soon after people take a test 
D) people care more about information if they think they will need to take a test 
A) memory is better if people take a test rather than restudy 
B) memory is worse if people take a test rather than restudy 
C) information is forgotten soon after people take a test 
D) people care more about information if they think they will need to take a test

Question 10

__________ is the hypothesis that the specific nature of an item's encoding,including all related information that was encoded along with it,determines how effectively the item can be retrieved.

Accepted Answer

A) Depth of processing 
B) The method of savings 
C) Elaborative encoding 
D) Encoding specificity 
A) Depth of processing 
B) The method of savings 
C) Elaborative encoding 
D) Encoding specificity

Question 11

H.M.was an anterograde amnesic.Discuss how he performs on a novel motor task such as mirror-tracing a star pattern.How does his performance change across several days of practice? What does he report?

Accepted Answer

H.M., who was an anterograde amnesic, wo

Question 12

The mnemonic that relies on a person using a set of already familiar places is called overlearning

Accepted Answer

A) peg-word mnemonic 
B) trails task 
C) the method of loci 
D) familiarity mnemonic 
A) peg-word mnemonic 
B) trails task 
C) the method of loci 
D) familiarity mnemonic

Question 13

The idea that the von Restorff effect requires explicit,declarative memories is supported by what evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) People remember that which is is distinctive. 
B) encoding-specific effects in this effect 
C) an absence of an effect for amnesiacs 
D) negative transfer effects 
A) People remember that which is is distinctive. 
B) encoding-specific effects in this effect 
C) an absence of an effect for amnesiacs 
D) negative transfer effects

Question 14

Forgetting often occurs in memory because of an overabundance of neural consolidation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are some reasons that distributed practice may lead to better memory than massed practice?

Accepted Answer

Distributed practice, which involves spa

Question 16

What is the best thing to which a person can relate information for better memory?

Accepted Answer

A) visual images 
B) context 
C) the self 
D) time 
A) visual images 
B) context 
C) the self 
D) time

Question 17

What is lost with anterograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) newer memories 
B) older memories 
C) the ability to recall,but not the ability to recognize 
D) the ability to form new memories 
A) newer memories 
B) older memories 
C) the ability to recall,but not the ability to recognize 
D) the ability to form new memories

Question 18

TOT stands for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) thematic ortho-treatment 
B) thalamic operation of transfer 
C) tip of the tongue 
D) temporal ordering of the thematic content 
A) thematic ortho-treatment 
B) thalamic operation of transfer 
C) tip of the tongue 
D) temporal ordering of the thematic content

Question 19

Maintenance rehearsal will never lead to multiple memory codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Superior memory when the encoding context and the retrieval context are the same is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

(ENCODING

Which is a classic mnemonic device?

Rehearsal is __________.

Damage to what part of the brain led to H.M.'s severe anterograde amnesia?

Memories for personally experienced events are typically called ___________________ memories.

The savings score indicates the reduction in trials to relearn the material.

A problem for Craik & Lockhart's depth of processing account is __________.

With respect to levels of processing,task effects refer to __________.

Words that denote concrete objects,as opposed to abstract words,can be encoded into memory twice: once in terms of their verbal attributes,and once in terms of their image-based properties.This __________.

The testing effect is the finding that __________.

__________ is the hypothesis that the specific nature of an item's encoding,including all related information that was encoded along with it,determines how effectively the item can be retrieved.

H.M.was an anterograde amnesic.Discuss how he performs on a novel motor task such as mirror-tracing a star pattern.How does his performance change across several days of practice? What does he report?

The mnemonic that relies on a person using a set of already familiar places is called overlearning

The idea that the von Restorff effect requires explicit,declarative memories is supported by what evidence?

Forgetting often occurs in memory because of an overabundance of neural consolidation.

What are some reasons that distributed practice may lead to better memory than massed practice?

What is the best thing to which a person can relate information for better memory?

What is lost with anterograde amnesia?

TOT stands for __________.

Maintenance rehearsal will never lead to multiple memory codes.

Superior memory when the encoding context and the retrieval context are the same is called ___________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

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Cognitive Development

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Exam 6: Learning and Remembering

Which is a classic mnemonic device?

Rehearsal is __________.

Damage to what part of the brain led to H.M.'s severe anterograde amnesia?

Memories for personally experienced events are typically called ___________________ memories.

The savings score indicates the reduction in trials to relearn the material.

A problem for Craik & Lockhart's depth of processing account is __________.

With respect to levels of processing,task effects refer to __________.

Words that denote concrete objects,as opposed to abstract words,can be encoded into memory twice: once in terms of their verbal attributes,and once in terms of their image-based properties.This __________.

The testing effect is the finding that __________.

__________ is the hypothesis that the specific nature of an item's encoding,including all related information that was encoded along with it,determines how effectively the item can be retrieved.

H.M.was an anterograde amnesic.Discuss how he performs on a novel motor task such as mirror-tracing a star pattern.How does his performance change across several days of practice? What does he report?

The mnemonic that relies on a person using a set of already familiar places is called overlearning

The idea that the von Restorff effect requires explicit,declarative memories is supported by what evidence?

Forgetting often occurs in memory because of an overabundance of neural consolidation.

What are some reasons that distributed practice may lead to better memory than massed practice?

What is the best thing to which a person can relate information for better memory?

What is lost with anterograde amnesia?

TOT stands for __________.

Maintenance rehearsal will never lead to multiple memory codes.

Superior memory when the encoding context and the retrieval context are the same is called ___________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters