Question 1

Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Billy,who can't seem to learn a foreign language 
B) Mariana,who struggles to remember the names of the people she just met 
C) Cecil,who can't remember much of anything after his wife died 
D) Margie,who can't remember much of anything prior to being attacked on the street after a late-night party 
A) Billy,who can't seem to learn a foreign language 
B) Mariana,who struggles to remember the names of the people she just met 
C) Cecil,who can't remember much of anything after his wife died 
D) Margie,who can't remember much of anything prior to being attacked on the street after a late-night party D

Question 2

Just before taking your French I exam you were reviewing 5 terms that you had missed on the last vocabulary test.When you get to your exam,you find that you have an easy time answering several questions because they are related terms you just studied.This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) primacy effect. 
B) von Restorff effect. 
C) serial position effect. 
D) recency effect. 
A) primacy effect. 
B) von Restorff effect. 
C) serial position effect. 
D) recency effect. D

Question 3

When one attempts to recreate a retrieval environment that is as similar as possible to the initial encoding,or learning,environment as possible,he or she is making use of the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) distributed practice. 
B) encoding specificity. 
C) parsimony. 
D) priming. 
A) distributed practice. 
B) encoding specificity. 
C) parsimony. 
D) priming. B

Question 4

With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

Accepted Answer

A) are in agreement that this frequently happens. 
B) are in agreement that this rarely happens. 
C) are divided about whether such memories are real or false memories. 
D) need more evidence to demonstrate that false memories can be implanted. 
A) are in agreement that this frequently happens. 
B) are in agreement that this rarely happens. 
C) are divided about whether such memories are real or false memories. 
D) need more evidence to demonstrate that false memories can be implanted.

Question 5

According to your textbook,some proponents of Scientology have suggested that negative statements overheard by fetuses,embryos,and even zygotes can be "reactivated" in adulthood,triggering low self-esteem and psychology difficulties.The research,however,has failed to support these claims.Which principle of critical thinking is best demonstrated by this example?

Accepted Answer

A) Occam's razor 
B) Replicability 
C) Extraordinary claims 
D) Correlation vs.causation 
A) Occam's razor 
B) Replicability 
C) Extraordinary claims 
D) Correlation vs.causation

Question 6

Oscar is writing a fictional autobiography.He is combining real events with those that could have happened,as well as a few creative additions.In terms of the memory system,this approach is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A) the three systems of memory. 
B) parallel distributed processing. 
C) reconstructive memory. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) the three systems of memory. 
B) parallel distributed processing. 
C) reconstructive memory. 
D) implicit memory.

Question 7

"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

Accepted Answer

A) Flashbulb 
B) Implicit 
C) Semantic 
D) Procedural 
A) Flashbulb 
B) Implicit 
C) Semantic 
D) Procedural

Question 8

Although you have never taken a class with Dr.Hua,you walk into class,sit down,open your notebook,and wait for the professor to begin his lecture.What concept is being illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A) Schema 
B) Storage 
C) Priming 
D) Primacy effect 
A) Schema 
B) Storage 
C) Priming 
D) Primacy effect

Question 9

In long-term memory,the _____ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural 
B) episodic 
C) visual-spatial 
D) prospective 
A) procedural 
B) episodic 
C) visual-spatial 
D) prospective

Question 10

As we age,our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) meta-cognition. 
B) meta-memory. 
C) permastore. 
D) transience. 
A) meta-cognition. 
B) meta-memory. 
C) permastore. 
D) transience.

Exam 7: Memory

Who is most likely suffering from retrograde amnesia?

Just before taking your French I exam you were reviewing 5 terms that you had missed on the last vocabulary test.When you get to your exam,you find that you have an easy time answering several questions because they are related terms you just studied.This is an example of the

When one attempts to recreate a retrieval environment that is as similar as possible to the initial encoding,or learning,environment as possible,he or she is making use of the principle of

With regard to the idea of patients' memories being shaped by suggestive psychotherapy techniques,psychologists

Oscar is writing a fictional autobiography.He is combining real events with those that could have happened,as well as a few creative additions.In terms of the memory system,this approach is most similar to

"You should have seen it! First the car flipped over and then it exploded! I will never forget it!" What type of memory may have just formed in this eyewitness?

Although you have never taken a class with Dr.Hua,you walk into class,sit down,open your notebook,and wait for the professor to begin his lecture.What concept is being illustrated?

In long-term memory,the _____ memory division does not require much effort or attention to recall information.

As we age,our ability to recognize the strengths and limitations of our own memories improves.This is known as

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