Question 1

Researchers have reported that iconic memory allows for very small amounts of information to be stored for brief durations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The peg-word method is a means of remembering the order of a list of names or objects by associating them with some sequence of places with which you are familiar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A researcher who is interested in determining an individual's working memory span is likely to ask the participant to memorize a very long list of items,then test recognition of those items over a series of trials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In general,what can be concluded when comparing recall and recognition memory tests?

Accepted Answer

A) only recognition requires a search using retrieval cues. 
B) only recall requires a search using retrieval cues. 
C) the retrieval cues for recall are more useful. 
D) the retrieval cues for recognition are more useful. 
A) only recognition requires a search using retrieval cues. 
B) only recall requires a search using retrieval cues. 
C) the retrieval cues for recall are more useful. 
D) the retrieval cues for recognition are more useful.

Question 5

What has metamemory research shown about an individual's "feelings-of-knowing"?

Accepted Answer

A) They are not related to familiarity with the retrieval cue. 
B) They can be fairly accurate. 
C) They are no more accurate than would be expected by chance. 
D) They are an example of intuition,a relatively unreliable sensation. 
A) They are not related to familiarity with the retrieval cue. 
B) They can be fairly accurate. 
C) They are no more accurate than would be expected by chance. 
D) They are an example of intuition,a relatively unreliable sensation.

Question 6

After waking from a nap,a student rides his bike to the library,where he studies for his test and then talks with some friends.Which activity is most closely tied to his procedural memory?

Accepted Answer

A) talking with his friends. 
B) studying for his test. 
C) napping. 
D) riding his bike. 
A) talking with his friends. 
B) studying for his test. 
C) napping. 
D) riding his bike.

Question 7

Which error is most likely to be the result of knowledge compilation?

Accepted Answer

A) When asked for the capital of Canada,Sara mistakenly says "Toronto." 
B) Sara needs to stop at the post office,but forgets as she drives her normal route home from school. 
C) After taking a course in Chinese,Sara forgets the rule for future perfect tense in Russian. 
D) Sara finds it difficult to learn her lines for an upcoming play. 
A) When asked for the capital of Canada,Sara mistakenly says "Toronto." 
B) Sara needs to stop at the post office,but forgets as she drives her normal route home from school. 
C) After taking a course in Chinese,Sara forgets the rule for future perfect tense in Russian. 
D) Sara finds it difficult to learn her lines for an upcoming play.

Question 8

Two-year-old Susie has just discovered that the soft,furry,four-legged creatures that she loves so much are "cats." Which term characterizes her mental representation of this category?

Accepted Answer

A) prototype. 
B) concept. 
C) schema. 
D) stereotype. 
A) prototype. 
B) concept. 
C) schema. 
D) stereotype.

Question 9

How is long-term memory structured? Discuss categories and concepts,and basic level hierarchies.What are schemas? How do we use our memory structures to categorize objects in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mental representations of the categories

Question 10

Memory for procedures for doing things is known as memory,whereas memory for facts and events is called memory.

Accepted Answer

procedural

Question 11

A student has taken a summer job answering telephone calls for sales orders.He quickly learns that it is pretty easy to remember a customer's seven-digit phone number,but it is much more difficult to keep track of a sixteen-digit credit card number.According to the conclusions of researcher George Miller,why is the student having difficulty with longer strings of numbers?

Accepted Answer

A) the capacity of sensory memory is quite limited. 
B) memory span covers only five to nine items. 
C) retroactive interference has taken place 
D) the information has not been transferred to his sensory memory. 
A) the capacity of sensory memory is quite limited. 
B) memory span covers only five to nine items. 
C) retroactive interference has taken place 
D) the information has not been transferred to his sensory memory.

Question 12

Which statement about post-event information and memory inaccuracy is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs only when the person who gives misleading post-event information is a stranger. 
B) It can happen whether the misinformation comes from a stranger or a friend. 
C) It occurs only when the individual is not trained to be accurate. 
D) Its incidence depends on the individual's level of motivation and personality characteristics. 
A) It occurs only when the person who gives misleading post-event information is a stranger. 
B) It can happen whether the misinformation comes from a stranger or a friend. 
C) It occurs only when the individual is not trained to be accurate. 
D) Its incidence depends on the individual's level of motivation and personality characteristics.

Question 13

On their way to their 25th high school reunion,a husband asks his wife if she can remember the name of the "class clown" the year that they graduated.What term best captures the wife's attempt to retrieve this information?

Accepted Answer

A) partial-report procedure. 
B) the savings method. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) explicit use of memory. 
A) partial-report procedure. 
B) the savings method. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) explicit use of memory.

Question 14

Taking single items of information and grouping them on the basis of similarity or some other organizing principle is known as .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Taking single items of information and grouping...

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of proactive interference?

Accepted Answer

A) Jazmin calls her new boyfriend by her old boyfriend's name. 
B) Jazmin calls her old girlfriend by her new girlfriend's name. 
C) After learning Spanish,Jazmin finds it difficult to remember her previously-learned Italian verbs. 
D) After learning how to play racquetball,Jazmin finds that her prior squash skills are diminished. 
A) Jazmin calls her new boyfriend by her old boyfriend's name. 
B) Jazmin calls her old girlfriend by her new girlfriend's name. 
C) After learning Spanish,Jazmin finds it difficult to remember her previously-learned Italian verbs. 
D) After learning how to play racquetball,Jazmin finds that her prior squash skills are diminished.

Question 16

Both sensory memory and short-term memory have large capacity,but are limited by very short durations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who discovered that the memory span of the average individual is 7 items,plus or minus 2?

Accepted Answer

A) John Watson 
B) Endel Tulving 
C) George Miller 
D) Alan Baddeley 
A) John Watson 
B) Endel Tulving 
C) George Miller 
D) Alan Baddeley

Question 18

Which term is most likely to be classified as a basic level concept?

Accepted Answer

A) mammal 
B) living creature 
C) dog 
D) Dalmatian 
A) mammal 
B) living creature 
C) dog 
D) Dalmatian

Question 19

What process is occurring when information is initially turned into a representation in memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Storage 
B) Retrieval 
C) Encoding 
D) Rehearsal 
A) Storage 
B) Retrieval 
C) Encoding 
D) Rehearsal

Question 20

Robyn's grandfather seems particularly good at recalling many of the colors and smells associated with his childhood experiences.Which part of the brain is responsible for these memories?

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum. 
B) striatum. 
C) cerebral cortex. 
D) amygdala. 
A) cerebellum. 
B) striatum. 
C) cerebral cortex. 
D) amygdala.

Exam 8: A: Memory

Researchers have reported that iconic memory allows for very small amounts of information to be stored for brief durations.

The peg-word method is a means of remembering the order of a list of names or objects by associating them with some sequence of places with which you are familiar.

A researcher who is interested in determining an individual's working memory span is likely to ask the participant to memorize a very long list of items,then test recognition of those items over a series of trials.

In general,what can be concluded when comparing recall and recognition memory tests?

What has metamemory research shown about an individual's "feelings-of-knowing"?

After waking from a nap,a student rides his bike to the library,where he studies for his test and then talks with some friends.Which activity is most closely tied to his procedural memory?

Which error is most likely to be the result of knowledge compilation?

Two-year-old Susie has just discovered that the soft,furry,four-legged creatures that she loves so much are "cats." Which term characterizes her mental representation of this category?

How is long-term memory structured? Discuss categories and concepts,and basic level hierarchies.What are schemas? How do we use our memory structures to categorize objects in the world?

Memory for procedures for doing things is known as memory,whereas memory for facts and events is called memory.

Which statement about post-event information and memory inaccuracy is true?

On their way to their 25th high school reunion,a husband asks his wife if she can remember the name of the "class clown" the year that they graduated.What term best captures the wife's attempt to retrieve this information?

Taking single items of information and grouping them on the basis of similarity or some other organizing principle is known as .

Which of the following is an example of proactive interference?

Both sensory memory and short-term memory have large capacity,but are limited by very short durations.

Who discovered that the memory span of the average individual is 7 items,plus or minus 2?

Which term is most likely to be classified as a basic level concept?

What process is occurring when information is initially turned into a representation in memory?

Robyn's grandfather seems particularly good at recalling many of the colors and smells associated with his childhood experiences.Which part of the brain is responsible for these memories?

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