Question 1

Your street address,telephone number,and social insurance number are stored in:

Accepted Answer

A) numerical memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) sensory memory. 
A) numerical memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) long-term memory. 
D) sensory memory. C

Question 2

Some studies indicate that learning due to classical conditioning is stored in the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) medulla 
B) hippocampus 
C) cerebrum 
D) cerebellum 
A) medulla 
B) hippocampus 
C) cerebrum 
D) cerebellum D

Question 3

Flashbulb memories ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) usually concern events that are emotionally charged 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) usually concern events from early childhood 
A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) usually concern events that are emotionally charged 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) usually concern events from early childhood B

Question 4

The auditory equivalent of the icon is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) echo 
B) vibration 
C) sound wave 
D) neural trace 
A) echo 
B) vibration 
C) sound wave 
D) neural trace

Question 5

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Accepted Answer

A) precepts. 
B) imaginal systems. 
C) sensory memory systems. 
D) rapid retrieval systems. 
A) precepts. 
B) imaginal systems. 
C) sensory memory systems. 
D) rapid retrieval systems.

Question 6

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) new material interferes with memory of old material 
B) new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C) old material interferes with memory of new material 
D) old material has eliminated memories of new material 
A) new material interferes with memory of old material 
B) new material has suppressed short-term memories 
C) old material interferes with memory of new material 
D) old material has eliminated memories of new material

Question 7

Information that was either unintentionally committed to or unintentionally retrieved from memory is known as ___________ .

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) implicit memory 
D) explicit memory 
A) eidetic memory 
B) procedural memory 
C) implicit memory 
D) explicit memory

Question 8

An echo usually stays in the sensory registers for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) one-quarter of a second 
B) one second 
C) several seconds 
D) 40 seconds 
A) one-quarter of a second 
B) one second 
C) several seconds 
D) 40 seconds

Question 9

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) semantic memory 
A) emotional memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) procedural memory 
D) semantic memory

Question 10

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of _______ of information.

Accepted Answer

A) reconstruction 
B) retention 
C) coding 
D) chunking 
A) reconstruction 
B) retention 
C) coding 
D) chunking

Question 11

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to new information. 
B) unconscious reconstruction. 
C) being asked leading questions. 
D) all of the above 
A) exposure to new information. 
B) unconscious reconstruction. 
C) being asked leading questions. 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Memory is classically defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) a capacity for learning. 
B) the ability to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable. 
A) a capacity for learning. 
B) the ability to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable.

Question 13

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval,encoding,storage 
B) encoding,capturing,retrieval 
C) capturing,encoding,retrieval 
D) encoding,storage,retrieval 
A) retrieval,encoding,storage 
B) encoding,capturing,retrieval 
C) capturing,encoding,retrieval 
D) encoding,storage,retrieval

Question 14

Information that has been transferred out of sensory memory enters:

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) savings. 
D) either short-term or long-term memory depending on the level at which it is processed. 
A) long-term memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) savings. 
D) either short-term or long-term memory depending on the level at which it is processed.

Question 15

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

Accepted Answer

A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes 
A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes

Question 16

A soldier was injured when a mortar exploded next to him.Although he recovered from his wounds,he is not able to recall information from years ago.What term is used to describe this soldier's condition?

Accepted Answer

A) retroactive amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) proactive amnesia 
D) anteretrograde amnesia 
A) retroactive amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) proactive amnesia 
D) anteretrograde amnesia

Question 17

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 18

Attention is the process of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) storing information 
B) representing information 
C) selectively noticing stimuli 
D) recognizing visual sensations 
A) storing information 
B) representing information 
C) selectively noticing stimuli 
D) recognizing visual sensations

Question 19

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) secondary memory 
D) cognitive dissonance 
A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) secondary memory 
D) cognitive dissonance

Question 20

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) iconic memory system. 
B) echoic memory system. 
C) optical memory system. 
D) occipital memory system. 
A) iconic memory system. 
B) echoic memory system. 
C) optical memory system. 
D) occipital memory system.

Exam 8: Memory

Your street address,telephone number,and social insurance number are stored in:

Some studies indicate that learning due to classical conditioning is stored in the _____________.

Flashbulb memories ______________.

The auditory equivalent of the icon is the ____________.

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ___________.

Information that was either unintentionally committed to or unintentionally retrieved from memory is known as ___________ .

An echo usually stays in the sensory registers for __________.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of _______ of information.

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

Memory is classically defined as:

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Information that has been transferred out of sensory memory enters:

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

A soldier was injured when a mortar exploded next to him.Although he recovered from his wounds,he is not able to recall information from years ago.What term is used to describe this soldier's condition?

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Attention is the process of ________.

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," is ____________.

The sensory memory associated with the visual sense is called the:

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