Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

Accepted Answer

A) They are a part of short-term memory. 
B) They can influence the amount of attention you pay to a given event. 
C) They help people retrieve information from memory. 
D) They help determine what you will recall. 
A) They are a part of short-term memory. 
B) They can influence the amount of attention you pay to a given event. 
C) They help people retrieve information from memory. 
D) They help determine what you will recall.

Question 2

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) proactive interference 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference 
A) decay 
B) proactive interference 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference

Question 3

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery 
A) serial position effect 
B) state-dependent learning 
C) transfer test 
D) imagery

Question 4

Memory span is _______ and is associated with _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) the duration that information is stored; short-term 
B) the number of items stored; long-term 
C) the number of items stored; short-term 
D) the duration that information is stored; long-term 
A) the duration that information is stored; short-term 
B) the number of items stored; long-term 
C) the number of items stored; short-term 
D) the duration that information is stored; long-term

Question 5

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) sensory memory 
C) primary memory 
D) short-term memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) sensory memory 
C) primary memory 
D) short-term memory

Question 6

Sensory store memory:

Accepted Answer

A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding. 
A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding.

Question 7

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciously; semantic memory 
B) consciously; semantic memory 
C) unconsciously; episodic memory 
D) consciously; episodic memory 
A) unconsciously; semantic memory 
B) consciously; semantic memory 
C) unconsciously; episodic memory 
D) consciously; episodic memory

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory test?

Accepted Answer

A) schemata 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall 
A) schemata 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall

Question 9

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Information in long-term memory is stored permanently. 
B) Rehearsal is one of the primary methods by which information is moved from short-term to long-term memory. 
C) The longer information is in short-term memory,the more likely it will be stored in long-term memory. 
D) all of the above 
A) Information in long-term memory is stored permanently. 
B) Rehearsal is one of the primary methods by which information is moved from short-term to long-term memory. 
C) The longer information is in short-term memory,the more likely it will be stored in long-term memory. 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements concerned with sensory memory is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory memory affects both vision and hearing. 
B) Sensory memory affects only vision. 
C) Sensory memory affects only touch. 
D) Sensory memory affects only hearing. 
A) Sensory memory affects both vision and hearing. 
B) Sensory memory affects only vision. 
C) Sensory memory affects only touch. 
D) Sensory memory affects only hearing.

Question 11

A test that requires one to reproduce information in any order is a _______ test of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall 
A) cued recall 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall

Question 12

Kerry's grandparents moved to a new neighbourhood last year.Today,Kerry can easily remember their address but messes up their old one.This illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) trace decay. 
B) interference. 
C) retroactive inhibition. 
D) proactive inhibition. 
A) trace decay. 
B) interference. 
C) retroactive inhibition. 
D) proactive inhibition.

Question 13

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic images 
B) elaborative rehearsals 
C) flashbulb memories 
D) eyewitness images 
A) eidetic images 
B) elaborative rehearsals 
C) flashbulb memories 
D) eyewitness images

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) words 
B) concepts 
C) symbols 
D) events 
A) words 
B) concepts 
C) symbols 
D) events

Question 15

Most normal adults have a memory span:

Accepted Answer

A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7,plus or minus 2. 
D) all of the above. 
A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7,plus or minus 2. 
D) all of the above.

Question 16

The hippocampus seems to be essential for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the recall of old memories 
B) maintaining one's balance 
C) the formation of new long-term memories 
D) proactive and retroactive inhibition 
A) the recall of old memories 
B) maintaining one's balance 
C) the formation of new long-term memories 
D) proactive and retroactive inhibition

Question 17

In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

Accepted Answer

A) Storage in both is essentially permanent. 
B) Retrieval from both is immediate. 
C) Both have a large capacity. 
D) Both make exclusive use of semantic retrieval cues. 
A) Storage in both is essentially permanent. 
B) Retrieval from both is immediate. 
C) Both have a large capacity. 
D) Both make exclusive use of semantic retrieval cues.

Question 18

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three nonsense syllables for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them.If the instructions to recall the syllables came immediately,the students were usually successful.If the instructions came even one second after the syllables were shown,the students were much less successful.The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that,in the latter case,_____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the icon never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the icon was already stored in short-term memory 
C) the icon faded after being stored in short-term memory 
D) the icon faded before being stored in short-term memory 
A) the icon never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the icon was already stored in short-term memory 
C) the icon faded after being stored in short-term memory 
D) the icon faded before being stored in short-term memory

Question 19

Semantic memory is organized __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in chunks 
B) sequentially and chronologically 
C) hierarchically 
D) chronologically 
A) in chunks 
B) sequentially and chronologically 
C) hierarchically 
D) chronologically

Question 20

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Accepted Answer

A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items. 
A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items.

Exam 8: Memory

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

Your tutor has "one last word" for you before she ends today's session.She tells you to study material in the middle of your study session a little harder.What concept from memory research is the basis of her advice?

Memory span is _______ and is associated with _______ memory.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Sensory store memory:

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory test?

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Which of the following statements concerned with sensory memory is true?

A test that requires one to reproduce information in any order is a _______ test of memory.

Kerry's grandparents moved to a new neighbourhood last year.Today,Kerry can easily remember their address but messes up their old one.This illustrates:

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _______________.

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

Most normal adults have a memory span:

The hippocampus seems to be essential for __________.

In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

Semantic memory is organized __________.

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

Filters

Memory span is _ and is associated with _ memory.

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is activating her _.