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

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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 5

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 6

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Accepted Answer

A) permanent memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) sensory register 
D) short-term memory 
A) permanent memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) sensory register 
D) short-term memory

Question 7

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 8

The TOT is:

Accepted Answer

A) the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B) the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C) a technique that improves memory. 
D) where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g.,a malapropism). 
A) the process of selectively noticing certain stimuli. 
B) the uncomfortable state of being close to recalling but not actually being able to recall it. 
C) a technique that improves memory. 
D) where one subconsciously substitutes one word for another (e.g.,a malapropism).

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Why is implicit memory so difficult to study?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not operate on a conscious level. 
B) It is a more recently identified type of memory. 
C) It is concerned with the identification of only certain words and objects. 
D) People with perfectly 
A) It does not operate on a conscious level. 
B) It is a more recently identified type of memory. 
C) It is concerned with the identification of only certain words and objects. 
D) People with perfectly

Question 11

The sensory registers _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) are measures of retention 
B) retain past information 
C) control our attention span 
D) receive sensory information from the external world 
A) are measures of retention 
B) retain past information 
C) control our attention span 
D) receive sensory information from the external world

Question 12

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 14

You are asked to recall the word that means "a woman who houses and manages prostitutes." You are confident that you know what the term is,and you feel as though you are about to remember it,but it just will not pop out of your memory.You are experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) repression 
B) the partial recall phenomenon. 
C) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D) the exhaustive memory search process. 
A) repression 
B) the partial recall phenomenon. 
C) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D) the exhaustive memory search process.

Question 15

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 16

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) rote rehearsal 
B) cueing 
C) chunking 
D) categorizing 
A) rote rehearsal 
B) cueing 
C) chunking 
D) categorizing

Question 17

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 18

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 19

Flashbulb memories _______.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events 
A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events

Question 20

An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that

Accepted Answer

A) the hippocampus is one of the most easily damaged areas of the brain 
B) several different senses may be involved in memory 
C) some specific parts of the brain are necessary for the formation of memory 
D) the memory center is located in the parietal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres 
A) the hippocampus is one of the most easily damaged areas of the brain 
B) several different senses may be involved in memory 
C) some specific parts of the brain are necessary for the formation of memory 
D) the memory center is located in the parietal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres

Exam 10: Memory

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

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

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ______.

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

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Which of the following is an example of episodic memory?

The TOT is:

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

Why is implicit memory so difficult to study?

The sensory registers _____________.

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

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

You are asked to recall the word that means "a woman who houses and manages prostitutes." You are confident that you know what the term is,and you feel as though you are about to remember it,but it just will not pop out of your memory.You are experiencing:

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

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of __________.

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?

The hippocampus seems to be essential for __________.

Flashbulb memories _______.

An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that

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