Question 1

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) signal detection 
B) trace decay 
C) interference 
D) inhibition 
A) signal detection 
B) trace decay 
C) interference 
D) inhibition

Question 2

Verbal and visual codes are types of _______ encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 3

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 4

Information selected from sensory register is transferred to conscious awareness or

Accepted Answer

A) primary memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) factual memory. 
D) long-term memory. 
A) primary memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) factual memory. 
D) long-term memory.

Question 5

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) memory diffusion 
D) retroactive interference 
A) proactive interference 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) memory diffusion 
D) retroactive interference

Question 6

Last week Lisa took an abnormal psychology test and did not miss a question.However,when a guest speaker came to class a week later to talk about schizophrenia,she had trouble remembering some of the relevant class material.She remembered even less about the topic when she saw a news report on schizophrenia a month later.What memory phenomenon explains what Lisa is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) mirage effect 
B) serial position curve 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting 
A) mirage effect 
B) serial position curve 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting

Question 7

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) the hippocampus 
A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) the hippocampus

Question 8

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall. 
A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall.

Question 9

An individual's semantic memory contains:

Accepted Answer

A) memories about events. 
B) background knowledge about words,symbols,concepts and rules arranged as hierarchies of information in categories and subordinate categories. 
C) autobiographical information about one's previous experiences. 
A) memories about events. 
B) background knowledge about words,symbols,concepts and rules arranged as hierarchies of information in categories and subordinate categories. 
C) autobiographical information about one's previous experiences.

Question 10

The concept of a house would be stored in _______.

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) eidetic memory 
D) long-term memory 
A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) eidetic memory 
D) long-term memory

Question 11

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position curve 
B) mirage effect 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting 
A) serial position curve 
B) mirage effect 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) events 
B) concepts 
C) time 
D) place 
A) events 
B) concepts 
C) time 
D) place

Question 13

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 14

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short term memory.G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) chunking. 
B) backward masking. 
C) verbal coding. 
D) selective attention. 
A) chunking. 
B) backward masking. 
C) verbal coding. 
D) selective attention.

Question 15

Information that has been transferred out of sensory register enters:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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 17

Kerry's grandparents moved to a new neighborhood 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 18

Retrieval cues ______.

Accepted Answer

A) are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory 
B) are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory 
C) can be helpful in both long and short-term memory 
D) have been recently shown to be inefficient in accessing available information in memory 
A) are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory 
B) are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory 
C) can be helpful in both long and short-term memory 
D) have been recently shown to be inefficient in accessing available information in memory

Question 19

The passing of time causes forgetting according to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) interference theory 
B) optimization theory 
C) reduction theory 
D) decay theory 
A) interference theory 
B) optimization theory 
C) reduction theory 
D) decay theory

Question 20

Little Tammy is talking to her grandfather.She loves to listen to him tell stories about when he was a child.He has very vivid recollections of his youth and enjoys telling people about his fond memories.Unfortunately,grandpa has a difficult time remembering what happened within the last few days or weeks.If there are no physiological problems,grandpa's memory problems are best explained by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference 
B) memory diffusion 
C) retroactive interference 
D) retrograde amnesia 
A) proactive interference 
B) memory diffusion 
C) retroactive interference 
D) retrograde amnesia

Exam 10: Memory

The theory that states that we forget information because other information gets in the way is the _______ theory.

Verbal and visual codes are types of _______ encoding.

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

Information selected from sensory register is transferred to conscious awareness or

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

An individual's semantic memory contains:

The concept of a house would be stored in _______.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Sensory store memory:

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short term memory.G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates:

Information that has been transferred out of sensory register enters:

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

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

Retrieval cues ______.

The passing of time causes forgetting according to ___________.

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