Question 1

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 2

Memory span is a characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Information that was either unintentionally committed to or unintentionally retried 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 4

Sensory 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 5

Retroactive 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 6

"Use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

How long do the contents of the sensory store normally last?

Accepted Answer

A) less than one second 
B) about four to twenty seconds 
C) about five to nine minutes 
D) up to a lifetime 
A) less than one second 
B) about four to twenty seconds 
C) about five to nine minutes 
D) up to a lifetime

Question 9

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 10

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 bits of information 
B) 7 chunks of information 
C) 12 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
D) 16 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
A) 7 bits of information 
B) 7 chunks of information 
C) 12 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique 
D) 16 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique

Question 12

If you want to remember something for a couple of minutes,the MOST effective device is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) visual imagery 
B) tactile imagery 
C) rote rehearsal 
D) elaborative rehearsal 
A) visual imagery 
B) tactile imagery 
C) rote rehearsal 
D) elaborative rehearsal

Question 13

In what way are sensory register 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 14

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines _________.

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) retroactive inhibition 
C) proactive inhibition 
D) suppression 
A) interference 
B) retroactive inhibition 
C) proactive inhibition 
D) suppression

Question 15

"Forgetting that occurs as a function of the passage of time" defines ________.

Accepted Answer

A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay theory 
C) cue-dependent forgetting 
D) interference theory 
A) motivated forgetting 
B) decay theory 
C) cue-dependent forgetting 
D) interference theory

Question 16

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) five,plus or minus two letters 
B) seven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) five,plus or minus two engrams 
D) seven,plus or minus two numbers 
A) five,plus or minus two letters 
B) seven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) five,plus or minus two engrams 
D) seven,plus or minus two numbers

Question 17

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

Question 18

Encoding is:

Accepted Answer

A) recalling information. 
B) recognizing information. 
C) representing information. 
D) remembering information 
A) recalling information. 
B) recognizing information. 
C) representing information. 
D) remembering information

Question 19

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus 
B) pituitary gland 
C) pineal gland 
D) none of the above 
A) hypothalamus 
B) pituitary gland 
C) pineal gland 
D) none of the above

Exam 10: Memory

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

Memory span is a characteristic of:

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

Sensory memory:

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means _______.

"Use it or lose it" would most likely be associated with ________.

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

How long do the contents of the sensory store normally last?

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

If you want to remember something for a couple of minutes,the MOST effective device is __________.

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

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines _________.

"Forgetting that occurs as a function of the passage of time" defines ________.

What is the capacity of short-term 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 _________.

Encoding is:

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

Korsakoff syndrome is caused by chronic alcohol abuse and damages the _______ in the brain.

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