Question 1

Chunking is a means of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories 
A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

"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 6

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.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 intact memories are often the focus of study. 
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 intact memories are often the focus of study.

Question 9

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 10

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Chunking is a means of _______________.

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

The TOT is:

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

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

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

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 _____________.

Why is implicit memory so difficult to study?

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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Exam 6: Memory

Chunking is a means of _______________.

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

The TOT is:

Which of the following is NOT true of schemas?

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

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

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 _____________.

Why is implicit memory so difficult to study?

Iconic memory and echoic memory represent what many theorists call:

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters