Question 1

An experienced and avid reader MOST likely encodes the words on the page through _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative rehearsal 
B)  effortful processing 
C)  shallow rehearsal 
D)  automatic processing 
A)  elaborative rehearsal 
B)  effortful processing 
C)  shallow rehearsal 
D)  automatic processing D

Question 2

When we feel sad, we tend to remember negative events. This phenomenon is BEST described as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mood-congruence effect 
B)  free recall effect 
C)  retroactive interference effect 
D)  self-reference effect 
A)  mood-congruence effect 
B)  free recall effect 
C)  retroactive interference effect 
D)  self-reference effect A

Question 3

Which theory of forgetting assumes that periodic usage of information will help maintain it in storage?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding failure theory 
B)  cue-dependent theory 
C)  storage decay theory 
D)  interference theory of forgetting 
A)  encoding failure theory 
B)  cue-dependent theory 
C)  storage decay theory 
D)  interference theory of forgetting C

Question 4

In which stage of memory does information enter into consciousness?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A personal memory of your fifteenth birthday would be classified as a(n) _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  implicit 
D)  procedural 
A)  episodic 
B)  semantic 
C)  implicit 
D)  procedural

Question 6

The temporal integration procedure is used to study _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Adults have a relative paucity of memories from before the age of 3 due to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  the recency effect 
A)  anterograde amnesia 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  the recency effect

Question 8

Remembering the colors of the rainbow by remembering the acronym ROY G. BIV is an example of using _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of loci 
B)  the peg-word system 
C)  the spacing effect 
D)  a mnemonic device 
A)  the method of loci 
B)  the peg-word system 
C)  the spacing effect 
D)  a mnemonic device

Question 9

Misleading questioning of an eyewitness may result in false memories due to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  source misattribution 
B)  distorted schemas 
C)  misinformation effect 
D)  self-reference effect 
A)  source misattribution 
B)  distorted schemas 
C)  misinformation effect 
D)  self-reference effect

Question 10

All of the following techniques are used to measure memory retrieval EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recency 
B)  relearning 
C)  recall 
D)  recognition 
A)  recency 
B)  relearning 
C)  recall 
D)  recognition

Exam 5: Section 4:memory

An experienced and avid reader MOST likely encodes the words on the page through _____.

When we feel sad, we tend to remember negative events. This phenomenon is BEST described as the _____.

Which theory of forgetting assumes that periodic usage of information will help maintain it in storage?

In which stage of memory does information enter into consciousness?

A personal memory of your fifteenth birthday would be classified as a(n) _____ memory.

The temporal integration procedure is used to study _____.

Adults have a relative paucity of memories from before the age of 3 due to _____.

Remembering the colors of the rainbow by remembering the acronym ROY G. BIV is an example of using _____.

Misleading questioning of an eyewitness may result in false memories due to _____.

All of the following techniques are used to measure memory retrieval EXCEPT _____.

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