Question 1

Knowing how to ride a bicycle requires the use of _____ memory, whereas knowing the name of a state capital requires the use of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit; explicit 
B)  explicit; implicit 
C)  episodic; semantic 
D)  semantic; episodic 
A)  implicit; explicit 
B)  explicit; implicit 
C)  episodic; semantic 
D)  semantic; episodic A

Question 2

Craik and Tulving found that recognition memory was best in the _____ processing condition and worst in the _____ processing condition.

Accepted Answer

A)  acoustic; semantic 
B)  semantic; physical 
C)  acoustic; physical 
D)  physical; semantic 
A)  acoustic; semantic 
B)  semantic; physical 
C)  acoustic; physical 
D)  physical; semantic B

Question 3

Which statement concerning memory "chunks" is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people can hold 7 $\pm$ 2 chunks of information in STM (short-term memory). 
B)  A chunk is a meaningful unit of information in memory. 
C)  There is no difference in the size of chunks when experts in a particular area are compared to novices in the same area. 
D)  A memory span task leads to greater recall when it includes acronyms that can be chunked. 
A)  Most people can hold 7 $\pm$ 2 chunks of information in STM (short-term memory). 
B)  A chunk is a meaningful unit of information in memory. 
C)  There is no difference in the size of chunks when experts in a particular area are compared to novices in the same area. 
D)  A memory span task leads to greater recall when it includes acronyms that can be chunked. C

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of elaborative rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

A)  To remember the meaning of temporal integration, Melvin highlights the term in his textbook. 
B)  To remember the concept "procedural" memory, Margaret thinks of her experience riding a bicycle. 
C)  To remember the flow of information through memory, Michael repeats the sequence multiple times. 
D)  To remember the story of H. M., Michelle writes "H. M.-amnesia" several times. 
A)  To remember the meaning of temporal integration, Melvin highlights the term in his textbook. 
B)  To remember the concept "procedural" memory, Margaret thinks of her experience riding a bicycle. 
C)  To remember the flow of information through memory, Michael repeats the sequence multiple times. 
D)  To remember the story of H. M., Michelle writes "H. M.-amnesia" several times.

Question 5

When a very small dog licks 2-year-old Abby's hand, Abby calls the animal a cat because her framework of knowledge about cats relates to small animals and her framework of knowledge about dogs relates to bigger animals. Her retrieval of the label "cat" was MOST clearly influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the misinformation effect 
B)  storage decay 
C)  an existing schema 
D)  infantile amnesia 
A)  the misinformation effect 
B)  storage decay 
C)  an existing schema 
D)  infantile amnesia

Question 6

Which statement about Sperling's procedures to study sensory memory is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  On each trial, participants recalled about 4.5 letters in the full-report procedure but all letters in the partial-report procedure. 
B)  On each trial, participants recalled about 4.5 letters in the partial-report procedure but all letters in the full-report procedure. 
C)  There was a negative correlation between number of letters recalled and time delay before auditory cue in the partial-report procedure. 
D)  There was a negative correlation between number of letters recalled and time delay before auditory cue in the full-report procedure. 
A)  On each trial, participants recalled about 4.5 letters in the full-report procedure but all letters in the partial-report procedure. 
B)  On each trial, participants recalled about 4.5 letters in the partial-report procedure but all letters in the full-report procedure. 
C)  There was a negative correlation between number of letters recalled and time delay before auditory cue in the partial-report procedure. 
D)  There was a negative correlation between number of letters recalled and time delay before auditory cue in the full-report procedure.

Question 7

The duration of auditory sensory register is approximately _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 to 5 seconds 
B)  5 to 10 seconds 
C)  30 seconds 
D)  1 minute 
A)  4 to 5 seconds 
B)  5 to 10 seconds 
C)  30 seconds 
D)  1 minute

Question 8

When recall of a memory requires conscious effort and entails making declarations about the information remembered, you are using your _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  iconic 
C)  explicit 
D)  nondeclarative 
A)  implicit 
B)  iconic 
C)  explicit 
D)  nondeclarative

Question 9

When writing a paper, Joe discussed an explanation for why people help others. Joe believed that he thought of the explanation himself and did not include a citation for it in his paper. However, the explanation was actually included in an assigned chapter that Joe had read. This BEST illustrates how _____ can result in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  source misattribution; the misinformation effect 
B)  source misattribution; plagiarism 
C)  state-dependent memory; the misinformation effect 
D)  state-dependent memory; plagiarism 
A)  source misattribution; the misinformation effect 
B)  source misattribution; plagiarism 
C)  state-dependent memory; the misinformation effect 
D)  state-dependent memory; plagiarism

Question 10

_____ memory is to automatic processing as _____ memory is to conscious effort.

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic; implicit 
B)  Semantic; episodic 
C)  Implicit; explicit 
D)  Explicit; semantic 
A)  Episodic; implicit 
B)  Semantic; episodic 
C)  Implicit; explicit 
D)  Explicit; semantic

Question 11

What is the purpose of counting backwards in the distractor task?

Accepted Answer

A)  to prevent rehearsal of the information to be remembered 
B)  to determine if memory for numbers is better than memory for letters 
C)  to assess if people can remember a mixture of numbers and letters 
D)  to block distraction from noise in the experimental laboratory 
A)  to prevent rehearsal of the information to be remembered 
B)  to determine if memory for numbers is better than memory for letters 
C)  to assess if people can remember a mixture of numbers and letters 
D)  to block distraction from noise in the experimental laboratory

Question 12

What were the results of Sperling's partial-report procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  If a tone was sounded immediately after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the row signaled by the tone. 
B)  If a tone was sounded immediately after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the top row and part of the second row only. 
C)  If a tone was sounded 2 seconds after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the row signaled by the tone. 
D)  If a tone was sounded 2 seconds after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the matrix. 
A)  If a tone was sounded immediately after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the row signaled by the tone. 
B)  If a tone was sounded immediately after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the top row and part of the second row only. 
C)  If a tone was sounded 2 seconds after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the row signaled by the tone. 
D)  If a tone was sounded 2 seconds after the matrix disappeared, people accurately reported all letters in the matrix.

Question 13

When we need to use information previously stored, it flows from _____ memory into _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term; sensory 
B)  short-term; long-term 
C)  long-term; sensory 
D)  long-term; short-term 
A)  short-term; sensory 
B)  short-term; long-term 
C)  long-term; sensory 
D)  long-term; short-term

Question 14

In the memory span task, participants _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are presented with a series of items one at a time and then asked to recall the items in the order in which they were presented 
B)  recall a small part of a matrix of letters 
C)  recall the entire matrix of presented letters 
D)  are presented with meaningless dot patterns that produce a meaningful pattern if presented sequentially 
A)  are presented with a series of items one at a time and then asked to recall the items in the order in which they were presented 
B)  recall a small part of a matrix of letters 
C)  recall the entire matrix of presented letters 
D)  are presented with meaningless dot patterns that produce a meaningful pattern if presented sequentially

Question 15

According to your text, why is the encoding specificity effect not consistently applicable to classroom testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students may not pay attention to the instructor in class. 
B)  Students may focus on the instructor but ignore the classroom environment itself. 
C)  Students may learn the material in many different environments. 
D)  Students may not learn the material well enough for encoding specificity to apply. 
A)  Students may not pay attention to the instructor in class. 
B)  Students may focus on the instructor but ignore the classroom environment itself. 
C)  Students may learn the material in many different environments. 
D)  Students may not learn the material well enough for encoding specificity to apply.

Question 16

Which term does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  priming 
B)  semantic 
C)  procedural 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  priming 
B)  semantic 
C)  procedural 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 17

We experience _____ when prior learning disrupts the retrieval of new information.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  the misinformation effect 
D)  source amnesia 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  the misinformation effect 
D)  source amnesia

Question 18

Implicit memory for cognitive and motor tasks is known as _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Hermann Ebbinghaus used _____ as stimulus materials in his studies of retrieval.

Accepted Answer

A)  acronyms 
B)  nonsense syllables 
C)  lists of easily remembered words 
D)  both acronyms and nonsense syllables 
A)  acronyms 
B)  nonsense syllables 
C)  lists of easily remembered words 
D)  both acronyms and nonsense syllables

Question 20

Temporal integration is a(n) _____ procedure for measuring _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct; whether practice can improve iconic memory 
B)  direct; the duration of iconic memory 
C)  inferential; whether practice can improve iconic memory 
D)  inferential; the duration and capacity of iconic memory 
A)  direct; whether practice can improve iconic memory 
B)  direct; the duration of iconic memory 
C)  inferential; whether practice can improve iconic memory 
D)  inferential; the duration and capacity of iconic memory

Exam 5: Section 2:memory

Knowing how to ride a bicycle requires the use of _____ memory, whereas knowing the name of a state capital requires the use of _____.

Craik and Tulving found that recognition memory was best in the _____ processing condition and worst in the _____ processing condition.

Which statement concerning memory "chunks" is FALSE?

Which of the following is an example of elaborative rehearsal?

Which statement about Sperling's procedures to study sensory memory is correct?

The duration of auditory sensory register is approximately _____.

When recall of a memory requires conscious effort and entails making declarations about the information remembered, you are using your _____ memory.

_____ memory is to automatic processing as _____ memory is to conscious effort.

What is the purpose of counting backwards in the distractor task?

What were the results of Sperling's partial-report procedure?

When we need to use information previously stored, it flows from _____ memory into _____ memory.

In the memory span task, participants _____.

According to your text, why is the encoding specificity effect not consistently applicable to classroom testing?

Which term does NOT belong with the others?

We experience _____ when prior learning disrupts the retrieval of new information.

Implicit memory for cognitive and motor tasks is known as _____ memory.

Hermann Ebbinghaus used _____ as stimulus materials in his studies of retrieval.

Temporal integration is a(n) _____ procedure for measuring _____.

Section 1: The Science of Psychology

Section 2: The Science of Psychology

Section 3: The Science of Psychology

Section 4: The Science of Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience

Section 2: Neuroscience

Section 3: Neuroscience

Section 4: Neuroscience

Section 1: Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 1:memory

Section 3:memory

Section 4:memory

Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 2: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 3: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 4: Thinking and Intelligence

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Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Section 3: Developmental Psychology

Section 4: Developmental Psychology

Section 1: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 2: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 3: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 4: Personality Theories and Assessment

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Section 2: Social Psychology

Section 3: Social Psychology

Section 4: Social Psychology

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Section 2: Abnormal Psychology

Section 3: Abnormal Psychology

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Knowing how to ride a bicycle requires the use of _ memory, whereas knowing the name of a state capital requires the use of _.

Craik and Tulving found that recognition memory was best in the _ processing condition and worst in the _ processing condition.

_ memory is to automatic processing as _ memory is to conscious effort.

When we need to use information previously stored, it flows from _ memory into _ memory.

Temporal integration is a(n) _ procedure for measuring _.