Question 1

In relation to short-term memory, what is a chunk?

Accepted Answer

A)  between five and nine numbers or letters 
B)  a meaningful unit 
C)  a combination of visual and auditory information 
D)  a maximum of three individual items 
A)  between five and nine numbers or letters 
B)  a meaningful unit 
C)  a combination of visual and auditory information 
D)  a maximum of three individual items B

Question 2

Sensory memory is to _____ input as long-term memory is to _____ input.

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up; top-down 
B)  top-down; bottom-up 
C)  visual; verbal 
D)  verbal; visual 
A)  bottom-up; top-down 
B)  top-down; bottom-up 
C)  visual; verbal 
D)  verbal; visual A

Question 3

Elaborative rehearsal is more effective than memorizing because elaborative rehearsal _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  generally takes more time 
B)  always involves visual images 
C)  typically provides more retrieval cues 
D)  usually relies on acoustic cues 
A)  generally takes more time 
B)  always involves visual images 
C)  typically provides more retrieval cues 
D)  usually relies on acoustic cues C

Question 4

Which of the following theories of forgetting contend that information is available but not accessible?

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  encoding failure 
C)  storage decay 
D)  both encoding failure and storage decay 
A)  interference 
B)  encoding failure 
C)  storage decay 
D)  both encoding failure and storage decay

Question 5

How are source misattribution and the misinformation effect similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both cases, we hear or read inaccurate information about an event. 
B)  In both cases, we confuse information from one source with information from another. 
C)  In both cases, we act very uncertain about the accuracy of our memory for the original event. 
D)  In both cases, adults are more susceptible to the effect than are children. 
A)  In both cases, we hear or read inaccurate information about an event. 
B)  In both cases, we confuse information from one source with information from another. 
C)  In both cases, we act very uncertain about the accuracy of our memory for the original event. 
D)  In both cases, adults are more susceptible to the effect than are children.

Question 6

Supporting the distinction between explicit and implicit memory, studies of amnesic patients with hippocampal damage showed that the patients could remember new information about _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal events, but not about world events 
B)  world events, but not about personal events 
C)  how to do a puzzle, but not about someone who came to visit 
D)  someone who came to visit, but not about how to do a puzzle 
A)  personal events, but not about world events 
B)  world events, but not about personal events 
C)  how to do a puzzle, but not about someone who came to visit 
D)  someone who came to visit, but not about how to do a puzzle

Question 7

The difference between recall and recognition is that during recall, information must be _____, whereas during recognition it must be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  processed effortfully; processed automatically 
B)  processed automatically; processed effortfully 
C)  reproduced; identified 
D)  identified; reproduced 
A)  processed effortfully; processed automatically 
B)  processed automatically; processed effortfully 
C)  reproduced; identified 
D)  identified; reproduced

Question 8

What might be the relationship among state-dependent memory, mood-dependent memory, and the encoding specificity principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both state- and mood-dependent memory illustrate encoding specificity. 
B)  State-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity, but mood-dependent memory does not. 
C)  Mood-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity, but state-dependent memory does not. 
D)  Neither state- nor mood-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity. 
A)  Both state- and mood-dependent memory illustrate encoding specificity. 
B)  State-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity, but mood-dependent memory does not. 
C)  Mood-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity, but state-dependent memory does not. 
D)  Neither state- nor mood-dependent memory illustrates encoding specificity.

Question 9

How are the method of loci and peg-word mnemonics similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both involve use of visual imagery. 
B)  Both relate new information to a known sequence of information. 
C)  Both rely on elaborative encoding. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Both involve use of visual imagery. 
B)  Both relate new information to a known sequence of information. 
C)  Both rely on elaborative encoding. 
D)  All of these.

Exam 5: Section 1:memory

In relation to short-term memory, what is a chunk?

Sensory memory is to _____ input as long-term memory is to _____ input.

Elaborative rehearsal is more effective than memorizing because elaborative rehearsal _____.

Which of the following theories of forgetting contend that information is available but not accessible?

How are source misattribution and the misinformation effect similar?

Supporting the distinction between explicit and implicit memory, studies of amnesic patients with hippocampal damage showed that the patients could remember new information about _____.

The difference between recall and recognition is that during recall, information must be _____, whereas during recognition it must be _____.

What might be the relationship among state-dependent memory, mood-dependent memory, and the encoding specificity principle?

How are the method of loci and peg-word mnemonics similar?

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 2: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

Section 1: Developmental Psychology

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

Section 1: Social Psychology

Section 2: Social Psychology

Section 3: Social Psychology

Section 4: Social Psychology

Section 1: Abnormal Psychology

Section 2: Abnormal Psychology

Section 3: Abnormal Psychology

Section 4: Abnormal Psychology

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