Question 1

"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 2

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it,is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

Accepted Answer

A) cued matching 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) serial recall 
A) cued matching 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) serial recall

Question 3

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory 
A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory

Question 4

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) the hippocampus 
A) the sensory registers 
B) short-term memory 
C) long-term memory 
D) the hippocampus

Question 5

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory 
A) procedural memory 
B) semantic memory 
C) episodic memory 
D) eidetic memory

Question 6

Korsakoff's syndrome is due to:

Accepted Answer

A) insufficient dopamine. 
B) excessive dopamine. 
C) insufficient thiamine. 
D) excessive thiamine. 
A) insufficient dopamine. 
B) excessive dopamine. 
C) insufficient thiamine. 
D) excessive thiamine.

Question 7

Proactive 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 8

Memory is:

Accepted Answer

A) a capacity for learning. 
B) a system that allows people to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable. 
A) a capacity for learning. 
B) a system that allows people to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable.

Question 9

Last week Lisa took an abnormal psychology test and did not miss a question.However,when a guest speaker came to class a week later to talk about schizophrenia,she had trouble remembering some of the relevant class material.She remembered even less about the topic when she saw a news report on schizophrenia a month later.What memory phenomenon explains what Lisa is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) mirage effect 
B) serial position curve 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting 
A) mirage effect 
B) serial position curve 
C) free recall curve 
D) curve of forgetting

Question 10

Flashbulb memories are:

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic memories. 
B) clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred. 
C) photographic memories. 
D) visual images that are extremely difficult to describe. 
A) eidetic memories. 
B) clear and vivid memories of where one was and what one was doing when a special event occurred. 
C) photographic memories. 
D) visual images that are extremely difficult to describe.

Question 11

Your street address,telephone number,and social security number are stored in:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

Accepted Answer

A) decay 
B) proactive interference 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference 
A) decay 
B) proactive interference 
C) repression 
D) retroactive interference

Question 14

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 15

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval. 
B) encoding. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) storage. 
A) retrieval. 
B) encoding. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) storage.

Question 16

The working memory is known as the _____________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) tertiary 
B) primary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) tertiary 
B) primary 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 17

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 18

"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 19

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall. 
A) remembering. 
B) decoding. 
C) encoding. 
D) recall.

Question 20

Memory is classically defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) a capacity for learning. 
B) the ability retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable. 
A) a capacity for learning. 
B) the ability retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable.

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

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it,is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in _______________.

Korsakoff's syndrome is due to:

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ___________ .

Memory is:

Flashbulb memories are:

Your street address,telephone number,and social security number are stored in:

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 __________.

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

The working memory is known as the _____________ memory.

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

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

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Memory is classically defined as:

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Exam 5: Memory

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

Reproducing what one has learned exactly as one learned it,is required in the ______ method of testing memory.

When Rip Van Winkle returns to his native village after 20 years of sleeping in the mountains,he goes immediately to the location of his former house and asks for his wife and children by name.The kind of memory that he is exhibiting is _______.

Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ___________.

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in _______________.

Korsakoff's syndrome is due to:

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ___________ .

Memory is:

Flashbulb memories are:

Your street address,telephone number,and social security number are stored in:

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 __________.

What theory of forgetting attributes it to the mere passage of time?

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

The working memory is known as the _____________ memory.

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

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

Deciding what information to store and how to represent it is known as:

Memory is classically defined as:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Consciousness and Cognition

Filters