Question 1

Long-term memory is organized in the form of semantic networks,or nodes of related information spreading out from a central piece of knowledge,according to the work of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Baddeley 
B) Tolman 
C) Collins 
D) Sperling 
A) Baddeley 
B) Tolman 
C) Collins 
D) Sperling C

Question 2

According to Elizabeth Bowman,____________.

Accepted Answer

A) hypnosis makes production of false memories easier 
B) hypnosis increases confidence in memories,even fake ones 
C) therapists have produced false memories through hypnosis 
D) all of these statements are true. 
A) hypnosis makes production of false memories easier 
B) hypnosis increases confidence in memories,even fake ones 
C) therapists have produced false memories through hypnosis 
D) all of these statements are true. D

Question 3

_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding 
B) Storage 
C) Retrieval 
D) Evaluation 
A) Encoding 
B) Storage 
C) Retrieval 
D) Evaluation B

Question 4

A witness on the stand swears that he saw someone commit a crime.Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so forcefully?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,because seeing is believing. 
B) No,because eyewitnesses are not usually honest. 
C) Yes,because eyewitnesses are very confident about their testimony. 
D) No,because there is a great possibility of a "false positive" identification. 
A) Yes,because seeing is believing. 
B) No,because eyewitnesses are not usually honest. 
C) Yes,because eyewitnesses are very confident about their testimony. 
D) No,because there is a great possibility of a "false positive" identification.

Question 5

For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event,and the memory is the solution to that problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Bartlett 
B) Meyer 
C) Ebbinghaus 
D) Skinner 
A) Bartlett 
B) Meyer 
C) Ebbinghaus 
D) Skinner

Question 6

Short-term memories appear to be localized in the _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) occipital lobe 
B) cingulate gyrus 
C) amygdala 
D) prefrontal lobes 
A) occipital lobe 
B) cingulate gyrus 
C) amygdala 
D) prefrontal lobes

Question 7

The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the biology classroom 
B) an auditorium to prevent cheating 
C) the English classroom 
D) the special testing room used for all exams 
A) the biology classroom 
B) an auditorium to prevent cheating 
C) the English classroom 
D) the special testing room used for all exams

Question 8

People with dementia typically have a memory problem known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdaloid amnesia 
B) inferograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia 
A) amygdaloid amnesia 
B) inferograde amnesia 
C) retrograde amnesia 
D) anterograde amnesia

Question 9

Which of the following might be the most appropriate analogy for eidetic imagery?

Accepted Answer

A) a table 
B) a modem 
C) a rainbow 
D) a photograph 
A) a table 
B) a modem 
C) a rainbow 
D) a photograph

Question 10

Repeating items over and over in order to aid memory is known as ______ rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

A) repetitive 
B) imagery 
C) elaborative 
D) maintenance 
A) repetitive 
B) imagery 
C) elaborative 
D) maintenance

Exam 5: B: Memory

Long-term memory is organized in the form of semantic networks,or nodes of related information spreading out from a central piece of knowledge,according to the work of ____________.

According to Elizabeth Bowman,____________.

_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

A witness on the stand swears that he saw someone commit a crime.Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so forcefully?

For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event,and the memory is the solution to that problem?

Short-term memories appear to be localized in the _________________.

The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in _____________.

People with dementia typically have a memory problem known as ____________.

Which of the following might be the most appropriate analogy for eidetic imagery?

Repeating items over and over in order to aid memory is known as ______ rehearsal.

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Appendix B: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

A: Memory

C: Memory

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A: Consciousness and Cognition

B: Consciousness and Cognition

C: Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Lifespan

A: Development Across the Lifespan

B: Development Across the Lifespan

C: Development Across the Lifespan

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

A: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

B: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

C: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

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