Question 1

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If one wanted to use the best method to get storage in long-term memory,one would use ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) maintenance rehearsal 
B) rote rehearsal 
C) elaborative rehearsal 
D) sleep learning 
A) maintenance rehearsal 
B) rote rehearsal 
C) elaborative rehearsal 
D) sleep learning

Question 3

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A) procedural 
B) semantic 
C) episodic 
D) none of these 
A) procedural 
B) semantic 
C) episodic 
D) none of these

Question 4

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices 
A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices

Question 5

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

Accepted Answer

A) He relied on the ability to associate odd images with material he needed to remember. 
B) He had a photographic memory,which helped him remember the material he had to learn. 
C) He was able to imagine how cells in a patient's body were acting when he prescribed drugs and,thus,he could adjust dosages. 
D) In order to remember the long list of diseases he would encounter,he created drawings that helped him remember. 
A) He relied on the ability to associate odd images with material he needed to remember. 
B) He had a photographic memory,which helped him remember the material he had to learn. 
C) He was able to imagine how cells in a patient's body were acting when he prescribed drugs and,thus,he could adjust dosages. 
D) In order to remember the long list of diseases he would encounter,he created drawings that helped him remember.

Question 6

Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) All memories are stored in one place in the brain. 
B) Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain. 
C) Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories. 
D) Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem. 
A) All memories are stored in one place in the brain. 
B) Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain. 
C) Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories. 
D) Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem.

Question 8

Memory trace decay theory can explain forgetting from sensory memory and short-term memory but does not adequately explain forgetting from long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover. 
B) It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness. 
C) It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain. 
D) It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long. 
A) It is a process that allows an extinguished CR to recover. 
B) It is a process of getting stored memories back out into consciousness. 
C) It is a process of getting information from the sensory receptors to the brain. 
D) It is the reason that conditioned taste aversions last so long.

Question 10

What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory experiments?

Accepted Answer

A) words 
B) numbers 
C) pictures 
D) nonsense syllables 
A) words 
B) numbers 
C) pictures 
D) nonsense syllables

Question 11

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative rehearsal 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) automatic encoding 
D) selective attention 
A) elaborative rehearsal 
B) maintenance rehearsal 
C) automatic encoding 
D) selective attention

Question 12

Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) memorability 
B) registered learning 
C) encoding specificity 
D) accessible decoding 
A) memorability 
B) registered learning 
C) encoding specificity 
D) accessible decoding

Question 13

_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding 
B) Storage 
C) Retrieval Incorrect: Retrieval is getting the information out of storage. 
D) Evaluation 
A) Encoding 
B) Storage 
C) Retrieval Incorrect: Retrieval is getting the information out of storage. 
D) Evaluation

Question 14

If memory were like the sea,we could say that ______ is long-term memory,______ are the specific memories,and _______ are retrieval cues.

Accepted Answer

A) the sea;fish;hooks 
B) a boat;worms;fish 
C) a boat;hooks;worms 
D) an island;worms;fishing poles 
A) the sea;fish;hooks 
B) a boat;worms;fish 
C) a boat;hooks;worms 
D) an island;worms;fishing poles

Question 15

When a person's ____________is damaged or removed,anterograde amnesia,or the inability to form new memories,results.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) prefrontal lobe 
C) amygdala 
D) cerebellum 
A) hippocampus 
B) prefrontal lobe 
C) amygdala 
D) cerebellum

Question 16

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by the levels-of-processing model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) recalling an object's function 
B) attending to the sound of a word 
C) thinking about the meaning of a word 
D) recalling that an object was rectangular 
A) recalling an object's function 
B) attending to the sound of a word 
C) thinking about the meaning of a word 
D) recalling that an object was rectangular

Question 17

Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the cerebellum,whereas short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

Accepted Answer

A) Craik and Lockhart's model 
B) extinction 
C) information-processing model 
D) parallel distributed processing model 
A) Craik and Lockhart's model 
B) extinction 
C) information-processing model 
D) parallel distributed processing model

Question 19

Malcolm,aged 35,is severely depressed.Because of this he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy.After treatment,he is sent home and does much better.However,his TV-watching behavior is strange.Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new.Malcolm is showing signs of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) childhood amnesia 
D) senile dementia 
A) anterograde amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) childhood amnesia 
D) senile dementia

Question 20

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information.The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 5: A: Memory

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

If one wanted to use the best method to get storage in long-term memory,one would use ______________.

Which type of long-term memory is most resistant to loss with Alzheimer's disease?

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of ______.

A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud.During the interview,Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school.When you ask him how he made it through,he says,"I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?

Memory trace decay theory assumes the presence of a physical memory trace that decays with disuse over time.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Memory trace decay theory can explain forgetting from sensory memory and short-term memory but does not adequately explain forgetting from long-term memory.

Which of the following statements is true about retrieval?

What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory experiments?

Information gets from sensory memory to short-term memory through the process of _________________.

Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land,you do better when tested on land,and if you study underwater,you do better when tested underwater.This finding is an example of_______________.

_____________ is retention of memory for some period of time.

If memory were like the sea,we could say that ______ is long-term memory,______ are the specific memories,and _______ are retrieval cues.

When a person's ____________is damaged or removed,anterograde amnesia,or the inability to form new memories,results.

Which of the following examples represents the shallowest processing as described by the levels-of-processing model of memory?

Evidence suggests that procedural memories are stored in the cerebellum,whereas short-term memories are stored in the prefrontal and temporal lobes of the cortex.

Which model of memory is most similar in conceptualization to the way computers function?

In the game show Jeopardy! contestants are tested on general information.The type of memory used to answer these kinds of questions is _________.

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

B: Memory

C: Memory

Appendix: Secrets for Surviving College: How to Improve Your Grades

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

Filters

If memory were like the sea,we could say that is long-term memory, are the specific memories,and ___ are retrieval cues.