Question 1

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Accepted Answer

A) the formation of short-term memory. 
B) the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C) maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D) transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. 
A) the formation of short-term memory. 
B) the retrieval of memories from long-term memory. 
C) maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers. 
D) transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. D

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

If the most recent theories regarding the capacity of short-term memory are correct,then _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) five sentences should be easier to remember than five words 
B) five sentences should be as difficult to remember as five words 
C) five sentences should be more difficult to remember than five words 
D) five sentences and five words should both be easier to remember than five letters,because the words and sentences both have inherent meaning 
A) five sentences should be easier to remember than five words 
B) five sentences should be as difficult to remember as five words 
C) five sentences should be more difficult to remember than five words 
D) five sentences and five words should both be easier to remember than five letters,because the words and sentences both have inherent meaning C

Question 4

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) procedural memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 5

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciously;semantic memory 
B) conscious;semantic memory 
C) unconsciously;episodic memory 
D) consciously;episodic memory 
A) unconsciously;semantic memory 
B) conscious;semantic memory 
C) unconsciously;episodic memory 
D) consciously;episodic memory

Question 6

The process of getting information out of memory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) retention. 
B) retrieval. 
C) reconstruction. 
D) reliable. 
A) retention. 
B) retrieval. 
C) reconstruction. 
D) reliable.

Question 7

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) rote rehearsal 
B) cueing 
C) chunking 
D) categorizing 
A) rote rehearsal 
B) cueing 
C) chunking 
D) categorizing

Question 8

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of _______ of information.

Accepted Answer

A) reconstruction 
B) retention 
C) coding 
D) chunking 
A) reconstruction 
B) retention 
C) coding 
D) chunking

Question 9

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Accepted Answer

A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items. 
A) 9 items. 
B) 7 or 8 items. 
C) 4 or 5 items. 
D) 14 or 15 items.

Question 10

Chunking is a means of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories 
A) immediately forgetting irrelevant details 
B) organizing information into meaningful units 
C) arranging details into a hierarchy from most important to least important 
D) storing long-term memories

Question 11

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

Accepted Answer

A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes 
A) for about 60 seconds 
B) as long as it is rehearsed 
C) for several seconds without rehearsal 
D) up to several minutes

Question 12

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) sensory memory 
C) primary memory 
D) short-term memory 
A) long-term memory 
B) sensory memory 
C) primary memory 
D) short-term memory

Question 13

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval,encoding,storage 
B) encoding,capturing,retrieval 
C) capturing,encoding,retrieval 
D) encoding,storage,retrieval 
A) retrieval,encoding,storage 
B) encoding,capturing,retrieval 
C) capturing,encoding,retrieval 
D) encoding,storage,retrieval

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of eidetic imagery?

Accepted Answer

A) It is much more common in children than in adults. 
B) It seems to vary from person to person. 
C) Children with eidetic imagery outperform other children on tests of memory. 
D) Some people can produce eidetic images of three-dimensional objects. 
A) It is much more common in children than in adults. 
B) It seems to vary from person to person. 
C) Children with eidetic imagery outperform other children on tests of memory. 
D) Some people can produce eidetic images of three-dimensional objects.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory test?

Accepted Answer

A) schemata 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall 
A) schemata 
B) savings 
C) recognition 
D) free recall

Question 16

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 17

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

A visual image held in the sensory register is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) an icon 
B) a pictograph 
C) a trace 
D) a symbol 
A) an icon 
B) a pictograph 
C) a trace 
D) a symbol

Question 20

Information selected from sensory memory is transferred to conscious awareness or:

Accepted Answer

A) primary memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) factual memory. 
D) long-term memory. 
A) primary memory. 
B) short-term memory. 
C) factual memory. 
D) long-term memory.

Exam 6: C: Memory

The hippocampus is instrumental in:

Memory is classically defined as:

If the most recent theories regarding the capacity of short-term memory are correct,then _____________.

Steve was recalling his first day in college,including walking into the wrong class,dropping his books as he left,and the long line at the registrar's office he encountered when he had to switch classes.These memories are examples of:

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is ________ activating her _________.

The process of getting information out of memory is known as:

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through the process of __________.

Long-term memory is sometimes unreliable because of _______ of information.

The short-term memory capacity (digit-span)in a normal adult is about:

Chunking is a means of _______________.

Information in short-term memory is retained ________.

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

What are the components of the information processing model in order?

Which of the following is NOT true of eidetic imagery?

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory test?

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

Which type of memory is concerned with remembering the day your parents bought you a car?

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

A visual image held in the sensory register is _____________.

Information selected from sensory memory is transferred to conscious awareness or:

The Science of Psychology

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

C: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

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

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

C: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

Connie lost her keys.She searches her memory for when she last had them,and goes to that place in the hope that it will help her remember where she misplaced them.Connie is activating her _.