Question 1

A recognition test requires one to:

Accepted Answer

A) reproduce material when provided a cue. 
B) profit from previous learning to relearn faster. 
C) pick the correct answer from among several possible ones provided. 
D) reproduce material without cues provided. 
A) reproduce material when provided a cue. 
B) profit from previous learning to relearn faster. 
C) pick the correct answer from among several possible ones provided. 
D) reproduce material without cues provided.

Question 2

Sensory store memory:

Accepted Answer

A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding. 
A) holds information for as long as you rehearse it. 
B) holds information for about 30 seconds. 
C) holds information for one or two seconds. 
D) processes information for permanent encoding.

Question 3

A soldier was injured when a mortar exploded next to him.Although he recovered from his wounds,he is not able to recall information from years ago.What term is used to describe this soldier's condition?

Accepted Answer

A) retroactive amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) proactive amnesia 
D) anteretrograde amnesia 
A) retroactive amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) proactive amnesia 
D) anteretrograde amnesia

Question 4

Flashbulb memories ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) usually concern events that are emotionally charged 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) usually concern events from early childhood 
A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) usually concern events that are emotionally charged 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) usually concern events from early childhood

Question 5

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Attention is the process of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) storing information 
B) representing information 
C) selectively noticing stimuli 
D) recognizing visual sensations 
A) storing information 
B) representing information 
C) selectively noticing stimuli 
D) recognizing visual sensations

Question 10

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic images 
B) elaborative rehearsals 
C) flashbulb memories 
D) eyewitness images 
A) eidetic images 
B) elaborative rehearsals 
C) flashbulb memories 
D) eyewitness images

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Flashbulb memories _______.

Accepted Answer

A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events 
A) are not subject to periodic revision 
B) concern events that are highly significant 
C) are almost always highly accurate 
D) include a memory's main subject,but not the background events

Question 14

Semantic memory is organized __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in chunks 
B) sequentially and chronologically 
C) hierarchically 
D) chronologically 
A) in chunks 
B) sequentially and chronologically 
C) hierarchically 
D) chronologically

Question 15

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M
However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

Accepted Answer

A) chunking 
B) backward masking 
C) verbal coding 
D) selective attention 
A) chunking 
B) backward masking 
C) verbal coding 
D) selective attention

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) identifying a perfume as that worn by your grandmother 20 years ago 
B) repeating an address after it was told to you 
C) repeating a poem learned in nursery school 
D) remembering how to ride a bike 
A) identifying a perfume as that worn by your grandmother 20 years ago 
B) repeating an address after it was told to you 
C) repeating a poem learned in nursery school 
D) remembering how to ride a bike

Question 18

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 19

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three nonsense syllables for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them.If the instructions to recall the syllables came immediately,the students were usually successful.If the instructions came even one second after the syllables were shown,the students were much less successful.The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that,in the latter case,_____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the icon never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the icon was already stored in short-term memory 
C) the icon faded after being stored in short-term memory 
D) the icon faded before being stored in short-term memory 
A) the icon never made it to the sensory registers 
B) the icon was already stored in short-term memory 
C) the icon faded after being stored in short-term memory 
D) the icon faded before being stored in short-term memory

Question 20

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) five,plus or minus two letters 
B) seven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) five,plus or minus two engrams 
D) seven,plus or minus two numbers 
A) five,plus or minus two letters 
B) seven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) five,plus or minus two engrams 
D) seven,plus or minus two numbers

Exam 6: C: Memory

A recognition test requires one to:

Sensory store memory:

A soldier was injured when a mortar exploded next to him.Although he recovered from his wounds,he is not able to recall information from years ago.What term is used to describe this soldier's condition?

Flashbulb memories ______________.

The type of memory that is most like an encyclopedia or a dictionary is __________.

Information is grouped for storage in short-term memory through a process called _______.

The portion of long-term memory that stores specific information that has personal meaning is called __________ memory.

Hermann Ebbinghaus found that memory is best immediately after we learn information,and we gradually forget more as time passes.What name is given to this observation?

Attention is the process of ________.

Memories that concern events that are highly significant and are vividly remembered are called _______.

Korsakoff's syndrome is due to:

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ______.

Flashbulb memories _______.

Semantic memory is organized __________.

You looked up a friend's address for a letter you wrote.Suddenly the phone rings-wrong number.Even though you were interrupted for only a few seconds,you've forgotten the address.Which memory system failed you?

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of long-term memory?

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ___________ .

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

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

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