Question 1

Memory span is _______ and is associated with _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) the duration that information is stored;short-term 
B) number of items stored;long-term 
C) the number of items stored;short-term 
D) the duration that information is stored;long-term 
A) the duration that information is stored;short-term 
B) number of items stored;long-term 
C) the number of items stored;short-term 
D) the duration that information is stored;long-term

Question 2

Information that has been transferred out of sensory memory enters:

Accepted Answer

A) long-term. 
B) short-term. 
C) savings. 
D) either short-term or long-term depending on the level at which it is processed. 
A) long-term. 
B) short-term. 
C) savings. 
D) either short-term or long-term depending on the level at which it is processed.

Question 3

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 4

Most normal adults have a memory span:

Accepted Answer

A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7 plus-or-minus 2. 
D) all of the above. 
A) of between 5 and 9 items. 
B) that averages 7. 
C) of 7 plus-or-minus 2. 
D) all of the above.

Question 5

An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the hippocampus is one of the most easily damaged areas of the brain 
B) several different senses may be involved in memory 
C) some specific parts of the brain are necessary for the formation of memory 
D) the memory center is located in the parietal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres 
A) the hippocampus is one of the most easily damaged areas of the brain 
B) several different senses may be involved in memory 
C) some specific parts of the brain are necessary for the formation of memory 
D) the memory center is located in the parietal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres

Question 6

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to new information. 
B) unconscious reconstruction. 
C) being asked leading questions. 
D) all of the above. 
A) exposure to new information. 
B) unconscious reconstruction. 
C) being asked leading questions. 
D) all of the above.

Question 7

Memory span is a characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines _________.

Accepted Answer

A) interference 
B) retroactive inhibition 
C) proactive inhibition 
D) suppression 
A) interference 
B) retroactive inhibition 
C) proactive inhibition 
D) suppression

Question 9

Some studies indicate that learning due to classical conditioning is stored in the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) medulla 
B) hippocampus 
C) cerebrum 
D) cerebellum 
A) medulla 
B) hippocampus 
C) cerebrum 
D) cerebellum

Question 10

"Iconic" and "echoic" are to sensory memory as "episodic," "semantic," and "procedural" are to _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) procedural 
D) semantic 
A) long-term 
B) short-term 
C) procedural 
D) semantic

Question 11

Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events 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 13

The process by which we notice stimuli selectively is called:

Accepted Answer

A) attention. 
B) recognition. 
C) saving. 
D) recalling. 
A) attention. 
B) recognition. 
C) saving. 
D) recalling.

Question 14

Iconic and echoic memory are types of _______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) working 
B) sensory 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) working 
B) sensory 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 15

Someone a short distance away,to whom we have been paying no attention,quietly speaks your name,and suddenly you are attending to that conversation.This is an example of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Broadbent's filter theory 
B) shadowing 
C) the cocktail party phenomenon 
D) cue-controlled inhibition 
A) Broadbent's filter theory 
B) shadowing 
C) the cocktail party phenomenon 
D) cue-controlled inhibition

Question 16

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three notes of music for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them.If the instructions to recall the notes came immediately,the students usually succeeded.If the instructions came more than three seconds after the notes were played,the students were much less successful.The MOST plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that,in the latter case,_____________ .

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) five,plus or minus pieces of information 
B) eleven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) fifteen,plus or minus two engrams 
D) three,plus or minus two numbers 
A) five,plus or minus pieces of information 
B) eleven,plus or minus two chunks 
C) fifteen,plus or minus two engrams 
D) three,plus or minus two numbers

Question 20

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

Exam 6: C: Memory

Memory span is _______ and is associated with _______ memory.

Information that has been transferred out of sensory memory enters:

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

Most normal adults have a memory span:

An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that ____________.

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

Memory span is a characteristic of:

"Old information inhibits one's ability to remember newer information" defines _________.

Some studies indicate that learning due to classical conditioning is stored in the _____________.

"Iconic" and "echoic" are to sensory memory as "episodic," "semantic," and "procedural" are to _______ memory.

Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in:

Our memories of general knowledge items such as the meanings of words or the dates of famous historical events are stored in _______.

The process by which we notice stimuli selectively is called:

Iconic and echoic memory are types of _______ memory.

Someone a short distance away,to whom we have been paying no attention,quietly speaks your name,and suddenly you are attending to that conversation.This is an example of ____________.

The state psychology association has invited teams from all the colleges in the state to compete in a Psych Bowl.The teams will answer questions such as "Who founded the first psychology laboratory?" Where is this information stored?

The items on this test illustrate which method of testing memory?

What is the capacity of short-term 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 _______.

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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Memory span is _ and is associated with _ memory.