Question 1

Memory is:

Accepted Answer

A) a capacity for learning. 
B) a system that allows people to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable. 
A) a capacity for learning. 
B) a system that allows people to retain information over time. 
C) an ability of humans only. 
D) unchangeable.

Question 2

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely 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 3

The process of selective looking,listening,smelling,and feeling is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) retention 
B) cognition 
C) recognition 
D) attention 
A) retention 
B) cognition 
C) recognition 
D) attention

Question 4

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval. 
B) encoding. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) storage. 
A) retrieval. 
B) encoding. 
C) rehearsal. 
D) storage.

Question 5

The average memory span consists of _______ items.

Accepted Answer

A) five 
B) six 
C) seven 
D) nine 
A) five 
B) six 
C) seven 
D) nine

Question 6

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation 
A) cognition 
B) memory 
C) perception 
D) sensation

Question 7

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Information in long-term is stored permanently. 
B) Rehearsal is one of the primary methods information is moved from short-term to long-term. 
C) The longer information is in short-term,the more likely it will be stored in long-term. 
D) all of the above 
A) Information in long-term is stored permanently. 
B) Rehearsal is one of the primary methods information is moved from short-term to long-term. 
C) The longer information is in short-term,the more likely it will be stored in long-term. 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Chunking aids:

Accepted Answer

A) understanding. 
B) perception. 
C) retention. 
D) encoding. 
A) understanding. 
B) perception. 
C) retention. 
D) encoding.

Question 9

Retroactive 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 10

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) secondary memory 
D) cognitive dissonance 
A) long-term memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) secondary memory 
D) cognitive dissonance

Exam 6: C: Memory

Memory is:

On a TV game show,Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont.This information is most likely stored in ______.

The process of selective looking,listening,smelling,and feeling is called ____________.

The step in the memory process that actually makes our memories available to us is:

The average memory span consists of _______ items.

What is the system or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use?

Which statement concerning long-term memory is TRUE?

Chunking aids:

Retroactive interference of long-term memory means _______.

What we are thinking of at any given moment,or what we commonly know as "consciousness," 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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