Question 1

Storing information by converting it into mental pictures is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) photographic encoding. 
B) visual imagery encoding. 
C) semantic encoding. 
D) organizational encoding. 
A) photographic encoding. 
B) visual imagery encoding. 
C) semantic encoding. 
D) organizational encoding.

Question 2

People with damage to their _____ lobe are most prone to memory misattribution.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) parietal 
A) frontal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) parietal

Question 3

The intrusive recollection of events we wish we could forget is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) false recognition. 
B) persistence. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) source memory. 
A) false recognition. 
B) persistence. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) source memory.

Question 4

Of the memory "sins," one of the primary causes of eyewitness misidentifications is:

Accepted Answer

A) transience. 
B) memory misattribution. 
C) persistence. 
D) absentmindedness. 
A) transience. 
B) memory misattribution. 
C) persistence. 
D) absentmindedness.

Question 5

The seven sins of memory:

Accepted Answer

A) expose long-term memory as a highly unreliable storage system. 
B) reinforce the notion that almost all memories are distorted. 
C) are the occasional result of a normally efficient system. 
D) are interesting topics for psychologists but usually have no real-world implications. 
A) expose long-term memory as a highly unreliable storage system. 
B) reinforce the notion that almost all memories are distorted. 
C) are the occasional result of a normally efficient system. 
D) are interesting topics for psychologists but usually have no real-world implications.

Question 6

Which brain region is NOT activated when José imagines his future as a rich and famous professional baseball player?

Accepted Answer

A) primary visual cortex 
B) medial prefrontal cortex 
C) medial temporal lobe 
D) hippocampus 
A) primary visual cortex 
B) medial prefrontal cortex 
C) medial temporal lobe 
D) hippocampus

Question 7

With respect to retrieving memories, search is to find as the _____ is to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) right frontal lobe; hippocampus 
B) hippocampus; left frontal lobe 
C) hippocampus; visual cortex 
D) left frontal lobe; hippocampus 
A) right frontal lobe; hippocampus 
B) hippocampus; left frontal lobe 
C) hippocampus; visual cortex 
D) left frontal lobe; hippocampus

Question 8

Retrieval-induced forgetting refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A) loss of memory that occurs when the retrieval context is dissimilar to the encoding context. 
B) loss of memory that occurs with the passage of time between encoding and retrieval. 
C) process by which retrieving an item from long-term memory impairs subsequent recall of related items. 
D) fact that a memory-erasing drug must be given while the particular memory is being retrieved in order for the drug to work. 
A) loss of memory that occurs when the retrieval context is dissimilar to the encoding context. 
B) loss of memory that occurs with the passage of time between encoding and retrieval. 
C) process by which retrieving an item from long-term memory impairs subsequent recall of related items. 
D) fact that a memory-erasing drug must be given while the particular memory is being retrieved in order for the drug to work.

Question 9

A sixth-grade teacher assigned as homework learning as many digits as possible of the math constant pi. The student who memorized the most digits of pi for the next day would receive a reward. Which advice would most help the students with their homework?

Accepted Answer

A) Chunk the digits of pi together. 
B) Functionally fix the digits onto a mental representation. 
C) Rehearse the digits constantly before reciting them. 
D) Use flash cards to study the digits. 
A) Chunk the digits of pi together. 
B) Functionally fix the digits onto a mental representation. 
C) Rehearse the digits constantly before reciting them. 
D) Use flash cards to study the digits.

Question 10

Hafa just completed a course in calculus. Based on knowledge about the curve of forgetting, we can predict that:

Accepted Answer

A) most of what Hafa will forget about calculus will occur shortly after completing the course. 
B) Hafa will forget most of the material at a constant rate over time. 
C) Hafa will begin to lose memory of calculus beginning at four weeks after course completion. 
D) the rate at which Hafa forgets calculus will increase over time. 
A) most of what Hafa will forget about calculus will occur shortly after completing the course. 
B) Hafa will forget most of the material at a constant rate over time. 
C) Hafa will begin to lose memory of calculus beginning at four weeks after course completion. 
D) the rate at which Hafa forgets calculus will increase over time.

Question 11

Information can be kept for hours, days, weeks, or years in the _____ memory store.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

When you try but fail to remember something, your _____ shows increased activity, whereas when you successfully remember something, your _____ shows increased activity.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus; left frontal lobe 
B) hippocampus; right frontal lobe 
C) left frontal lobe; hippocampus 
D) right frontal lobe; hippocampus 
A) hippocampus; left frontal lobe 
B) hippocampus; right frontal lobe 
C) left frontal lobe; hippocampus 
D) right frontal lobe; hippocampus

Question 13

Katie learns how to swim one summer. The next summer, she goes to the pool and realizes that she still remembers how to swim. Katie is using _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

At the supermarket, Charlotte finds it much easier to remember the food items she needs when she puts them into the categories of fruits, vegetables, and meat. What encoding process is Charlotte using to create and recall memories?

Accepted Answer

A) organizational 
B) transformative 
C) semantic 
D) visual imagery 
A) organizational 
B) transformative 
C) semantic 
D) visual imagery

Question 15

The scent of a former partner's cologne serves as a strong retrieval cue, bringing instant thoughts of a past love due to:

Accepted Answer

A) encoding specificity. 
B) elaboration. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) transience. 
A) encoding specificity. 
B) elaboration. 
C) iconic memory. 
D) transience.

Question 16

Retrieving information from the long-term memory store _____ subsequent memory of that information.

Accepted Answer

A) will only improve 
B) will only impair 
C) will neither improve, impair, nor change 
D) may improve or impair 
A) will only improve 
B) will only impair 
C) will neither improve, impair, nor change 
D) may improve or impair

Question 17

The impairment of memory for previously learned information by newly learned information is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) proactive interference. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) anterograde amnesia. 
A) proactive interference. 
B) retrograde amnesia. 
C) retroactive interference. 
D) anterograde amnesia.

Question 18

Transience is a useful memory process because:

Accepted Answer

A) the brain has a limited storage capacity. 
B) as memories are encoded, some do not make it into long-term memory. 
C) learning novel information is a good way to exercise the synapses of the brain. 
D) if information hasn't been used recently, it is probably not essential to remember it in the future. 
A) the brain has a limited storage capacity. 
B) as memories are encoded, some do not make it into long-term memory. 
C) learning novel information is a good way to exercise the synapses of the brain. 
D) if information hasn't been used recently, it is probably not essential to remember it in the future.

Question 19

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) memory bias. 
B) memory misattribution. 
C) blocking. 
D) memory misidentification. 
A) memory bias. 
B) memory misattribution. 
C) blocking. 
D) memory misidentification.

Question 20

The fast-decaying store of visual information that is forgotten in seconds if not attended to is known as _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) iconic 
B) echoic 
C) anterograde 
D) retrograde 
A) iconic 
B) echoic 
C) anterograde 
D) retrograde

Exam 6: Section 2: Memory

Storing information by converting it into mental pictures is known as:

People with damage to their _____ lobe are most prone to memory misattribution.

The intrusive recollection of events we wish we could forget is known as:

Of the memory "sins," one of the primary causes of eyewitness misidentifications is:

The seven sins of memory:

Which brain region is NOT activated when José imagines his future as a rich and famous professional baseball player?

With respect to retrieving memories, search is to find as the _____ is to the _____.

Retrieval-induced forgetting refers to the:

A sixth-grade teacher assigned as homework learning as many digits as possible of the math constant pi. The student who memorized the most digits of pi for the next day would receive a reward. Which advice would most help the students with their homework?

Hafa just completed a course in calculus. Based on knowledge about the curve of forgetting, we can predict that:

Information can be kept for hours, days, weeks, or years in the _____ memory store.

When you try but fail to remember something, your _____ shows increased activity, whereas when you successfully remember something, your _____ shows increased activity.

Katie learns how to swim one summer. The next summer, she goes to the pool and realizes that she still remembers how to swim. Katie is using _____ memory.

At the supermarket, Charlotte finds it much easier to remember the food items she needs when she puts them into the categories of fruits, vegetables, and meat. What encoding process is Charlotte using to create and recall memories?

The scent of a former partner's cologne serves as a strong retrieval cue, bringing instant thoughts of a past love due to:

Retrieving information from the long-term memory store _____ subsequent memory of that information.

The impairment of memory for previously learned information by newly learned information is known as:

Transience is a useful memory process because:

Assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source is termed:

The fast-decaying store of visual information that is forgotten in seconds if not attended to is known as _____ memory.

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

With respect to retrieving memories, search is to find as the _ is to the _.

When you try but fail to remember something, your _ shows increased activity, whereas when you successfully remember something, your _ shows increased activity.