Question 1

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in _________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) working memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) semantic memory 
D) working memory

Question 2

The levels-of-processing concept would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

Accepted Answer

A) "Does it rhyme with blog?" 
B) "Is it in capital letters?" 
C) "Is it written in cursive?" 
D) "Would it be found in a pond?" 
A) "Does it rhyme with blog?" 
B) "Is it in capital letters?" 
C) "Is it written in cursive?" 
D) "Would it be found in a pond?"

Question 3

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone.He asks his partner to read him his credit card number.However,when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line,he can't remember all the numbers.Jamal is coming up against _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the decay of numerical memory 
B) the extinction of auditory traces 
C) George Miller's magic number 7,plus or minus 2 
D) the limits of procedural memory 
A) the decay of numerical memory 
B) the extinction of auditory traces 
C) George Miller's magic number 7,plus or minus 2 
D) the limits of procedural memory

Question 4

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) semantic memory 
A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) semantic memory

Question 5

Loftus has found that eyewitness memory is extremely reliable and doesn't change over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The case of Father Bernard Pagano,who was identified by seven eyewitnesses as a criminal,was an instance of a _________.

Accepted Answer

A) tip-of-the-tongue effect 
B) retrieval failure 
C) primacy effect 
D) false positive 
A) tip-of-the-tongue effect 
B) retrieval failure 
C) primacy effect 
D) false positive

Question 7

The breakdown of which of the following seems to be responsible for the impaired ability to form new memories?

Accepted Answer

A) gama-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A) in the hypothalamus 
B) leptin in the pancreas 
C) serotonin in the amygdala 
D) acetylcholine in the hippocampus 
A) gama-aminobutyric acid (GAB
A) in the hypothalamus 
B) leptin in the pancreas 
C) serotonin in the amygdala 
D) acetylcholine in the hippocampus

Question 8

Which of these is an example of what has been called infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Betty,age 25,can recall only good memories of what happened when she was 4 to 5 years old. 
B) Johnny,age 10,has no memory of a family vacation that occurred when he was 2 years old. 
C) When faced with a horrible stressor,some people return to an earlier stage of development,such as infancy,for the comfort that it provides. 
D) Despite the fact that Alice,age 35,played the piano from ages 3 through 13,she has very little ability to do so now. 
A) Betty,age 25,can recall only good memories of what happened when she was 4 to 5 years old. 
B) Johnny,age 10,has no memory of a family vacation that occurred when he was 2 years old. 
C) When faced with a horrible stressor,some people return to an earlier stage of development,such as infancy,for the comfort that it provides. 
D) Despite the fact that Alice,age 35,played the piano from ages 3 through 13,she has very little ability to do so now.

Question 9

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory,_________.

Accepted Answer

A) information is simultaneously stored in a network that stretches across the brain 
B) information is stored simultaneously in unconnected regions of the brain 
C) information is associated in sets of classically conditioned neurons across the neocortex 
D) None of these are 
A) information is simultaneously stored in a network that stretches across the brain 
B) information is stored simultaneously in unconnected regions of the brain 
C) information is associated in sets of classically conditioned neurons across the neocortex 
D) None of these are

Question 10

As memories get older,they are most likely _________.

Accepted Answer

A) to get lost 
B) to become stronger,more accurate,and more vivid 
C) to be regarded as unreliable by the person using them 
D) to become changed or altered in some fashion 
A) to get lost 
B) to become stronger,more accurate,and more vivid 
C) to be regarded as unreliable by the person using them 
D) to become changed or altered in some fashion

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) All memories are stored in one place in the brain. 
B) Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain. 
C) Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories. 
D) Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem. 
A) All memories are stored in one place in the brain. 
B) Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain. 
C) Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories. 
D) Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem.

Question 12

In the levels-of-processing model of memory,information that gets processed at a _________level (such as accessing the meaning of a word or phrase)is more likely to be retained longer and form a stronger memory than information that is processed at a _________ level (such as the visual characteristics of a word).

Accepted Answer

A) deeper;shallower 
B) shallower;deeper 
C) higher;lower 
D) lower;higher 
A) deeper;shallower 
B) shallower;deeper 
C) higher;lower 
D) lower;higher

Question 13

When given a list of items to remember,you are more likely to remember _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the items in the beginning better than those in the middle or at the end 
B) the items in the middle more than those at the beginning or at the end 
C) the items at the end more than those in the middle or at the beginning of the list 
D) the items at the beginning and at the end more than those in the middle of the list 
A) the items in the beginning better than those in the middle or at the end 
B) the items in the middle more than those at the beginning or at the end 
C) the items at the end more than those in the middle or at the beginning of the list 
D) the items at the beginning and at the end more than those in the middle of the list

Question 14

Which type of long-term memory is most difficult to bring into conscious awareness?

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) semantic memory 
A) episodic memory 
B) procedural memories 
C) declarative memories 
D) semantic memory

Question 15

Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth,continuous pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide inferences. 
B) They help chunk information. 
C) They direct you to relevant information stored in long-term memory. 
D) They provide numbers for ideas. 
A) They provide inferences. 
B) They help chunk information. 
C) They direct you to relevant information stored in long-term memory. 
D) They provide numbers for ideas.

Question 17

Which of the following pairings would result in the best overall memory?

Accepted Answer

A) sad during learning and happy at recall 
B) happy during learning and sad during recall 
C) serious during learning and serious during recall 
D) intoxicated during learning and sober during recall 
A) sad during learning and happy at recall 
B) happy during learning and sad during recall 
C) serious during learning and serious during recall 
D) intoxicated during learning and sober during recall

Question 18

Studies have found that the best way to overcome the tip-of-the-tongue effect is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) try even harder to remember the items 
B) take a nap 
C) forget about it and let the item just come to you 
D) None of these will work. 
A) try even harder to remember the items 
B) take a nap 
C) forget about it and let the item just come to you 
D) None of these will work.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about flashbulb memories is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Flashbulb memories tend to be about as accurate as other types of memories. 
B) People feel unconfident about their recall of flashbulb memories. 
C) A major news event automatically causes a person to store a flashbulb memory. 
D) Your memory of how you felt at the onset of a flashbulb memory rarely changes over time. 
A) Flashbulb memories tend to be about as accurate as other types of memories. 
B) People feel unconfident about their recall of flashbulb memories. 
C) A major news event automatically causes a person to store a flashbulb memory. 
D) Your memory of how you felt at the onset of a flashbulb memory rarely changes over time.

Question 20

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices 
A) state-dependent memory 
B) retrieval cues 
C) cross links in deep structure 
D) mnemonic devices

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in _________.

The levels-of-processing concept would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone.He asks his partner to read him his credit card number.However,when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line,he can't remember all the numbers.Jamal is coming up against _________.

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Loftus has found that eyewitness memory is extremely reliable and doesn't change over time.

The case of Father Bernard Pagano,who was identified by seven eyewitnesses as a criminal,was an instance of a _________.

The breakdown of which of the following seems to be responsible for the impaired ability to form new memories?

Which of these is an example of what has been called infantile amnesia?

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory,_________.

As memories get older,they are most likely _________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

In the levels-of-processing model of memory,information that gets processed at a _level (such as accessing the meaning of a word or phrase)is more likely to be retained longer and form a stronger memory than information that is processed at a _ level (such as the visual characteristics of a word).

When given a list of items to remember,you are more likely to remember _________.

Which type of long-term memory is most difficult to bring into conscious awareness?

Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth,continuous pattern.

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

Which of the following pairings would result in the best overall memory?

Studies have found that the best way to overcome the tip-of-the-tongue effect is to _________.

Which of the following statements about flashbulb memories is true?

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of _________.

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Exam 6: Memory

The fleeting images we see as we look out the car window occur in _________.

The levels-of-processing concept would suggest that which of the following questions would lead to better memory of the word frog?

Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone.He asks his partner to read him his credit card number.However,when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line,he can't remember all the numbers.Jamal is coming up against _________.

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are parts of ___________.

Loftus has found that eyewitness memory is extremely reliable and doesn't change over time.

The case of Father Bernard Pagano,who was identified by seven eyewitnesses as a criminal,was an instance of a _________.

The breakdown of which of the following seems to be responsible for the impaired ability to form new memories?

Which of these is an example of what has been called infantile amnesia?

In the parallel distributed processing model of memory,_________.

As memories get older,they are most likely _________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

When given a list of items to remember,you are more likely to remember _________.

Which type of long-term memory is most difficult to bring into conscious awareness?

Iconic memory allows the eye to fuse the images from each tiny movement of the eye into a smooth,continuous pattern.

How do retrieval cues help you to remember?

Which of the following pairings would result in the best overall memory?

Studies have found that the best way to overcome the tip-of-the-tongue effect is to _________.

Which of the following statements about flashbulb memories is true?

When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination,Peter draws a blank;however,when asked whether it was October 24,1962,November 22,1963,or February 1,1965,he correctly answers with the second of the choices.This example most clearly demonstrates the value of _________.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Statistics in Psychology

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

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