Question 1

The power law of learning suggests that memory performance improves as a function of practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the partial-report procedure? How was it an improvement to the whole-report procedure?

Accepted Answer

Sperling (1960)introduced the partial-re

Question 3

Based on the core notion of the PQ4R method,you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  formulate and answer questions while reading new material. 
B)  increase by fourfold the amount of time devoted to reviewing. 
C)  reread the material by scanning to optimize learning. 
D)  ask instructors for prompt questions before you begin reading the text. 
A)  formulate and answer questions while reading new material. 
B)  increase by fourfold the amount of time devoted to reviewing. 
C)  reread the material by scanning to optimize learning. 
D)  ask instructors for prompt questions before you begin reading the text.

Question 4

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about positive word pairs,such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  nurse and butter. 
B)  bread and butter. 
C)  plame and wine. 
D)  wine and plame. 
A)  nurse and butter. 
B)  bread and butter. 
C)  plame and wine. 
D)  wine and plame.

Question 5

The _____ structures of the brain are involved in the creation of memories.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Describe one study on flashbulb memories.Why might memories learned in high-arousal states be better retained?

Accepted Answer

•Studies mentioned in the text include M

Question 7

Elaborative processing involves connecting to-be-remembered material with additional information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The PQ4R technique for improving study skills derives its name from the six phases it advocates for studying a chapter in a textbook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about negative word pairs,such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  nurse and butter. 
B)  bread and butter. 
C)  plame and wine. 
D)  wine and plame. 
A)  nurse and butter. 
B)  bread and butter. 
C)  plame and wine. 
D)  wine and plame.

Question 10

Sperling (1960)used the partial-report method in his experimentation on which type of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  recency memory 
D)  source memory 
A)  sensory memory 
B)  flashbulb memory 
C)  recency memory 
D)  source memory

Question 11

Auditory sensory memory can last up to:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 second. 
B)  5 seconds. 
C)  10 seconds. 
D)  15 seconds. 
A)  1 second. 
B)  5 seconds. 
C)  10 seconds. 
D)  15 seconds.

Question 12

What is short-term memory,and what are its characteristics?

Accepted Answer

When information coming in from the envi

Question 13

Conway et al.studied memory for Margaret Thatcher's resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  90% of the participants from the United Kingdom showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
B)  60% of the participants from the United Kingdom showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
C)  60% of the participants from Denmark showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
D)  90% of the participants from the United Kingdom and 60% of the participants from Denmark both showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
A)  90% of the participants from the United Kingdom showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
B)  60% of the participants from the United Kingdom showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
C)  60% of the participants from Denmark showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation. 
D)  90% of the participants from the United Kingdom and 60% of the participants from Denmark both showed perfect memory for the events surrounding the resignation.

Question 14

What is the role of the central executive in working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The central executive controls how information flows from sensory memory to short-term memory. 
B)  The central executive controls how short-term memory can access long-term memory. 
C)  The central executive controls how the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad are used. 
D)  The central executive controls how information flows from long-term memory to the phonological loop. 
A)  The central executive controls how information flows from sensory memory to short-term memory. 
B)  The central executive controls how short-term memory can access long-term memory. 
C)  The central executive controls how the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad are used. 
D)  The central executive controls how information flows from long-term memory to the phonological loop.

Question 15

Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated a lateralization of memory functions.It appears that _____ is carried out by the left prefrontal cortex,while _____ is carried out by the right prefrontal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory for words;memory for pictures 
B)  visual memory;auditory memory 
C)  memory encoding;memory retrieval 
D)  sensory memory;short-term memory 
A)  memory for words;memory for pictures 
B)  visual memory;auditory memory 
C)  memory encoding;memory retrieval 
D)  sensory memory;short-term memory

Question 16

What are the two principles that underlie the effectiveness of the method of loci?

Accepted Answer

The first principle is that the method o

Question 17

What is a likely explanation for the effectiveness of the PQ4R method?

Accepted Answer

A)  It dramatically increases the number of practice trials. 
B)  It provides specific mnemonic strategies that aid encoding and retrieval. 
C)  It provides guides for faster reading of material. 
D)  It promotes elaborative rehearsal. 
A)  It dramatically increases the number of practice trials. 
B)  It provides specific mnemonic strategies that aid encoding and retrieval. 
C)  It provides guides for faster reading of material. 
D)  It promotes elaborative rehearsal.

Question 18

Sperling's experiments suggested that _____ memory exists.

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory sensory 
B)  visual sensory 
C)  echoic 
D)  ideoconic 
A)  auditory sensory 
B)  visual sensory 
C)  echoic 
D)  ideoconic

Question 19

Which is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?

Accepted Answer

A)  the phonological loop 
B)  the central executive 
C)  the neural-array activator 
D)  the visuospatial sketchpad 
A)  the phonological loop 
B)  the central executive 
C)  the neural-array activator 
D)  the visuospatial sketchpad

Question 20

What determines the amount of material remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether it was incidental 
B)  whether it was intentional 
C)  the level of processing 
D)  personal motivation 
A)  whether it was incidental 
B)  whether it was intentional 
C)  the level of processing 
D)  personal motivation

The power law of learning suggests that memory performance improves as a function of practice.

What is the partial-report procedure? How was it an improvement to the whole-report procedure?

Based on the core notion of the PQ4R method,you should:

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about positive word pairs,such as:

The _____ structures of the brain are involved in the creation of memories.

Describe one study on flashbulb memories.Why might memories learned in high-arousal states be better retained?

Elaborative processing involves connecting to-be-remembered material with additional information.

The PQ4R technique for improving study skills derives its name from the six phases it advocates for studying a chapter in a textbook.

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about negative word pairs,such as:

Sperling (1960)used the partial-report method in his experimentation on which type of memory?

Auditory sensory memory can last up to:

What is short-term memory,and what are its characteristics?

Conway et al.studied memory for Margaret Thatcher's resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom.They found that:

What is the role of the central executive in working memory?

Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated a lateralization of memory functions.It appears that _ is carried out by the left prefrontal cortex,while _ is carried out by the right prefrontal cortex.

What are the two principles that underlie the effectiveness of the method of loci?

What is a likely explanation for the effectiveness of the PQ4R method?

Sperling's experiments suggested that _____ memory exists.

Which is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?

What determines the amount of material remembered?

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Perception

Attention and Performance

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Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

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Exam 6: Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

The power law of learning suggests that memory performance improves as a function of practice.

What is the partial-report procedure? How was it an improvement to the whole-report procedure?

Based on the core notion of the PQ4R method,you should:

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about positive word pairs,such as:

The _____ structures of the brain are involved in the creation of memories.

Describe one study on flashbulb memories.Why might memories learned in high-arousal states be better retained?

Elaborative processing involves connecting to-be-remembered material with additional information.

The PQ4R technique for improving study skills derives its name from the six phases it advocates for studying a chapter in a textbook.

Participants in the Meyer and Schvaneveldt study were faster at making judgments about negative word pairs,such as:

Sperling (1960)used the partial-report method in his experimentation on which type of memory?

Auditory sensory memory can last up to:

What is short-term memory,and what are its characteristics?

Conway et al.studied memory for Margaret Thatcher's resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom.They found that:

What is the role of the central executive in working memory?

Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated a lateralization of memory functions.It appears that _____ is carried out by the left prefrontal cortex,while _____ is carried out by the right prefrontal cortex.

What are the two principles that underlie the effectiveness of the method of loci?

What is a likely explanation for the effectiveness of the PQ4R method?

Sperling's experiments suggested that _____ memory exists.

Which is NOT a component of Baddeley's working memory model?

What determines the amount of material remembered?

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters

Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated a lateralization of memory functions.It appears that _ is carried out by the left prefrontal cortex,while _ is carried out by the right prefrontal cortex.