Question 1

Which of these is true about the relationship between mood and remembered life episodes?

Accepted Answer

A) Depressed individuals show preferential recall of negative events. 
B) Depressed individuals tend to be overly specific in their recall of events. 
C) Mood state-dependency does not apply to autobiographical memory. 
D) People,in general,tend to recall more negative life events than positive life events. 
A) Depressed individuals show preferential recall of negative events. 
B) Depressed individuals tend to be overly specific in their recall of events. 
C) Mood state-dependency does not apply to autobiographical memory. 
D) People,in general,tend to recall more negative life events than positive life events.

Question 2

Neisser's challenge to cognitive psychologists included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive psychology research on memory has tended to be boring and trivial 
B) cognitive psychologists have demonstrated little more than a child would be able to intuit 
C) cognitive psychologists do not study important or relevant aspects of memory 
D) cognitive psychologists have not made any firm conclusions regarding how memory works 
A) cognitive psychology research on memory has tended to be boring and trivial 
B) cognitive psychologists have demonstrated little more than a child would be able to intuit 
C) cognitive psychologists do not study important or relevant aspects of memory 
D) cognitive psychologists have not made any firm conclusions regarding how memory works

Question 3

This has not been proposed as an explanation of childhood amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) Development of language 
B) Development of a cognitive self 
C) Development of appropriate neurological structures 
D) Lack of encoding and rehearsal by the child 
A) Development of language 
B) Development of a cognitive self 
C) Development of appropriate neurological structures 
D) Lack of encoding and rehearsal by the child

Question 4

The term "childhood amnesia" refers to the finding that ________ before the age of about

Accepted Answer

A) children are unable to form memories;2 or 3. 
B) children are unable to form memories;6 or 7. 
C) adults are unable to retrieve memories for events that occurred;2 or 3. 
D) adults are unable to retrieve memories for events that occurred;6 or 7. 
A) children are unable to form memories;2 or 3. 
B) children are unable to form memories;6 or 7. 
C) adults are unable to retrieve memories for events that occurred;2 or 3. 
D) adults are unable to retrieve memories for events that occurred;6 or 7.

Question 5

One research strategy for investigating childhood memories (in order to check and verify the accuracy of remembered childhood events)is to

Accepted Answer

A) investigate participants' pasts to confirm the events they remember. 
B) ask about salient events that can be easily corroborated by other parties. 
C) stage events that can be asked about later on. 
D) not attempt to investigate;there is no way to corroborate any childhood memory. 
A) investigate participants' pasts to confirm the events they remember. 
B) ask about salient events that can be easily corroborated by other parties. 
C) stage events that can be asked about later on. 
D) not attempt to investigate;there is no way to corroborate any childhood memory.

Question 6

Relating details of personally experienced events makes us seem more believable and truthful,and tends to make us more persuasive.This assertion relates to which function of autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Self 
B) Informational 
C) Social 
D) Directive 
A) Self 
B) Informational 
C) Social 
D) Directive

Question 7

According to Rubin and his basic systems view of autobiographical memory,the episodic memories that are typically tested in laboratory studies ______ qualitatively different from autobiographical recollections;the theoretical accounts of these two types of memories need to be

Accepted Answer

A) are;similar. 
B) are;different. 
C) are not;similar. 
D) are not;different. 
A) are;similar. 
B) are;different. 
C) are not;similar. 
D) are not;different.

Question 8

Which of these is an example of autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Dan remembers his first date. 
B) Susan plans for the two papers she has to write this week. 
C) Zoe recalls that her mom hates it when she bites her nails. 
D) Brant tells someone he has season tickets to his college's games. 
A) Dan remembers his first date. 
B) Susan plans for the two papers she has to write this week. 
C) Zoe recalls that her mom hates it when she bites her nails. 
D) Brant tells someone he has season tickets to his college's games.

Question 9

Wang (2009)investigated the role of encoding and rehearsal in forgetting,comparing the shape of the forgetting curve for Asian Americans and Euro-Americans.She found that ______ remembered more specific and unique autobiographical episodes,and that the advantage _____ as retention interval increased.

Accepted Answer

A) Asian Americans;increased 
B) Asian Americans;stayed the same 
C) Euro-Americans;increased 
D) Euro-Americans;stayed the same 
A) Asian Americans;increased 
B) Asian Americans;stayed the same 
C) Euro-Americans;increased 
D) Euro-Americans;stayed the same

Question 10

One possible explanation for the reminiscence bump - that events occurring during the formation of a personal identity during adolescence are especially well-remembered - provides an analog to one of the accounts for this other memory phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A) flashbulb memories. 
B) the offset of childhood amnesia. 
C) dissociations between implicit and explicit memory. 
D) the distinction between autobiographical memories and facts. 
A) flashbulb memories. 
B) the offset of childhood amnesia. 
C) dissociations between implicit and explicit memory. 
D) the distinction between autobiographical memories and facts.

Which of these is true about the relationship between mood and remembered life episodes?

Neisser's challenge to cognitive psychologists included all of the following except

This has not been proposed as an explanation of childhood amnesia?

The term "childhood amnesia" refers to the finding that ________ before the age of about

One research strategy for investigating childhood memories (in order to check and verify the accuracy of remembered childhood events)is to

Relating details of personally experienced events makes us seem more believable and truthful,and tends to make us more persuasive.This assertion relates to which function of autobiographical memory?

According to Rubin and his basic systems view of autobiographical memory,the episodic memories that are typically tested in laboratory studies ______ qualitatively different from autobiographical recollections;the theoretical accounts of these two types of memories need to be

Which of these is an example of autobiographical memory?

Wang (2009)investigated the role of encoding and rehearsal in forgetting,comparing the shape of the forgetting curve for Asian Americans and Euro-Americans.She found that __ remembered more specific and unique autobiographical episodes,and that the advantage _ as retention interval increased.

One possible explanation for the reminiscence bump - that events occurring during the formation of a personal identity during adolescence are especially well-remembered - provides an analog to one of the accounts for this other memory phenomenon:

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

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Exam 8: Autobiographical Memory

Which of these is true about the relationship between mood and remembered life episodes?

Neisser's challenge to cognitive psychologists included all of the following except

This has not been proposed as an explanation of childhood amnesia?

The term "childhood amnesia" refers to the finding that ________ before the age of about

One research strategy for investigating childhood memories (in order to check and verify the accuracy of remembered childhood events)is to

Relating details of personally experienced events makes us seem more believable and truthful,and tends to make us more persuasive.This assertion relates to which function of autobiographical memory?

According to Rubin and his basic systems view of autobiographical memory,the episodic memories that are typically tested in laboratory studies ______ qualitatively different from autobiographical recollections;the theoretical accounts of these two types of memories need to be

Which of these is an example of autobiographical memory?

One possible explanation for the reminiscence bump - that events occurring during the formation of a personal identity during adolescence are especially well-remembered - provides an analog to one of the accounts for this other memory phenomenon:

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

Filters