Question 1

When you're attempting to remember what you did last night,this would be an ________ memory task that taps into________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit;episodic 
B) explicit;semantic 
C) implicit;episodic 
D) implicit;semantic 
A) explicit;episodic 
B) explicit;semantic 
C) implicit;episodic 
D) implicit;semantic

Question 2

Episodic memories

Accepted Answer

A) are typically very resistant to forgetting. 
B) are generally associated with a recollective experience. 
C) typically include an affective (i.e. ,emotional)component. 
D) tend to be very accurate. 
A) are typically very resistant to forgetting. 
B) are generally associated with a recollective experience. 
C) typically include an affective (i.e. ,emotional)component. 
D) tend to be very accurate.

Question 3

According to the levels of processing paradigm,how well you remember something depends on

Accepted Answer

A) the length of time that the information is processed. 
B) the type of processing performed on the item. 
C) the way that memory is tested. 
D) whether or not the words to be remembered rhyme. 
A) the length of time that the information is processed. 
B) the type of processing performed on the item. 
C) the way that memory is tested. 
D) whether or not the words to be remembered rhyme.

Question 4

_______ memory is memory for personally experienced events,while ______ memory refers to knowledge about the world.

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic;episodic 
B) Episodic;semantic 
C) Implicit;explicit 
D) Explicit;implicit 
A) Semantic;episodic 
B) Episodic;semantic 
C) Implicit;explicit 
D) Explicit;implicit

Question 5

Semantic memories

Accepted Answer

A) are generally retrieved in the absence of a recollective experience. 
B) tend to be more vulnerable to forgetting than episodic memories. 
C) typically include an affective (i.e. ,emotional)component. 
D) aren't all that important in day-to-day living. 
A) are generally retrieved in the absence of a recollective experience. 
B) tend to be more vulnerable to forgetting than episodic memories. 
C) typically include an affective (i.e. ,emotional)component. 
D) aren't all that important in day-to-day living.

Question 6

According to the levels of processing approach,which one of these ways would result in the deepest level of processing for the word "flower"?

Accepted Answer

A) Repeating the word "flower" over and over again to yourself 
B) Producing as many rhyming words as you could for "flower," such as "power" 
C) Thinking about how you loved to pick flowers with your grandmother in her garden 
D) Spending more time processing the word,regardless of how it is processed 
A) Repeating the word "flower" over and over again to yourself 
B) Producing as many rhyming words as you could for "flower," such as "power" 
C) Thinking about how you loved to pick flowers with your grandmother in her garden 
D) Spending more time processing the word,regardless of how it is processed

Question 7

Research on the long-term retention of knowledge learned through formal instruction leads to the conclusion that retention depends on the length of time over which initial learning takes place.According to your text,this is another instance of the powerful mnemonic benefits of

Accepted Answer

A) distributed repetition. 
B) a deep level of processing. 
C) subjective organization. 
D) visual imagery. 
A) distributed repetition. 
B) a deep level of processing. 
C) subjective organization. 
D) visual imagery.

Question 8

The brain structure that seems to be most important in helping to form declarative memories is the

Accepted Answer

A) neocortex. 
B) amygdala. 
C) striatum. 
D) hippocampus. 
A) neocortex. 
B) amygdala. 
C) striatum. 
D) hippocampus.

Question 9

The dissociation between explicit and implicit memory in amnesics suggests

Accepted Answer

A) only semantic memory is affected by the brain damage they incurred. 
B) only procedural memory is affected by the brain damage they incurred. 
C) declarative memory is affected,but procedural memory is spared. 
D) both declarative and procedural memory are affected. 
A) only semantic memory is affected by the brain damage they incurred. 
B) only procedural memory is affected by the brain damage they incurred. 
C) declarative memory is affected,but procedural memory is spared. 
D) both declarative and procedural memory are affected.

Question 10

_______ refers to how many times an item of information is experienced,while _______ refers to how that item is thought about internally.

Accepted Answer

A) Rehearsal;repetition 
B) Repetition;rehearsal 
C) Massed practice;distributed practice 
D) Maintenance rehearsal;elaborative rehearsal 
A) Rehearsal;repetition 
B) Repetition;rehearsal 
C) Massed practice;distributed practice 
D) Maintenance rehearsal;elaborative rehearsal

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a memory dissociation?

Accepted Answer

A) High frequency words are recalled better than low frequency words while low frequency words are better recognized than high frequency words. 
B) Distracting stimulation in the environment hurts performance on both recall and recognition tests. 
C) Amnesics perform poorly on explicit tests of memory. 
D) Generating information produces better performance than reading the same information on both recall and recognition tests. 
A) High frequency words are recalled better than low frequency words while low frequency words are better recognized than high frequency words. 
B) Distracting stimulation in the environment hurts performance on both recall and recognition tests. 
C) Amnesics perform poorly on explicit tests of memory. 
D) Generating information produces better performance than reading the same information on both recall and recognition tests.

Question 12

Former Beatle George Harrison's alleged plagiarism of the song "My Sweet Lord" is quite possibly an example of this memory phenomenon:

Accepted Answer

A) the levels of processing effect. 
B) prospective memory failure. 
C) implicit memory. 
D) encoding specificity. 
A) the levels of processing effect. 
B) prospective memory failure. 
C) implicit memory. 
D) encoding specificity.

Question 13

Which of the following is a true statement regarding whether students should worry about the implications of encoding specificity for their own test performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding specificity is especially important in classroom settings because many tests are multiple-choice format. 
B) The more you study,the more important context becomes as a cue. 
C) Because tests are taken in quiet and calm settings,it's probably better to study in a quiet and calm setting. 
D) You should always try to study in the same setting where you're going to be tested. 
A) Encoding specificity is especially important in classroom settings because many tests are multiple-choice format. 
B) The more you study,the more important context becomes as a cue. 
C) Because tests are taken in quiet and calm settings,it's probably better to study in a quiet and calm setting. 
D) You should always try to study in the same setting where you're going to be tested.

Question 14

Déjà vu,the impression or feeling that we've been some place before,when in fact we have not,can be explained by

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious plagiarism. 
B) the levels of processing effect. 
C) explicit memory. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) unconscious plagiarism. 
B) the levels of processing effect. 
C) explicit memory. 
D) implicit memory.

Question 15

The testing effect is most likely clearly related to this general memory framework:

Accepted Answer

A) material-appropriate processing. 
B) transfer-appropriate processing. 
C) levels-of-processing. 
D) the distinction between episodic and semantic memory. 
A) material-appropriate processing. 
B) transfer-appropriate processing. 
C) levels-of-processing. 
D) the distinction between episodic and semantic memory.

Question 16

A subject is given a word fragment completion test in which 15 are fragments of words seen previously,and 15 are fragments of words not seen previously.Of the 15 previously seen words,the subject completes nine successfully (60%).Of the 15 previously unseen words,the subject completes six successfully (40%).What is the priming in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 30% 
D) 50% 
A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 30% 
D) 50%

Question 17

Tulving and Pearlstone (1966)compared free recall and category-cued recall (e.g. ,"type of spice")and found that ________ was superior because

Accepted Answer

A) cued recall;category cues made information more available. 
B) cued recall;category cues made information more accessible. 
C) free recall;category cues made information more available. 
D) free recall;category cues made information more accessible. 
A) cued recall;category cues made information more available. 
B) cued recall;category cues made information more accessible. 
C) free recall;category cues made information more available. 
D) free recall;category cues made information more accessible.

Question 18

In an experiment testing the idea of transfer-appropriate processing,Morris,Bransford,and Franks (1977)had subjects encode words either semantically or phonologically.The results of their experiment were that

Accepted Answer

A) semantically encoded words were remembered best in both types of recognition tests. 
B) semantically encoded words were remembered best in the free recall test. 
C) phonologically encoded words were remembered better than semantically encoded words in the standard recognition test. 
D) phonologically encoded words were remembered better than semantically encoded words in the rhyme recognition test. 
A) semantically encoded words were remembered best in both types of recognition tests. 
B) semantically encoded words were remembered best in the free recall test. 
C) phonologically encoded words were remembered better than semantically encoded words in the standard recognition test. 
D) phonologically encoded words were remembered better than semantically encoded words in the rhyme recognition test.

Question 19

Context-dependency effects are most likely to be observed

Accepted Answer

A) on a recognition test. 
B) on a free recall test. 
C) on a cued recall test. 
D) only when all other cues outshine the context cues. 
A) on a recognition test. 
B) on a free recall test. 
C) on a cued recall test. 
D) only when all other cues outshine the context cues.

Question 20

Memory for well-learned skills,like riding a bike,is termed

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) explicit memory. 
A) procedural memory. 
B) semantic memory. 
C) episodic memory. 
D) explicit memory.

When you're attempting to remember what you did last night,this would be an memory task that taps into memory.

Episodic memories

According to the levels of processing paradigm,how well you remember something depends on

_ memory is memory for personally experienced events,while memory refers to knowledge about the world.

Semantic memories

According to the levels of processing approach,which one of these ways would result in the deepest level of processing for the word "flower"?

Research on the long-term retention of knowledge learned through formal instruction leads to the conclusion that retention depends on the length of time over which initial learning takes place.According to your text,this is another instance of the powerful mnemonic benefits of

The brain structure that seems to be most important in helping to form declarative memories is the

The dissociation between explicit and implicit memory in amnesics suggests

_ refers to how many times an item of information is experienced,while _ refers to how that item is thought about internally.

Which of the following is an example of a memory dissociation?

Former Beatle George Harrison's alleged plagiarism of the song "My Sweet Lord" is quite possibly an example of this memory phenomenon:

Which of the following is a true statement regarding whether students should worry about the implications of encoding specificity for their own test performance?

Déjà vu,the impression or feeling that we've been some place before,when in fact we have not,can be explained by

The testing effect is most likely clearly related to this general memory framework:

Tulving and Pearlstone (1966)compared free recall and category-cued recall (e.g. ,"type of spice")and found that ________ was superior because

In an experiment testing the idea of transfer-appropriate processing,Morris,Bransford,and Franks (1977)had subjects encode words either semantically or phonologically.The results of their experiment were that

Context-dependency effects are most likely to be observed

Memory for well-learned skills,like riding a bike,is termed

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

Filters

Exam 6: Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

When you're attempting to remember what you did last night,this would be an ________ memory task that taps into________ memory.

Episodic memories

According to the levels of processing paradigm,how well you remember something depends on

_______ memory is memory for personally experienced events,while ______ memory refers to knowledge about the world.

Semantic memories

According to the levels of processing approach,which one of these ways would result in the deepest level of processing for the word "flower"?

Research on the long-term retention of knowledge learned through formal instruction leads to the conclusion that retention depends on the length of time over which initial learning takes place.According to your text,this is another instance of the powerful mnemonic benefits of

The brain structure that seems to be most important in helping to form declarative memories is the

The dissociation between explicit and implicit memory in amnesics suggests

_______ refers to how many times an item of information is experienced,while _______ refers to how that item is thought about internally.

Which of the following is an example of a memory dissociation?

Former Beatle George Harrison's alleged plagiarism of the song "My Sweet Lord" is quite possibly an example of this memory phenomenon:

Which of the following is a true statement regarding whether students should worry about the implications of encoding specificity for their own test performance?

Déjà vu,the impression or feeling that we've been some place before,when in fact we have not,can be explained by

The testing effect is most likely clearly related to this general memory framework:

Tulving and Pearlstone (1966)compared free recall and category-cued recall (e.g. ,"type of spice")and found that ________ was superior because

In an experiment testing the idea of transfer-appropriate processing,Morris,Bransford,and Franks (1977)had subjects encode words either semantically or phonologically.The results of their experiment were that

Context-dependency effects are most likely to be observed

Memory for well-learned skills,like riding a bike,is termed

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

Filters

When you're attempting to remember what you did last night,this would be an memory task that taps into memory.

_ memory is memory for personally experienced events,while memory refers to knowledge about the world.

_ refers to how many times an item of information is experienced,while _ refers to how that item is thought about internally.