Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once stored in long-term memory, a memory is recalled exactly the same way each time it is remembered. 
B)  People almost always remember how, when, and where they acquired a particular memory. 
C)  Although people usually remember the basic elements of an experience, specific details of the memory may be added, subtracted, or distorted over time. 
D)  Unlike memories accessed through the normal retrieval process, memories retrieved under hypnosis contain many more details and are always accurate. 
A)  Once stored in long-term memory, a memory is recalled exactly the same way each time it is remembered. 
B)  People almost always remember how, when, and where they acquired a particular memory. 
C)  Although people usually remember the basic elements of an experience, specific details of the memory may be added, subtracted, or distorted over time. 
D)  Unlike memories accessed through the normal retrieval process, memories retrieved under hypnosis contain many more details and are always accurate.

Question 2

Déjà vu experiences are:

Accepted Answer

A)  examples of paranormal occurrences, similar to clairvoyance or telepathy. 
B)  always triggered by a visual scene; therefore, blind people cannot experience this phenomenon. 
C)  more common among young adults than older adults. 
D)  more common among older adults than young adults. 
A)  examples of paranormal occurrences, similar to clairvoyance or telepathy. 
B)  always triggered by a visual scene; therefore, blind people cannot experience this phenomenon. 
C)  more common among young adults than older adults. 
D)  more common among older adults than young adults.

Question 3

Essay tests are to _____ as matching tests are to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition; free recall 
B)  encoding failure; retrieval cue failure 
C)  free recall; cued recall 
D)  cued recall; free recall 
A)  recognition; free recall 
B)  encoding failure; retrieval cue failure 
C)  free recall; cued recall 
D)  cued recall; free recall

Question 4

Imagining some event in the past as different from the way it actually occurred can help you enhance the accuracy of that particular memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify the psychologist credited with originating the scientific study of forgetting.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
B)  Elizabeth Loftus 
C)  George Sperling 
D)  Karl Lashley 
A)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
B)  Elizabeth Loftus 
C)  George Sperling 
D)  Karl Lashley

Question 6

Iconic memory and echoic memory are both types of sensory memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Qi Wang's study, the earliest autobiographical memories European American students reported tended to concern _____ events, while the earliest autobiographical memories Chinese and Taiwanese college students reported tended to concern _____ events.

Accepted Answer

A)  routine, discrete 
B)  continuous, discrete 
C)  current, routine 
D)  discrete, routine 
A)  routine, discrete 
B)  continuous, discrete 
C)  current, routine 
D)  discrete, routine

Question 8

Compare and contrast maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal.

Accepted Answer

Maintenance rehearsal and elaborative re

Question 9

In the 1920s, psychologist Karl Lashley:

Accepted Answer

A)  began a longitudinal study on the memory of high school students for the words and phrases they had learned in Spanish class. 
B)  began the first systematic study of forgetting, using nonsense syllables. 
C)  measured the duration of visual sensory memory. 
D)  began searching for the memory trace, or engram, which refers to the hypothetical brain changes associated with a particular stored memory. 
A)  began a longitudinal study on the memory of high school students for the words and phrases they had learned in Spanish class. 
B)  began the first systematic study of forgetting, using nonsense syllables. 
C)  measured the duration of visual sensory memory. 
D)  began searching for the memory trace, or engram, which refers to the hypothetical brain changes associated with a particular stored memory.

Question 10

Memory consolidation occurs during REM sleep but not during non-REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Although forgetting important information can create problems, not being able to forget anything would also create problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

While auditory sensory memory can last for about _____, visual sensory memory lasts for about _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  three to four seconds; half a second 
B)  three to four minutes; half a minute 
C)  30 to 40 seconds; half a second 
D)  half a second; three to four seconds 
A)  three to four seconds; half a second 
B)  three to four minutes; half a minute 
C)  30 to 40 seconds; half a second 
D)  half a second; three to four seconds

Question 13

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost everything we learn is eventually forgotten. 
B)  the amount of forgetting eventually levels off. 
C)  much of what we learn is forgotten very quickly. 
D)  there is little or no relationship between time and forgetting. 
A)  almost everything we learn is eventually forgotten. 
B)  the amount of forgetting eventually levels off. 
C)  much of what we learn is forgotten very quickly. 
D)  there is little or no relationship between time and forgetting.

Question 14

The famous patient known for years as H.M. suffered from a severe case of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  long-term potentiation failure. 
A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  anterograde amnesia. 
C)  retrograde amnesia. 
D)  long-term potentiation failure.

Question 15

According to the In Focus box on the déjà vu experience, people are more likely to have déjà vu experiences:

Accepted Answer

A)  if they have damage or neurological dysfunction in the occipital lobes of the brain. 
B)  if they are well-educated, frequently watch movies, and regularly remember their dreams. 
C)  if they are adults, in their mid-forties or older. 
D)  if they seldom travel, rarely watch movies, and do not remember their dreams. 
A)  if they have damage or neurological dysfunction in the occipital lobes of the brain. 
B)  if they are well-educated, frequently watch movies, and regularly remember their dreams. 
C)  if they are adults, in their mid-forties or older. 
D)  if they seldom travel, rarely watch movies, and do not remember their dreams.

Question 16

During a test of his short-term memory, Tommy was given lists of items to remember. He found the task much easier if he grouped the items according to whether they were animals, plants, minerals, and so on. Tommy is using a memory aid called:

Accepted Answer

A)  clustering. 
B)  the self-referencing technique. 
C)  chunking. 
D)  massed practice. 
A)  clustering. 
B)  the self-referencing technique. 
C)  chunking. 
D)  massed practice.

Question 17

In the fMRI study described in Focus on Neuroscience, "Assembling Memories," the act of perceiving a picture activated the visual cortex. However, the act of remembering the same picture activated the left prefrontal cortex, a completely different brain area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As you read this question, you consciously process the meaning of the words in:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  episodic memory. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  short-term memory. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  episodic memory.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of retrieval cues is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retrieval cues work better with procedural memories than with semantic long-term memories. 
B)  Short-term memory is usually nondeclarative unless prompted by retrieval cues. 
C)  Short-term memory is no different from long-term memory except in the types of retrieval cues. 
D)  With the right retrieval cue, people can often access stored information that seemed to be inaccessible. 
A)  Retrieval cues work better with procedural memories than with semantic long-term memories. 
B)  Short-term memory is usually nondeclarative unless prompted by retrieval cues. 
C)  Short-term memory is no different from long-term memory except in the types of retrieval cues. 
D)  With the right retrieval cue, people can often access stored information that seemed to be inaccessible.

Question 20

How does the semantic network model describe the organization of information in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

The semantic network model is a conceptu

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Déjà vu experiences are:

Essay tests are to _ as matching tests are to _.

Imagining some event in the past as different from the way it actually occurred can help you enhance the accuracy of that particular memory.

Identify the psychologist credited with originating the scientific study of forgetting.

Iconic memory and echoic memory are both types of sensory memory.

In Qi Wang's study, the earliest autobiographical memories European American students reported tended to concern _ events, while the earliest autobiographical memories Chinese and Taiwanese college students reported tended to concern _ events.

Compare and contrast maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal.

In the 1920s, psychologist Karl Lashley:

Memory consolidation occurs during REM sleep but not during non-REM sleep.

Although forgetting important information can create problems, not being able to forget anything would also create problems.

While auditory sensory memory can last for about _, visual sensory memory lasts for about _.

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows that:

The famous patient known for years as H.M. suffered from a severe case of:

According to the In Focus box on the déjà vu experience, people are more likely to have déjà vu experiences:

During a test of his short-term memory, Tommy was given lists of items to remember. He found the task much easier if he grouped the items according to whether they were animals, plants, minerals, and so on. Tommy is using a memory aid called:

In the fMRI study described in Focus on Neuroscience, "Assembling Memories," the act of perceiving a picture activated the visual cortex. However, the act of remembering the same picture activated the left prefrontal cortex, a completely different brain area.

As you read this question, you consciously process the meaning of the words in:

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of retrieval cues is TRUE?

How does the semantic network model describe the organization of information in long-term memory?

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Exam 6: Memory

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Déjà vu experiences are:

Essay tests are to _____ as matching tests are to _____.

Imagining some event in the past as different from the way it actually occurred can help you enhance the accuracy of that particular memory.

Identify the psychologist credited with originating the scientific study of forgetting.

Iconic memory and echoic memory are both types of sensory memory.

In Qi Wang's study, the earliest autobiographical memories European American students reported tended to concern _____ events, while the earliest autobiographical memories Chinese and Taiwanese college students reported tended to concern _____ events.

Compare and contrast maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal.

In the 1920s, psychologist Karl Lashley:

Memory consolidation occurs during REM sleep but not during non-REM sleep.

Although forgetting important information can create problems, not being able to forget anything would also create problems.

While auditory sensory memory can last for about _____, visual sensory memory lasts for about _____.

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows that:

The famous patient known for years as H.M. suffered from a severe case of:

According to the In Focus box on the déjà vu experience, people are more likely to have déjà vu experiences:

During a test of his short-term memory, Tommy was given lists of items to remember. He found the task much easier if he grouped the items according to whether they were animals, plants, minerals, and so on. Tommy is using a memory aid called:

In the fMRI study described in Focus on Neuroscience, "Assembling Memories," the act of perceiving a picture activated the visual cortex. However, the act of remembering the same picture activated the left prefrontal cortex, a completely different brain area.

As you read this question, you consciously process the meaning of the words in:

Which of the following statements about the effectiveness of retrieval cues is TRUE?

How does the semantic network model describe the organization of information in long-term memory?

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness and Its Variations

Learning

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Lifespan Development

Personality

Social Psychology

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

Essay tests are to _ as matching tests are to _.

In Qi Wang's study, the earliest autobiographical memories European American students reported tended to concern _ events, while the earliest autobiographical memories Chinese and Taiwanese college students reported tended to concern _ events.

While auditory sensory memory can last for about _, visual sensory memory lasts for about _.