Question 1

Although the concept of repressed memories is controversial, there is general agreement among psychologists that:

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed memories recovered through hypnosis are accurate. 
B)  people may experience amnesia for some of the details of a single traumatic event, but they are unlikely to repress all memories of repeated incidents of abuse. 
C)  when people experience repeated incidents of abuse, they are more likely to completely repress all memories of the experiences. 
D)  survivors of traumatic incidents are rarely able to recall details about the events. 
A)  repressed memories recovered through hypnosis are accurate. 
B)  people may experience amnesia for some of the details of a single traumatic event, but they are unlikely to repress all memories of repeated incidents of abuse. 
C)  when people experience repeated incidents of abuse, they are more likely to completely repress all memories of the experiences. 
D)  survivors of traumatic incidents are rarely able to recall details about the events.

Question 2

The prefrontal cortex seems to play an important memory role for the order of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Forming new memories involves increasing the amount of neurotransmitters produced by the neurons in the memory circuit but not the number of synaptic connections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What principle does this graph depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sperling decay of sensory memory curve 
B)  Baddeley's working memory curve 
C)  Kandel's long-term potentiation curve 
D)  the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve 
A)  the Sperling decay of sensory memory curve 
B)  Baddeley's working memory curve 
C)  Kandel's long-term potentiation curve 
D)  the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve

Question 5

A scan of Mr. Forster's brain revealed an abundance of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Mr. Forster is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease. 
A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  anterograde amnesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease.

Question 6

Forming memories in the brain generally involves strengthening existing synaptic connections and:

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term potentiation. 
B)  decreasing the amount of neurotransmitters released. 
C)  increasing the number of synaptic connections. 
D)  decreasing the number of synaptic connections. 
A)  short-term potentiation. 
B)  decreasing the amount of neurotransmitters released. 
C)  increasing the number of synaptic connections. 
D)  decreasing the number of synaptic connections.

Question 7

How do explicit and implicit memory differ? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Explicit and implicit memory differ in t

Question 8

According to Freud, _____ memories remain unconscious yet are still capable of influencing behavior and personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed 
B)  suppressed 
C)  prospective 
D)  retrospective 
A)  repressed 
B)  suppressed 
C)  prospective 
D)  retrospective

Question 9

Brenda Milner and Suzanne Corkin are the psychologists who studied Henry Molaison (H.M.) extensively over 50 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Maintenance rehearsal focuses on the meaning of information and is useful for maintaining information in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the key factors that contributes to "imagination inflation" is that repeatedly imagining an event makes the event seem increasingly familiar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When Madeline is feeling blue or unhappy she is more likely to recall negative or unpleasant memories. This is an encoding specificity phenomenon called:

Accepted Answer

A)  mood congruence. 
B)  the context effect. 
C)  source confusion. 
D)  flashbulb memory. 
A)  mood congruence. 
B)  the context effect. 
C)  source confusion. 
D)  flashbulb memory.

Question 13

"No, wait, 7449 is my old extension! I just can't remember my new extension. Hold on, I've got it written on the back of my business cards," Nathan explained as he fumbled with his wallet, looking for the business card. Nathan is experiencing proactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hermann Ebbinghaus:

Accepted Answer

A)  was both the experimenter and the only participant in his pioneering research on forgetting. 
B)  was the psychologist who discovered that the duration of short-term memory was seven items, plus or minus two. 
C)  received the Nobel Prize for his landmark studies describing how the structure and function of neurons change when new memories are formed. 
D)  was the physiological psychologist who attempted to find the specific brain location of particular memories. 
A)  was both the experimenter and the only participant in his pioneering research on forgetting. 
B)  was the psychologist who discovered that the duration of short-term memory was seven items, plus or minus two. 
C)  received the Nobel Prize for his landmark studies describing how the structure and function of neurons change when new memories are formed. 
D)  was the physiological psychologist who attempted to find the specific brain location of particular memories.

Question 15

Explain how source amnesia, inattentional blindness, and encoding failure account for déjà vu experiences.

Accepted Answer

Source amnesia, inattentional blindness,

Question 16

When Travis got to his nine o'clock math class, another student asked him what had been discussed in the eight o'clock history class. Travis was able to answer because the information was stored in his long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most likely explanation for Ben's inability to remember any details of the accident in which he received a bad concussion is that he has repressed the memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The decay theory of forgetting:

Accepted Answer

A)  is more thoroughly supported by research than the other theories of forgetting. 
B)  is contradicted by the fact that a retrieval cue can trigger the recall of events experienced long ago. 
C)  has proven useful in explaining how anterograde amnesia occurs. 
D)  has proven useful in understanding why long-term potentiation occurs. 
A)  is more thoroughly supported by research than the other theories of forgetting. 
B)  is contradicted by the fact that a retrieval cue can trigger the recall of events experienced long ago. 
C)  has proven useful in explaining how anterograde amnesia occurs. 
D)  has proven useful in understanding why long-term potentiation occurs.

Question 19

When the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, memory retrieval is more likely to be successful. This statement reflects the basic idea of:

Accepted Answer

A)  source monitoring. 
B)  prospective memory. 
C)  memory consolidation. 
D)  the encoding specificity principle. 
A)  source monitoring. 
B)  prospective memory. 
C)  memory consolidation. 
D)  the encoding specificity principle.

Question 20

Information is stored in short-term memory for about:

Accepted Answer

A)  two or three seconds. 
B)  30 minutes. 
C)  20 seconds. 
D)  a day. 
A)  two or three seconds. 
B)  30 minutes. 
C)  20 seconds. 
D)  a day.

Although the concept of repressed memories is controversial, there is general agreement among psychologists that:

The prefrontal cortex seems to play an important memory role for the order of information.

Forming new memories involves increasing the amount of neurotransmitters produced by the neurons in the memory circuit but not the number of synaptic connections.

What principle does this graph depict?

A scan of Mr. Forster's brain revealed an abundance of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Mr. Forster is most likely suffering from:

Forming memories in the brain generally involves strengthening existing synaptic connections and:

How do explicit and implicit memory differ? Give an example of each.

According to Freud, _____ memories remain unconscious yet are still capable of influencing behavior and personality.

Brenda Milner and Suzanne Corkin are the psychologists who studied Henry Molaison (H.M.) extensively over 50 years.

Maintenance rehearsal focuses on the meaning of information and is useful for maintaining information in long-term memory.

One of the key factors that contributes to "imagination inflation" is that repeatedly imagining an event makes the event seem increasingly familiar.

When Madeline is feeling blue or unhappy she is more likely to recall negative or unpleasant memories. This is an encoding specificity phenomenon called:

"No, wait, 7449 is my old extension! I just can't remember my new extension. Hold on, I've got it written on the back of my business cards," Nathan explained as he fumbled with his wallet, looking for the business card. Nathan is experiencing proactive interference.

Hermann Ebbinghaus:

Explain how source amnesia, inattentional blindness, and encoding failure account for déjà vu experiences.

When Travis got to his nine o'clock math class, another student asked him what had been discussed in the eight o'clock history class. Travis was able to answer because the information was stored in his long-term memory.

The most likely explanation for Ben's inability to remember any details of the accident in which he received a bad concussion is that he has repressed the memories.

The decay theory of forgetting:

When the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, memory retrieval is more likely to be successful. This statement reflects the basic idea of:

Information is stored in short-term memory for about:

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Exam 6: Memory

Although the concept of repressed memories is controversial, there is general agreement among psychologists that:

The prefrontal cortex seems to play an important memory role for the order of information.

Forming new memories involves increasing the amount of neurotransmitters produced by the neurons in the memory circuit but not the number of synaptic connections.

What principle does this graph depict?

A scan of Mr. Forster's brain revealed an abundance of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Mr. Forster is most likely suffering from:

Forming memories in the brain generally involves strengthening existing synaptic connections and:

How do explicit and implicit memory differ? Give an example of each.

According to Freud, _____ memories remain unconscious yet are still capable of influencing behavior and personality.

Brenda Milner and Suzanne Corkin are the psychologists who studied Henry Molaison (H.M.) extensively over 50 years.

Maintenance rehearsal focuses on the meaning of information and is useful for maintaining information in long-term memory.

One of the key factors that contributes to "imagination inflation" is that repeatedly imagining an event makes the event seem increasingly familiar.

When Madeline is feeling blue or unhappy she is more likely to recall negative or unpleasant memories. This is an encoding specificity phenomenon called:

"No, wait, 7449 is my old extension! I just can't remember my new extension. Hold on, I've got it written on the back of my business cards," Nathan explained as he fumbled with his wallet, looking for the business card. Nathan is experiencing proactive interference.

Hermann Ebbinghaus:

Explain how source amnesia, inattentional blindness, and encoding failure account for déjà vu experiences.

When Travis got to his nine o'clock math class, another student asked him what had been discussed in the eight o'clock history class. Travis was able to answer because the information was stored in his long-term memory.

The most likely explanation for Ben's inability to remember any details of the accident in which he received a bad concussion is that he has repressed the memories.

The decay theory of forgetting:

When the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, memory retrieval is more likely to be successful. This statement reflects the basic idea of:

Information is stored in short-term memory for about:

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

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Motivation and Emotion

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Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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