Question 1

Auditory sensory memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  can last for up to 30 seconds. 
B)  lasts longer than visual sensory memory. 
C)  is often referred to as iconic memory. 
D)  processes episodic information. 
A)  can last for up to 30 seconds. 
B)  lasts longer than visual sensory memory. 
C)  is often referred to as iconic memory. 
D)  processes episodic information.

Question 2

"I could have sworn that I parked my Subaru in this row," Jenna said with embarrassment as the airport parking van driver drove down yet another row of parked cars. "It's okay, miss," the van driver reassured her, then added, "This happens all the time when people are rushing to catch a plane and they don't pay attention to the row signs." This is an everyday example of _____ due to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  absentmindedness; encoding failure 
B)  suppression; interference 
C)  absentmindedness; repression 
D)  a déjà vu experience; inattentional blindness 
A)  absentmindedness; encoding failure 
B)  suppression; interference 
C)  absentmindedness; repression 
D)  a déjà vu experience; inattentional blindness

Question 3

Procedural memories are consolidated during _____ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  REM 
B)  non-REM 
C)  interrupted 
D)  uninterrupted 
A)  REM 
B)  non-REM 
C)  interrupted 
D)  uninterrupted

Question 4

The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease is expected to dramatically increase as the Baby Boomer generation reaches age 65 and beyond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _____ memory, while knowledge of facts, concepts, and ideas is called _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic; episodic 
B)  episodic; procedural 
C)  procedural; semantic 
D)  procedural; episodic 
A)  semantic; episodic 
B)  episodic; procedural 
C)  procedural; semantic 
D)  procedural; episodic

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering the names of the two football teams that played in the last Super Bowl 
B)  reciting the rhyme you learned as a child to help remember the number of days in each month (i.e., "Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November….") 
C)  remembering the details of a common object, such as a U.S. penny 
D)  remembering the appointment you have at 10:30 next Saturday morning 
A)  remembering the names of the two football teams that played in the last Super Bowl 
B)  reciting the rhyme you learned as a child to help remember the number of days in each month (i.e., "Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November….") 
C)  remembering the details of a common object, such as a U.S. penny 
D)  remembering the appointment you have at 10:30 next Saturday morning

Question 7

Memory is formally defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mental processes that enable us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information. 
B)  a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of past experience. 
C)  a mental category that is formed by learning the rules or features that define it. 
D)  the global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment. 
A)  the mental processes that enable us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information. 
B)  a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of past experience. 
C)  a mental category that is formed by learning the rules or features that define it. 
D)  the global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment.

Question 8

Research on flashbulb memories has found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  over long periods of time, the details of such memories are much more accurate than the details of ordinary memories. 
B)  such memories are completely resistant to distortions and interference from other memories. 
C)  people are less confident in the accuracy of flashbulb memories. 
D)  flashbulb memories function just like ordinary memories; we remember some details, forget some details, and think we remember some details. 
A)  over long periods of time, the details of such memories are much more accurate than the details of ordinary memories. 
B)  such memories are completely resistant to distortions and interference from other memories. 
C)  people are less confident in the accuracy of flashbulb memories. 
D)  flashbulb memories function just like ordinary memories; we remember some details, forget some details, and think we remember some details.

Question 9

Jean was extremely happy that she had finally passed the certified public accountant exam and had landed a great job with a big accounting firm. As she was celebrating with family and friends, Jean recalled several other happy memories in her life. Jean's recall of other happy memories is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  serial recall. 
B)  imagination inflation. 
C)  proactive memory. 
D)  mood congruence. 
A)  serial recall. 
B)  imagination inflation. 
C)  proactive memory. 
D)  mood congruence.

Question 10

Users of American Sign Language sometimes experience the phenomenon of not being able to retrieve a particular sign when they feel sure that they know the sign. This phenomenon in users of sign language is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  source confusion. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  the tip-of-the-fingers phenomenon. 
D)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
A)  source confusion. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  the tip-of-the-fingers phenomenon. 
D)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

Question 11

Connor is in a hurry to drive to his college calculus class, but he can't find his car keys. The MOST likely explanation for his inability to remember where he left his car keys is:

Accepted Answer

A)  imagination inflation. 
B)  the misinformation effect. 
C)  source confusion. 
D)  absentmindedness. 
A)  imagination inflation. 
B)  the misinformation effect. 
C)  source confusion. 
D)  absentmindedness.

Question 12

Contemporary research suggests that complex memories are distributed throughout the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to In Focus: H.M. and Famous People, H.M. was unable to remember either the first or last name of people who became famous after his surgery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If you were to apply the research on forgetting to studying for exams in college, you would try to learn as much material in as short a time as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Plaques and tangles are abnormal brain structures that are present only in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In both the "professor's office" study and the study about "Jack" performing everyday activities:

Accepted Answer

A)  participants experienced compelling false memories about details that would have been consistent with the situation. 
B)  forgetting was primarily the result of proactive interference. 
C)  participants' memories were highly accurate with little or no evidence of false memory formation. 
D)  participants who were given scripts remembered more, and were more accurate in their level of recall, than those given schemas. 
A)  participants experienced compelling false memories about details that would have been consistent with the situation. 
B)  forgetting was primarily the result of proactive interference. 
C)  participants' memories were highly accurate with little or no evidence of false memory formation. 
D)  participants who were given scripts remembered more, and were more accurate in their level of recall, than those given schemas.

Question 17

Forward-acting memory interference is called retroactive interference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The famous case of the man known as H.M. illustrates the important role _____ play(s) in the formation of new memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  the amygdala 
B)  beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles 
C)  the hippocampus 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  the amygdala 
B)  beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles 
C)  the hippocampus 
D)  cerebellum

Question 19

As a general rule, the longer people take to memorize new information, the longer they will retain the information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The information that is held in sensory memory lasts only a few seconds at the longest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Auditory sensory memory:

Procedural memories are consolidated during _____ sleep.

The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease is expected to dramatically increase as the Baby Boomer generation reaches age 65 and beyond.

Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _ memory, while knowledge of facts, concepts, and ideas is called _ memory.

Which of the following is an example of prospective memory?

Memory is formally defined as:

Research on flashbulb memories has found that:

Users of American Sign Language sometimes experience the phenomenon of not being able to retrieve a particular sign when they feel sure that they know the sign. This phenomenon in users of sign language is called:

Connor is in a hurry to drive to his college calculus class, but he can't find his car keys. The MOST likely explanation for his inability to remember where he left his car keys is:

Contemporary research suggests that complex memories are distributed throughout the brain.

According to In Focus: H.M. and Famous People, H.M. was unable to remember either the first or last name of people who became famous after his surgery.

If you were to apply the research on forgetting to studying for exams in college, you would try to learn as much material in as short a time as possible.

Plaques and tangles are abnormal brain structures that are present only in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease.

In both the "professor's office" study and the study about "Jack" performing everyday activities:

Forward-acting memory interference is called retroactive interference.

The famous case of the man known as H.M. illustrates the important role _____ play(s) in the formation of new memories.

As a general rule, the longer people take to memorize new information, the longer they will retain the information.

The information that is held in sensory memory lasts only a few seconds at the longest.

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

Exam 6: Memory

Auditory sensory memory:

Procedural memories are consolidated during _____ sleep.

The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease is expected to dramatically increase as the Baby Boomer generation reaches age 65 and beyond.

Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _____ memory, while knowledge of facts, concepts, and ideas is called _____ memory.

Which of the following is an example of prospective memory?

Memory is formally defined as:

Research on flashbulb memories has found that:

Users of American Sign Language sometimes experience the phenomenon of not being able to retrieve a particular sign when they feel sure that they know the sign. This phenomenon in users of sign language is called:

Connor is in a hurry to drive to his college calculus class, but he can't find his car keys. The MOST likely explanation for his inability to remember where he left his car keys is:

Contemporary research suggests that complex memories are distributed throughout the brain.

According to In Focus: H.M. and Famous People, H.M. was unable to remember either the first or last name of people who became famous after his surgery.

If you were to apply the research on forgetting to studying for exams in college, you would try to learn as much material in as short a time as possible.

Plaques and tangles are abnormal brain structures that are present only in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease.

In both the "professor's office" study and the study about "Jack" performing everyday activities:

Forward-acting memory interference is called retroactive interference.

The famous case of the man known as H.M. illustrates the important role _____ play(s) in the formation of new memories.

As a general rule, the longer people take to memorize new information, the longer they will retain the information.

The information that is held in sensory memory lasts only a few seconds at the longest.

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

Knowledge of how to perform different skills and actions is called _ memory, while knowledge of facts, concepts, and ideas is called _ memory.