Question 1

Describe the kinds of memories and memory changes that characterize early life and later life.

Accepted Answer

-Babies and toddlers display many memori

Question 2

All the following are basic activities of memory EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding. 
B)  retrieval. 
C)  consolidating. 
D)  storage. 
A)  encoding. 
B)  retrieval. 
C)  consolidating. 
D)  storage.

Question 3

Approximately 1 in ___ children encode images eidetically.Eidetic memory occurs ___ frequently among adults than among children.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; equally 
B)  10; less 
C)  20; equally 
D)  20; less 
A)  10; equally 
B)  10; less 
C)  20; equally 
D)  20; less

Question 4

Which memory store is paired with the correct fact?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory - large capacity 
B)  long-term memory - temporarily holds on to information for analysis 
C)  working memory - lasts a few seconds 
D)  short-term memory - relatively permanent 
A)  sensory memory - large capacity 
B)  long-term memory - temporarily holds on to information for analysis 
C)  working memory - lasts a few seconds 
D)  short-term memory - relatively permanent

Question 5

___memories are those that can be consciously recalled.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___memories are those that can be consciously...

Question 6

Long-term memory largely involves the hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In what way do manipulations of LTP in experimental animals affect memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreasing LTP decreases short-term memory capacity. 
B)  Decreasing LTP increases transfer from short-term memory to long-term memory. 
C)  Increasing LTP leads to better long-term memory. 
D)  Increasing LTP decreases susceptibility to decay of memory traces. 
A)  Decreasing LTP decreases short-term memory capacity. 
B)  Decreasing LTP increases transfer from short-term memory to long-term memory. 
C)  Increasing LTP leads to better long-term memory. 
D)  Increasing LTP decreases susceptibility to decay of memory traces.

Question 8

Dementias only affect memory,NOT other cognitive functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the late 1950s and early 1960s,psychologist George Sperling conducted key studies of

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  effortful processing. 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  long-term memory. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  effortful processing. 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 10

Illustrate Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve and describe the pattern of memory loss depicted.

Accepted Answer

The answer reflects the shape

Question 11

___ are pieces of information that remind us of the information that we are searching for in long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___ are pieces of information that remind...

Question 12

What types of information might be encoded with little or no conscious effort via automatic processing?

Accepted Answer

time,space

Question 13

How do we know that the episodic memory system is helped early in life by the amygdala?

Accepted Answer

A)  We remember more early life memories from first thing in the morning. 
B)  Most early life memories are from a daily routine that gets repeated. 
C)  Most early life memories are emotional. 
D)  We remember more early life memories from talking to friends and family. 
A)  We remember more early life memories from first thing in the morning. 
B)  Most early life memories are from a daily routine that gets repeated. 
C)  Most early life memories are emotional. 
D)  We remember more early life memories from talking to friends and family.

Question 14

One way to ensure that information is encoded,it is consciously repeated.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  mnemonics. 
B)  rehearsal. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  schematic encoding. 
A)  mnemonics. 
B)  rehearsal. 
C)  retrieval. 
D)  schematic encoding.

Question 15

___ occurs when information is encoded with little effort or awareness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Automatic processing 
B)  Effortful processing 
C)  Mnemonic application 
D)  Schematic encoding 
A)  Automatic processing 
B)  Effortful processing 
C)  Mnemonic application 
D)  Schematic encoding

Question 16

The neurons that use ___ are more likely to exhibit long-term potentiation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The neurons that use ___ are more...

Question 17

Horrace fell off a bridge into very cold water.Although he was rescued,he suffered some oxygen deprivation that damaged his brain.Specifically,he is no longer able to form new memories,although all of his memories prior to the accident are intact.What area of the brain is most likely damaged in Horrace?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes 
B)  parietal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  frontal lobes 
A)  temporal lobes 
B)  parietal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  frontal lobes

Question 18

How are organic memory disorders different from dissociative memory disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organic memory disorders get progressively worse and dissociative memory disorders pretty much stay the same. 
B)  Organic memory disorders are treatable and dissociative memory disorders aren't. 
C)  Organic memory disorders have a physical cause and dissociative memory disorders don't. 
D)  Organic memory disorders are innate and dissociative memory disorders are learned. 
A)  Organic memory disorders get progressively worse and dissociative memory disorders pretty much stay the same. 
B)  Organic memory disorders are treatable and dissociative memory disorders aren't. 
C)  Organic memory disorders have a physical cause and dissociative memory disorders don't. 
D)  Organic memory disorders are innate and dissociative memory disorders are learned.

Question 19

As you drive down the street,you see many things but remember only a few.Which of the following might explain this?

Accepted Answer

A)  You need to rehearse items to retain them in short-term memory. 
B)  Although you held it in working memory, you never stored it in long-term memory. 
C)  Most of the items you saw were only held in iconic memory which is very short. 
D)  You did not need the information, so you took it out of long-term memory. 
A)  You need to rehearse items to retain them in short-term memory. 
B)  Although you held it in working memory, you never stored it in long-term memory. 
C)  Most of the items you saw were only held in iconic memory which is very short. 
D)  You did not need the information, so you took it out of long-term memory.

Question 20

Memories that a person is NOT consciously aware of knowing or having learned are called

Accepted Answer

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

Describe the kinds of memories and memory changes that characterize early life and later life.

All the following are basic activities of memory EXCEPT

Approximately 1 in _ children encode images eidetically.Eidetic memory occurs _ frequently among adults than among children.

Which memory store is paired with the correct fact?

___memories are those that can be consciously recalled.

Long-term memory largely involves the hypothalamus.

In what way do manipulations of LTP in experimental animals affect memory?

Dementias only affect memory,NOT other cognitive functions.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s,psychologist George Sperling conducted key studies of

Illustrate Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve and describe the pattern of memory loss depicted.

___ are pieces of information that remind us of the information that we are searching for in long-term memory.

What types of information might be encoded with little or no conscious effort via automatic processing?

How do we know that the episodic memory system is helped early in life by the amygdala?

One way to ensure that information is encoded,it is consciously repeated.This is known as

___ occurs when information is encoded with little effort or awareness.

The neurons that use ___ are more likely to exhibit long-term potentiation.

How are organic memory disorders different from dissociative memory disorders?

As you drive down the street,you see many things but remember only a few.Which of the following might explain this?

Memories that a person is NOT consciously aware of knowing or having learned are called

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Describe the kinds of memories and memory changes that characterize early life and later life.

All the following are basic activities of memory EXCEPT

Approximately 1 in ___ children encode images eidetically.Eidetic memory occurs ___ frequently among adults than among children.

Which memory store is paired with the correct fact?

___memories are those that can be consciously recalled.

Long-term memory largely involves the hypothalamus.

In what way do manipulations of LTP in experimental animals affect memory?

Dementias only affect memory,NOT other cognitive functions.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s,psychologist George Sperling conducted key studies of

Illustrate Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve and describe the pattern of memory loss depicted.

___ are pieces of information that remind us of the information that we are searching for in long-term memory.

What types of information might be encoded with little or no conscious effort via automatic processing?

How do we know that the episodic memory system is helped early in life by the amygdala?

One way to ensure that information is encoded,it is consciously repeated.This is known as

___ occurs when information is encoded with little effort or awareness.

The neurons that use ___ are more likely to exhibit long-term potentiation.

How are organic memory disorders different from dissociative memory disorders?

As you drive down the street,you see many things but remember only a few.Which of the following might explain this?

Memories that a person is NOT consciously aware of knowing or having learned are called

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Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Approximately 1 in _ children encode images eidetically.Eidetic memory occurs _ frequently among adults than among children.