Question 1

The passing of time causes forgetting according to

Accepted Answer

A) interference theory. 
B) optimization theory. 
C) reduction theory. 
D) decay theory. 
A) interference theory. 
B) optimization theory. 
C) reduction theory. 
D) decay theory.

Question 2

Define and give an example of declarative memory.

Accepted Answer

Declarative memories can be semantic (fa

Question 3

The reconstructive nature of memory helps the mind work efficiently.As a result

Accepted Answer

A) we can store all of the information pertaining to an experience. 
B) we can use our knowledge of the world to figure out the specifics when we need them. 
C) our brains are crammed with infinite details. 
D) we are not vulnerable to suggestion. 
A) we can store all of the information pertaining to an experience. 
B) we can use our knowledge of the world to figure out the specifics when we need them. 
C) our brains are crammed with infinite details. 
D) we are not vulnerable to suggestion.

Question 4

Give an example of confabulation.

Accepted Answer

Confabulation occurs when you have heard

Question 5

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

Accepted Answer

A) ½ second. 
B) 2 seconds. 
C) 30 seconds. 
D) 1 minute. 
A) ½ second. 
B) 2 seconds. 
C) 30 seconds. 
D) 1 minute.

Question 6

According to the _______________ theory of forgetting,information may get into memory,but it becomes confused with other information.

Accepted Answer

A) replacement 
B) interference 
C) cue-dependent 
D) decay 
A) replacement 
B) interference 
C) cue-dependent 
D) decay

Question 7

Human patients who have damage to the cerebellum cannot be classically conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a tone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research on autobiographical memory indicates that most adults cannot recall any events until about

Accepted Answer

A) 3 to 6 months of age. 
B) 6 to 18 months of age. 
C) 18 to 24 months of age. 
D) 3 to 4 years of age. 
A) 3 to 6 months of age. 
B) 6 to 18 months of age. 
C) 18 to 24 months of age. 
D) 3 to 4 years of age.

Question 9

Using maintenance rehearsal involves

Accepted Answer

A) processing the physical features of the stimulus to be remembered. 
B) analyzing new material in order to make it memorable. 
C) associating new material to be learned with information maintained in long-term memory. 
D) the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory. 
A) processing the physical features of the stimulus to be remembered. 
B) analyzing new material in order to make it memorable. 
C) associating new material to be learned with information maintained in long-term memory. 
D) the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

Question 10

Proactive interference occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material that was stored previously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When psychological scientists examined 40 cases where wrongful conviction had been established beyond doubt,they found that _______________ of these cases had involved a false identification by one or more eyewitnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 12

You are asked to recall the word that means "a woman who houses and manages prostitutes." You are confident that you know what the term is,and you feel as though you are about to remember it,but it just will not pop out of your memory.You are experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) the partial recall phenomenon. 
C) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D) the exhaustive memory search process. 
A) repression. 
B) the partial recall phenomenon. 
C) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
D) the exhaustive memory search process.

Question 13

Under most circumstances,when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information,_______________ is an easier task than _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) recognition;recall 
B) recall;recognition 
C) priming;the savings method 
D) the savings method;priming 
A) recognition;recall 
B) recall;recognition 
C) priming;the savings method 
D) the savings method;priming

Question 14

Children cannot be induced to report real-life traumatic experiences that never actually happened to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________ is the involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) Cue-dependent forgetting 
B) Interference 
C) Repression 
D) Decay 
A) Cue-dependent forgetting 
B) Interference 
C) Repression 
D) Decay

Question 16

Mood-congruent and state-dependent memories are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) encoding strategies. 
B) use of cues in retrieval. 
C) interference effects. 
D) elaborative encoding. 
A) encoding strategies. 
B) use of cues in retrieval. 
C) interference effects. 
D) elaborative encoding.

Question 17

Which term is used to describe the confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you?

Accepted Answer

A) confabulation 
B) flashbulb memory 
C) serial-position effect 
D) priming 
A) confabulation 
B) flashbulb memory 
C) serial-position effect 
D) priming

Question 18

Confabulation is especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In regard to STM,researchers agree on which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Short-term memory holds more than we think it does. 
B) Short-term memory can grow and be enlarged. 
C) The number of items that short-term memory can hold is limited. 
D) The sensory register and short-term memory are one and the same. 
A) Short-term memory holds more than we think it does. 
B) Short-term memory can grow and be enlarged. 
C) The number of items that short-term memory can hold is limited. 
D) The sensory register and short-term memory are one and the same.

Question 20

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in

Accepted Answer

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

The passing of time causes forgetting according to

Define and give an example of declarative memory.

The reconstructive nature of memory helps the mind work efficiently.As a result

Give an example of confabulation.

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

According to the _______________ theory of forgetting,information may get into memory,but it becomes confused with other information.

Human patients who have damage to the cerebellum cannot be classically conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a tone.

Research on autobiographical memory indicates that most adults cannot recall any events until about

Using maintenance rehearsal involves

Proactive interference occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material that was stored previously.

When psychological scientists examined 40 cases where wrongful conviction had been established beyond doubt,they found that _______________ of these cases had involved a false identification by one or more eyewitnesses.

You are asked to recall the word that means "a woman who houses and manages prostitutes." You are confident that you know what the term is,and you feel as though you are about to remember it,but it just will not pop out of your memory.You are experiencing

Under most circumstances,when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information,_ is an easier task than _.

Children cannot be induced to report real-life traumatic experiences that never actually happened to them.

__________ is the involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Mood-congruent and state-dependent memories are examples of

Which term is used to describe the confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you?

Confabulation is especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

In regard to STM,researchers agree on which of the following statements?

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in

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Exam 8: Memory

The passing of time causes forgetting according to

Define and give an example of declarative memory.

The reconstructive nature of memory helps the mind work efficiently.As a result

Give an example of confabulation.

Auditory images remain in the sensory register for about

According to the _______________ theory of forgetting,information may get into memory,but it becomes confused with other information.

Human patients who have damage to the cerebellum cannot be classically conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a tone.

Research on autobiographical memory indicates that most adults cannot recall any events until about

Using maintenance rehearsal involves

Proactive interference occurs when recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar material that was stored previously.

When psychological scientists examined 40 cases where wrongful conviction had been established beyond doubt,they found that _______________ of these cases had involved a false identification by one or more eyewitnesses.

You are asked to recall the word that means "a woman who houses and manages prostitutes." You are confident that you know what the term is,and you feel as though you are about to remember it,but it just will not pop out of your memory.You are experiencing

Under most circumstances,when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information,_______________ is an easier task than _______________.

Children cannot be induced to report real-life traumatic experiences that never actually happened to them.

__________ is the involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Mood-congruent and state-dependent memories are examples of

Which term is used to describe the confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you?

Confabulation is especially likely to occur if you have thought about the imagined event many times.

In regard to STM,researchers agree on which of the following statements?

Your memories of personal information such as what you wore to work yesterday or what you ate for breakfast this morning are stored in

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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Under most circumstances,when you are intentionally trying to remember an item of information,_ is an easier task than _.