Question 1

Episodic memories often __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are organized by meaning 
B)  have only an implicit influence 
C)  have a temporal coding 
D)  are implicated in conditioned reflexes 
A)  are organized by meaning 
B)  have only an implicit influence 
C)  have a temporal coding 
D)  are implicated in conditioned reflexes

Question 2

What was a primary stimulus used in the verbal learning tradition of studying memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonsense syllable 
B)  educational texts 
C)  spoken words 
D)  paired associates 
A)  nonsense syllable 
B)  educational texts 
C)  spoken words 
D)  paired associates

Question 3

An engram is to memory as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a keyboard is to a computer 
B)  a mouse is to a computer 
C)  a file is to a computer 
D)  a central processing unit is to a computer 
A)  a keyboard is to a computer 
B)  a mouse is to a computer 
C)  a file is to a computer 
D)  a central processing unit is to a computer

Question 4

Declarative memories __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are open to conscious awareness and are easy to articulate 
B)  are open to conscious awareness and are difficult to articulate 
C)  are not open to conscious awareness and are easy to articulate 
D)  are not open to conscious awareness and are difficult to articulate 
A)  are open to conscious awareness and are easy to articulate 
B)  are open to conscious awareness and are difficult to articulate 
C)  are not open to conscious awareness and are easy to articulate 
D)  are not open to conscious awareness and are difficult to articulate

Question 5

What is one major division of memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

Accepted Answer

One major division of memory is the dist

Question 6

An example of a task that would rely on procedural memory would be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to ice skate 
B)  remembering your home address 
C)  learning the parts of a bicycle 
D)  remembering how your first date went 
A)  learning to ice skate 
B)  remembering your home address 
C)  learning the parts of a bicycle 
D)  remembering how your first date went

Question 7

In Tulving's triarchic theory of memory systems, the anoetic consciousness means that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory does not require the firing of neurons 
B)  memory is not consciously organized into memory systems 
C)  memory does not include subconscious behavior 
D)  memory does not require knowledge (conscious awareness) 
A)  memory does not require the firing of neurons 
B)  memory is not consciously organized into memory systems 
C)  memory does not include subconscious behavior 
D)  memory does not require knowledge (conscious awareness)

Question 8

Memory development in a person is guided by his or her DNA.

Accepted Answer

A)  true 
B)  false 
C)  partially true 
D)  true, except for cases of brain damage 
A)  true 
B)  false 
C)  partially true 
D)  true, except for cases of brain damage

Question 9

Which of the following describes what Lashley found about how removing portions of the cortex of rats affected later memory for a maze that had been learned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance was based on what parts were removed. 
B)  The amount of cortex removed was critical, not the location from which it was removed. 
C)  There was great inter-individual variation. 
D)  The brain did not regenerate neurons that had died. 
A)  Performance was based on what parts were removed. 
B)  The amount of cortex removed was critical, not the location from which it was removed. 
C)  There was great inter-individual variation. 
D)  The brain did not regenerate neurons that had died.

Question 10

What is one metaphor for memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

Accepted Answer

One metaphor for memory is that of a fil

Question 11

What is an important distinction in types of memory made by William James?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory store hegemony Au: Okay? 
B)  hierarchical rotations 
C)  the difference between primary and secondary memory 
D)  the difference between procedural and declarative memory 
A)  memory store hegemony Au: Okay? 
B)  hierarchical rotations 
C)  the difference between primary and secondary memory 
D)  the difference between procedural and declarative memory

Question 12

The behaviorists did not study memory because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it was too hard 
B)  it could not be directly observed 
C)  they were concerned with developing therapies 
D)  they were focusing on the Law of Effect 
A)  it was too hard 
B)  it could not be directly observed 
C)  they were concerned with developing therapies 
D)  they were focusing on the Law of Effect

Question 13

What are some of the major findings about memory to come out of the early work by Ebbinghaus?

Accepted Answer

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psycholo

Question 14

What is an important concept in memory developed by Bartlett?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning curve 
B)  schema 
C)  savings 
D)  distribution of practice 
A)  learning curve 
B)  schema 
C)  savings 
D)  distribution of practice

Question 15

Which is NOT a way that the term memory is used?

Accepted Answer

A)  an item that holds the contents of previous experiences 
B)  a location where information is kept 
C)  mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, or retrieving information 
D)  a perfect replication of events 
A)  an item that holds the contents of previous experiences 
B)  a location where information is kept 
C)  mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, or retrieving information 
D)  a perfect replication of events

Question 16

The modal model of memory contains __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory and explicit memory 
B)  deep and shallow levels of processing 
C)  learning and forgetting curves 
D)  sensory registers and control processes 
A)  implicit memory and explicit memory 
B)  deep and shallow levels of processing 
C)  learning and forgetting curves 
D)  sensory registers and control processes

Question 17

Aristotle's laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity 
B)  regularity 
C)  contrast 
D)  contiguity 
A)  similarity 
B)  regularity 
C)  contrast 
D)  contiguity

Question 18

Empiricists such as Aristotle believed that memory operates as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  associations between experiences or stimuli 
B)  a bridge between perceptions and rational abstractions (since empirical observations are often distorted) 
C)  an abstract, perfect realm without need for additional inquiry 
D)  the rational link between the mind and the body 
A)  associations between experiences or stimuli 
B)  a bridge between perceptions and rational abstractions (since empirical observations are often distorted) 
C)  an abstract, perfect realm without need for additional inquiry 
D)  the rational link between the mind and the body

Question 19

Episodic memories often __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are forgotten quickly 
B)  are exclusively implicit 
C)  lose identity 
D)  develop over time 
A)  are forgotten quickly 
B)  are exclusively implicit 
C)  lose identity 
D)  develop over time

Question 20

Which approach to human learning and memory made an analogy between the human mind and a computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  neurological 
D)  Ebbinghaus tradition 
A)  cognitive 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  neurological 
D)  Ebbinghaus tradition

Episodic memories often __________.

What was a primary stimulus used in the verbal learning tradition of studying memory?

An engram is to memory as __________.

Declarative memories __________.

What is one major division of memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

An example of a task that would rely on procedural memory would be __________.

In Tulving's triarchic theory of memory systems, the anoetic consciousness means that __________.

Memory development in a person is guided by his or her DNA.

Which of the following describes what Lashley found about how removing portions of the cortex of rats affected later memory for a maze that had been learned?

What is one metaphor for memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

What is an important distinction in types of memory made by William James?

The behaviorists did not study memory because __________.

What are some of the major findings about memory to come out of the early work by Ebbinghaus?

What is an important concept in memory developed by Bartlett?

Which is NOT a way that the term memory is used?

The modal model of memory contains __________.

Aristotle's laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Empiricists such as Aristotle believed that memory operates as __________.

Episodic memories often __________.

Which approach to human learning and memory made an analogy between the human mind and a computer?

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters

Exam 1: Overview and History

Episodic memories often __________.

What was a primary stimulus used in the verbal learning tradition of studying memory?

An engram is to memory as __________.

Declarative memories __________.

What is one major division of memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

An example of a task that would rely on procedural memory would be __________.

In Tulving's triarchic theory of memory systems, the anoetic consciousness means that __________.

Memory development in a person is guided by his or her DNA.

Which of the following describes what Lashley found about how removing portions of the cortex of rats affected later memory for a maze that had been learned?

What is one metaphor for memory, and what aspects of memory does it capture?

What is an important distinction in types of memory made by William James?

The behaviorists did not study memory because __________.

What are some of the major findings about memory to come out of the early work by Ebbinghaus?

What is an important concept in memory developed by Bartlett?

Which is NOT a way that the term memory is used?

The modal model of memory contains __________.

Aristotle's laws of association include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Empiricists such as Aristotle believed that memory operates as __________.

Episodic memories often __________.

Which approach to human learning and memory made an analogy between the human mind and a computer?

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters