Question 1

In Tulving's triarchic theory, semantic memory corresponds to what type of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  innoetic 
B)  noetic 
C)  autonoetic 
D)  anoetic 
A)  innoetic 
B)  noetic 
C)  autonoetic 
D)  anoetic

Question 2

Which researcher or group of researchers is matched with the correct concept below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lashley: paired associative learning 
B)  Bartlett: rationalism 
C)  behavriorism: the whole is different than the sum of its parts 
D)  Ebbinghaus: learning curve 
A)  Lashley: paired associative learning 
B)  Bartlett: rationalism 
C)  behavriorism: the whole is different than the sum of its parts 
D)  Ebbinghaus: learning curve

Question 3

Metaphors for memory (like a recorder or organized storage) are used because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the uncomplicated nature of memory makes metaphors easy to find 
B)  memory must be observed indirectly, so metaphors are useful tools for understanding its complexities 
C)  you can exercise your memory like a muscle, so creating new metaphors makes your memory more efficient 
D)  using language as a mental representation prevents memory loss 
A)  the uncomplicated nature of memory makes metaphors easy to find 
B)  memory must be observed indirectly, so metaphors are useful tools for understanding its complexities 
C)  you can exercise your memory like a muscle, so creating new metaphors makes your memory more efficient 
D)  using language as a mental representation prevents memory loss

Question 4

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research is known for his research on the search for the engram?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ebbinghaus 
B)  Barlett 
C)  Lashley 
D)  Tolman 
A)  Ebbinghaus 
B)  Barlett 
C)  Lashley 
D)  Tolman

Question 5

What is the definition of learning?

Accepted Answer

Learning is a complex cognitive process

Question 6

According to the modal model of human memory, which two memory stores have more or less direct contact with the external world?

Accepted Answer

According to the modal model of human me

Question 7

Nondeclarative memory __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to memories that are easy to articulate 
B)  resides in the sensory register 
C)  includes procedural memory 
D)  includes semantic memory 
A)  refers to memories that are easy to articulate 
B)  resides in the sensory register 
C)  includes procedural memory 
D)  includes semantic memory

Question 8

Which portion of long-term memory involves explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  priming 
B)  procedural 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  semantic 
A)  priming 
B)  procedural 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  semantic

Question 9

Who is credited with the creation of the modal model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atkinson & Shiffrin 
B)  Tulving & Ebbinghaus 
C)  Skinner & Tolman 
D)  Miller & Smith 
A)  Atkinson & Shiffrin 
B)  Tulving & Ebbinghaus 
C)  Skinner & Tolman 
D)  Miller & Smith

Question 10

An important idea for memory research taken from the rationalist tradition in philosophy is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind is rational 
B)  everything is explainable with empirical testing 
C)  genetics is the guide to understanding memory at its basic level 
D)  the mind actively constructs our interpretation of reality 
A)  the mind is rational 
B)  everything is explainable with empirical testing 
C)  genetics is the guide to understanding memory at its basic level 
D)  the mind actively constructs our interpretation of reality

Question 11

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables to study memory because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he wanted to study memory in its pure form 
B)  he did not have other people to test 
C)  they are easy to create in German 
D)  he wanted an experimentally clean way to assess prior knowledge 
A)  he wanted to study memory in its pure form 
B)  he did not have other people to test 
C)  they are easy to create in German 
D)  he wanted an experimentally clean way to assess prior knowledge

Question 12

Semantic memory stores information based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  its meaning 
B)  a person's neurological state 
C)  the time it was encountered 
D)  life narrative 
A)  its meaning 
B)  a person's neurological state 
C)  the time it was encountered 
D)  life narrative

Question 13

The components of the modal model of memory are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory, long-term memory, episodic memory, and semantic memory 
B)  episodic memory, semantic memory, and procedural memory 
C)  declarative and nondeclarative memory 
D)  short-term memory, long-term memory, sensory register, and control processes 
A)  short-term memory, long-term memory, episodic memory, and semantic memory 
B)  episodic memory, semantic memory, and procedural memory 
C)  declarative and nondeclarative memory 
D)  short-term memory, long-term memory, sensory register, and control processes

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a component of the modal model of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory registers 
B)  control processes 
C)  levels of processing 
D)  long-term memory 
A)  sensory registers 
B)  control processes 
C)  levels of processing 
D)  long-term memory

Question 15

A line of memory research that followed from Ebbinghaus's work with nonsense syllables is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal learning 
B)  rationalism 
C)  empiricism 
D)  behaviorism 
A)  verbal learning 
B)  rationalism 
C)  empiricism 
D)  behaviorism

Question 16

Which verbal learning method involved recombinations of A and B items on a second list of paired associates?

Accepted Answer

A)  A-B C-D 
B)  A-B A-D 
C)  A-B A-B' 
D)  A-B A-Br 
A)  A-B C-D 
B)  A-B A-D 
C)  A-B A-B' 
D)  A-B A-Br

Question 17

Learning is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a relatively permanent change in behavior potential 
B)  a process 
C)  the result of experience 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a relatively permanent change in behavior potential 
B)  a process 
C)  the result of experience 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

What are three ways that the term "memory" can be used by psychologists?

Accepted Answer

1. Memory as a cognitive process: Psycho

Question 19

What influence did Darwin have on theories of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that memory develops in a person through a selection process 
B)  the concept that memory is dependent on a complex brain 
C)  the idea that memory has developed over the generations to adapt to the demands of the environment 
D)  none 
A)  the idea that memory develops in a person through a selection process 
B)  the concept that memory is dependent on a complex brain 
C)  the idea that memory has developed over the generations to adapt to the demands of the environment 
D)  none

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a principle of memory discovered by Ebbinghaus?

Accepted Answer

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

In Tulving's triarchic theory, semantic memory corresponds to what type of knowledge?

Which researcher or group of researchers is matched with the correct concept below?

Metaphors for memory (like a recorder or organized storage) are used because __________.

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research is known for his research on the search for the engram?

What is the definition of learning?

According to the modal model of human memory, which two memory stores have more or less direct contact with the external world?

Nondeclarative memory __________.

Which portion of long-term memory involves explicit memory?

Who is credited with the creation of the modal model of memory?

An important idea for memory research taken from the rationalist tradition in philosophy is that __________.

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables to study memory because __________.

Semantic memory stores information based on __________.

The components of the modal model of memory are __________.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the modal model of memory?

A line of memory research that followed from Ebbinghaus's work with nonsense syllables is __________.

Which verbal learning method involved recombinations of A and B items on a second list of paired associates?

Learning is __________.

What are three ways that the term "memory" can be used by psychologists?

What influence did Darwin have on theories of memory?

Which of the following is NOT a principle of memory discovered by Ebbinghaus?

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

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Exam 1: Overview and History

In Tulving's triarchic theory, semantic memory corresponds to what type of knowledge?

Which researcher or group of researchers is matched with the correct concept below?

Metaphors for memory (like a recorder or organized storage) are used because __________.

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research is known for his research on the search for the engram?

What is the definition of learning?

According to the modal model of human memory, which two memory stores have more or less direct contact with the external world?

Nondeclarative memory __________.

Which portion of long-term memory involves explicit memory?

Who is credited with the creation of the modal model of memory?

An important idea for memory research taken from the rationalist tradition in philosophy is that __________.

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables to study memory because __________.

Semantic memory stores information based on __________.

The components of the modal model of memory are __________.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the modal model of memory?

A line of memory research that followed from Ebbinghaus's work with nonsense syllables is __________.

Which verbal learning method involved recombinations of A and B items on a second list of paired associates?

Learning is __________.

What are three ways that the term "memory" can be used by psychologists?

What influence did Darwin have on theories of memory?

Which of the following is NOT a principle of memory discovered by Ebbinghaus?

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