Question 1

Why are there so many metaphors for memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  because memory cannot be studied objectively 
B)  to demonstrate that all of our memories are different 
C)  because we cannot observe memory directly 
D)  because people's attitudes and opinions change so much over time 
A)  because memory cannot be studied objectively 
B)  to demonstrate that all of our memories are different 
C)  because we cannot observe memory directly 
D)  because people's attitudes and opinions change so much over time

Question 2

Which memory system is NOT part of Tulving's triarchic theory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which portion of long-term memory can best be described as noetic?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research was interested in how prior knowledge influences memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

According to the gestalt psychologists, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the whole is more than a sum of its parts 
B)  the whole is different than the sum of its parts 
C)  latent learning is the most dominant form of memory 
D)  memory is best understood using a reductionistic approach 
A)  the whole is more than a sum of its parts 
B)  the whole is different than the sum of its parts 
C)  latent learning is the most dominant form of memory 
D)  memory is best understood using a reductionistic approach

Question 6

What are the components of the modal model of memory?

Accepted Answer

The modal model of memory, also known as

Question 7

What is one of the most important contributions of research in the behaviorist tradition to modern research on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  methodological rigor 
B)  a distain for physical sciences 
C)  a lack of neurologically based theories 
D)  advanced statistical methods 
A)  methodological rigor 
B)  a distain for physical sciences 
C)  a lack of neurologically based theories 
D)  advanced statistical methods

Question 8

How has the literacy metaphor been influential in theories of memory?

Accepted Answer

The literacy metaphor has been influenti

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior potential 
B)  maturation 
C)  relative permanence 
D)  experience 
A)  behavior potential 
B)  maturation 
C)  relative permanence 
D)  experience

Question 10

Which metaphor captures the idea that there is an organization to memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  cow's stomach 
B)  lock and key 
C)  video camera 
D)  network 
A)  cow's stomach 
B)  lock and key 
C)  video camera 
D)  network

Question 11

In Tulving's triarchic theory, which type of memory requires autonoetic knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  implicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  noetic 
A)  semantic 
B)  implicit 
C)  episodic 
D)  noetic

Question 12

Describe the cognitive view of human learning and memory.

Accepted Answer

The cognitive view of human learning and

Question 13

Memory is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a storage facility 
B)  the result of experience 
C)  a process 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a storage facility 
B)  the result of experience 
C)  a process 
D)  all of the above

Why are there so many metaphors for memory?

Which memory system is NOT part of Tulving's triarchic theory?

Which portion of long-term memory can best be described as noetic?

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research was interested in how prior knowledge influences memory?

According to the gestalt psychologists, __________.

What are the components of the modal model of memory?

What is one of the most important contributions of research in the behaviorist tradition to modern research on memory?

How has the literacy metaphor been influential in theories of memory?

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of learning?

Which metaphor captures the idea that there is an organization to memory?

In Tulving's triarchic theory, which type of memory requires autonoetic knowledge?

Describe the cognitive view of human learning and memory.

Memory is __________.

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

Why are there so many metaphors for memory?

Which memory system is NOT part of Tulving's triarchic theory?

Which portion of long-term memory can best be described as noetic?

Which of the following important figures in the history of memory research was interested in how prior knowledge influences memory?

According to the gestalt psychologists, __________.

What are the components of the modal model of memory?

What is one of the most important contributions of research in the behaviorist tradition to modern research on memory?

How has the literacy metaphor been influential in theories of memory?

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of learning?

Which metaphor captures the idea that there is an organization to memory?

In Tulving's triarchic theory, which type of memory requires autonoetic knowledge?

Describe the cognitive view of human learning and memory.

Memory is __________.

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