Question 1

Organizing information in long-term memory causes memory retrieval to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slower 
B)  more prone to interference 
C)  improved 
D)  less susceptible to hypermnesia 
A)  slower 
B)  more prone to interference 
C)  improved 
D)  less susceptible to hypermnesia C

Question 2

What is the von Restorff effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  better memory for information consistent with the context it is found in 
B)  better memory for information that is only partially presented 
C)  better memory for distinctive information 
D)  poorer memory for information that has been heavily rehearsed, but only shallowly 
A)  better memory for information consistent with the context it is found in 
B)  better memory for information that is only partially presented 
C)  better memory for distinctive information 
D)  poorer memory for information that has been heavily rehearsed, but only shallowly C

Question 3

Improved memory for items that are distinct reflects the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fan effect 
B)  repetition effect 
C)  von Restorff effect 
D)  repeated practice effect 
A)  fan effect 
B)  repetition effect 
C)  von Restorff effect 
D)  repeated practice effect C

Question 4

Which of the following is the best description of negative priming and repeated practice effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forgetting is inevitable. 
B)  Remembering prevents forgetting. 
C)  Remembering causes forgetting, 
D)  Remembering is the inverse of forgetting. 
A)  Forgetting is inevitable. 
B)  Remembering prevents forgetting. 
C)  Remembering causes forgetting, 
D)  Remembering is the inverse of forgetting.

Question 5

Forgetting that is caused by older memories interfering with newer memories is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative transfer 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  latent inhibition 
A)  negative transfer 
B)  retroactive interference 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  latent inhibition

Question 6

What is the best way to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Study everything in one night. 
B)  Space out your study sessions. 
C)  Memorize everything you wrote in your notes verbatim. 
D)  Study only in the room where you will take the test. 
A)  Study everything in one night. 
B)  Space out your study sessions. 
C)  Memorize everything you wrote in your notes verbatim. 
D)  Study only in the room where you will take the test.

Question 7

What is Jost's Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older memories are more prone to disruption. 
B)  Newer memories are more prone to disruption. 
C)  The forgetting function is slower for older memory traces. 
D)  The forgetting function is slower for newer memory traces. 
A)  Older memories are more prone to disruption. 
B)  Newer memories are more prone to disruption. 
C)  The forgetting function is slower for older memory traces. 
D)  The forgetting function is slower for newer memory traces.

Question 8

What has the primacy effect for information in episodic memory been attributed to?

Accepted Answer

A)  distinctiveness 
B)  long-term memory processing 
C)  short-term memory processing 
D)  recency in memory 
A)  distinctiveness 
B)  long-term memory processing 
C)  short-term memory processing 
D)  recency in memory

Question 9

Which of the following is a phenomenon that reflects the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypermnesia 
B)  massed practice 
C)  part-set cuing 
D)  priming 
A)  hypermnesia 
B)  massed practice 
C)  part-set cuing 
D)  priming

Question 10

Inhibition in memory retrieval is generally applied to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  related and relevant memory representations 
B)  related and irrelevant memory representations 
C)  information integrated into a memory trace 
D)  information segregated from a memory trace 
A)  related and relevant memory representations 
B)  related and irrelevant memory representations 
C)  information integrated into a memory trace 
D)  information segregated from a memory trace

Question 11

What are two influences of inhibition on episodic memory retrieval?

Accepted Answer

Inhibition can significantly influence e

Question 12

What memory principle suggests that deep processing will not always lead to better memory performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding specificity 
B)  distinctive processing 
C)  interference theory 
D)  transfer appropriate processing 
A)  encoding specificity 
B)  distinctive processing 
C)  interference theory 
D)  transfer appropriate processing

Question 13

Information that is retained for long periods of time with little evidence of forgetting is said to be in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term memory 
B)  stasis 
C)  permastore 
D)  semantic memory 
A)  long-term memory 
B)  stasis 
C)  permastore 
D)  semantic memory

Question 14

Suppose you have to recall 20 sentences that you were just exposed to. Say that you remember 10. Then the experimenter shows you a list of words that contain a key word from each sentence (e.g., telephone); subsequently, you are able to recall the sentence "A telephone can be used as an alarm clock." What is the term for the telephone in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  access cue 
B)  context cue 
C)  conditioned stimulus 
D)  feature cue 
A)  access cue 
B)  context cue 
C)  conditioned stimulus 
D)  feature cue

Question 15

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provides no additional memory benefit 
B)  causes retrieval times to increase 
C)  can drastically reduce forgetting 
D)  is only effective with meaningless materials, like nonsense syllables
Ed: Same as #39 
A)  provides no additional memory benefit 
B)  causes retrieval times to increase 
C)  can drastically reduce forgetting 
D)  is only effective with meaningless materials, like nonsense syllables
Ed: Same as #39

Question 16

Out of the words "carpet," "couch," "orangutan," and "lamp," which will show a von Restorff effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  carpet 
B)  couch 
C)  orangutan 
D)  lamp 
A)  carpet 
B)  couch 
C)  orangutan 
D)  lamp

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT likely to serve as a contextual cue for memory retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A)  environment situation 
B)  physiological state 
C)  un-encoded information 
D)  emotional state 
A)  environment situation 
B)  physiological state 
C)  un-encoded information 
D)  emotional state

Question 18

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provides no additional memory benefit 
B)  causes retrieval times to increase 
C)  can drastically reduce forgetting 
D)  is only effective with meaningless materials, like nonsense syllables 
A)  provides no additional memory benefit 
B)  causes retrieval times to increase 
C)  can drastically reduce forgetting 
D)  is only effective with meaningless materials, like nonsense syllables

Question 19

Bizarre imagery is most likely to help a person remember under which of the following circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering a subset of otherwise related items 
B)  remembering a subset of otherwise unrelated items 
C)  remembering an entire set of otherwise related items 
D)  remembering an entire set of otherwise unrelated items 
A)  remembering a subset of otherwise related items 
B)  remembering a subset of otherwise unrelated items 
C)  remembering an entire set of otherwise related items 
D)  remembering an entire set of otherwise unrelated items

Question 20

What are the different types of cues that can be used to help episodic memory retrieval?

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory refers to the ability to

Organizing information in long-term memory causes memory retrieval to be __________.

What is the von Restorff effect?

Improved memory for items that are distinct reflects the __________.

Which of the following is the best description of negative priming and repeated practice effects?

Forgetting that is caused by older memories interfering with newer memories is called __________.

What is the best way to study?

What is Jost's Law?

What has the primacy effect for information in episodic memory been attributed to?

Which of the following is a phenomenon that reflects the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

Inhibition in memory retrieval is generally applied to __________.

What are two influences of inhibition on episodic memory retrieval?

What memory principle suggests that deep processing will not always lead to better memory performance?

Information that is retained for long periods of time with little evidence of forgetting is said to be in __________.

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Out of the words "carpet," "couch," "orangutan," and "lamp," which will show a von Restorff effect?

Which of the following is NOT likely to serve as a contextual cue for memory retrieval?

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Bizarre imagery is most likely to help a person remember under which of the following circumstances?

What are the different types of cues that can be used to help episodic memory retrieval?

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

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Exam 7: Episodic Memory

Organizing information in long-term memory causes memory retrieval to be __________.

What is the von Restorff effect?

Improved memory for items that are distinct reflects the __________.

Which of the following is the best description of negative priming and repeated practice effects?

Forgetting that is caused by older memories interfering with newer memories is called __________.

What is the best way to study?

What is Jost's Law?

What has the primacy effect for information in episodic memory been attributed to?

Which of the following is a phenomenon that reflects the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

Inhibition in memory retrieval is generally applied to __________.

What are two influences of inhibition on episodic memory retrieval?

What memory principle suggests that deep processing will not always lead to better memory performance?

Information that is retained for long periods of time with little evidence of forgetting is said to be in __________.

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Out of the words "carpet," "couch," "orangutan," and "lamp," which will show a von Restorff effect?

Which of the following is NOT likely to serve as a contextual cue for memory retrieval?

Overlearning (continuing to study after perfect recall is achieved) __________.

Bizarre imagery is most likely to help a person remember under which of the following circumstances?

What are the different types of cues that can be used to help episodic memory retrieval?

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative 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