Question 1

What is encoding specificity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The finding that it is best to study in the room where one will be tested. 
B)  People specifically encode only the information of interest. 
C)  Retrieval is better when the learning context matches the retrieval context. 
D)  Retrieval depends on how specifically the information has been learned. 
A)  The finding that it is best to study in the room where one will be tested. 
B)  People specifically encode only the information of interest. 
C)  Retrieval is better when the learning context matches the retrieval context. 
D)  Retrieval depends on how specifically the information has been learned.

Question 2

Episodic memory is memory for what type of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  skills 
B)  general knowledge 
C)  events 
D)  emotions 
A)  skills 
B)  general knowledge 
C)  events 
D)  emotions

Question 3

The role of inhibition during memory retrieval is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  keep painful memories out of consciousness 
B)  help a person slow down and think more deliberatively, and so make fewer mistakes 
C)  keep track of information yet to be recalled 
D)  regulate the amount of interference experienced 
A)  keep painful memories out of consciousness 
B)  help a person slow down and think more deliberatively, and so make fewer mistakes 
C)  keep track of information yet to be recalled 
D)  regulate the amount of interference experienced

Question 4

Consuming an alcoholic beverage can impede the encoding of new memories. What effect does it have on memory for information learned prior to drinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  retroactive inhibition 
B)  retroactive facilitation 
C)  increased forgetting 
D)  no effect 
A)  retroactive inhibition 
B)  retroactive facilitation 
C)  increased forgetting 
D)  no effect

Question 5

When reading a narrative text, such as a novel, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  item-specific 
B)  episodic 
C)  relational 
D)  semantic
Short Answers 
A)  item-specific 
B)  episodic 
C)  relational 
D)  semantic
Short Answers

Question 6

Suppose you can remember your first-grade teacher's name because you experienced it so often. In this case, your teacher's name is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in permastore 
B)  an episodic memory 
C)  in the phonological loop 
D)  a memory that is decaying rapidly over time 
A)  in permastore 
B)  an episodic memory 
C)  in the phonological loop 
D)  a memory that is decaying rapidly over time

Question 7

The effects of retrieval cues on episodic memory performance suggest that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  forgetting can occur in the presence of cues 
B)  cues produce interference during retrieval 
C)  memory is content addressable 
D)  they have little effect 
A)  forgetting can occur in the presence of cues 
B)  cues produce interference during retrieval 
C)  memory is content addressable 
D)  they have little effect

Question 8

Which of the following is a phenomenon that does NOT reflect the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypermnesia 
B)  repeated practice 
C)  part-set cuing 
D)  associative interference 
A)  hypermnesia 
B)  repeated practice 
C)  part-set cuing 
D)  associative interference

Question 9

How long before it is clear that a memory has reached permastore?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 days 
B)  3 weeks 
C)  3 months 
D)  3 years 
A)  3 days 
B)  3 weeks 
C)  3 months 
D)  3 years

Question 10

Release from proactive interference can occur when subsequent information is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  presented in a category 
B)  delayed until reintegration is complete 
C)  largely visual-spatial 
D)  unrelated to older information 
A)  presented in a category 
B)  delayed until reintegration is complete 
C)  largely visual-spatial 
D)  unrelated to older information

Question 11

When reading an expository text, such as a class textbook, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  item-specific 
B)  episodic 
C)  relational 
D)  semantic 
A)  item-specific 
B)  episodic 
C)  relational 
D)  semantic

Question 12

When do item-specific and relational processing provide the most memory benefit?

Accepted Answer

Item-specific and relational processing

Question 13

Which of the following is TRUE about retrieval cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  They select traces that contain specific content. 
B)  They represent data-driven processing. 
C)  People implicitly learn the rules of a sequence. 
D)  They are effective only if the information is recalled in the same context. 
A)  They select traces that contain specific content. 
B)  They represent data-driven processing. 
C)  People implicitly learn the rules of a sequence. 
D)  They are effective only if the information is recalled in the same context.

Question 14

Integrating information into a common situation model can improve memory retrieval by reducing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  activation 
C)  chunking 
D)  trace decay over time 
A)  interference 
B)  activation 
C)  chunking 
D)  trace decay over time

Question 15

What are three ways that memory can be affected by some type of context?

Accepted Answer

Memory can be influenced by various type

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of encoding specificity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concrete words are remembered better than abstract words. 
B)  People have a better memory for information that is organized. 
C)  People remember better when encoding and retrieving under the same circumstances. 
D)  encoding words based on perceptual features and retrieving them based on meaning 
A)  Concrete words are remembered better than abstract words. 
B)  People have a better memory for information that is organized. 
C)  People remember better when encoding and retrieving under the same circumstances. 
D)  encoding words based on perceptual features and retrieving them based on meaning

Question 17

What is a process that can attenuate the general effects of retroactive interference?

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive learning 
B)  targeted consolidation 
C)  reverse forgetting 
D)  sleep 
A)  proactive learning 
B)  targeted consolidation 
C)  reverse forgetting 
D)  sleep

Question 18

What is the name of the associative interference effect in which retrieval becomes more difficult the more associations there are with a concept?

Accepted Answer

The associative interference effect in w

Question 19

Multiple memory traces in competition with each other are examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking 
B)  repression 
C)  interference 
D)  priming 
A)  blocking 
B)  repression 
C)  interference 
D)  priming

Question 20

Memory is better following what type of practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  repeated 
B)  spaced 
C)  massed 
D)  deliberate and elaborate 
A)  repeated 
B)  spaced 
C)  massed 
D)  deliberate and elaborate

What is encoding specificity?

Episodic memory is memory for what type of information?

The role of inhibition during memory retrieval is to __________.

Consuming an alcoholic beverage can impede the encoding of new memories. What effect does it have on memory for information learned prior to drinking?

When reading a narrative text, such as a novel, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

Suppose you can remember your first-grade teacher's name because you experienced it so often. In this case, your teacher's name is __________.

The effects of retrieval cues on episodic memory performance suggest that __________.

Which of the following is a phenomenon that does NOT reflect the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

How long before it is clear that a memory has reached permastore?

Release from proactive interference can occur when subsequent information is __________.

When reading an expository text, such as a class textbook, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

When do item-specific and relational processing provide the most memory benefit?

Which of the following is TRUE about retrieval cues?

Integrating information into a common situation model can improve memory retrieval by reducing __________.

What are three ways that memory can be affected by some type of context?

Which of the following is an example of encoding specificity?

What is a process that can attenuate the general effects of retroactive interference?

What is the name of the associative interference effect in which retrieval becomes more difficult the more associations there are with a concept?

Multiple memory traces in competition with each other are examples of __________.

Memory is better following what type of practice?

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

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Exam 7: Episodic Memory

What is encoding specificity?

Episodic memory is memory for what type of information?

The role of inhibition during memory retrieval is to __________.

Consuming an alcoholic beverage can impede the encoding of new memories. What effect does it have on memory for information learned prior to drinking?

When reading a narrative text, such as a novel, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

Suppose you can remember your first-grade teacher's name because you experienced it so often. In this case, your teacher's name is __________.

The effects of retrieval cues on episodic memory performance suggest that __________.

Which of the following is a phenomenon that does NOT reflect the operation of inhibition to regulate retrieval interference?

How long before it is clear that a memory has reached permastore?

Release from proactive interference can occur when subsequent information is __________.

When reading an expository text, such as a class textbook, your memory for that information would be better if you emphasized _____________ processing.

When do item-specific and relational processing provide the most memory benefit?

Which of the following is TRUE about retrieval cues?

Integrating information into a common situation model can improve memory retrieval by reducing __________.

What are three ways that memory can be affected by some type of context?

Which of the following is an example of encoding specificity?

What is a process that can attenuate the general effects of retroactive interference?

What is the name of the associative interference effect in which retrieval becomes more difficult the more associations there are with a concept?

Multiple memory traces in competition with each other are examples of __________.

Memory is better following what type of practice?

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