Question 1

What is a characteristic of autobiographical memory that distinguishes it from episodic and semantic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval is much slower 
B)  specific information recalled before general info 
C)  always vivid 
D)  contains only specific information
Ed: Same as #3 
A)  retrieval is much slower 
B)  specific information recalled before general info 
C)  always vivid 
D)  contains only specific information
Ed: Same as #3 A

Question 2

According to Freud, infantile amnesia is a loss of memories due to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  forgetting 
B)  repression 
C)  facts of infancy 
D)  culturally based sexual control 
A)  forgetting 
B)  repression 
C)  facts of infancy 
D)  culturally based sexual control B

Question 3

If an old memory is less emotionally charged, it is more likely to be experienced as a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  observer memory 
B)  type memory 
C)  field memory 
D)  token memory 
A)  observer memory 
B)  type memory 
C)  field memory 
D)  token memory C

Question 4

What are the levels of autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

Autobiographical memory refers to the as

Question 5

Flashbulb memories __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  preserve information completely accurately 
B)  show no evidence of forgetting 
C)  are highly detailed and enduring memories for special events 
D)  are fictional 
A)  preserve information completely accurately 
B)  show no evidence of forgetting 
C)  are highly detailed and enduring memories for special events 
D)  are fictional

Question 6

What is an idea that suggests that autobiographical memories serve as life narratives?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact they are not influenced by scripts and schemas 
B)  the importance of inferred causal relations 
C)  a person's ability to articulate them 
D)  an absence of semantic information 
A)  the fact they are not influenced by scripts and schemas 
B)  the importance of inferred causal relations 
C)  a person's ability to articulate them 
D)  an absence of semantic information

Question 7

The reminiscence bump is a(n) ___________ in memories that is observed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase; for memories of the previous 20 years 
B)  increase; around the age of 20 
C)  decrease; for memories of the previous 20 years 
D)  decrease; around the age of 20 
A)  increase; for memories of the previous 20 years 
B)  increase; around the age of 20 
C)  decrease; for memories of the previous 20 years 
D)  decrease; around the age of 20

Question 8

What is infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is infantile amnesia?...

Question 9

Memories where the individual takes another person's perspective or field of view are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  field memories 
B)  observer memories 
C)  script memories 
D)  alternate memories 
A)  field memories 
B)  observer memories 
C)  script memories 
D)  alternate memories

Question 10

Which of the following is a level of autobiographical memory characterized by memories that refer to distinct episodes?

Accepted Answer

A)  event-specific 
B)  self-referential 
C)  general events 
D)  lifetime periods 
A)  event-specific 
B)  self-referential 
C)  general events 
D)  lifetime periods

Question 11

Which is the explanation for the reminiscence bump's ability to form and effectively store explicit, autobiographical long-term memories? Au: Okay?

Accepted Answer

A)  serial position 
B)  cognitive 
C)  neurological 
D)  identify formation 
A)  serial position 
B)  cognitive 
C)  neurological 
D)  identify formation

Question 12

What is a tunnel memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are more likely to remember events that match their current mood. 
B)  People focus more on the central events in an emotional memory than the surrounding context. 
C)  People have a bias to remember positive events. 
D)  when memories are more influenced by the emotional valence than the emotional intensity 
A)  People are more likely to remember events that match their current mood. 
B)  People focus more on the central events in an emotional memory than the surrounding context. 
C)  People have a bias to remember positive events. 
D)  when memories are more influenced by the emotional valence than the emotional intensity

Question 13

Autobiographical memories that are experienced from the perspective you originally had when you were in an event are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  observer memories 
B)  episodic memories 
C)  field memories 
D)  visual images 
A)  observer memories 
B)  episodic memories 
C)  field memories 
D)  visual images

Question 14

What is the age range for which most people can accurately recall their first memory?

Accepted Answer

The age range for which most people can

Question 15

According to a neurological account, infantile amnesia occurs because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the hippocampus is not fully developed 
B)  neurons do not fire rapidly enough yet 
C)  the basal ganglia is not fully connected 
D)  the frontal lobe is underdeveloped 
A)  the hippocampus is not fully developed 
B)  neurons do not fire rapidly enough yet 
C)  the basal ganglia is not fully connected 
D)  the frontal lobe is underdeveloped

Question 16

What are two factors that influence the likelihood that a person will form a flashbulb memory?

Accepted Answer

Flashbulb memories are highly detailed,

Question 17

Which of the following is a characteristic of flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  immune to intrusions 
B)  rapidly forgotten 
C)  highly detailed 
D)  relatively vague 
A)  immune to intrusions 
B)  rapidly forgotten 
C)  highly detailed 
D)  relatively vague

Question 18

As compared to observer memories, field memories are ________, ________ emotional, and demonstrate ________ self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A)  newer; more; less 
B)  older; less; more 
C)  newer; equally; more 
D)  more robust; less; less 
A)  newer; more; less 
B)  older; less; more 
C)  newer; equally; more 
D)  more robust; less; less

Question 19

What is true about the schema-copy-plus-tag model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schema retrieval makes it important to recall every detail about a memory. 
B)  Activated schemas form the foundation of memories, making reconstruction easier. 
C)  Tag information is more difficult to remember than schema-consistent information. 
D)  As autobiographical memories get older, information becomes less schema consistent. 
A)  Schema retrieval makes it important to recall every detail about a memory. 
B)  Activated schemas form the foundation of memories, making reconstruction easier. 
C)  Tag information is more difficult to remember than schema-consistent information. 
D)  As autobiographical memories get older, information becomes less schema consistent.

Question 20

What is NOT true about flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  they last for long durations of time 
B)  they are more prone to forgetting 
C)  they are influenced by incorrect information 
D)  they are affected by the novelty of, importance of, and emotional reaction to an event 
A)  they last for long durations of time 
B)  they are more prone to forgetting 
C)  they are influenced by incorrect information 
D)  they are affected by the novelty of, importance of, and emotional reaction to an event

What is a characteristic of autobiographical memory that distinguishes it from episodic and semantic memory?

According to Freud, infantile amnesia is a loss of memories due to what?

If an old memory is less emotionally charged, it is more likely to be experienced as a(n) __________.

What are the levels of autobiographical memory?

Flashbulb memories __________.

What is an idea that suggests that autobiographical memories serve as life narratives?

The reminiscence bump is a(n) ___ in memories that is observed .

What is infantile amnesia?

Memories where the individual takes another person's perspective or field of view are called __________.

Which of the following is a level of autobiographical memory characterized by memories that refer to distinct episodes?

Which is the explanation for the reminiscence bump's ability to form and effectively store explicit, autobiographical long-term memories? Au: Okay?

What is a tunnel memory?

Autobiographical memories that are experienced from the perspective you originally had when you were in an event are called __________.

What is the age range for which most people can accurately recall their first memory?

According to a neurological account, infantile amnesia occurs because __________.

What are two factors that influence the likelihood that a person will form a flashbulb memory?

Which of the following is a characteristic of flashbulb memories?

As compared to observer memories, field memories are , emotional, and demonstrate self-awareness.

What is true about the schema-copy-plus-tag model?

What is NOT true about flashbulb memories?

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Exam 11: Autobiographical Memory

What is a characteristic of autobiographical memory that distinguishes it from episodic and semantic memory?

According to Freud, infantile amnesia is a loss of memories due to what?

If an old memory is less emotionally charged, it is more likely to be experienced as a(n) __________.

What are the levels of autobiographical memory?

Flashbulb memories __________.

What is an idea that suggests that autobiographical memories serve as life narratives?

The reminiscence bump is a(n) ___________ in memories that is observed ________.

What is infantile amnesia?

Memories where the individual takes another person's perspective or field of view are called __________.

Which of the following is a level of autobiographical memory characterized by memories that refer to distinct episodes?

Which is the explanation for the reminiscence bump's ability to form and effectively store explicit, autobiographical long-term memories? Au: Okay?

What is a tunnel memory?

Autobiographical memories that are experienced from the perspective you originally had when you were in an event are called __________.

What is the age range for which most people can accurately recall their first memory?

According to a neurological account, infantile amnesia occurs because __________.

What are two factors that influence the likelihood that a person will form a flashbulb memory?

Which of the following is a characteristic of flashbulb memories?

As compared to observer memories, field memories are ________, ________ emotional, and demonstrate ________ self-awareness.

What is true about the schema-copy-plus-tag model?

What is NOT true about flashbulb memories?

Overview and History

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

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

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The reminiscence bump is a(n) ___ in memories that is observed .

As compared to observer memories, field memories are , emotional, and demonstrate self-awareness.