Question 1

Understanding the accuracy of Judgments of learning (JOLs) is important for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  designing educational programs 
B)  creating better entertainment 
C)  helping people remember when to take their medication 
D)  deriving estimates of product purchasing as a result of an ad campaign 
A)  designing educational programs 
B)  creating better entertainment 
C)  helping people remember when to take their medication 
D)  deriving estimates of product purchasing as a result of an ad campaign

Question 2

Reduction in the knew-it-all-along effect can occur if __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the current knowledge state is discredited 
B)  people are asked to retrieve only new information 
C)  the appropriate retrieval conditions are set up 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the current knowledge state is discredited 
B)  people are asked to retrieve only new information 
C)  the appropriate retrieval conditions are set up 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Prospective memory differs from retrospective memory in that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it involves more self-controlled memory processes 
B)  there is a greater influence of environmental context 
C)  it shares no memory processes with retrospective memory 
D)  it is relatively immune to forgetting 
A)  it involves more self-controlled memory processes 
B)  there is a greater influence of environmental context 
C)  it shares no memory processes with retrospective memory 
D)  it is relatively immune to forgetting

Question 4

What sorts of information are available from memory when a person is in a tip-of-the-tongue state?

Accepted Answer

When a person is in a tip-of-the-tongue

Question 5

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that the ability to accurately assess memory is influenced by the number of overlapping memory traces?

Accepted Answer

A)  cue familiarity hypothesis 
B)  accessibility hypothesis 
C)  competition hypothesis 
D)  activation hypothesis 
A)  cue familiarity hypothesis 
B)  accessibility hypothesis 
C)  competition hypothesis 
D)  activation hypothesis

Question 6

When a medical student uses the phrase "On old Olympus's towering top, a Finn and a German Vault and Hop" to help her remember the 12 cranial nerves in the correct order, she is using _________________ to help her study.

Accepted Answer

A)  an acronym 
B)  an acrostic mnemonic 
C)  a rhyming mnemonic 
D)  a peg word mnemonic 
A)  an acronym 
B)  an acrostic mnemonic 
C)  a rhyming mnemonic 
D)  a peg word mnemonic

Question 7

The 2 basic types of prospective memory are _________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  event-based; cue-based 
B) event-based; time-based 
C)  cue-based; time-based 
D)  cue-based; interference-based 
A)  event-based; cue-based 
B) event-based; time-based 
C)  cue-based; time-based 
D)  cue-based; interference-based

Question 8

What is metamemory?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is metamemory?...

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) directed forgetting 
D)  priming 
A)  hypermnesia 
B)  massed practice 
C) directed forgetting 
D)  priming

Question 10

Which of the following is a component of prospective memory that is not shared with retrospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  consequences of the retention duration 
B)  decreased performance due to divided attention at encoding 
C)  effectiveness of planning strategies 
D)  none of the above 
A)  consequences of the retention duration 
B)  decreased performance due to divided attention at encoding 
C)  effectiveness of planning strategies 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

The ______ lobe of the brain is important for metamemory.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 12

People make a "don't know" judgment quickly when __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the information is very familiar 
B)  the information is distinctive 
C)  they previously learned that they did not know something 
D)  the information is related to multiple other memory traces 
A)  the information is very familiar 
B)  the information is distinctive 
C)  they previously learned that they did not know something 
D)  the information is related to multiple other memory traces

Question 13

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that people might assess whether they know the answer to a question based on how much they think they know about the information in the question itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  cue familiarity hypothesis 
B)  accessibility hypothesis 
C)  competition hypothesis 
D)  activation hypothesis 
A)  cue familiarity hypothesis 
B)  accessibility hypothesis 
C)  competition hypothesis 
D)  activation hypothesis

Question 14

When a student uses the word "homes" to remember the names of the great lakes, she is using a(n) _________________ mnemonic to help her memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  acronym 
B)  acrostic 
C)  rhyming 
D)  peg word 
A)  acronym 
B)  acrostic 
C)  rhyming 
D)  peg word

Question 15

Suppose a person is able to retrieve a piece of information from memory along with an explicit memory of learning the information. What sort of evaluation would he or she give his or her response?

Accepted Answer

A)  remember 
B)  recalled 
C)  know 
D)  assumed 
A)  remember 
B)  recalled 
C)  know 
D)  assumed

Question 16

The tendency for people to believe that things were more deterministic after they occurred than before (creeping determinism) is partially responsible for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  karmic actualization 
B)  the hindsight bias 
C)  state-dependent memory 
D)  the manifest destiny principle 
A)  karmic actualization 
B)  the hindsight bias 
C)  state-dependent memory 
D)  the manifest destiny principle

Question 17

What is the name of the theory that suggests that JOLs can improve in accuracy when they are provided after a sufficient delay?

Accepted Answer

The theory that suggests that judgments

Question 18

The process of "remembering" tends to involve __________, whereas the process of "knowing" tends to involve _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding; retrieval 
B)  explicit memory; implicit memory 
C)  retrieval; encoding 
D)  implicit memory; explicit memory 
A)  encoding; retrieval 
B)  explicit memory; implicit memory 
C)  retrieval; encoding 
D)  implicit memory; explicit memory

Question 19

Metamemory refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering that you remembered 
B)  remembering large amounts of information 
C)  remembering information across the life span 
D) knowledge of how one’s own memory will work 
A)  remembering that you remembered 
B)  remembering large amounts of information 
C)  remembering information across the life span 
D) knowledge of how one’s own memory will work

Question 20

A person's estimates of how well he or she will be able to successfully remember something later that he or she currently cannot remember are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  judgments of learning (JOLs) 
B)  feelings of knowing (FOKs) 
C)  ratings of knowledge (ROKs) 
D)  predictions of metamemory (POMs) 
A)  judgments of learning (JOLs) 
B)  feelings of knowing (FOKs) 
C)  ratings of knowledge (ROKs) 
D)  predictions of metamemory (POMs)

Understanding the accuracy of Judgments of learning (JOLs) is important for __________.

Reduction in the knew-it-all-along effect can occur if __________.

Prospective memory differs from retrospective memory in that __________.

What sorts of information are available from memory when a person is in a tip-of-the-tongue state?

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that the ability to accurately assess memory is influenced by the number of overlapping memory traces?

When a medical student uses the phrase "On old Olympus's towering top, a Finn and a German Vault and Hop" to help her remember the 12 cranial nerves in the correct order, she is using _________________ to help her study.

The 2 basic types of prospective memory are _ and __.

What is metamemory?

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

Which of the following is a component of prospective memory that is not shared with retrospective memory?

The ______ lobe of the brain is important for metamemory.

People make a "don't know" judgment quickly when __________.

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that people might assess whether they know the answer to a question based on how much they think they know about the information in the question itself?

When a student uses the word "homes" to remember the names of the great lakes, she is using a(n) _________________ mnemonic to help her memory.

Suppose a person is able to retrieve a piece of information from memory along with an explicit memory of learning the information. What sort of evaluation would he or she give his or her response?

The tendency for people to believe that things were more deterministic after they occurred than before (creeping determinism) is partially responsible for __________.

What is the name of the theory that suggests that JOLs can improve in accuracy when they are provided after a sufficient delay?

The process of "remembering" tends to involve __, whereas the process of "knowing" tends to involve _.

Metamemory refers to __________.

A person's estimates of how well he or she will be able to successfully remember something later that he or she currently cannot remember are called __________.

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

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters

Exam 14: Metamemory

Understanding the accuracy of Judgments of learning (JOLs) is important for __________.

Reduction in the knew-it-all-along effect can occur if __________.

Prospective memory differs from retrospective memory in that __________.

What sorts of information are available from memory when a person is in a tip-of-the-tongue state?

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that the ability to accurately assess memory is influenced by the number of overlapping memory traces?

When a medical student uses the phrase "On old Olympus's towering top, a Finn and a German Vault and Hop" to help her remember the 12 cranial nerves in the correct order, she is using _________________ to help her study.

The 2 basic types of prospective memory are _________ and __________.

What is metamemory?

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

Which of the following is a component of prospective memory that is not shared with retrospective memory?

The ______ lobe of the brain is important for metamemory.

People make a "don't know" judgment quickly when __________.

What is the general theory of metamemory that would suggest that people might assess whether they know the answer to a question based on how much they think they know about the information in the question itself?

When a student uses the word "homes" to remember the names of the great lakes, she is using a(n) _________________ mnemonic to help her memory.

Suppose a person is able to retrieve a piece of information from memory along with an explicit memory of learning the information. What sort of evaluation would he or she give his or her response?

The tendency for people to believe that things were more deterministic after they occurred than before (creeping determinism) is partially responsible for __________.

What is the name of the theory that suggests that JOLs can improve in accuracy when they are provided after a sufficient delay?

The process of "remembering" tends to involve __________, whereas the process of "knowing" tends to involve _________.

Metamemory refers to __________.

A person's estimates of how well he or she will be able to successfully remember something later that he or she currently cannot remember are called __________.

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

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Development

Amnesia

Other Conditions That Affect Memory

Filters

The 2 basic types of prospective memory are _ and __.

The process of "remembering" tends to involve __, whereas the process of "knowing" tends to involve _.