Question 1

Are people better at remembering what they've forgotten (that is, remembering instances in which they could not remember)?

Accepted Answer

A)  yes 
B)  no 
C)  only for pictures 
D)  only for words 
A)  yes 
B)  no 
C)  only for pictures 
D)  only for words

Question 2

Judgments of learning (JOLs) can be improved by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  using spaced practice 
B)  using mental imagery 
C)  decreasing the delay between learning and judgment 
D)  increasing the delay between learning and judgment 
A)  using spaced practice 
B)  using mental imagery 
C)  decreasing the delay between learning and judgment 
D)  increasing the delay between learning and judgment

Question 3

Which of the following is thought to be more of a component of prospective memory than of retrospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory capacity 
B)  metamemory ability 
C)  speed of processing 
D)  spread of activation 
A)  working memory capacity 
B)  metamemory ability 
C)  speed of processing 
D)  spread of activation

Question 4

How are "remember" and "know" differentially affected by various memory processes?

Accepted Answer

"Remember" and "know" are two different

Question 5

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 information they have in working memory?

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

How is memory involved in producing the hindsight bias?

Accepted Answer

Memory plays a crucial role in producing

Question 7

Prospective memory _________ retrospective memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  is independent of 
B)  is a subset of 
C) involves some processes of 
D)  can be explained entirely in terms of 
A)  is independent of 
B)  is a subset of 
C) involves some processes of 
D)  can be explained entirely in terms of

Question 8

The finding that people sometime spend a great deal of time and effort trying to learn things that are far from their current state of knowledge is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the accelerated learning program 
B)  overlearning 
C)  the labor-in-vain effect 
D)  ratcheting effect learning 
A)  the accelerated learning program 
B)  overlearning 
C)  the labor-in-vain effect 
D)  ratcheting effect learning

Question 9

Most studies of Judgments of learning (JOLs) indicate that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval is not dependent upon encoding 
B)  people remember just about anything they learned as toddlers very easily 
C)  baboons are as good at these tasks as are 7-year-old children 
D)  people's estimates of their own performance tends to be poor 
A)  retrieval is not dependent upon encoding 
B)  people remember just about anything they learned as toddlers very easily 
C)  baboons are as good at these tasks as are 7-year-old children 
D)  people's estimates of their own performance tends to be poor

Question 10

Prospective memory is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interference forward in time 
B)  remembering to do things in the future 
C)  a metamemory technique of addressing memory problems in a proactive way 
D)  the assessment of retrieval goals compared to what they were prospected to be 
A)  interference forward in time 
B)  remembering to do things in the future 
C)  a metamemory technique of addressing memory problems in a proactive way 
D)  the assessment of retrieval goals compared to what they were prospected to be

Question 11

Which of the following is a consequence of directed forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A)  People try to figure out why what they were told to forget is important. 
B)  People experience almost no interference from the to-be-forgotten information. 
C)  People experience almost no interference from the to-be-remembered information. 
D)  Retrieval is compromised in a complex way for all types of information. 
A)  People try to figure out why what they were told to forget is important. 
B)  People experience almost no interference from the to-be-forgotten information. 
C)  People experience almost no interference from the to-be-remembered information. 
D)  Retrieval is compromised in a complex way for all types of information.

Question 12

When people have a conscious recollection of the circumstances where information was learned, they have a(n) _________ experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  anoetic 
B)  remember 
C)  know 
D)  cue-link 
A)  anoetic 
B)  remember 
C)  know 
D)  cue-link

Question 13

Which part of the cortex has been most strongly implicated in prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

How accurate are feeling of knowing (FOK) judgments?

Accepted Answer

Feeling of knowing (FOK) judgments can v

Question 15

What is eidetic imagery?

Accepted Answer

Eidetic imagery, often referred to as an

Question 16

When a person is certain that remembering is imminent and definitely about to occur, this is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hindsight bias 
B)  judgment of learning 
C)  feeling of knowing 
D)  tip-of-the-tongue state 
A)  hindsight bias 
B)  judgment of learning 
C)  feeling of knowing 
D)  tip-of-the-tongue state

Question 17

All of the following are theories of metamemory EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the accessibility hypothesis 
B)  the cue familiarity hypothesis 
C)  the social learning hypothesis 
D)  the competition hypothesis
Short Answers 
A)  the accessibility hypothesis 
B)  the cue familiarity hypothesis 
C)  the social learning hypothesis 
D)  the competition hypothesis
Short Answers

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of metamemory?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowing how one remembers things later 
B)  hypermnesia 
C)  knowing what one knows 
D)  knowing that you don't know something 
A)  knowing how one remembers things later 
B)  hypermnesia 
C)  knowing what one knows 
D)  knowing that you don't know something

Question 19

Which of the following factors is NOT involved in prospective memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe functioning 
B)  top-down processing 
C)  occipital lobe functioning 
D)  some retrospective memory 
A)  frontal lobe functioning 
B)  top-down processing 
C)  occipital lobe functioning 
D)  some retrospective memory

Question 20

People are less accurate at remembering __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how poor their metamemory is 
B)  facts about themselves 
C)  when they remembered something 
D)  when they forgot something 
A)  how poor their metamemory is 
B)  facts about themselves 
C)  when they remembered something 
D)  when they forgot something

Are people better at remembering what they've forgotten (that is, remembering instances in which they could not remember)?

Judgments of learning (JOLs) can be improved by __________.

Which of the following is thought to be more of a component of prospective memory than of retrospective memory?

How are "remember" and "know" differentially affected by various memory processes?

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 information they have in working memory?

How is memory involved in producing the hindsight bias?

Prospective memory _________ retrospective memory.

The finding that people sometime spend a great deal of time and effort trying to learn things that are far from their current state of knowledge is called __________.

Most studies of Judgments of learning (JOLs) indicate that __________.

Prospective memory is __________.

Which of the following is a consequence of directed forgetting?

When people have a conscious recollection of the circumstances where information was learned, they have a(n) _________ experience.

Which part of the cortex has been most strongly implicated in prospective memory?

How accurate are feeling of knowing (FOK) judgments?

What is eidetic imagery?

When a person is certain that remembering is imminent and definitely about to occur, this is called a __________.

All of the following are theories of metamemory EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of metamemory?

Which of the following factors is NOT involved in prospective memory?

People are less accurate at remembering __________.

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

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Exam 14: Metamemory

Are people better at remembering what they've forgotten (that is, remembering instances in which they could not remember)?

Judgments of learning (JOLs) can be improved by __________.

Which of the following is thought to be more of a component of prospective memory than of retrospective memory?

How are "remember" and "know" differentially affected by various memory processes?

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 information they have in working memory?

How is memory involved in producing the hindsight bias?

Prospective memory _________ retrospective memory.

The finding that people sometime spend a great deal of time and effort trying to learn things that are far from their current state of knowledge is called __________.

Most studies of Judgments of learning (JOLs) indicate that __________.

Prospective memory is __________.

Which of the following is a consequence of directed forgetting?

When people have a conscious recollection of the circumstances where information was learned, they have a(n) _________ experience.

Which part of the cortex has been most strongly implicated in prospective memory?

How accurate are feeling of knowing (FOK) judgments?

What is eidetic imagery?

When a person is certain that remembering is imminent and definitely about to occur, this is called a __________.

All of the following are theories of metamemory EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of metamemory?

Which of the following factors is NOT involved in prospective memory?

People are less accurate at remembering __________.

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

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