Deck 6: Memory

Question 1

Explicit memory includes ________ memories.

A) episodic and semantic
B) emotional and episodic
C) semantic and procedural
D) procedural and emotional

Answer 1

episodic and semantic

Question 2

When two memory tasks are presented in different sensory modalities (for instance visual and auditory) ________.

A) they are more likely to interfere with each other than if they are in the same modality
B) they are equally as likely to interfere with each other as if they are in the same modality
C) they are less likely to interfere with each other than if they are in the same modality
D) it becomes impossible to accomplish either task efficiently

Answer 2

they are less likely to interfere with each other than if they are in the same modality

Question 3

Elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease have damage to the ________.

A) hypothalamus
B) hippocampus
C) amygdala
D) caudate nucleus

Answer 3

hippocampus

Question 4

A possible limitation of Ebbinghaus's studies was that he ________.

A) used only subjects who were already in mental institutions for other mental health problems
B) used only one subject -- himself
C) did not clearly define his independent and dependent variables
D) used no experimental controls

Question 5

Using repetition and deliberate practice to master skills and habits is essential to ________ memories.

A) episodic
B) semantic
C) emotional
D) procedural

Question 6

The standard method of storing away largely meaningless material such as phone numbers, birth dates, and people's names is through the use of ________.

A) elaborative rehearsal
B) cognitive schemas
C) rote rehearsal
D) deep processing

Question 7

Tim is studying for a test. After seven consecutive hours of studying, he finds he can remember what he just finished studying, but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago. Tim's memory problems are best explained by ________.

A) retroactive interference
B) proactive interference
C) memory diffusion
D) retrograde amnesia

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Almost all memories are primarily stored in the brain stem.
B) All memories are stored in one place in the brain.
C) Different parts of the brain are specialized for the storage of memories.
D) Memories are randomly distributed throughout the brain.

Question 9

Students in a psychology experiment were exposed to three nonsense syllables for a very short period of time and then asked to recall them. If the instructions to recall the syllables came immediately, the students were usually successful. If the instructions came even one second after the syllables were shown, the students were much less successful. The most plausible explanation for this phenomenon is that in the latter case the icon ________.

A) never made it to the sensory registers
B) faded after being stored in short-term memory
C) was already stored in short-term memory
D) faded before being stored in short-term memory

Question 10

Retaining information in short-term memory simply by repeating it over and over again is called ________.

A) elaborative rehearsal
B) overlearning
C) rote rehearsal
D) deep processing